9 posts tagged “akademi fantasia”
AKADEMI FANTASIA 6 UPDATES - KONSERT KETUJUH 4 MEI 2008
AF concerts continue to bore all of us. I'm actually only watching out for performances from Stacy, Nadia and Riz every week. The usual bunch of disasters like Stanly, Toi & Nubhan will continue their legacy of tuneless and atrocious showmanship on stage. I wonder at times what's the point of having so many concerts, might as well just kick the rest out and have Stacy, Nadia and Riz for the finals. Yet we know public-voted reality shows are capable of undesired results, good ones get booted at times and some that totally can't sing get to stay on. This week another shocker came around when Alif got booted. Although I don't think he's good, but he definitely is not as bad as Toi or Nubhan, who sing out of tune week after week.
Stacy's Don't Speak was the best performance for me that night, eventhough it was nothing to shout about, but it was definitely way above the rest. Nadia sang One Night Only and got great reviews from the pengkritik. I didn't like the arrangement, they spoilt the song, and as usual the only thing that always put me off in Nadia's performance is her horribly overdone accent. Please, we do not need another Anita Sarawak, especially when you actually can sing, Nadia!
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AKADEMI FANTASIA 6 UPDATES - KONSERT KEENAM 26 APRIL 2007
Watching AF for six weeks now, some things are very consistent. Firstly, two female contestants stand out week after week, Stacy and Nadia. And a few are just painful to watch without fail, Stanly, Toi and Nubhan. And yet we see another contestant leaving before the three, and this time it's Rina. Although sufferring from the club-singer image which she could not erase no matter how, Rina could at least carry all her notes in tune. Try counting how many times in a song Toi or Nubhan sings out of tune each time, trust me you'll lose count!
AKADEMI FANTASIA 6 UPDATES - KONSERT MINGGU KELIMA (19 APRIL 2008)
I apologize if my updates on AF have not been very positive or comprehensive, the show just fails to earn my attention or praise so far. The quality of the contestants to me are one of the worse by far. This week is no different than any other week, where I felt only the two ladies Stacy and Nadia were giving us performances worth watching. I really liked Stacy this week, it was powerful, she danced well, and was full of attitude, she brought the house down.
Riz, although another crowd favourite so far, was to me ordinary and slightly self-absorbed. As usual, Stanly, Toi and Saida were painful to watch. Everytime I hear these three sing, I can't wait for them to finish.
This week it's Saida's turn to leave. Apparently word has it that Saida's a victim in the politics of this competition, as the only reason she was put in the competition, was the fact that she is one of the most renowned figures in the industry, Dato Siti Nurhaliza's sister, one of the ways to pull more viewers. True or not, I'm sure she was glad to leave too. I just don't see her fitting well at all in this industry, she's just to 'lembik' and we are not seeing any improvements at all after 5 weeks.
Another thing worth mentionining is, what's with the gimmicks used in the concert? I felt they were unnecessary, stupid and a waste of time. Getting an indian man called Sean Kanna (when Toi was singing Sean Kingston's Beautiful Girl) to clown around was irrelevant and completely silly. And having Korey prance around like the Matrix movie in a video clip, huh??? I can't stress enough, this is one of the worst seasons of AF so far.
AKADEMI FANTASIA 6 UPDATES - KONSERT MINGGU KEEMPAT (12 APRIL 2008)
This week Stacey got to sing her own new song, titled Cinta Khayalan written just for her. She did quite a good job, but not too sure I like that song very much. To me Nadia was the only other better performance that night. As for the rest, unfortunately were quite disappointing. Stanly, Toi and Saida were painful to watch, really.
This week it was Faisal's turn to go, that would have been my personal choice too. That bloke just can't sing.
AKADEMI FANTASIA 6 UPDATES : KONSERT MINGGU KETIGA (5 APRIL 2008)
Week three's theme was Rock, and I knew it was a bad idea. It is not easy for any singer who's not in the rock genre to belt out rock tunes, let alone if you're a bunch of less versatile singers. However, AF did give a few surprises this week. Nadia wasn't bad at all, except for her overly-exaggerated English accent whenever she sings, really hope she gets rid of that. Rina and Stacy were alright as well. Stacy needs to develop a more matured & unique charisma on stage, as she's still coming across as very amateur when she performs. Alif, with his limited vocal range, finally got a song which suited him well, and for once he sounded OK.
Apart from that, it was horrible. So horrible I was glad they decided to kick two contestants out this week. Topping the worst-performance list was Faisal. I just have three words, 'Oh-My-God', he was barely in tune throughout the whole song. Stanly to me has never been any good a singer, and this week he was no different. Toi, Nubhan and Naim were the other contestants that gave really, really poor performances that night. Unfortunately in a way, only Naim from my Why-Are-They-Still-In list was booted, as Luftya was the other one to say good-bye. She wasn't that bad, and deserves to stay on for at least 1-2 more weeks. Who else are in that list of mine? Faisal & Stanly of course.
Pics courtesy of www.astro.com.my/akademi_fantasia
AKADEMI FANTASIA 6 UPDATES : KONSERT MINGGU KEDUA (29 MARCH 2008)
The 2nd week's concert was rather disappointing, with most of the contestants revealing their weaknesses in being more versatile. I could hardly pick my favourite performance, except maybe Stacy's. This week we say good-bye to Ika, and yes it's about time, the girl could hardly sing. Perhaps she'll do better as an actress, with the cute looks.
Pics courtesy of www.astro.com.my/akademi_fantasia
AKADEMI FANTASIA 6 UPDATES - KONSERT MINGGU PERTAMA (22 MARCH 2008)
The first concert was held on Saturday 22nd March 2008, with AC Mizal hosting for the first time. Did he pull it off, well we certainly missed good old Aznil and I certainly for one still preferred Aznil, but I'd say to be fair AC Mizal did not do too bad a job, let's hope he gets better as time goes on.
I watched all the performances, and have to say, quality of the contestants definitely are better compared to the first few concerts in every previous season, where we heard really appalling vocals. This time it's not too bad, generally most of them were not terrible and could pull it off, only a few here and there with pitching problems, but definitely not as glaring as previous seasons.
Performances which stood out: I pick Nadia, Riz and Nubhan for Week 1. Nadia does have an all-rounded potential, but I hope she does not overdo her vocal styles. Riz is quite matured on stage, vocals not bad at all. Nubhan has a very unique, husky voice, but seriously lacks charisma and style (kampung sangat).
Yana was the first contestant which was booted in Week 1. To me based on performance she wasn't the worst, but we know very well by now AF is definitely a popularity contest, rather than a talent contest (no matter how much they'd like to claim it as one).
The judges were Ogy, Ning Baizura and guest judge Ajai. And boy did he annoy me. Ajai was trying hard to be the Malaysian 'Simon Cowell' (and failed terribly), giving really harsh comments on the contestants, despite it was their first concert attempt. He came across as nothing but rude, uncharismatic and disrespectful, nothing close to Simon Cowell. Please leave him out in future concerts!
Pics courtesy of www.astro.com.my/akademi_fantasia - A Big thank U!
AKADEMI FANTASIA - SEASON 6 CONTESTANTS FINAL 14
I have to admit, I won't be able to produce sufficient updates on this reality program, as I am not an ardent fan but I'll try my best to give periodic updates whenever I can. Here are the Top 14 contestants chosen:
And here are the Tenaga Pelajar (panel of mentors, teachers and counsellors):
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AKADEMI FANTASIA 6 - WHO WILL BE HOSTING
The speculation of who will be hosting the 6th instalment of Malaysian reality program Akademi Fantasia finally ends, with both AC Mizal and Sarimah Ibrahim elected! Astro has decided to use both the hosts based on their individual talent and capability. AC Mizal will be hosting the weekly concerts, while Sarimah will be hosting the daily Diari AF.
AC Mizal, who has made known to public of his ardent interest to host this program, has been said to be willing to do anything for the role, including cutting his hair short. This is quoted from AC Mizal after the announcement has been made:-
"Memang saya teringin bergelar hos AF, tetapi saya akui tanggungjawab itu tidak mudah. Saya sendiri takut untuk berdepan dengan harapan tinggi yang diletakkan penonton selain kritikan bakal diterima. Pinta saya, berikan kami peluang untuk memberikan yang terbaik. Dengan pengalaman selama 15 tahun dalam industri hiburan, Insya-Allah saya yakin untuk melakukannya"
Sarimah also shares the same hope with AC as to avoid the stigma of being compared to previous host of 5 seasons, Aznil Nawawi. She was quoted saying:-
"Apabila sudah dipilih bermakna pihak produksi yakin dengan kemampuan kami berdua. Berikan kami peluang untuk mencuba dulu dan melakukannya dengan sebaik mungkin"
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