Akademi Fantasia season 5

Akademi Fantasia
Season 5
Hosted byAznil Nawawi
Linda Onn
JudgesFauziah Latiff
Hattan
Fauziah Ahmad Daud
WinnerNorsyarmilla Jirin
Runner-upEbi Kornelis @ Firdaus Yaimal
Finals venuePutra Indoor Stadium
Release
Original networkAstro Ria
Original release17 March (2007-03-17) –
19 May 2007 (2007-05-19)
Season chronology
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The fifth season of Akademi Fantasia premiered on 17 March 2007 and ran until 19 May 2007. The season was joined by new judges, Fauziah Latiff, Hattan and Fauziah Ahmad Daud, who replaced Adlin Aman Ramlie, while Aznil Nawawi returned as host for his fifth season. On 19 May 2007, Norsyarmilla Jirin from Penang was crowned the winner of the fifth season of Akademi Fantasia, making her the first female winner, defeating runner-up Ebi Kornelis @ Firdaus Yaimal. This season also featured Aizat Amdan, who would subsequently become the overall winner of 2009 and 2012 Anugerah Juara Lagu.

For this season, Akademi Fantasia was held from March to May, unlike the previous four seasons which were held between May and August because the producer did not want the show to clash with Malaysia's 50th Anniversary of Independence Day.

Throughout this season, as much as 6.6 million votes were cast, with 1.9 million votes received in the finale.[1][2][3]

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  3. ^ Wahida, Asrani (26 May 2008). "AF7 tetap menyusul". mStar Online. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2010.