Akademi Fantasia season 8

Akademi Fantasia
Season 8
Hosted byJimmy Shanley
Sarimah Ibrahim
JudgesAdlin Aman Ramlie
Aznil Nawawi
WinnerAhmad Shahir Zawawi
Runner-upSiti Adira Suhaimi
Finals venuePutra Indoor Stadium
Release
Original networkAstro Ria
Original release13 March (2010-03-13) –
22 May 2010 (2010-05-22)
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The eighth season of Akademi Fantasia premiered on 13 March 2010 and continued until 22 May 2010 on the Astro Ria television channel. The show underwent a number of changes from the seventh season, including the return Adlin Aman Ramlie as judge while Aznil Nawawi joined the judging panel following the departures of Khatijah Ibrahim and Edry Hashim.

The professional trainers for this season were announced in a press conference for media which took place in Hilton Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on 8 February 2010. In the ceremony, Norman Abdul Halim was revealed to be the Principal for this season, while Sarimah Ibrahim and Jimmy Shanley were selected as the new hosts replacing AC Mizal.[1]

The eight season saw a new change to the format of the show. Instead of eliminating a student at the end of each concert, the elimination process was conducted in a new 30-minute segment called Debaran Akademi Fantasia, which was conducted by Sarimah Ibrahim.[2]

The final concert was broadcast live in high definition technology, an Akademi Fantasia first, which was accessible for Astro B.yond subscribers in Channel 124 through Astro.[3][4]

On 22 May 2010, Ahmad Shahir Zawawi from Kampar, Perak was announced the winner of the eighth season of Akademi Fantasia, defeating Siti Adira Suhaimi. He made history for being the first student to win the title after being re-entered into the competition through AFMASUK following his elimination in Week 7.[5][6]

As many as 3.75 million votes were cast the entire season.[7]

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