Nigeria turned out the biggest winners at the 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards bagging the most and biggest awards at the show. The event which held at the International Convention Centre, Durban on Saturday, June 7, 2014 saw Nigeria win a total of six awards dominating the winners list which fielded 16 categories. In the list,Pop star Davido seemed to be the *BIGGEST WINNER* of the night, walking with the ‘Best Male’ and coveted ‘Artiste of the Year’ awards. The ‘Aye’ singer also topped it off with an energetic performance
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Other Nigerian winners include Tiwa Savage (Best Female), Flavour (Best Live Peformer) and Clarence Peters who also won two awards – ‘Best Video’ and ‘Transform Today by Absolut’.
As a matter of fact, It’s wasn’t just a Nigerian affair as South African duo Mafikizolo also bagged two awards – ‘Best Group’ and ‘Song of the Year’ and Uhuru with the ‘Best Collaboration’ and ‘Song of the Year’ with Mafikizolo.
The show which was attended by hundreds and broadcast to over 400 million viewers worldwide saw some electrifying performances from the likes of US stars Miguel, Trey Songz, French Montana as well as their African counterparts Davido, Flavour, Mafikizolo, Khuli Chana, Dr SID, Don Jazzy and lots more. The show was hosted by US actor and stand-up comic Marlon Wayans.
see the categories below:
Best Male Anselmo Ralph (Angola) Davido (Nigeria) – Winner Diamond (Tanzania) Donald (South Africa) Wizkid (Nigeria) Best Female Arielle T (Gabon) Chidinma (Nigeria) DJ C’ndo (South Africa) Efya (Ghana) Tiwa Savage (Nigeria) - Winner Best Group Big Nuz (South Africa) Mafikizolo (South Africa) - Winner Mi Casa (South Africa) P Square (Nigeria) Sauti Sol (Kenya) Best New Act Burna Boy (Nigeria) Heavy K (South Africa) Phyno (Nigeria) Stanley Enow (Cameroon) - Winner Uhuru (South Africa)
Best Live Act
2face (Nigeria) Fally Ipupa (DRC) Flavour (Nigeria) - Winner Dr Malinga (South Africa) Zakes Bantwini (South Africa)
Best Collaboration
Amani ft Radio and Weasel – ‘Kiboko Changu’ (Kenya/Uganda) Diamond feat Davido – ‘Number One’ (Remix) (Tanzania/Nigeria) Mafikizolo feat May D – ‘Happiness’ (South Africa/Nigeria) R2bees feat Wizkid – ‘Slow Down’ (Ghana/Nigeria) Uhuru feat DJ Buckz, Oskido, Professor, Yuri Da Cunha – ‘Y-tjukutja’ (South Africa/Angola) - Winner Artist of the Year
Davido (Nigeria) - Winner Mafikizolo (South Africa) Mi Casa (South Africa) P Square (Nigeria) Uhuru (South Africa)
Song of the Year
Davido- ‘Skelewu’ (Nigeria) DJ Clock feat Beatenberg – ‘Pluto’ (Remember Me) (South Africa) DJ Ganyani feat FB – ‘Xigubu’ (South Africa) DJ Kent feat The Arrows –‘Spin My World Around’ (South Africa) Dr Sid feat Don Jazzy – ‘Surulere’ (Nigeria) KCee – ‘Limpopo’ (Nigeria) Mafikizolo feat Uhuru ‘Khona’ (South Africa) - Winner Mi Casa- ‘Jika’ (South Africa) P Square – ‘Personally’ (Nigeria) Yuri Da Cunha -‘Atchu Tchu Tcha’ (Angola) Best Hip Hop AKA (South Africa) Ice Prince (Nigeria) Khuli Chana (South Africa) Olamide (Nigeria) Sarkodie (Ghana) - Winner Best Video Clarence Peters – (‘Run my race’ - Burna Boy) (Nigeria) - Winner Best Pop Danny K (South Africa) Fuse ODG (Ghana) Goldfish (South Africa) - Winner LCNVL (South Africa) Mathew Mole (South Africa) Best Alternative Gangs of Ballet (South Africa) - Winner Michael Loman (South Africa) Nakhane Toure (South Africa) Parlotones (South Africa) Shortstraw (South Africa)
Best Francophone
Arielle T (Gabon) Espoir 2000 (Ivory Coast) Ferre Gola (DRC) Toofan (Togo) - Winner Youssoupha (Congo) Best Lusophone Anselmo Ralph (Angola) - Winner JD (Angola) Lizha James (Mozambique) Nelson Freitas (Cape Verde) Yuri Da Cunha (Angola)
NON MUSIC CATEGORIES
Personality of the Year Chimamanda Adiche (Nigeria) Omotola Jalade Ekeinde (Nigeria) Trevor Noah (South Africa) Lupita Nyong’o (Kenya) - Winner Yaya Toure (Cote d’Ivoire) Transform Today by Absolut Anisa Mpungwe (Tanzania) Clarence Peters (Nigeria) - Winner I See a Different You (South Africa) Leti Arts (Ghana) Rasty (South Africa)...
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