Tiwa Savage at the 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards
Singer Tiwa Savage won ‘Best Female Act’ on Saturday, June 7, at the 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards, beating the likes of Nigeria’s Chidinma and Ghana’s Efya.
The award took place at the International Convention Centre, Durban on June 7, 2014.
“I thank God, my label 323, Mavin, I thank my husband Mr Billz and every Team Tiwa Savage fan out there,” she said as she picked up her award.
Tiwa Savage, Tee-Billz and Trafic. Photo: Twitter/MTV
The talented singer, who released her debut album ‘Once Upon a Time’ album back in 2013, has consistently been on the charts in and outside Nigeria with hits like ‘Eminado.’
A Complete list of winners of the 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards follows:
- Best Male: Davido (Nigeria)
- Best Female: Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
- Best Group: Mafikizolo (South Africa)
- Best New Act: Stanley Enow (Cameroon)
- Best Live Act: Flavour (Nigeria)
- Best Collaboration: “Y-tjukutja” – Uhuru Ft. Oskido, DJ Bucks, Professor and Yuri Da Cunha (South Africa/Angola)
- Best Hip Hop: Sarkodie (Ghana)
- Best Alternative: Gangs of Ballet (South Africa)
- Best Francophone: Toofan (Togo)
- Best Lusophone: Anselmo Ralph (Angola)
- Artist of the Year: Davido (Nigeria)
- Song of the Year: “Khona” – Mafikizolo ft Uhuru (South Africa)
- Best Video: Clarence Peters (Nigeria)
- Best Pop: Goldfish (South Africa)
- Best International: Pharrell
- Personality of the Year: Lupita Nyong’o (Kenya)
- MTV Base Leadership Award: Ashish J. Thakkar (Tanzania)
- Transform Today Award by Absolut: Clarence Peters (Nigeria)
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