"Cinta Terhalang" is a song performed by Malaysian singer Bob, who rose to prominence by placing fifth in the second season

Akademi Fantasia, Season 2

Akademi Fantasia, Season 2 is the second season of Akademi Fantasia to be aired in Astro Ria. It premiered on June 7, 2004. Unlike previous season which was solely opened for people from Peninsular Malaysia, this season was eligible for contestants from East Malaysia...

 of Akademi Fantasia

Akademi Fantasia

Akademi Fantasia is Malaysia's first reality television show in which a number of contestants called students compete for the winning title and a chance to start their career in the entertainment industry. The first season premiered in June 3, 2003 and was one of Astro Ria's highest rated shows...

. The song, which was released in May 2008, serves as the first single of his upcoming untitled album.

Song dispute

In the fourth concert of Akademi Fantasia, Season 6

Akademi Fantasia, Season 6

Akademi Fantasia, Season 6 is the sixth season of Akademi Fantasia to be aired in Astro Ria. The promotional catchphrase of this season is "Bring Out The Superstar Talent In You".A few major changes were made this season...

, Stacy

Stacy (Singer)

Stracie Angie Anam , is a Malaysian singer, who rose to fame after winning the sixth season of Akademi Fantasia, receiving 43 percent of over 3.8 million votes. Her debut album, Aku Stacy, was released on March 9, 2009.-Biography:...

 was given the song as a reward for her consistent performance throughout the first four week of the season. Thus, when the song is released as a single by Bob in May 2008, it created a controversy about the original singer of the song.

Bob claimed that the song was given by him firsthand by the original composer Sharon Paul. According to Sharon, the song was long ago sent to Astro to be given to any artist under the label. However, no response was given and thus, she decided to give the song to Bob to be recorded for his new album.

Nevertheless, Stacy's version was slightly altered in comparison to the original composition given to Bob. Sharon has also purposely changed the title to Cinta Khayalan for Stacy's version.

2008

In November 2008, the single was chosen to compete in Ballad Semi-finalist in Anugerah Juara Lagu

Anugerah Juara Lagu

Anugerah Juara Lagu is a popular annual music competition in Malaysia, organized by TV3. It features the best musical and lyrical compositions of each year it is held...

 2008. Despite not making it to the final, Bob performed his very best and gave a heated competition to the other songs that he was competing with.

Award ceremony	Category	Result
Anugerah Juara Lagu Anugerah Juara Lagu Anugerah Juara Lagu is a popular annual music competition in Malaysia, organized by TV3. It features the best musical and lyrical compositions of each year it is held...	Best Ballad Song	Semi-Finalist