Nickelodeon and the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi delivered on their commitment to bring the leading kids’ brand’s slimiest, wildest show to the city to the delight of fans across the Middle East. Last night, the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Abu Dhabi 2019 lit up the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. The night featured stunning performances and stunts, including a mash-up of hits by global superstar and event host, Jason Derulo, including his latest hit, Mamacita, the sliming of co-host Haifa Beseisso, and performances by Conor Maynard, Maritta and al-Waleed Hallani, Nora Fatehi and Fnaire, Dyler and Egyptian star Mohamed Hamaki. Kids’ favorite artists and talent were crowned across 16 entertainment categories.
PERFORMANCES
The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Abu Dhabi 2019 featured seven musical performances from global and regional stars:
- Jason Derulo, the global superstar with 17 multi-platinum singles to his name, kicked off the night with a high-energy mashup of some of his greatest hits including Mamacita, Colors, Swalla, and Want To Want Me.
- Marittawas introduced by Jason and gave a moving performance of her hit Ana.
- Dancer, model and singer Nora Fatehiwas joined by Moroccan band Fnaire for a stunning Arabic performance of her song Dilbar.
- Saudi Arabian singer and social media sensation Dyler arrived in a bright red sports car and then walked through the crowd singing his hit Samoly.
- Lebanese star al-Waleed Hallani followed with a rendition of his hit song Aam Yessalo, and was promptly slimed to the delight of the audience.
- British singer, songwriter and YouTuber ConorMaynard performed in a medley of his hits Turn Around, Waste Your Time, Hate How Much I Love You.
- Platinum Egyptian artist and Arabian superstar Mohamed Hamaki closed the nightdelighted fans with Ya Sattar.
FULL LIST OF NICKELODEON KIDS’ CHOICE AWARDS ABU DHABI 2019 WINNERS:
Leading up to the show, kids across the Middle East voted for their favourite artists on Nickelodeon’s website https://kca.nickelodeonarabia.com/, on Instagram using the hashtag of their favourite nominee and via the Nickelodeon Play app. More than 15 million votes were cast over the summer to choose the winners across a range of music, film and entertainment categories. The winners in the 16 award categories were:
FAVORITE GROUP
RAJAA & OMAR BELMIR
DAFFY & FLIPPERACHI
BOYBAND
SHARMOOFERS
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST
ADHAM NABULSI
ESSA AL MARZOUG
SAAD RAMADAN
MOHAMED HAMAKI
FAVORITE FEMALE NEWCOMER
CYNTHIA SAMUEL
SANDRA SAHI
SALMA ABU-DEIF
ZEINA MAKKI
FAVORITE VLOGGER
THUNAYYAN KHALID
FEYHAN FAMILY
LOWI SAHI
ROZZAH
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST
HALA AL TURK
MANAL
SHAMMA HAMDAN
CARMEN SOLIMAN
FAVORITE ACTOR
MOHAMED RAMADAN
MOATASEM EL NAHAR
ASAAD AL ZAHRANI
AMR YOUSSEF
FAVORITE MALE NEWCOMER
MOHAMED EL SHARNOUBY
AL WALID HALLANI
DYLER
ADIL ECHBIY
FAVORITE ACTRESS
CYRINE ABDEL NOUR
DONIA SAMIR GHANEM
ASEEL OMRAN
DANIELLA RAHME
FAVORITE TV PERSONALITY
RAYA ABI RACHID
QUSAI (DON LEGEND)
ASSALAH KAMEL
WISSAM BREIDY
FAVORITE INFLUENCER
IBRAHIM BASHA
TAIM AL FALASI
BIN BAZ
MINA AL SHEIKHLY
FAVORITE GAMER
FIR4SGAMER
NEROGAMER55
AHMED AL NASHEET
IIKLAY
FAVORITE CARTOON
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
TOM AND JERRY
MAJID
GUM BALL
FAVORITE RADIO STATION
NRJ RADIO
VIRGIN RADIO
PEARL FM
AL ARABIYA
FAVORITE SPORTS STAR
RAMY NACHAR
RAHA MOHARRAK
ZAHRA LARI
RASHID AL DHAHERI
FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO
NASSIF ZEYTOUN – KEL YOM BHEBIK
MAYA DIAB, MASSARI & FRENCH MONTANA – YA NOUR EL EIN
ADHAM NABULSI – HOWEH EL HOB
NORA FATEHI AND FNAIRE – DILBAR
FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL STAR
BILLIE EILISH
SHAWN MENDES
CAMILLA CABELLO
KHALID
BROADCAST
The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Abu Dhabi 2019 was recorded on September 20th at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and will air exclusively on Nickelodeon on OSN in KSA, UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain on September 24th at 17:00 UAE/16:00 KSA. The show will also be aired on Nickelodeon channels internationally in the USA, UK, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, India, China, Philippines and Pakistan.
More coverage of the Kids’ Choice Awards Abu Dhabi 2019 can be found on Nickelodeon’s channels on Facebook, Instagram and through the following official hashtags:
#KCAAD2019
#KidsChoiceAwardsAbuDhabi2019
#NickelodeonArabia
#InAbuDhabi
#FamilyWeekInAbuDhabi
#في_أبوظبي
ABU DHABI FAMILY WEEK
The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Abu Dhabi 2019 was part of Abu Dhabi Family Week, a 10-day programme of fun-packed, educational events dedicated to children’s and family entertainment organised by DCT Abu Dhabi. Additional activities included the brand new The World of Nickelodeon, a three-day Nickelodeon activation taking place from 19th to 21st of September at ADNEC
