should stay or go. This goes on until the Malaysian Idol has been selected. Judges As seen in the format for American Idol where there were two American and one British judges, two of the judges in Malaysian Idol were native Malaysians, and the other a New Zealander. Similarly, two out of three of Malaysian Idol judges were male. The judges included Roslan Aziz — Malaysian musician, album producer, songwriter. singer Fauziah Latiff — Malaysian singer, actress Paul Moss — New Zealand singer, songwriter, producer, recording company Positive Tone's Artiste & Repertoire (A&R) director Malaysian Idol Coaches Aubrey Suwito - Music Director Juwita Suwito - Vocal Coach Michael Xavier Voon & Petra Elaine Pedley- Performance Coaches Season 1 (2004) Jaclyn Victor won the title as the first Malaysian Idol in 2004 while the runner-up was Faradina Mohd. Nadzir (Dina). The Malaysian Idol winner's single is "Gemilang", written by Malaysian Idol music director Aubrey Suwito. Finalists (ages stated at time of contest) Elimination Season 2 (2005) After the first selection round (auditions were open to the public throughout Malaysia), and the three Theater Elimination or "workshop" sessions were over, there were 11 finalists left. Every week of Malaysian Idol has resulted in with the contestant with the fewest votes going out of the contest. Finalists (ages stated at time of contest) These finalists released a compilation album entitled Malaysian Idol 2. Elimination The winner of 2005 season of Malaysian Idol was Daniel Lee Chee Hun (Daniel) who defeated Norhanita Hamzah (Nita) (Note: Daniel has always been in the top position throughout the weeks leading to the finals, as mentioned occasionally in the show). According to the press conference, Daniel garnered a massive 1.2 million out of 1.67 million votes (or about 68%) by the audience to win the finals (the voting time window was approximately 24 hours after the final show). The final show was on September 23, 2005, and the results show was on September 24, 2005, and held in Genting Highlands's Arena of Stars. On the live broadcast aired on TV3 and 8TV, the three judges spoke highly of both the finalists. The second season's theme (winner's) song is "Mimpi", written by Pot, a member of the Malaysian band Innuendo. It was also through this song that enabled Daniel to shine in the finals. Cancellation On 12 March 2006, 8TV's CEO announced that Malaysian Idol would not return for