There were surprises during the announcement of finalists for Malaysian AJL 2013..
1. Not all Top 6 of each semifinal will go to the finals.. meaning 6 songs to be eliminated to make just 12 songs in the finals..
2. Some favorites were not in the finals... while some crappy songs made it!
So here they are, finalists for Malaysian AJL 2013:
1. Penglipurlara - Hazama & The Penglipurlara
Komposer: Omar K
Lirik: Zell
2. Takkan Terpisah - Black
Komposer & Lirik: Kunci Demak
3. Bahagiaku Deritamu - Hafiz
Komposer: LY
Lirik: Baiduri
4. Aku Pelat - Salammusik
Komposer: DJ Fuzz & Salam
Lirik: Eyzabahra & Jaytan
5. In Love With You - Noh Salleh & Aizat Amdan
Komposer: Aizat & Anas Amdan
Lirik: Noh Salleh
6. Bosan - Stacy
Komposer & Lirik: Audi Mok & Omar K
7. Kalau Aku Kaya - Altimet & Awi Rafael
Komposer: Omar K & Audi Mok
Lirik: Altimet
8. Hanya Aku - Hyper Act
Komposer: Hyper Act
Lirik: Frozen
9. Tanda Tanya - Azlan & The Typewriter
Komposer: Light & Bakri
Lirik: Dark
10. Sahabat - Najwa Latif, SleeQ & Syamkamarul
Komposer: Najwa Latif
Lirik: Ika Latif
11. Ikut Rentakku - Jaclyn Victor
Komposer & Lirik: Edry Abdul Halim
12. Kau Yang Terindah - Alyah
Komposer: Citra
Lirik: Erma Fatima
My favorites in bold. The biggest shock was 'Jagalah Diri' by Jaclyn Victor did not make it.
Instead the crappy 'Ikut Rentakku' and 'Bosan' were through to the finals