Akademi Fantasia season 2

The second season of Akademi Fantasia premiered on 7 June 2004 and concluded on 14 August 2004 on the Astro Ria television channel. Aznil Nawawi continued as the show's host, while Kudsia Kahar returned as judges. The second season was won by Ahmad Zahid Baharuddin, who defeated Norlinda Nanuwil. This season also featured Kaer Azami, who would subsequently win the 2008 Malaysian Music Awards for Best Song.
Unlike previous season which was solely opened for people from Peninsular Malaysia, this season was eligible for contestants from East Malaysia. The final 12 contestants were revealed in Tirai Akademi Fantasia which was aired at the end of May and early June.
A new format this season was introduced which enabled a student who was eliminated to be re-entered into the competition through a voting line called AFMASUK. Using this voting line, audience would vote any students who were eliminated throughout the season and the one student who received the highest votes would be re-entered into the competition. This new format is subsequently used in seasons 4, 7 and 8.
This entire season holds the highest reception of votes in the history of Akademi Fantasia with 15 million votes being cast.

Students

Student	Age	Hometown	Rank
Ahmad Zahid bin Baharuddin	22	Teluk Intan, Perak	Winner
Norlinda Nanuwil	20	Ranau, Sabah	Runner-up
Mohammad Aizam bin Mat Saman	21	Kota Kinabalu, Sabah	3rd place
Farah Diana binti Anuar	19	Kuala Lumpur	4th place
Yusrizan bin Usop	23	Limbang, Sarawak	5th place
Wan Mohammad Khair bin Wan Azami	19	Kuala Lumpur	6th place
Asma binti Ghani	23	Tawau, Sabah	7th
Nurullah binti Zawawi	22	Kuching, Sarawak	8th
Zarina binti Zainoordin	20	Johor Bahru, Johor	9th
Anding Indrawani bin Zaini	21	Kuching, Sarawak	10th
Mohammad Fitri bin Zainal Abidin	25	Kuala Lumpur	11th
Edlin binti Abdul Rahim	21	Kuala Lumpur	12th

Concerts summaries

Week 1

Original airdate: 12 June 2004Guest judges: Awie & Rashid Sibir

Student	Song
Farah	"Seandainya Masih Ada Cinta"
Zahid	"Percayakan Siti"
Zarina	"Mencintaimu"
Bob	"Wajah Kesayangan Hamba"
Edlin	"Bintang Hati"
Fitri	"Jerat"
Nurul	"Sejakku Bertemu Padamu"
Anding	"Jika Kau Bercinta Lagi"
Mas	"Permata Biru"
Adam	"Jangan Lafazkan"
Linda	"Tak Tahan Lagi"
Kaer	"Januari"

Bottom two: Edlin binti Abdul Rahim & Mohd Fitri bin Zainal Abidin Eliminated: No elimination

Week 2

Original airdate: 19 June 2004Guest judges: Dato' Yusof Haslam & Farihin Abdul Fatah

Student	Song
Anding	"Melompat Lebih Tinggi"
Nurul	"Ke Hujung Dunia"
Bob	"Jangan Bersedih Lagi"
Edlin	"Can't Fight the Moonlight"
Adam	"Kerana Dia"
Fitri	"Kasih Latifah"
Mas	"Kaulah Segalanya"
Farah	"Tua Mengejar Kita"
Zahid	"Istana Menanti"
Zarina	"Awallah Dondang"
Kaer	"Ikhlas Tapi Jauh"
Linda	"Semoga Abadi"

Bottom two: Edlin binti Abdul Rahim & Yusrizan bin Usop Eliminated: No elimination

Week 3

Original airdate: 26 June 2004Guest judges: Jenny Chin & Radhi OAG

Student	Song
Fitri	"Ku Petik Bintang Bintang"
Nurul	"Seri Dewi Malam"
Zahid	"Bila Resah"
Farah	"Janji Manismu"
Bob	"Tanya Sama Itu Hud Hud"
Edlin	"Kau Dan Aku"
Anding	"Slumber"
Zarina	"My Immortal"
Kaer	"Kenanganku"
Linda	"Leaving On A Jet Plane"
Adam	"Mengapa Perpisahan Yang Kau Pinta"
Mas	"Seksis"

Bottom two: Edlin binti Abdul Rahim & Nurullah binti Zawawi Eliminated: Edlin binti Abdul Rahim

Week 4

Original airdate: 3 July 2004Guest judges: Kak Cham & Mamat Khalid

Student	Song
Bob	"Pantun Budi"
Nurul	"Bawalah Daku Pergi"
Fitri	"Bayangan Tarimu"
Linda	"Madah Berhelah"
Anding	"Ayu"
Farah	"Dancing Queen"
Zahid	"Teratai"
Zarina	"Satu Cinta Dua Jiwa"
Kaer	"If You're Not The One"
Mas	"Tegar"
Adam	"Gerhana"

Bottom two: Mohd Fitri bin Zainal Abidin & Yusrizan bin Usop Eliminated: Mohd Fitri bin Zainal Abidin

Week 5

Original airdate: 10 July 2004Guest judges: Andy Flop Poppy & Shuhaimi Baba

Student	Song
Kaer	"Habis Sudah Umpanku"
Farah	"Tenda Biru"
Anding	"Merisik Khabar"
Mas	"Can't Get You Out of My Head"
Bob	"Akar Dan Bumi"
Linda	"Bunga Melur"
Adam	"Tipah Tertipu"
Nurul	"Bersamamu"
Zahid	"Warna Kehidupan"
Zarina	"Pulangkan"
All	Bonus song: "Jangan Pisahkan"

Bottom two: Anding Indrawani bin Zaini & Yusrizan Usop Eliminated: Anding Indrawani bin Zaini

Week 6

Original airdate: 17 July 2004Guest judges: Hetty Koes Endang & Hani Mohsin

Student	Song
Mas	"Semakin Hari Semakin Sayang"
Kaer	"Epilog Cinta Dari Bromley"
Farah	"Ya Maulai"
Bob	"I Can See Clearly Now"
Adam	"Keroncong Untuk Ana"
Zarina	"Penantian"
Nurul	"Ku Mohon"
Zahid	"Where is the Love?"
Linda	"Panti Asuhan"
All	Bonus song: "Memory"

Bottom two: Zarina binti Zainoordin & Asma binti Ghani Eliminated: Zarina binti Zainoordin

Week 7

Original airdate: 24 July 2004Guest judges: Saiful Apek & Zainal Abidin

Student	Song
Nurul	"Lucky"
Bob	"Salam Terakhir"
Linda	"Akan Ku Tunggu"
Kaer	"Bunga Pujaan"
Farah	"Jangan Kau Mimpi"
Zahid	"Cinta Sakti"
Mas	"Tamparan Wanita"
Adam	"Smooth Criminal"
All	Bonus song: "Kita Insan Biasa"

Bottom two: Nurullah binti Zawawi & Norlinda Nanuwil Eliminated: Nurullah binti Zawawi

Week 8

Original airdate: 31 July 2004Guest judges: Anuar Zain & Erma Fatima

Student	Song
Mas	"Yayadan"
Zahid	"Semusim"
Farah	"Bebas Berlari"
Adam	"Kasih"
Linda	"Syurga Idaman"
Bob	"Alhamdullilah"
Kaer	"Mentera Semerah Padi"
All	Bonus song: "Party Like This" Medley Song: "Joget Mak Enon" + "Joget Kenangan Manis" + "Joget Sindir Pesan"

Bottom two: Norlinda Nanuwil & Asma binti Ghani Eliminated: Norlinda Nanuwil

Week 9 (Semifinal)

Original airdate: 7 August 2004Guest judges: Jalaluddin Hassan & Misha Omar

Student	Song
Zahid	"Cik Mek Molek"
Farah	"Mengapa"
Kaer	"Fantasia"
Bob	"Laguku Untukmu"
Adam	"Bila Larut Malam"
Mas	"Aku Cinta Padamu"
All	Bonus song: "Greatest Love Of All"

Bottom two: Asma binti Ghani & Yusrizan bin Usop Eliminated: Asma binti Ghani AF MASUK: Norlinda Nanuwil

Week 10 (Finale)

Original airdate: 14 August 2004Guest judges: Farihin Abdul Fatah & Mamat Khalid
1st Round Performance

Student	Song
Adam	"Oh La! La!"
Zahid	"Biarlah Bulan Bicara"
Linda	"Aku Cinta Kamu" Composed: Ajai / Lyric: Nurul
Bob	"Gadis Sarawak"
Farah	"Tangisan Dalam Kerinduan" Composed & Lyric: Adnan Abu Hassan
Kaer	"Sway"

2nd Round Performance

Student	Song
Adam	"Haruskah" Composed: Ajai / Lyric: Nurul
Zahid	"Milikku" Composed: Cat Farish / Lyric: Azad Addin
Linda	"Only You"
Bob	"Cinta Seorang Teman" Composed: Adnan Abu Hassan / Lyric: Fareez
Farah	"Skater Boi"
Kaer	"Kembali Bersama" Composed: Johan Farid Khairuddin / Lyric: Fareez

Sixth place: Wan Mohammad Khair bin Wan Azami Fifth place: Yusrizan bin Usop Fourth place: Farah Diana binti Anuar Third place: Mohammad Aizam bin Mat Saman Runner-up: Norlinda Nanuwil Winner: Ahmad Zahid bin Baharuddin

Elimination chart

Voting Result in Rank Order

Winner
Runner-up
Third place
Finalist
AF MASUK
Saved
Eliminated

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Week 1 and Week 2 featured non-elimination concerts. The accumulated votes were forwarded to the following week.
In week 9, Linda was re-entered into the competition after scoring the highest votes through AFMASUK.

Cast members

Hosts

Aznil Nawawi - Host of concert, Imbasan Akademi Fantasia and Diari Akademi Fantasia.

Professional trainers

Ramlie M.S. - Principal & Music Director
Adnan Abu Hassan - Vocal Technical
Corrie Lee - Choreographer
Linda Jasmine - Choreographer
Dr. Abdullah Sher Kawi Jaafar - Motivator Consultant
Fatimah Abu Bakar - Student Consultant
Fauziah Nawi - Stage Presentation
Siti Hajar Ismail - Voice Tone
Mahani Awang - Image Consultant
Roslina Hassan - Resident Manager

Judge

Kudsia Kahar

Season statistics

Total number of students: 12
Oldest student: Mohd Fitri Zainal Abidin, 25 years old
Youngest student: Farah Diana Anuar & Wan Mohammad Khair Wan Azami, both 19 years old
Tallest student: Wan Mohammad Khair "Kaer" bin Wan Azami, 5'10.5"
Shortest student: Nurullah Hamid, 4'11"
Heaviest student: Yusrizan Usop, 205 lb
Lightest student: Nurullah Abdul Hamid, 82 lb