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Welcome to the S³ Pacific Music Awards website!
The S³ Pacific Music Awards were held on Saturday 23 May 2009, at the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre in Manukau City. The awards are a true celebration of Pacific music and included live performances, alongside the presentation of 10 awards. The sold out TelstraClear Pacific venue was bursting at the seams at the S³ Pacific Music Awards. The night was full of laughter, joy and great performances! There was a genuine feeling of ‘family’ throughout the night with Ladi 6’s parents accepting an award on her behalf and her cousin Scribe waiting in the wings ready to bring the house down with Dirty Records! The Dawn Raid family celebrated the success of two of their sons Savage and Devolo. The magic continued with Che Fu doing a special performance for his father the legendary Tigi Ness, topped off with the Nesian Mystik family walking away with four awards on the night. The final performance brought together Cydel brothers Pele and Dee ending the night with Nesian Mystik and Che Fu with their first live performance of their song “Mr.Mista”. Pacific music is all about sharing and family and on the night there was no exception with our Pacific family sharing our words, our voices, our songs!! To view a list of the 2009 S³ Pacific Music Awards winners, please click here.
The finalists for the 2009 S³ Pacific Music Awards were officially announced on 16 April, at an event hosted by His Worship Mayor Len Brown and Manukau City Council. The finalists were for the following categories: Radio 531pi Best Pacific Group, Pacific Blue Best Pacific Female Artist, NZ Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist, Niu FM Best Pacific Urban Artist, APRA Best Pacific Song, Best Pacific Gospel Album and S³ Best Pacific Music Album.
The winners for each of these categories were announced at the S³ Pacific Music Awards on Saturday 23rd May. Three further awards were presented at the awards ceremony, which are the Phillip Fuemana Award for an upcoming artist (Sweet & Irie), Manukau Institute of Technology Lifetime Achievement Award (Tigi Ness) and the Manukau City Council’s People’s Choice Award – Best Pacific Artist (South Auckland Community Church Band). All finalists were eligible for the People’s Choice Award, with the winner determined by public vote.
If you have any queries regarding the Pacific Music Awards or the Pacific Music Awards Trust, please contact Petrina George by phone on (09) 623 4717 or email: info@pacificmusicawards.org.nz
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Saturday 30th May 2009
2009 S³ Pacific Music Awards Photos
The 2009 S³ Pacific Music Awards Photos have now been uploaded to the Gallery. You will find shots of the winners, various guests and presenters of the show including stage photos of the live performances. Please go to the Gallery, select 2009 from the drop down list and hit the Filter button!
Saturday 23rd May 2009
2009 S³ Pacific Music Awards Winners Announced
Nesian Mystik has cleaned up at the S³ Pacific Music Awards for 2009.
Pacific music celebrates another bumper year with the boys from Nesian Mystik taking home four awards at the S³ (pron: ess-cubed) Pacific Music Awards 2009 announced tonight (May 23) in Manukau City.
At the star-studded event in celebration of Pacific music, Nesian Mystik is honoured with the Nui FM Best Pacific Urban Artist Award, the Radio 531pi Best Pacific Group Award and the coveted Tui for the S³ Best Pacific Music Album for “Elevator Musiq”
The band also takes home the APRA Best Song Award for the single “Nesian 101”. To acknowledge the band’s S³ Best Pacific Music Album win, Nesian Mystik will also be honoured at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards in October.
Well-known female hip hop and RNB artist, Ladi 6 takes out the award for Pacific Blue Best Pacific Female Artist for her debut solo album “Time is not Much” Other winners at the S³ Pacific Music Awards 2009 are:
- Devolo picks up the award for NZ Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist for “Heaven & Hell”
- Best Pacific Gospel Album is awarded to Oyster Music – various artists for “The Gospel According to…”
- The Manukau Institute of Technology Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Tigilau Ness
- The Phillip Fuemana Award goes to the group “Sweet & Irie”
- The Manukau City Council People’s Choice Award goes to the South Auckland Community Church Band
Also acknowledged for his outstanding achievements and success in the music industry internationally was Savage for his hit single “Swing”.
To see the list of 2009 S³ Pacific Music Awards Winners, please check the Events page.
Thursday 7th May 2009
2009 S³ Pacific Music Awards Finalists Photos
Photos from the 2009 S³ Pacific Music Awards Finalists Announcement Event have now been uploaded to the Gallery. You can filter the photos by selecting a category from the drop down menu, hit the Filter button and the photos will be sorted according to your selection. Enjoy!
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