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The 15th annual World Music Awards
took place at Monte Carlo's Sporting Club, Sunday October 12th
2003. The event awards the best selling artists in their own
territories and around the world based on sales figures supplied
by the International Federation of Phonographic Industries (IFPI.)
It is aired on major TV networks around the world including the
UK's VH1 & Channel 5 and in the US the show is syndicated by
Warner Brothers TV.
Pop stars, celebrities and top models
flock to the event. Pictured left is model Heidi Klum immersed in
the media scrum.
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Pink effervesced as she won the award
for 'Best American Pop/Rock Female' artist.
Pink revealed that she had written to
Prince William to decline an invitation to perform at his birthday
party unless he gave up hunting. She also says that collaborating
with Steve Tyler of Aerosmith was a career highlight for her. To
see more of Pink, click here.
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UK based Indian rapper Panjabi MC
picked up the award for 'Best Indian Artist.'
According to Panjabi MC, his hit
single 'Mundian To Bach Ke' (Beware Of The Boys) is crossing over
world-wide 'faster than Justin Timberlake.'
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George Benson is obviously
worried about finding space on his mantelpiece for yet another
award in a career which has seen him receiving over 85 other
'gongs.'
George Benson and Chaka
Khan received this year's two 'Legend' awards for lifetime achievement. |
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Rap
music was affirmed as a dominant force in modern pop. 50 Cent (pictured left) was the evening's biggest winner picking up
five awards (R&B, Rap/Hip Hop, Male Artist, New Artist and
Best Artist of 2003.) Eminem
who did not attend won two awards for Best American Pop/Rock Male
Artist and World's Best Pop/Rock Artist. |
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HSH Prince Albert of
Monaco (pictured right) is official patron of the event. Proceeds
from ticket sales this year are split evenly between the construction of a
Princess Grace clinic in Africa and Rupert Everett's charity fund
for an existing AIDS hospital in Africa.
Rupert Everett presented
the evening alongside Anna Kournikova and Vivica A. Fox |
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Former Radio Caroline DJ Rob
Harrison (left) is pictured in the foyer of the Sporting Club with
his Riviera Radio (Monaco) colleagues Elizabeth Lewis and Peter
Mackley.
Peter was overheard saying,
'Don't look now, its that bloke from Caroline South with a
camera.'
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Meanwhile in the press room Caroline South presenter Mark Dezzani
meets 'legend' George Benson.
'Meeting one of my musical
heroes really made my hair stand on end,' commented Mark.
Click here for the World Music
Awards 2003 Babes Picture Gallery |
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