Malta Music Awards 2011
The GO Malta Music Awards 2011 were announced during a TV show held at the MFCC in Ta' Qali on Saturday 26 November 2011. Aside from the presentation of awards to the winners in each category, the event showcased some of Malta’s most popular artists including Cruz, Mikaela, Claire Galea & Brendan Jackson, Dry Connections, Tenishia, Scream Daisy, K.O.I, Petra, Raquela, Kelly Schembri, and Glen Vella. Trinidad-born English Grammy Award winning pop star Billy Ocean performed some of his hits from the 1980s.
The Malta Music Awards are organized by Mega Music Malta.
2011 Awards
Best Album: Minutes of a Lifetime - Airport Impressions
Best Group: Airport Impressions
Best Song: Freedom - Airport Impressions
Best Female Artiste: Mikaela
Best Male Artiste: Ivan Filletti
Best Upcoming Artiste: Dry Connections
Best New Talent: Cruz
Best Video: One Life - Glen Vella
Best Metal Band – Beheaded
Dance Production Recognition: Jewel Kid
Best Image: nosnow/noalps
Best CD cover: Romantik Politik - nosnow/noalps
Best Website: http://www.airportimpressions.com
Lifetime Achievement – Charles "City" Gatt
Malta's Export Artist Recognition: Mikaela
International Breakthrough Act: Tenishia
International Achievement Award: Marty Rivers
International Lifetime Achievement Award: Billy Ocean
2011 Nominees
The final nominees of the Malta Music Awards 2011 were announced on Tuesday 7 November 2011. A panel of judges with experience in the music industry sifted through all the preliminary nominations received and came up with a final list of the most deserving nominees per category. They met at the Grand Hotel Excelsior in Floriana. Michael Bugeja from the M3P Foundation served as independent observer on the shortlisting and voting process, replacing the customary presence of UKAM in previous editions.
To be eligible, bands and artists had to have produced a single, album and/or video between 1 October 2010 30 September 2011.
Best Video
Three Stops To China - The Courtney Effect
nosnow/noalps - Far Into the Night (Without You)
Glen Vella - One Life
Thomas Hedley - Back In Time
Best Heavy Metal Award
Best New Talent
Best Male Artist
Best Image
Best Female Artist
Best CD Cover
Fabrizio Faniello - No Surrender
Airport Impressions - Minutes of a Lifetime
Mikaela - single
nosnow/noalps - Romantik Politik
Best Album
nosnow/noalps - Romantik Politik
Tenishia - Frozen Roads
Airport Impressions - Minutes of a Lifetime
Cable 35 - Louder
Best Website
Best Band
Best Song
Red Electrick - Jail Bail
Airport Impressions - Freedom
Tenishia - Shores of Eden
Ivan Filletti - Sticks & Stones
See also
External links
- Mega Music Malta - official website
- MMA group on Facebook