John Dumelo, Prince David Osei, Yvonne Nelson Wins Award At African Entertainment Awards In Malaysia
Three Ghanaian movie stars made Ghana proud far in Malaysia on Sunday April 15 2012 when they won three different awards at the African Entertainment Awards 2012 held in the Malaysian capital. Popular Ghanaian movie stars Yvonne Nelson, Prince David Osei and John Dumelo were the toast of this year’s Africa Entertainment Awards held at the Eastin Hotel, Petaling Jaya Selangor, Kuala Lumpur.
The three Ghanaian stars made their country proud by picking three top awards at the ceremony organized by Malaysia top events company, Orange Box. The event was to honor Africans doing remarkably well in the entertainment industry. Awards were given to African music and movie icons of international repute.
Ghana’s sexy actress Yvonne Nelson, could not make it to the award ceremony, but was adjudged best actress in Africa while top actors Prince David Osei and John Dumelo took “Best African Actor in International Movie” and “Best Actor In Africa” respectively, beating other top actors from Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya and South Africa.
According the organizers Yvonne, Prince David and John Dumelo have indeed contributed immensely to the development of Africa’s movie industry. They have each starred in several movies and have become household names on the continent. Their infectious characters never go unnoticed, with a fast growing fan base even outside of Africa. They each have a charity project to give back to the society that has supported their careers.
The award ceremony which is in its third year attracted a number of African entertainment icons. Visible among them were Awilo from Nigeria and Nkule Dube, daughter of late reggae icon, Lucky Dube. The awards also honored late South African Reggae super star, Lucky Phillip Dube, with “Lifetime Achievement Award” as the African Best Selling Artist and Best African Reggae Artist. His daughter and Reggae singer Nkule Dube was there to receive the honor of behalf of her late father.
African Entertainment Awards (AEA) Malaysia is a prestigious night of recognition and celebration of goals achieved by Africans in the Entertainment Industry. It is recognized by the viewing public and the media as the only event in Asia that acknowledges and celebrates the diverse talent that is truly African put together by Orange Box Asia in partnership with Cronier Wines.
Source : Eugene Osafo-Nkansah/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
