2009 Meteor Awards
The 2009 Meteor Music Awards ceremony took place on 17 March 2009 in the RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin.[1] It was the ninth edition of Ireland's national music awards. The event was recorded and it aired on RTÉ Two on 18 March 2009. The awards show was hosted by television presenter Amanda Byram.[2][3] The general public were eligible to vote in eight categories - Best Irish Band, Best Irish Male, Best Irish Female, Best Irish Pop Act, Best Irish Album, Best Irish Live Performance, Best National DJ and Best Regional DJ.[4] AC/DC, Coldplay, Elbow, The Killers and Kings of Leon were nominated for Best International Band, whilst Boyzone, The Blizzards, The Coronas, The Script and Westlife were the nominees for Best Irish Pop Act.[5] Mick Flannery, Damien Dempsey, Duke Special, David Holmes and Richard Egan of Jape were nominated in the Best Irish Male category, whilst Enya, Lisa Hannigan, Gemma Hayes, Imelda May, Tara Blaise and Camille O'Sullivan were nominated in the Best Irish Female category.[6] The Hope for 2009 nominees were announced on 18 February, with public voting commencing on 23 February.[7] Hot Press editor Niall Stokes received an industry award, whilst Father Shay Cullen's PREDA Foundation received €100,000.[8] The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to traditional folk musician Sharon Shannon.[9] PerformancesBoyzone, The Blizzards, Sharon Shannon, Stereophonics and Imelda May performed on the night.[10][11]
NominationsThe nominees were officially announced on 28 January 2009, having initially been published on the official site the night before only to be quickly removed.[6][12] And the winners are...[13] Public Voting CategoriesBest National DJ
Presented by Lorraine Keane Best Regional DJ
Presented by Lucy Kennedy and Nancy Cartwright Best Irish BandPresented by Sonya Lennon and Brendan Courtney Best Irish MaleBest Irish FemaleBest Irish Pop ActPresented by Pádraig Harrington Best Irish Album
Presented by Tony Lundon, Liam McCormack and Sinéad McKenna Best Irish Live Performance
Presented by Craig Doyle and Devon Murray Non-Public Voting CategoriesBest Traditional/FolkPresented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh and Anna Nolan Best International Live PerformanceBest International BandPresented by Caprice and Laura Whitmore Elbow won the award in 2009. Best International FemaleBest International MalePresented by Louis Walsh Best International Album
Lifetime Achievement AwardPresented by Gráinne and Síle Seoige Humanitarian AwardPresented by Pat Kenny and Conor Carmody from Meteor Industry AwardPresented by Dave Fanning and Joe Elliott Hope for 2009Presented by Rick O'Shea Most Downloaded Song"Galway Girl" – Mundy and Sharon Shannon Multiple nominationsLisa Hannigan was the only solo artist to be nominated in more than one category. She was nominated in two categories, Best Irish Female and Best Irish Album. She won neither.
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