Hussain crowned champion of Big Stage X Rocketfuel after winning highest online vote
Hussain won RM30,000 in cash and a record single-minting prize package after securing the highest online vote among six finalists in the Big Stage X Rocketfuel season finale at Auditorium MBSA on Sunday night.
Source: Astro Mustika HD · August 16, 2026 at 7:46 PM · AI-assisted report
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KUALA LUMPUR, 17 AUGUST 2026 —
Hussain won RM30,000 in cash and a record single-minting prize package after securing the highest online vote among six finalists in the Big Stage X Rocketfuel season finale at Auditorium MBSA on Sunday night.
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The 24-year-old singer from Johor Bahru outperformed Adam Nazmie, Ranisha, Danny, Yad-Z and Danial Kifli in a finale that for the first time gave equal weight to audience votes and judges’ scores. Hussain closed the show with Datuk Jamal Abdillah’s classic Seniman Menangis.
“I thank every fan who voted from Talk To My Manager,” Hussain said. “Abah, I made it.”
The organisers said the hybrid scoring system—50% audience votes, 50% judges’ marks—was designed to reward both artistic merit and public resonance. The change followed feedback from earlier seasons that the winner’s identity felt overly influenced by backstage decisions rather than audience sentiment.
Hussain’s prize includes a single produced by Rocketfuel Entertainment and RM100,000 in career management and single marketing support, the largest package offered in the competition’s history. The record package, financed by Rocketfuel Entertainment, bundles studio time, music video production and digital campaign spend.
Adam Nazmie finished second, taking RM20,000 cash, a Rocketfuel single and RM50,000 in marketing support. Ranisha placed third with RM10,000 cash, a Rocketfuel single and RM50,000 marketing support. Danny took fourth with RM5,000, Yad-Z fifth with RM5,000 and Danial Kifli sixth with RM3,000; each received a trophy.
Rocketfuel Entertainment said the RM183,000 total prize pool was the highest in the five-season history of Big Stage X Rocketfuel.
The programme is hosted by Nabil Ahmad and Azeva and airs Sundays at 9pm on Astro Ria, with full episodes available on Astro GO and Sooka.