Dima Bilan won the MTV European Music Award (EMA) for the Best Russian Act, was announced last evening live from Munich, Germany. The other Eurovision Song Contest stars included in the Regional Best acts looses the prizes: In Turkey Sertab Erener and Kenan Dogulu, and in Sweden The Ark.
Avril Lavigne was elected artist of the year during the EMA. The female pop star defeated her US rival, Justin Timberlake. Linkin Park won Best Band Award. The Canadian/Portuguese artist Nelly Furtado won “Best Album” to her last hit "Loose".
THE WINNERS
Rock Out (best rock band of the year): 30 Seconds to Mars
Band of 2007 (best band of the year): Linkin Park
Album of the year: "Loose" by Nelly Furtado
Ultimate urban (best urban music performer): Rihanna
Most addictive track (best hit): "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne
Inter act (artist with best on line interaction): Tokio Hotel
Headliner (best live artist: Muse
Solo artist of 2007 (best solo artist of the year): Avril Lavigne
Video star: Justice
Artists' choice: Amy Winehouse
Best Adriatic Act - Van Gogh
Best Arabic Act - Rashed El Majed
Best African Act - D'banj
Best Baltic Act - Jurga
Best Danish Act - Nephew
Best Dutch & Belgian Act - Within Temptation
Best Finnish Act - Negative
Best French Act - Justice
Best German Act - Bushido
Best Hungarian Act - Akos
Best Italian Act - J-Ax
Best Norwegian Act - El Axel
Best Polish Act - Doda
Best Portuguese Act - Da Weasel
Best Romanian and Moldovan Act - Andreea Banica
Best Spanish Act - Violadores del Verso
Best Swedish Act - Neverstore
Best Turkish Act - Ceza
Best UK & Ireland Act - Muse
Best Ukrainian Act - Lama
Best Russian Act – Dima Bilan
New Sounds of Europe – Bedwetters (Estonia).