Tamer Abdel Hamid (Abu Dhabi)
Yesterday evening, the Etihad Arena Theater in Abu Dhabi witnessed the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2023, in its second session, and the event was presented by the multi-award-winning British artist, Jessie J. The event included children voting for their favorite characters in the region and the world in sectors. Movies, TV and Music, which witnessed a record number of participants with 46 million votes.
Content creator Ossi Marwa participated in presenting the ceremony and distributing Nickelodeon balloon awards to the winners in 16 categories. The event included fun performances presented by a group of the most talented artists, including the famous band “Now United”, the Palestinian-Chilean singer, author and songwriter Eliana, and the Saudi artist Badr. Al-Shuaibi, Palestinian singer-songwriter Noelle Kharman, Jordanian singer-songwriter Issam Al-Najjar, and artist Silawi.
Award recipients
The ceremony began with the appearance of international star Jessie J, who performed her famous song “Price Tag” amid great interaction from the audience. Then, Oussi Marwa entered and joined Jessie to introduce the winners. The list of awards included Ahmed Dash receiving the Best Actor award, while Mayan Al-Sayyed received the award. The Best Actress Award, and “Silawi” won the Best New Artist Award, while Noelle Kherman won the Best New Artist Award.
While the title of best content creator went to Wissam Qutb, the title of best influencer went to Ghaith Marwan, while Islam Afro won the award for best comedy content maker, while Mr. Best won the award for favorite global content maker. The Saudi Reporters team also won the award for best team, while the title of global influencer went. Favorite of Jenna Ortega, the title of Best International Artist went to Olivia Rodrigo, and Big Sam won the title of Best Rap Artist.
In the field of games, “Abu Falla” won the award for favorite gaming influencer, and SpongeBob snatched the title of best favorite Nickelodeon character in the series “SpongeBob SquarePants.”
Lyrical passages
To the tunes of her romantic song “Al-Firqa”, Noel Kharman presented a distinguished singing performance, while the artist Badr Al-Shuaibi excelled in performing “Medli” amid great interaction with the rhythms of his famous songs “Mutaab Kul Nas”, “Ana Weyah” and “Bravo to You”.
While the band “Now United” presented a segment full of distinguished performances, including the songs (All Night Love and One Love), the show included the participation of Ivorian singer Melanie Thomas, Lebanese Nour Ardakani, Australian Savannah Clarke, Briton Lamar Morris, and American Zane Carter, while a member of the band presented New Brazilian Desiree Santos performed her first live performance, accompanied by Mexican Sabina Hidalgo and German Sina Deinert.
Stars and influencers
A group of the brightest stars and influencers on social media participated in performing the segments at the Nickelodeon Awards, including Ghaith Marwan, actress Mayan El-Sayed, Moroccan singer and songwriter Manal, Karen Wazen, Nour Stars, Chris Feed, Leah Makhoul, and Amr Maskoun.
Singing reviews
During the award distribution ceremony, the ceremony witnessed a number of distinguished singing performances, where the artist Silawi performed his song, which achieved remarkable Arab popularity, “When You Are,” and amid great enthusiasm from the audience, the artist Eliana presented her famous song “Mama Eh,” while the artist and songwriter Issam Al-Najjar performed ““ “Medly” was distinguished by his selection of a number of his successful songs, including (Hadal Ahbek, Waray, and TMO).
