MTV has announced Nigerian superstar D’banj as
the Best African Act of the 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards, having received the
most votes from fans across sub-Saharan Africa.
Hosted
by supermodel, TV host and entrepreneur Heidi Klum, the 19th annual awards show
was broadcast live from Frankfurt on Sunday 11 November.
D’banj has previously
won Best African Act at the 2007 MTV Europe Music Awards, Artist of the Year at
both the 2008 and 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards, and Best International Act:
Africa at the 2011 BET Awards.
The
Nigerian artist will now vie against India’s Alobo Naga & the Band and
Ahmed Soultan from the Middle East for the chance to represent the region in
the Worldwide Act category, which celebrates all the music that MTV has to
offer by showcasing artists from all parts of the world. From now until 30
October, fans will be able to vote for their favorite regional act on
www.mtvema.com.
The
representative for the Africa/India/Middle East region will be announced on
Tuesday 30 October, along with the other regional winners from Europe, Latin
America, North America and Asia Pacific. These five regional nominees will then
battle for votes for the “Worldwide Act” distinction, and the winner will be
named at the show in Frankfurt.
Fans
can vote for Europe Music Awards categories, including Best New, Best Live and
more by visiting www.mtvbase.com. Voting for EMA categories is open until
Friday
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