The Coca-Cola Malta Music Awards 2008 have yielded a remarkable five awards for alternative rocker and relative newcomer Niki Gravino, as well as double victories for established artists Winter Moods, Beangrowers and Ira Losco.

Winter Moods were voted Malta’s Best Band and they also received the Legends’ Award while Ira Losco was voted Best Female Artist and as well as receiving the gong for Best Album of the Year (Fortune Teller).

Beangrowers won the Best Video gong and the Award for Best Local Export. Mary Spiteri collected the Lifetime Achievement Award and 16-year old Christabelle was elected Malta’s best RnB artist.

Niki Gravino’s rock won him awards for Best Male Artist, Best CD Cover (The Politics of Double Beds), Best Song (Catwalk Baby), Best Songwriter and Best Image. The singer was accompanied by his band The Vile Bodies as he received the awards and at a performance of his winning song.

The event, attended by an audience of around 5000 people, featured enthusiastically-received performances by Malta’s top talent, including, amongst others, spectacular effects-laden shows by Tribali and dance artists Toby & Kristina Casolani, as well as British DJs Deepest Blue, whose international top ten hits such as ‘Miracle’ were greeted with loud applause and singing along by the crowd.

TV personalities Stephanie Cassar and Jean Claude Micallef hosted the show, which featured a procession of Malta’s top names decked out in the latest fashions turning out to present awards to the winning artists. DJ Mykill, accompanied by Kevin the Bongo Man, string player Philip and MC Colin Fitz warmed up the crowd before the event.

The complete winners’ list is as follows:

Best Band-Winter Moods

Best Male- Niki Gravino

Best Female-Ira Losco

Best Album-Fortune Teller-Ira Losco

Best CD Cover- Niki Gravino

Best Artist Website-DJ Ruby

Lifetime Acheivement Award- Mary Spiteri

MTA Local Export Award- Beangrowers

Best New Artist-Airport Impressions

Best Song-Catwalk baby-Niki Gravino

Best Songwriter- Niki Gravino

Best Video- Not in a million lovers-Beangrowers

Best Artist Image- Niki Gravino

Best Dance Production- Burning from the inside-Tenishia

Best Hip Hop/RnB Artist- Christabelle

The Legends Award-Winter Moods

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