Mika favorite share for 2008 NRJ Music Awards
Mika is in the running to receive International Revelation of the Year, International Song of the Year, International Album of the Year and Clip of the Year for Relax, Take It Easy.
The singer is closely followed by Rihanna, James Blunt and Justin Timberlake, appointed three times for the ceremony. The French duo Justice, already rewarded for his clip is named in two categories, just like Fatal Bazooka.
Internet users can already elect their artists preferred. The votes will be closed on January 13, 2008. Last year, 16 million people voted on the official website of NRJ Music Awards. The program broadcast by the first channel was followed by 6.5 million viewers.
Created in 2000, NRJ Music Awards reward each year artists French and international. The ceremony takes place in Cannes at the opening of MIDEM (International Market of Music Publishing).
Nominees by category
- French revelation of the year:
Christophe Willem, Justice, Melissa M, Vitaa, Yael Naim
- International revelation of the year:
Amy Winehouse, Fall Out Boy, Mika, White T's, Sean Kingston
- Artist French female of the year:
Amel Bent, Celine Dion, Jenifer, Shy'm, Zazie
- Artist International Women of the Year:
Alicia Keys, Avril Lavrigne, Fergie, Nelly Furtado, Rihanna
- Artist French male of the year:
Calogero, Christophe Mae, David Guetta, Emmanuel Moire, MC Solaar
- Artist International Male of the Year:
Akon, James Blunt, Juanes, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland
- Group or French duo of the year:
Diams and Vitaa, Fatal Bazooka, IAM, Magic System, Superbus
- Group or international duo of the year:
50 Cent and Justin Timberlake, Linkin Park, Maroon 5, P.Diddy and Keyshia Cole, Tokio Hotel
- International Song of the Year:
1973 by James Blunt, Relax, Take It Easy from Mika, Rihanna's Do not Stop The Music, Sean Kingston's Beautiful Girls, Timbaland's The Way I Are
- French Album of the Year:
Bob Sinclar's Soundz of Freedom, Christophe Maé's Paradise, Christophe Willem's Inventory, Pop Life by David Guetta, Divinidylle de Vanessa Paradis
- International Album of the Year:
Amy Winehouse's Back to Black, Britney Spears' Blackout, James Blunt's All The Lost Souls, Life In Cartoon Motion From Mika, Good Girl Gone Bad by Rihanna
- Clip of the year:
Ayo Technology 50 Cent / Justin Timberlake, Apple C of Calogero, Speak to my hand of Fatal Bazooka, D.A.N.C.E of Justice, Relax, Take It Easy from Mika
Official site: nrjmusicawards.nrj.com
