Tiwa Savage; first female to win MTV Best African Act

 

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Tiwa Savage yesterday was awarded as the 2018 Best African Act in the MTV Europe Music Awards. She is the first African female to win the award under this category.

The 2018 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) was held at the Bizkaia Arena (Bilbao Exhibition Centre) in Barakaldo, near Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain, on 4 November 2018.

The host of the ceremony was  Hailee Steinfeld. This was the third time that Spain has hosted the awards show.

The Nigerian star was at the venue of the event in Bilbao, Spain on Sunday,  and she bagged the award,beating her rivals in that catergory; (Nigerian) Davido,  (South Africa) Distruction Boyz, Shekhinah, Nyashinski(Kenya) and Fally Ipupa (Congo)

Tiwa is famously known for her hit songs, Eminado, Ma Lo, Lova Lova among other singles and collabo.

The artist recently was on the trends after she featured in ‘Fever’ by Nigerian Star WizKid. A song that brought social media to a stand still.

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The artist took to her social media platform to thank her fans for the support.. have a look at her message.

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Almighty God, you ARE so faithful. My savage soldiers you did this for us. You’ve stuck with me through the roller coasters, THANK YOU
To my amazing team, this is just the beginning.
African Woman, this is for US
I’ve been through a lot but I’ve kept my head up and weathered the storm because I know some little girl somewhere is dreaming like I did. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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