By Osagie Alonge
- It’s a tie between Wizkid and Sakordie!
Ayo ‘Wizkid’ Balogun has won the award for ‘Best International Act: Africa’ at the 2012 edition of the BET Awards!
The Nigerian pop act jointly won the award with Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie at the awards ceremony taking place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on July 1, 2012.
The EME act and Sarkodie had faced tough competition from other nominees – Nigerian rapper Ice Prince, Kenyan Hip-Hop/R&B group Camp Mulla, South African singer Lira and French speaking Malian rapper Mokobe for the coveted Best African Act prize.
‘Thankful!‘, an excited Wizkid tweeted.
This isn’t the first time the Best African Act award will be jointly won. Last year, African pop giants D’banj and 2face came out tops and received a joint award prize in the same category.
Wizkid also won the MOBO prize for Best African act in 2011.
19 comments
Wizkid congrats, i fill your swagger
I hate how they were not presented at all during the awards ceremony. Sarkodie was handed his award his backstage. This is in especially bad taste for BET. I’m hoping no Africans come to this bogus show again. Worst four hours of my life.
Congratulations guys…….We are moving higher.
Congratulations to both of you. I nor like the way BET dey organize their award o. Tweet @iamdsam 2go @iamsammy
well done guy. forward ever backward never.. long life guy.
U ar almost dr wizzy. .Tnkx 4 makin 9ja proud. .
the BET award is the biggest joke of the year. How can you present awards to people behind the glitz and glamour of the event. What is the essence of creating the category…Best International Artiste (Africa) if they will not be recognised or share the same stage with other winners? Please, let us start the mobilisation from here…BET Award is fraud, it promotes segregation and should be treated as such. Our artistes should ignore or boycot next edition if there is no assurance of giving African artistes the recognition they deserve.
dont mind em,BET??they’re all infested. Maybe they might have given conditions for the awards. Its nt right.its embarassing,and derogatory.
Sarkodie keep keeping higher. And make Ghana proud
wow congratulation my boys thats good
wow congratulation my boys thats good
We are taking africa above the sky
am happy for u guys,congrates
Hi tink it fraud (bet).but wizkid don’t sale ur soul to the devil just for u to be best in the world(the greatest mistake in this life is to die without jesus)pls be wise.u are the best in africa.wizzy.
congrat!!! i lyk u wizkid
EME/konvict dude, congrat man.
i’m very very excited with that, congrats.
The fame will make the gain come I celebrat Wizkid and Sarkodie… Keep hipe going Jossy Ranchi on this one!!!!