Akademi Fantasia season 12 explained

The twelfth season of Akademi Fantasia, also branded as AF2015, premiered on 3 August 2015 and concluded on 11 October 2015 on the Astro Ria television channel. Zizan Razak and Faizal Ismail continued to host the show once again, while Ramli M.S. returned as a judge and Rozita Che Wan joined the judging panel.^{[1] [2]}

The professional trainers for this season were announced in a press conference for media, which include trainers from previous season, Linda Jasmine, Fatimah Abu Bakar, Acis, Shahrol, Que Haidar & Fauziah Nawi, while Edry Abdul Halim has been announced as the new principal for this season.

On 11 October 2015, Mohammad Sufie Rashid was announced as the season's winner, making the first winner from Singapore,^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]} who defeated Syameel Aqmal Mohd Fodzly.

Auditions

Auditions were held in the following cities:

• Bayview Hotel, Penang - 2 & 3 May 2015
• Novotel Hotel, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah - 9 & 10 May 2015
• Berjaya Waterfront, Johor - 23 & 24 May 2015
• National Sports Complex Kuala Lumpur - 30 & 31 May 2015

List of songs during auditions

Songs for female

• "Gilalah" – Stacy
• "Di Pintu Syurga" - Dayang Nurfaizah
• "Sesal Separuh Nyawa" - Alyah
• "Ya Maulai" - Datuk Siti Nurhaliza
• "ChaROssa]]

Songs for male

• "Mewangi" – Akim & The Majistret
• "Matahari" – Hafiz
• "Pencuri" – Mark Adam
• "All of Me" – John Legend
• "Harus Terpisah" – Cakra Khan
• "Umpan Jinak Di Air Tenang" – Ahmad Jais
• "Pelesit Kota" – Search
• "Sedetik Lebih" – Anuar Zain

Contestants were required to be between the ages of 18 and 35, and are Malaysian and Singaporean citizens.

Students

Ages stated are at time of contest.

Student	Age	Hometown	Ranking
Mohd. Sufie bin Rashid (Sufi)	24	Singapore	Champion
Syameel Aqmal bin Mohd. Fodzly (Syamel)	22	Kuala Lumpur	Runner-up
Nurnajmi Nabila binti Samsaidi (Bila)	19	Kuala Lumpur	3rd place
Muhammad Shahrul Amin bin Kamarozzaman (Sharul)	19	Negeri Sembilan	4th place
Allyssa Joanne Anak Jambi (Lisa)	22	Sarawak	5th
Ang Hui San (Rachel)	23	Pahang	6th
Muhd. Ikhwan Alif bin Salim (Iqwan)	20	Perak	7th
Anthonasius Jadil (Openg)	23	Sabah	8th
Muhd. Amyroulfarouk bin Mohd. Nor (Faroq)	23	Melaka	9th
Aziah binti Awang (Aziah)	21	Tuaran, Sabah	10th
Nurhusnina Haziqah binti Naharuddin (Ziqa)	19	Johor	11th
Sharifah Nabilah binti Syed Azhar (Ifa)	21	Kedah	12th

Concert summaries

Week 1

• Aired date: 9 August 2015
• Guest judges: -

• Best performances: Nurhusnina Haziqah binti Naharuddin (Ziqa)
• Eliminated: Sharmaine Arissa binti Shahrudin (Arisa), Nurdalila binti Mohamed Yusof (Dalila), Khairul Mohammad Syahid bin Abu Hassan (Syahid) & Wili (Suili George)

Week 2

• Aired date: 16 August 2015
• Theme: Love
• Guest judges: Amy Search

• Best performances: Mohammad Sufie bin Rashid (Sufi)
• Eliminated: Sharifah Nabilah binti Syed Azhar (Ifa)
• Guest performances: "Apa Khabar" (Joe Flizzow) & "Not For Sale" (Stacy)

Week 3

• Aired date: 23 August 2015
• Theme: 90s
• Guest judges: Amelina

• Best performances: Nurnajmi Nabila binti Samsaidi (Bila)
• Eliminated: Nurhusnina Haziqah binti Naharuddin (Ziqa)

Week 4

• Aired date: 30 August 2015
• Theme: -
• Guest judges: Adlin Aman Ramlie

• Best performances: Syameel Aqmal bin Mohammad Fodzly (Syamel)
• Eliminated: No elimination.

Week 5

• Aired date: 6 September 2015
• Theme: Film's Soundtrack (OST)
• Guest judges: Afgan

• Best performances: Syameel Aqmal bin Mohammad Fodzly (Syamel)
• Eliminated: Aziah binti Awang (Aziah)

Week 6

• Aired date: 13 September 2015
• Theme: Rock
• Guest judges: Ella & Awie

• Best performances: Ang Hui San (Rachel)
• Eliminated: Anthonasius Jadil (Openg) & Muhammad Amyroulfarouk bin Mohammad Nor (Faroq)

Week 7

• Aired date: 20 September 2015
• Theme: Icon
• Guest judges: Dato' AC Mizal

• Best performances: Syameel Aqmal bin Mohammad Fodzly (Syamel)
• Eliminated: Muhammad Ikhwan Alif bin Salim (Iqwan)

Week 8

• Aired date: 27 September 2015
• Theme: Media & Viewers Choice
• Guest judges: Ogy Dato' Ahmad Daud

Solo

Duet

• Best performances: Sharul & Bila (Duet)
• Eliminated: Syameel Aqmal bin Mohammad Fodzly (Syamel)
• AF Immunity: Syameel Aqmal bin Mohammad Fodzly (Syamel)

Syamel originally eliminated but later Ramli M.S using a 'veto' immunity to save him from the elimination.

Week 9 (Semifinal)

• Aired date: 4 October 2015
• Theme: World & Duet
• Guest judges: Dato' AC Mizal & Ogy Dato' Ahmad Daud

Solo

Duet

• Best performances: -
• Eliminated: Allyssa Joanne Anak Jambi (Lisa) & Ang Hui San (Rachel)

Week 10 (Final)

• Aired date: 11 October 2015
• Theme: Cover Song & New Single
• Guest judges: Ogy Dato' Ahmad & Dato' AC Mizal

• Champion: Mohammad Sufie bin Rashid (Sufi)
• Runner-up: Syameel Aqmal bin Mohammad Fodzly (Syamel)
• Third place: Nurajmi Nabila binti Samsaidi (Bila)
• Fourth place: Muhammad Shahrul Amin bin Kamarozzaman (Sharul)

Elimination chart

Rank	Weekly Concerts
	Students	1 (9/Aug)	2 (16/Aug)	3 (23/Aug)	4 (30/Aug)	5 (6/Sep)	6 (13/Sep)	7 (20/Sep)	8 (27/Sep)	9 (4/Oct)	Final (11/Oct)
	1.	Sufi	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	1st
	2.	Syamel	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Saved	Safe	2nd
	3.	Bila	Safe	Safe	Safe	Saved	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	3rd
	4.	Sharul	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	4th
	5.	Lisa	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Elim
	6.	Rachel	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Elim
	7.	Iqwan	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Elim
	8.	Openg	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Elim
	9.	Faroq	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Elim
	10.	Aziah	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Elim
	11.	Ziqa	Safe	Safe	Elim
	12.	Ifa	Safe	Elim

Cast members

Hosts

• Zizan Razak - Host of concert Akademi Fantasia
• Faizal Ismail - Host of concert Akademi Fantasia
• Nana Mahazan - Host of Diari Akademi Fantasia

Professional trainers

• Edry Abdul Halim - Principal
• Shahrol - Vocal Presentation
• Linda Jasmine - Choreographer
• Fatimah Abu Bakar - English Language Consultant & Counsellor
• Fauziah Nawi & Que Haidar - Drama & Acting
• Acis - Music Director

Judges

• Dato' Ramli M.S
• Rozita Che Wan

Champion Judges

• Stacy
• Joe Flizzow

Season statistics

• Total number of students: 12
• Oldest student: Suili George, 28 years old
• Youngest students: Walfadhilah Suhaizat & Muhammad Fareezuan Adnan, 19 years old

Notes and References

1. News: Che Ta leaves AF 2015. New Straits Times. Dennis Chua. 17 September 2015.
2. News: AF 2015: Astro cari pengganti Che Ta. Berita Harian. Zaidi Mohamad. 15 September 2015.
3. News: Sufi dinobat juara AF 2015. Berita Harian. Farhana Ab Rahman. 11 October 2015.
4. News: Sufi juara Akademi Fantasia 2015. Sinar Harian. Nina Sharom. 12 October 2015.
5. News: Sufi dari Singapura juara AF2015. Harian Metro. Wahi Aziz. 12 October 2015.
6. News: Pengalaman Bantu Sufi. Utusan Online. 14 October 2015.
7. News: Sufie Rashid overcomes high fever to become first S'pore winner of Akademi Fantasia. The New Paper. Noor Ashikin Abdul Rahman. 13 October 2015.
8. News: I hope to shine as bright as a diamond. AsiaOne. Noor Ashikin Abdul Rahman. 14 October 2015.
9. News: Entertainment manager to file lawsuit against AF2015 winner. The Rakyat Post. Akmal Hakim. 19 October 2015.