The first season of '' Akademi Fantasia'' premiered on 9 June 2003 and continued until 9 August 2003, on the Astro Ria television channel. It was won by Vincent Chong Ying-Chern, who defeated Mohammad Khairul Nizam Mohammad Wahi. This season managed to cast as much as 4.5 million votes from the audience.

Students

''(ages stated are at time of contest)''

Concerts summaries

Week 1

* Original airdate: 14 June 2003 * Guest judge: - * Bottom two: Nurlizawaty binti Mohd Ismail (Liza) & Suriati binti Abu Bakar (Atie) * Eliminated: No elimination.

Week 2

* Original airdate: 21 June 2003 * Guest judge: - * Bottom two: Azariah binti Suaymi (Azza) & Nurlizawaty binti Mohd Ismail (Liza) * Eliminated: Azariah binti Suaymi (Azza)

Week 3

* Original airdate: 28 June 2003 * Guest judges: Ellie Suriati & Johan Nawawi * Bottom two: Adi Fashla bin bin Jurami (Adi) & Nurlizawaty binti Mohd Ismail (Liza) * Eliminated: Adi Fashla bin Jurami (Adi)

Week 4

* Original airdate: 5 July 2003 * Guest judge: Pak Ngah & Azhar Sulaiman * Bottom two: Suriati binti Abu Bakar (Atie) & Nurlizawaty binti Mohd Ismail (Liza) * Eliminated: Suriati binti Abu Bakar (Atie)

Week 5

* Original airdate: 12 July 2003 * Guest judges: Siti Nurhaliza & Azwan Ali * Bottom two: Rueben Thevandran a/l Ramananth (Burn) & Siti Harnizah binti Tahar (Nija) * Eliminated: Rueben Thevandran a/l Ramananth (Burn)

Week 6

* Original airdate: 19 July 2003 * Guest judge: Hanizam Abdullah (Berita Harian's Editor) * Bottom two: Rosmayati binti Sidik (Rosma) & Nurul Hana binti Che Mahazan (Nana) * Eliminated: Rosmayati binti Sidik (Rosma)

Week 7

* Original airdate: 26 July 2003 * Guest judges: Hattan & Ahmad Izham Omar * Bottom two: Nurul Hana binti Che Mahazan (Nana) & Siti Harnizah binti Tahar (Nija) * Eliminated: Nurul Hana binti Che Mahazan (Nana)

Week 8 (Semifinal)

* Original airdate: 2 August 2003 * Guest judges: Tan Sri SM Salim & Anita Sarawak * Bottom two: Sahri bin Mihd Sarip (Sahri) & Vincent Chong Ying-Cern (Vince) * Eliminated: Sahri bin Mohd Sarip (Sahri)

Week 9 (Finale)

* Original airdate: 8 August 2003 * Guest judges: Ramli M.S & Erra Fazira 1st Round Performance 2nd Round Performance * Fifth place: Nurlizawaty binti Ismail (Liza) * Fourth place: Siti Harnizah binti Tahar (Nija) * Third place: Ahmad Azizi bin Mohamed (Azizi) * Runner-up: Mohammad Khairul Nizam bin Mohammad Wahi (Khai) * Winner: Vincent Ching Ying-Cern (Vince)

Elimination chart

Voting Result in Rank Order * The student who is a winner. * The student who is runner-up. * The student who became third place. * The student who is finalists. * The student is originally eliminated but saved. * The student who is eliminated.

Cast members

Hosts

* Aznil Nawawi - Host of concert of ''Akademi Fantasia'' and ''Diari Akademi Fantasia'' * Seelan Paul – Host of ''Imbasan Akademi Fantasia''

Professional trainers

* Freddie Fernandez - Principal * Adnan Abu Hassan - Vocal Technical * Corrie Lee -

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* Fatimah Abu Bakar - Student Consultant * Siti Hajar Ismail - Voice Tone * Mahani Awang - Image Consultant * Roslina Hassan - Resident Manager

Judge

* Kudsia Kahar

References

External links

Official Site

Weekly Concert of Akademi Fantasia
{{Akademi Fantasia Akademi Fantasia seasons 2003 Malaysian television seasons