Akademi Fantasia (season 2)
The second season of Akademi Fantasia premiered on 7 June 2004 and concluded on 14 August 2004 on the Astro Ria television channel. Aznil Nawawi continued as the show's host, while Kudsia Kahar returned as judges. The second season was won by Ahmad Zahid Baharuddin, who defeated Norlinda Nanuwil. This season also featured Kaer Azami, who would subsequently win the 2008 Malaysian Music Awards for Best Song.
Unlike previous season which was solely opened for people from Peninsular Malaysia, this season was eligible for contestants from East Malaysia. The final 12 contestants were revealed in Tirai Akademi Fantasia which was aired at the end of May and early June.
A new format this season was introduced which enabled a student who was eliminated to be re-entered into the competition through a voting line called AFMASUK. Using this voting line, audience would vote any students who were eliminated throughout the season and the one student who received the highest votes would be re-entered into the competition. This new format is subsequently used in seasons 4, 7 and 8.
This entire season holds the highest reception of votes in the history of Akademi Fantasia with 15 million votes being cast.
Concert summaries
Week 1
Original Airdate: 12 June 2004- Guest judges: Awie & Rashid Sibir
Week 2
- Guest judges: Dato' Yusof Haslam & Farihin Abdul Fatah
Week 3
- Guest judges: Jenny Chan & Radhi OAG
Week 4
- Guest judges: Kak Cham & Mamat Khalid
Week 5
- Guest judges: Andy Flop Poppy & Shuhaimi Baba
Week 6
- Guest judges: Hani Mohsin & Hetty Koes Endang
Week 7
- Guest judges: Saiful Apek & Zainal Abidin
Week 8
- Guest judges: Anuar Zain & Erma Fatima
Week 9
- Guest judges: Jalaluddin Hassan & Misha Omar
Week 10
- Guest judges: Farihin Abdul Fatah & Mamat Khalid
Students
| Student | Age | Hometown | Out |
| Edlin Abdul Rahim | 21 | Kuala Lumpur | no.4 |
| Mohd Fitri Zainal Abidin | 25 | Kuala Lumpur | no.6 |
| Anding Indrawani Zaini | 21 | Kuching, Sarawak | no.2 |
| Zarina Zainoordin | 20 | Johor Bahru, Johor | no.12 |
| Nurullah Abd Hamid | 22 | Kuching, Sarawak | no.10 |
| Asma "Mas" Ghani | 23 | Tawau, Sabah | no.9 |
| Wan Mohammad Khair "Kaer" Wan Azami | 19 | Kuala Lumpur | no.7 |
| Yusrizan "Bob" Usop | 23 | Limbang, Sarawak | no.3 |
| Farah Diana Anuar | 19 | Kuala Lumpur | no.5 |
| Mohd Aizam "Adam" Mat Saman | 21 | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah | no.1 |
| Norlinda Nanuwil | 20 | Ranau, Sabah | no.8 |
| Ahmad Zahid Baharuddin | 23 | Kuala Lumpur | no.11 |
Summaries
Elimination chart
- Week 1 and Week 2 featured non-elimination concerts. The accumulated votes were forwarded to the following week.
- In week 9, Linda was re-entered into the competition after scoring the highest votes through AFMASUK.
Cast members
Hosts
- Aznil Nawawi - Host of concert, Imbasan Akademi Fantasia and Diari Akademi Fantasia.
Professional trainers
- Ramlie M.S. - Principal & Music Director
- Adnan Abu Hassan - Vocal Technical
- Corrie Lee - Choreographer
- Linda Jasmine - Choreographer
- Dr. Abdullah Sher Kawi Jaafar - Motivator Consultant
- Fatimah Abu Bakar - Student Consultant
- Fauziah Nawi - Stage Presentation
- Siti Hajar Ismail - Voice Tone
- Mahani Awang - Image Consultant
- Roslina Hassan - Resident Manager
Judge
- Kudsia Kahar
Season statistics
- Total number of students: 12
- Oldest student: Mohd Fitri Zainal Abidin, 25 years old
- Youngest student: Farah Diana Anuar & Wan Mohammad Khair Wan Azami, both 19 years old
- Tallest student: Wan Mohammad Khair "Kaer" bin Wan Azami, 5'10.5"
- Shortest student: Nurullah Hamid, 4'11"
- Heaviest student: Yusrizan Usop, 205 lb
- Lightest student: Nurullah Abdul Hamid, 82 lb