US pop singer Katy Perry picked up an award at The NRJ music awards for Best International Song, only to be told it was a mistake and Rihanna was meant to win it. The NRJ music awards is France’s biggest music award ceremony, and was attended by a wide range of international stars.
The blunder was admitted by host, Nikos Aliagas after the show. He said: “We are terribly sorry, but we made a mistake. It wasn’t Katy Perry who was supposed to pick up the Best International Song, but Rihanna with ‘Disturbia’. We hope Rihanna and Katy Perry won’t be too upset and we apologise for all the fans who voted for them. The wrong name was put in the envelopeâ€.
However, Katy Perry is unlikely to be too upset, as she did win an award for the Best International Album for her debut album ‘One of the Boys’. Other winners included Britney Spears for Best International Female Artist and Enrique Iglesias won the International Male Artist prize.
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What a shame since Rihanna seems to have been snubbed by the Brit awards this year even though shes had a major sell out tour and numerous top 10 singles
Posted on January 22nd, 2009 at 2:32 am
I feel really sorry for Rihanna, She had an excellent 2008, Katy Perrys only really had 2 pop hits
Posted on January 23rd, 2009 at 4:06 am
I don’t agree, I like Rihannah but I think Katy Perry deserved it, I love her music .
Posted on April 16th, 2009 at 7:10 am
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