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1994 MTV Europe Music Awards

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Date
  
November 24, 1994

Hosted by
  
Tom Jones

Location
  
Front of Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany

Network
  
MTV Networks International (Europe)

The first MTV Europe Music Awards were held on November 24, 1994, at Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany, five years after the removal of the Berlin Wall. Hosted by Tom Jones, the show featured performances by Aerosmith, Björk, Roxette, Take That and George Michael. Presenters included East 17, Jean Paul Gaultier, Naomi Campbell, Pamela Anderson and model Helena Christensen, who kissed INXS's Michael Hutchence live on stage.

Contents

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Song

  • Beck — "Loser"
  • Blur — "Girls & Boys"
  • Aerosmith — "Cryin'"
  • Björk — "Big Time Sensuality"
  • Youssou N’Dour & Neneh Cherry — "7 Seconds"

    • Best Director

  • Mark Pellington (Whale — "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe")
  • Spike Jonze (Beastie Boys — "Sabotage")
  • Julien Temple (Enigma — "Return to Innocence")
  • Stephane Sednaoui (MC Solaar — "Nouveau Western")
  • Wim Wenders and Mark Neale (U2 — "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)")

    • Best Male

  • Bryan Adams
  • MC Solaar
  • Seal
  • The Artist Formerly Known as Prince
  • Bruce Springsteen

    • Best Female

  • Björk
  • Neneh Cherry
  • Mariah Carey
  • Tori Amos
  • Marusha

    • Best Group

  • Aerosmith
  • Crowded House
  • Rage Against the Machine
  • Beastie Boys
  • Take That

    • Best New Act

  • Crash Test Dummies
  • Beck
  • Whale
  • Therapy?
  • Deus

    • Best Dance

  • Reel 2 Real
  • 2 Unlimited
  • D Ream
  • Jam & Spoon
  • The Prodigy

    • Best Rock

  • Aerosmith
  • Rage Against the Machine
  • Therapy?
  • Metallica
  • Soundgarden

    • Best Cover

  • Wet Wet Wet — "Love Is All Around"
  • Pet Shop Boys — "Go West"
  • Gun — "Word Up!"
  • Ace of Base — "Don't Turn Around"
  • Big Mountain — "Baby, I Love Your Way"

    • Free Your Mind

  • Amnesty International

    • Performances

  • George Michael — "Freedom! '90"
  • Aerosmith — "Walk on Water" & "Cryin'"
  • Roxette — "Sleeping in My Car"
  • Take That — "Sure"
  • Björk with Fluke — "Big Time Sensuality"
  • Therapy? — "Die Laughing"
  • Ace of Base — "Living in Danger"
  • Tom Jones — "If I Only Knew"
  • George Michael — "Jesus to a Child"
  • Prince — "Peach"

    • Appearances

  • Franz Beckenbauer - introduced Tom Jones
  • Tracey Ullman – presented Best Male
  • Jean Paul Gaultier and Naomi Campbell – presented Best Dance Act
  • Alexi Lalas and Dave Mustaine – presented Best Female
  • Pamela Anderson and East 17 – presented Best Rock
  • Herbert Grönemeyer and Marusha – presented Best Cover Version
  • Youssou N’Dour and Neneh Cherry – presented Best Breakthrough Act
  • Bono – accepted Free Your Mind on behalf of Amnesty International
  • Steven Tyler and Joe Perry – presented Best Director
  • Franz Beckenbauer – presented Best Group
  • Helena Christensen and Michael Hutchence – presented Best Song

    • References

    1994 MTV Europe Music Awards Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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