2011 MTV Europe Music Awards

Annual edition of the awards show

2011 MTV Europe Music Awards

Date| 6 November 2011 (9:00 PM CET)
Location| Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Hosted by| Selena Gomez
Most awards| Lady Gaga (4)
Most nominations| Lady Gaga (7)
Television/radio coverage
Network| MTV Networks International (Europe)
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The 2011 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) were held in Northern Ireland's capital Belfast, on Sunday, 6 November 2011, at the Odyssey Arena in the Titanic Quarter area of the city and was hosted by Selena Gomez. Additional live venues for the awards show include Ulster Hall and Belfast City Hall.

On 19 September 2011, MTV Networks International announced the 2011 nominees. The main categories were dominated by Lady Gaga with seven nominations, Katy Perry and Bruno Mars with five and Britney Spears, Thirty Seconds to Mars and Adele with three apiece. Lady Gaga was the biggest winner of the night, taking home 4 awards.[1][2][3] Other winners include Thirty Seconds to Mars, Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber with two apiece.

During the show Selena Gomez said that MTV received 154 million votes from people around the globe.[4] Queen received the Global Icon Award from Katy Perry, and the band closed the awards ceremony, with Adam Lambert on vocals, performing "The Show Must Go On", "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions".[5]

## Nominations

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Winners are in bold text.

Best Song | Best Video

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Lady Gaga — "Born This Way"

* Adele — "Rolling in the Deep"
* Bruno Mars — "Grenade"
* Jennifer Lopez (featuring Pitbull) — "On the Floor"
* Katy Perry — "Firework"

Lady Gaga — "Born This Way"

* Adele — "Rolling in the Deep"
* Beastie Boys — "Make Some Noise"
* Beyoncé — "Run the World (Girls)"
* Justice — "Civilization"

Best Female | Best Male

Lady Gaga

* Adele
* Beyoncé
* Jennifer Lopez
* Katy Perry

Justin Bieber

* Bruno Mars
* David Guetta
* Eminem
* Kanye West

Best New Act | Best Pop

Bruno Mars

* Far East Movement
* Jessie J
* LMFAO
* Wiz Khalifa

Justin Bieber

* Britney Spears
* Katy Perry
* Lady Gaga
* Rihanna

Best Rock | Best Alternative

Linkin Park

* Coldplay
* Foo Fighters
* Kings of Leon
* Red Hot Chili Peppers

Thirty Seconds to Mars

* Arcade Fire
* Arctic Monkeys
* My Chemical Romance
* The Strokes

Best Hip-Hop | Best Live Act

Eminem

* Jay-Z & Kanye West
* Lil Wayne
* Pitbull
* Snoop Dogg

Katy Perry

* Coldplay
* Foo Fighters
* Lady Gaga
* Red Hot Chili Peppers

Best World Stage Performance | Best Push Act

Thirty Seconds to Mars

* Arcade Fire
* Diddy – Dirty Money
* Enrique Iglesias
* Kings of Leon
* Linkin Park
* My Chemical Romance
* Ozzy Osbourne
* Snoop Dogg
* The Black Eyed Peas

Bruno Mars

* Alexis Jordan
* Big Time Rush
* Far East Movement
* Jessie J
* Katy B
* LMFAO
* Neon Trees
* Skylar Grey
* Theophilus London
* Wiz Khalifa

Biggest Fans | Best Worldwide Act

Lady Gaga

* Justin Bieber
* Paramore
* Selena Gomez
* Thirty Seconds to Mars

Big Bang

* Abd El Fattah Grini
* Britney Spears
* Lena
* Restart

Voices Award
Justin Bieber
Global Icon
Queen

## Regional nominations

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Winners are in bold text.

Best Adria Act | Best Belgian Act

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Dubioza Kolektiv

* Hladno pivo
* Magnifico
* S.A.R.S.
* SevdahBABY

* Deus
* Goose
* Stromae
* The Subs
* Triggerfinger

Best Czech & Slovak Act | Best Danish Act

Charlie Straight

* Ben Cristovao
* Debbi
* PSH
* Rytmus

Medina

* L.O.C.
* Nik & Jay
* Rasmus Seebach
* Rune RK

Best Dutch Act | Best Finnish Act

Ben Saunders

* Afrojack
* Baskervilles
* De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig
* Go Back to the Zoo

Lauri Ylönen

* Anna Abreu
* Children of Bodom
* Haloo Helsinki!
* Sunrise Avenue

Best French Act | Best German Act

La Fouine

* Ben l'Oncle Soul
* David Guetta
* Martin Solveig
* Soprano

Lena

* Beatsteaks
* Clueso
* Culcha Candela
* Frida Gold

Best Greek Act | Best Hungarian Act

Mark F. Angelo featuring Shaya

* Κokkina Halia
* Melisses
* Onirama
* Panos Mouzourakis featuring Kostis Maraveyas

Compact Disco

* Bin-Jip
* Fish!
* Punnany Massif
* The Carbonfools

Best Israeli Act | Best Italian Act

The Young Professionals

* Izabo
* Liran Danino
* Sarit Hadad
* The Walking Man

Modà

* Fabri Fibra
* Jovanotti
* Negramaro
* Verdena

Best Norwegian Act | Best Polish Act

Eva & The Heartmaker

* Erik og Kriss
* Jaa9 & OnklP
* Jarle Bernhoft
* Madcon

Ewa Farna

* Afromental
* Doda
* Monika Brodka
* Myslovitz

Best Portuguese Act | Best Romanian Act

Aurea

* Amor Electro
* Diego Miranda
* Expensive Soul
* The Gift

Alexandra Stan

* Fly Project
* Guess Who
* Puya
* Smiley

Best Russian Act | Best Spanish Act

Nyusha

* Gradusi
* Kasta
* Machete
* Timati

Russian Red

* El Pescao
* Nach
* Vetusta Morla
* Zenttric

Best Swedish Act | Best Swiss Act

Swedish House Mafia

* Eric Amarillo
* Mohombi
* Robyn
* Veronica Maggio

Gimma

* Adrian Stern
* Baschi
* Myron
* TinkaBelle

Best Turkish Act | Best Ukrainian Act

Atiye Deniz

* Cartel
* Duman
* Hadise
* Mor ve Ötesi

Sirena

* Jamala
* Ivan Dorn
* Kazaky
* Max Barskih

Best UK & Ireland Act |

Adele

* Coldplay
* Florence and the Machine
* Jessie J
* Kasabian

## Worldwide Act nominations

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Winners are in bold text.

Best Africa, Middle East and India Act | Best Asia and Pacific Act

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Abd El Fattah Grini

* Black Coffee
* Cabo Snoop
* Fally Ipupa
* Wizkid

Big Bang

* Agnes Monica
* Exile
* Gotye
* Jane Zhang
* Jay Chou
* Sia

Best European Act | Best Latin American Act

Lena

* Adele
* Alexandra Stan
* Atiye Deniz
* Aurea
* Ben Saunders
* Charlie Straight
* Compact Disco
* Deus
* Dubioza kolektiv
* Eva & the Heartmaker
* Ewa Farna
* Gimma
* La Fouine
* Lauri Ylönen
* Mark F. Angelo & Shaya
* Medina
* Modà
* Nyusha
* Russian Red
* Sirena
* Swedish House Mafia
* The Young Professionals

Restart

* Ádammo
* Babasónicos
* Belanova
* Calle 13
* Don Tetto
* No Te Va Gustar
* Panda
* Seu Jorge
* Zoé

Best North American Act |

Britney Spears

* Beyoncé
* Bruno Mars
* Foo Fighters
* Justin Bieber
* Katy Perry
* Lady Gaga
* Lil Wayne

## Performances

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### Pre show

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* Jason Derülo — "It Girl / In My Head"

### Main show

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* Coldplay — "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
* LMFAO (featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock) — "Party Rock Anthem"
* Bruno Mars — "Marry You"
* Jessie J — "Price Tag"
* Red Hot Chili Peppers — "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie"
* Lady Gaga — "Marry the Night"
* Selena Gomez & the Scene — "Hit the Lights"
* Snow Patrol — "Called Out in the Dark"
* Justin Bieber — "Mistletoe / Never Say Never"
* David Guetta (featuring Taio Cruz, Ludacris and Jessie J) — "Sweat (David Guetta Remix) / Little Bad Girl / Without You"
* Queen + Adam Lambert — "The Show Must Go On / We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions"

### Digital show

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* Snow Patrol — "This Isn't Everything You Are"
* Jason Derülo — "Don't Wanna Go Home"

## Appearances

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* Louise Roe and Tim Kash — Red carpet hosts
* Nicole Polizzi and Jennifer Farley — presented Best Live Act
* David Hasselhoff — presented Best Female
* Katy Perry — presented Global Icon Award
* Ashley Rickards and Sheamus — presented Best Male
* Amy Lee — introduced Red Hot Chili Peppers
* Jeremy Scott and From Above — presented Best New Act
* Hayden Panettiere — presented Best Song
* Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Tracee Ellis Ross — presented Best Worldwide Act
* Jessie J — introduced the Amy Winehouse tribute
* Bar Refaeli and Irina Shayk — presented Best Video

## See also

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* 2011 MTV Video Music Awards

## References

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1. ^ "Lady Gaga wins four prizes at MTV Europe awards". Guardian. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
2. ^ "Lady Gaga dominates MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast". BBC News. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
3. ^ "MTV Europe Music Awards 2011: as it happened". Daily Telegraph. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
4. ^ "SELENA GOMEZ LINK 3 (SAY CHEESE + SNOW DROP)". MTV Europe Music Awards. 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
5. ^ Katy and Adam Honour Queen Archived 12 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine MTV. Retrieved 19 April 2011

## External links

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* MTV Europe Music Awards Official show site

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