LEWIS + ESTELLE WIN BIG AT MOBOS

Last updated: Thursday, October 16, 2008

LEWIS + ESTELLE WIN BIG AT MOBOS

British singing sensations LEONA LEWIS and ESTELLE were the big winners at the U.K.'s 13th annual Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards on Wednesday (15Oct08) - scooping two honours each.

LEONA LEWIS

Lewis, winner of the 2006 series of TV talent competition The X Factor, proved she had made it after picking up two of the night's biggest gongs: Best Album for her debut, Spirit, and Best Video, for her worldwide smash hit Bleeding Love.

But Lewis, who was booed by the crowd for not attending the ceremony in London to collect her awards, missed out on the honour of being named Britain's Best Female artist - losing out to Estelle.

The singer was honoured as the U.K.'s top female, as well as winning Best Song for her comeback collaboration with Kanye West, American Boy, while the Best U.K. male gong went to rapper Dizzee Rascal.

And the U.S. weren't left out of the honours - Lil' Wayne won the gong for Best Hip Hop artist, while Chris Brown took home the award for Best R+B/Soul.

Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown took to the stage alongside Reverend Run to host the show at London's Wembley Arena.

The full list of winners are as follows:

Best U.K. Female

Estelle

Best U.K. Male

Dizzee Rascal

Best song

American Boy- Estelle

Best R+B/Soul

Chris Brown

Best Hip Hop

Lil' Wayne

Best Video

Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis

Best Album

Spirit - Leona Lewis

Best UK Newcomer

Chipmunk

Best International Act

Chris Brown

Best Reggae

Mavado

Best Jazz

YolanDa Brown

Best Gospel

Jahaziel

Best African Act

9ice

Best Radio DJ

Trevor Nelson

Best Club DJ

Tim Westwood

Lifetime Achievement

Motown

BeMOBO

Ricky McCalla

Source: WENN

| Thursday, October 16, 2008

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