The
artiste who has won several awards like the 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 will
now compete 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.
On
the MTV website,D’banj was described as: “Nigerian singer and songwriter as
well as harmonica guru. Winner of the 2007 Best African Act EMA, he brings
Afrobeat into the 21st century.”
The
representative for the Africa/India/Middle East region will be announced on
October 30, 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 .
Voting
has already started on the official website, www.mtvema.com.
The
19th annual awards show will be
broadcast live from Frankfurt on Sunday
November 11 and will be hosted by supermodel, TV host and entrepreneur, Heidi
Klum.
This is very commendable. We, D'banj's Fans, are happy to hear this.
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