| Akademi Fantasia | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
| Hosted by | Aznil Nawawi |
| Judges | Kudsia Kahar |
| Winner | Asmawi Ani |
| Runner-up | Felix Agus |
| Finals venue | Putra Indoor Stadium |
| Release | |
| Original network | Astro Ria |
| Original release | 4 June – 7 August 2005 |
| Season chronology | |
The third season of Akademi Fantasia premiered on the Astro Ria television channel on 4 June 2005. Kudsia Kahar continued to judge the show's contestants, along with Aznil Nawawi as host. Asmawi Ani, a native of FELDA Taib Andak, Kulai, Johor, was announced the winner of the competition on 7 August 2005, defeating runner-up Felix Agus.
As much as 20 contestants were selected before the final 12 contestants were chosen in the prelude concert. However, in this season's first concert, those eight contestants who were eliminated in the prelude concert were given a chance to compete in the first concert in order to be recruited into the competition againas the thirteenth and the fourteenth contestants. This season also continued the format of not eliminating any contestant in the first concert.
As much as 10.7 million votes were cast throughout this entire season.[1][2]