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The 9th Annual
Channel O Music Video Awards Channel O Africa Music Video Awards, once known as Spirit of Africa Music Video Awards, are Pan-African music awards organised by South Africa -based Channel O television channel. The awards were first held in 2003 under the name Reel Music Video A ...
were held at Walter Sisulu Square in
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on 17 November 2012. The nominees were unveiled at an announcement party in Johannesburg on 21 September 2012. Kenyan
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topped the list with four nominations, but failed to bring home an award. Among those who will be performing are Davido,
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, Khuli Chana,
M.anifest Kwame Ametepee Tsikata (born 20 November 1982), known professionally as M.anifest, is a Ghanaian musician, rapper and record producer. He won Best Rapper and Hip-Hop song of the year at the 2017 Ghana Music Awards. He has worked with Damon Alba ...
, Camp Mulla and Zeus.
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released his single " Makasana".


Nominees and winners

Winners are in bold text.


Video of the Year

* DJ Zinhle ft Busiswa – My name Is * Khuli Chana ft Notshi – Tswa Daar *
Toya Delazy Latoya Nontokozo Buthelezi, who is known professionally as Toya Delazy, is a London-based South African singer, producer, pianist, dancer and performer from KwaZulu-Natal. She is known for her music genre called Afro rave, which fuses techno, ...
– Pump It On */ Lizha James ft Pérola – Leva Boy * Big Nelo – Sente O Beat *
D’Banj Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo (born 9 June 1980), known professionally as D'banj ( ), is a Nigerian singer, rapper, music executive, event host and television personality. He signed with American rapper Kanye West's record label GOOD Music to release ...
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Brymo Ọlawale Ọlọfọrọ (born Olawale Ibrahim Ashimi; 9 May 1986), better known as Brymo, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, sound artist, sonic artist, actor and author who was born and raised in Okokomaiko. Brymo started recording music in ...
– Ara * Sarkodie ft. Obrafour – Saa Okodie No *
Camp Mulla Camp Mulla was an alternative hip hop group originating from and based in Nairobi, Kenya. The group rose to prominence with the release of their single " Party Don't Stop" on 31 August 2010, with that and their subsequent works earning them a n ...
– Fresh All Day */ AY ft
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& Lamyia – Speak With Your Body


Best Male Video

* Khuli Chana ft Notshi – Tswa Daar *Pro – Makasana * Big Nelo – Sente O Beat * D’Banj – Oliver Twist */ AY ft. Romeo & Lamyia – Speak With Your Body


Best Female Video

* Zahara – Loliwe */ Lizha James ft Perola – Leva Boy *
Tiwa Savage Tiwatope Omolara Savage (born 5 February 1980), known professionally as Tiwa Savage (), is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress. Savage sings in English, Nigerian Pidgin and Yoruba; her music is a blend of afrobeats, R&B, afropop, p ...
– Love Me, Love Me, Love Me * Mo’Cheddah ft. Phenom – See Me */ Keko ft. Madtraxx – Make You Dance


Best Newcomer

* Toya Delazy – Pump It On *
Davido David Adedeji Adeleke (born November 21, 1992), known professionally as Davido, is a Nigerian American, Nigerian-American singer, songwriter and record producer. Davido was born in Atlanta, U.S, and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. He made his mus ...
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Dami Duro "Dami Duro" is a song by Nigerian singer Davido. It was released as the second single from his debut studio album, '' Omo Baba Olowo'' (2012). The song peaked at number 1 on Gold Myne's list of the top 10 songs of 2012, surpassing Iyanya's " Kuk ...
* E.L. – Turn The Lights Down * Camp Mulla ft. Collo – Party Don't Stop *
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– I Deserve


Best Duo, Group or Featuring

* Micasa – Heavenly Sent */ Liquideep – Still */ Buffalo Souljah ft. Cabo Snoop – Styra Inonyengesa */
P-Square P-Square are a Nigerian music duo composed of the twin brothers Mr. P (singer), Peter Okoye and Rudeboy (singer), Paul Okoye, who co-write and co-produce most of their songs. Noted for their artistic reinvention, musical versatility, and Visual a ...
ft.
Akon Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon (), is a Senegalese-United States, American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. An influ ...
and May D – Chop My Money * Camp Mulla – Fresh All Day


Best

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* DJ Zinhle ft. Busiswa – My name Is * DJ Cleo – Facebook *OS 3 ft. Tcholoby – Mokongo * Davido – Dami Duro * Bucie – Get Over It * CPwaa – Hmmm


Best

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Dancehall Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots reggae, roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2 ...

*// HHP ft
Lutan Fyah Anthony Martin (born 4 December 1975), better known as Lutan Fyah, is a Jamaican musician, singer, and member of the Rastafari movement Bobo Shanti. Background Born in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica, Martin studied Architecture ...
& Omar Retnu – Baheitane (Remix) */ Buffalo Souljah ft. Cabo Snoop – Styra Inonyengesa */
Ice Prince Panshak Henry Zamani (born 30 October 1986), better known as Ice Prince Zamani or just Ice Prince, is a Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter. He rose to fame after releasing "Oleku (Ice Prince song), Oleku", one of Nigeria's most remixed son ...
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Gyptian Windel Beneto Edwards (born 25 October 1983), better known by his stage name Gyptian (), is a Jamaican reggae singer. He often appears with roots reggae songs within the reggae subgenre dancehall. Early life Born to a Seventh-day Adventist mo ...
- Magician (Remix) *
Orezi Esegine Allen (born 28 March 1986), better known by his stage name Orezi, is a Nigerian musician from Delta State. He rose to prominence with his song "Rihanna" in 2013. In a chat with Showtime's ''The Cooking Pot'' the singer said that in the ...
– Booty Bounce * Wyre – Dancehall Party


Best African Pop

* Jozi – Ugologo * DJ Sbu ft. Zahara – Lengoma */ Gal Level ft. Toniks – Money *
Brymo Ọlawale Ọlọfọrọ (born Olawale Ibrahim Ashimi; 9 May 1986), better known as Brymo, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, sound artist, sonic artist, actor and author who was born and raised in Okokomaiko. Brymo started recording music in ...
– Ara * Maurice Kirya – I Don’t Want To Fight


Best Southern African

* Cashtime Fam – Shut it down (Stundee) * HHP – Bosso * Shota ft. Shana – Taking You Home * Zeus – Dancing Shoes */
Paul G Paulo George Marques João (born March 31), better known by his stage name Paul G, is an Angolan urban pop and R&B singer-songwriter, producer and dancer. He began his career as a founding member of Angola's first worldly known rap group South S ...
ft. Maezee – The Feeling * Shugasmakx ft. Moneoa – Take It Easy


Best West African

*/ D-Black ft. Mo’Cheddah – Falling *
Wizkid Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (born 16 July 1990), better known as Wizkid, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. Born in the Ojuelegba suburb of Surulere, Lagos, Wizkid is a voice in the emerging Afrobeats movement. His music is a blend of Afrobea ...
– " Pakurumo" * Sarkodie ft. Obrafour – Saa Okodie No *
Naeto C Naetochukwu Chikwe, stage name Naeto C, is a Nigerian rapper, Afrobeat artist and record producer. He rose to prominence with the track 'Kini Big Deal' which is credited for changing the Nigerian hip hop sound. Known for his catchy hooks and s ...
– I Gentle *
Wande Coal Oluwatobi Wande Ojosipe (born 18 October 1985), popularly known as Wande Coal, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. Early life Wande Coal was born on 18 October 1985 in Lagos Island, Lagos state, Nigeria, to Chief Ibukun Olufunto and Omolara ...
– Private Trips


Best East African

*/ Keko ft. Madtraxx – Make You Dance *
Camp Mulla Camp Mulla was an alternative hip hop group originating from and based in Nairobi, Kenya. The group rose to prominence with the release of their single " Party Don't Stop" on 31 August 2010, with that and their subsequent works earning them a n ...
ft. Collo - Party Don’t Stop */ AY ft
Sauti Sol Sauti Sol is a Kenyan afropop band formed in Nairobi in 2005 by vocalists Bien-Aimé Baraza, Willis Chimano, and Savara Mudigi. Initially an a cappella group, guitarist Polycarp Otieno joined before they named themselves Sauti Sol. Sauti So ...
– I Don’t Want To Be Alone */ K'naan and
Nas Nas (born 1973) is the stage name of American rapper Nasir Jones. Nas, NaS, or NAS may also refer to: Aviation * Nasair, a low-cost airline carrier and subsidiary based in Eritrea * National Air Services, an airline in Saudi Arabia ** Nas Air (S ...
– Nothing To Lose * Navio – One & Only


Best

Hip Hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...

* Khuli Chana ft Notshi – Tswa Daar *
L-Tido Thato Madonsela (born 30 January 1985), better known by his stage name L-Tido, is a South African hip hop recording artist from Alexandra, Johannesburg. He is best known for being one of the few independent artists in the country to reach commer ...
– Smash * Ice Prince –
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M.anifest Kwame Ametepee Tsikata (born 20 November 1982), known professionally as M.anifest, is a Ghanaian musician, rapper and record producer. He won Best Rapper and Hip-Hop song of the year at the 2017 Ghana Music Awards. He has worked with Damon Alba ...
– Makaa Maka */ K'naan ft.
Nas Nas (born 1973) is the stage name of American rapper Nasir Jones. Nas, NaS, or NAS may also refer to: Aviation * Nasair, a low-cost airline carrier and subsidiary based in Eritrea * National Air Services, an airline in Saudi Arabia ** Nas Air (S ...
– Nothing To Lose


Best R&B

* Lloyd Cele – Hero */ Lizha James ft Perola – Leva Boy * Flavour ft.
Tiwa Savage Tiwatope Omolara Savage (born 5 February 1980), known professionally as Tiwa Savage (), is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress. Savage sings in English, Nigerian Pidgin and Yoruba; her music is a blend of afrobeats, R&B, afropop, p ...
– Oyi * 2Face – Be There * Habida ft. Cannibal – My Reason


Best

Kwaito Kwaito is a music genre that emerged in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, between the late 1980s and 1990s. It is a sound that features the use of African sounds and samples. Kwaito songs occur at a slower tempo range than other styles of h ...

* Kabelo ft. Professor – Amapantsula’Ajabulile * Spikiri ft. Various artists – Ngeke Balunge * Big Nuz – Serious */ EES ft.
Mandoza Mduduzi Thembinkosi Edmund Tshabalala (17 January 1978 – 18 September 2016), also known as Mandoza, was a South African singer-songwriter and kwaito recording artist. He was known for his contributions to the kwaito genre and his numerous hi ...
– Ayoba */ The Dogg ft. Brickz – Tromentos


Special Recognition

OskidoOskido to be honoured at Channel O Awards
''the Namibian'' 2 October 2012


References

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External links


Channel O Music Video Awards Official website
2012 music awards 2012 in Africa