Akademi Fantasia season 9

Akademi Fantasia
Season 9
Hosted byAznil Nawawi
JudgesFauziah Ahmad Daud
Hattan
WinnerHazama Ahmad Azmi
Runner-upLenaber Hadir
Finals venuePutra Square
Release
Original networkAstro Ria
Original release2 April (2011-04-02) –
12 June 2011 (2011-06-12)
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The ninth season of Akademi Fantasia premiered on 2 April 2011 and concluded on 12 June 2011 on the Astro Ria television channel. Aznil Nawawi made a comeback as host along with Fauziah Ahmad Daud and Hattan also made a comeback to judge.[1]

The professional trainers as well as twelve students of this season were revealed in a press conference which took place in ÆON malls in Malaysia| ÆON AU2, Setiawangsa.[2] On 2 April 2011, Amy Search was revealed to be the Principal for this season during Konsert Tirai Akademi Fantasia.[3]

The season was originally planned to be the final season,[4] however the series would subsequently be revived in 2013.

On 12 June 2011, Hazama Ahmad Azmi was crowned the winner of the ninth season of Akademi Fantasia, beating Lenaber Hadir.

This season attracted the lowest reception of votes in the history of Akademi Fantasia, with 3.74 million votes cast.[5]

  1. ^ Rosdi, Razif (10 March 2011). "AF9: Wartawan Hiburan Setuju Aznil Jadi Hos AF9!" (in Malay). Murai.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  2. ^ Rosdi, Razif (29 March 2011). "Inilah 12 Barisan Pelajar, Tenaga Pengajar AF9" (in Malay). Murai.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Spekulasi terjawab: Amy Search Pengetua AF9" (in Malay). Murai.com. 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  4. ^ Rosdi, Razif (13 January 2011). "Azlin: Sah! AF9 Adalah AF Yang Terakhir" (in Malay). Murai.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  5. ^ Juram, Mami (14 June 2011). "Program realiti popular berakhir dengan suasana hambar" (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia Online. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.