Akademi Fantasia

Akademi Fantasia
Akademi Fantasia logo in use from 2013 to 2016.
Created by	Francel Diaz Lenero Daniel Ortiz
Theme music composer	Aubrey Suwito
Country of origin	Malaysia
Original language	Malay
No. of seasons	13
No. of episodes	137
Production
Running time	approximately 3 hours
Original release
Network	Astro Ria (All seasons) Astro Maya HD (Akademi Fantasia 2013 and Akademi Fantasia 2014) Astro Ria HD (Akademi Fantasia 2016)
Release	3 June 2003 (2003-06-03) – 9 October 2016 (2016-10-09)
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Big Stage
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Akademi Fantasia (commonly abbreviated as AF) is Malaysia's first reality television show in which a number of contestants called students compete for the winning title and a chance to start their career in the entertainment industry. The first season premiered on 3 June 2003 and was one of Astro Ria's highest rated shows. The theme song entitled "Menuju Puncak" was performed by Juwita Suwito, who is the sister of the composer, Aubrey Suwito.

The format of the show is taken from "La Academia", which originated from Mexico. Malaysia is the first country in Southeast Asia to have its own version of the show. Subsequently, it has also been followed by Indonesia and Thailand, which garners positive response in comparison to the Idol series.

The show made its own history in Season 5 when Norsyarmilla Jirin was crowned as the first female winner, breaking the streak of male winners for the first four seasons. The record was later continued when Stracie Angie Anam was declared as the winner of Season 6. On 13 January 2011, it was announced that the ninth season will be the last season of the original Akademi Fantasia.

"Akademi Fantasia" returned for season 10 in year 2013.^[1] It has the same name as the first season in the franchise, and fans usually refer to this program as New Akademi Fantasia or Akademi Fantasia 2013 to distinguish it from the original.

Akademi Fantasia 2014 use season 1 until season 9 format.^[2]