Sarkodie loses out to D’banj for the MTV EMA Race for Africa

It’s the end of the MTV Europe Music Awards race for BET Award winners, Sarkodie and Wizkid, Camp Mulla and Mi Casa as D’banj has been voted and nominated to be Africa’s nominee in the Africa-India-Middle East category for the forthcoming 2012 Worldwide Act for MTV EMA!

D’banj will represent Africa as a Worldwide Act nominee at the 2012 MTV EMA, billed to take place in Frankfurt on November 11, MTV EMA stated whilst announcing his nomination on Monday. “Music fans all over the world have spoken!

You voted around the clock… you told everyone you know to support your favourite artist… and now you’ve chosen a local EMA winner! It’s… D’Banj!” MTV stated on its website to announce D’banj’s nomination alongside others.

From now until 30 October, local winners around the globe such as D’banj will compete for the honour of representing their region in the race for the second ever Worldwide Act. Below is the list of international artists who will compete along with North America’s local nominees to be the regional nominee for the 2012 Worldwide Act EMA!

AFRICA-INDIA-MIDDLE EAST

Best African Act: D’Banj

Best India Act: Alobo Naga & the Band

Best Middle East Act: Ahmed Soultan

EUROPE

Best Adriatic Act: Who See

Best Belgian Act: Milow

Best Czech Act: Majk Spirit

Best Danish Act:Medina

Best Dutch Act: Afrojack

Best Finnish Act: Robin

Best French Act: Shaka Ponk

Best German Act: Tim Bendzko

Best Greek Act: Vegas

Best Hungarian Act: 30Y

Best Israeli Act: Ninet Tayeb

Best Italian Act: Emis Killa

Best Norwegian Act:Erik & Kriss

Best Polish Act: Brodka

Best Portuguese Act: Aurea

Best Romanian Act: Vunk

Best Russian Act: Dima Bilan

Best Spanish Act: The Zombie Kids

Best Swedish Act: Loreen

Best Swiss Act: DJ Antoine

Best UK/Ireland Act: One Direction

Best Ukranian Act: Alloise

ASIA PACIFIC

Best Asia Act: Han Geng

Best Australia/New Zealand Act: Gotye

LATIN AMERICA

Best Brazilian Act: Restart

Best Latin America North Act: Panda

Best Latin America Central Act: Don Tetto

Best Latin America South Act: Axel