MSV Life will be the lead sponsor of the 2013 Malta Music Awards (MMA). This music event which was first organized in Malta in 1995, will this year take place at the Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre (MFCC) in Ta’ Qali next Sunday.

The organizers of this year’s edition of the Malta Music Awards will provide a spectacular show on a national platform by promoting this event as the official music awards ceremony.  A music weekender is being organised by the Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) starting with the Malta Eurovision Song Contest on 1 and 2 February and ending with the Malta Music Awards on 3 February.

A total of 11 awards will be presented during the evening, eight of which will be competitive and have been judged by a panel of music critics. The other three awards have been selected through international recognition and newcomer status. 

Presenting the sponsorship, MSV Life Senior Executive Joanna Azzopardi said, “We are indeed very honoured to be associated with such a prestigious event in the local music scene. The Malta Music Awards provide an excellent opportunity for upcoming and also established artists and bands to be recognized and rewarded for their talent and efforts. MSV Life’s contribution towards the Malta Music Awards is an endorsement to the increasing popularity of local talent and to the importance which music plays in people’s lives.”

Noel Magri, Co-Organiser of the Malta Music Awards, added how, “It is thanks to the backing and support from corporate companies such as MSV Life that an event of this calibre may be organized. Events such as the Malta Music Awards also help to boost success in music beyond the local boundaries”.  

MSV Life has also launched a Facebook campaign connected with this event. Up to 31 January visitors to MSV Life’s Facebook site have the opportunity to claim free tickets to the Malta Music Awards on 3 February 2013. Terms and conditions apply and may be found at www.facebook.com/msvlife

 

Peter Andre to perform

Peter Andre will be the international guest artist at the Malta Music Awards, and he will be performing three of his pop hits.

Andre rose to fame in the early 90s with songs such as Mysterious Girl and Flava. He made a comeback in 2009 with Revelation. Last year he released his ninth studio album Angels & Demons.

Tickets for the Malta Music Awards can be bought online on www.ooii.com.mt

For more details on this year’s Malta Music Awards, click on www.mmm.com.mt

 

The Nominees

Best Solo Artist

Aaron Benjamin, Brooke, Hooligan, Muxu

 

Best Band

Bletchley Park, Red Electrick, Scar, Tribali

 

Best Song

3 Artists – Our Time, Bletchley Park – Tight Red Dress, Brooke – Fairytale, Ira Losco – What I’d Give, Red Electrick – Paul

 

Best Album

Bletchley Park – My Body Fighting, Red Electrick – Unplugged Sessions, Stalko – Grandiloquence, Tribali – The Traveller

 

Best Hip Hop / R/B Artist

Dk & Bobby, Hooligan, Muxu, Sempliciment Tat-Triq

 

Best New Artist

Cryptic Street, Fellow Fish, Planet Seed, Stalko

 

Best Video

Brooke – Fairytale, Kurt Calleja – This is the Night, Ira Losco – What I’d Give, The Shh – So Over

 

Best Metal Band

Beheaded, Insurgence, Myopic Destiny, Weeping Silence