TuFace, Sasha & Others represent Nigeria at the World Music Awards in Monaco
Posted on Monday, November 10th, 2008 at 9:46 pmBy Bella
Nigerian music industry personalities Tuface Idibia, Sasha Alabi, Kelly Hansome, Keke Ogungbe, Dayo Adeneye & Tola Odunsi represented Nigeria at the World Music Awards this weekend in Monaco. The World Music Awards recognize the best selling musical artists worldwide. This year, top music stars from around the globe gathered in Monaco on November 9, 2008 for the 20th anniversary of the WMA’s honoring the most popular artists with the longest track records of success in the industry. Guests included Mariah Carey, Beyonce & Solange Knowles, Alicia Keys, Leona Lewis, Coldplay, Estelle, Michelle Williams and many other international stars.
The Nigerian contingent was sponsored by DAAR Communications. The broadcaster also hosted a pre-awards dinner on the 8th of November 2008. While the main awards show was broadcast live on AIT.
2Face carted away the ‘Best Nigerian Artist’ award and performed his mega-hit ‘African Queen’ during the main awards show.
Photos from the festivities below:
Tuface accepts his award from Estelle
World Music Awards 2008 Winners List
Lifetime Achievement: MARIAH CAREY
Best International Female: BEYONCE
Outstanding Contribution to Music Industry: LA REID
Best Pop Male: KID ROCK
Best Pop/Rock Female: AMY WINEHOUSE
Best Pop Female: LEONA LEWIS
Best R&B Artist: ALICIA KEYS
Best Pop/Rock Male: KID ROCK
Best Rock Act: COLDPLAY
Best African artist: AKON
Best Irish Artist: THE SCRIPT
Best Benelux Artist: KATE RYAN
Best Norwegian Artist: MADCON
Best Nigerian Artist: 2 FACE
Best Middle Eastern artist: NANCY ARJAM
Best Russian Artist: PHILIP KIRKOROV
Best DJ:LAURENT WOLF
Diamond Award: RINGO STARR
Photo Credit: Tola Odunsi, Kenny Ogungbe, Getty Images
Tags: 2face, awards, dayo adeneye, keke ogungbe, kelly hansome, sasha alabi
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why is it that there’s always someone who has to be so negative…Sasha looks good…what else do you want? She should wear iro and buba abi, so you will know that her outfit was by a Nigerian tailor!!
Okay so im confused as to why there was a best nigerian award and best african award ,while there was no southern ,eastern or northern african award.Thats very unfair in my opinion.
I quite agree with u Mazuba, its was really unfair! my opinion too
hmmmmmm.2baba make we collaboooo….you too much we dj’s knows that
2baba ur d best.Nice clothes
Wa ooh! I want to know if sasha win any award at d event. Or she just went there to rep naija.well,i like sasha for one thing.She has confidence and i think she still dress well for a girl of her type.As 4 2face,he is d man any time any day.
i dont get it
tuface performance …is dat how small d stage is ?
or is it also like dbanjs own for mtv europe 2007
i dont think he performed at the main venue
The photo of 2face is from the pre-show event…He also performed at the main show
…here we go again with the haters. Does Sasha look good? Erm…yes!!! ..to you, you and you!!!
the truth is she is very ok
OK, what’s with the western outfits? we have way to many talented designers in Nigeria for these artists to be attending the awards in western garbs. a designer, should have offered to make something special and use this as an opportunity to introduce their creations to the world.
Trendy…get a grip. 1). I don’t see YOU dressed in 9ja garbs all day, everyday. 2). Where do you live? Betcha don’t even live in your own country. 3). I agree woulda been nice for a designer to hook them up but cha know what…where is the love. 9ja is all about the money and if designers aren’t getting paid nothing is happening.
We are making assumptions that the outfit is not by a Nigerian designer. I have seen Sasha in various outfits that look very ‘western’ but were infact from her clothing line called ‘ecclectic by sasha’
y is everyone arguing over sasha. id hit that anyday
Seriously, I think Sasha looks good! I just love her self confidence, she carries off whatever she wears very well.
I sincerely agree with ya. Sasha has a lot of self-confidence, carries herself well, reps Nigeria well in her style of singing, performing and the whole works or nine yards. I guess some naija female performers could learn from her….seriously. Some people may not like her person and that’s fine as everyone is not going to like someone, that’s life. All in all Sasha is cool, she makes some parts of the naija music industry look inviting – like you know what, “i would like to become a singer, rapper, musician,” when i grow up, for example.
Lucky for some…
dats right…Sasha knows wat’s right for her body…
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