Akademi Fantasia, Season 1 premiered on June 9, 2003 and was the first season of Akademi Fantasia to be aired in Astro Ria. Concert held at the "Panggung Percubaan UPM" and the final concert held at Dewan Wawasan, Cheras. The winner was 23-year old Vincent Chong Ying-Cern from Kuala Lumpur. This season managed to cast as much as 4.5 million votes from the audience.