List of awards and nominations received by Orelsan
The following article outlines the awards and nominations received by French rapper and songwriter Orelsan. He began his career in 2004 and has since garnered considerable attention and praise for his music.
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Orelsan's debut studio album, Perdu d'avance, earned him a nomination for the 2009 Prix Constantin.[1][2] The same year, he won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best French Act, pipping highly favoured David Guetta to the prize.[3][4][5]
His second studio album, Le chant des sirènes, won the 2012 Victoires de la Musique award for Urban Music Album of the Year. During the same awards ceremony he was nominated for Music Video of the Year for "RaelSan", the album's lead single, and won the award for Group or Artist Popular Revelation of the Year.[6][7][8][9][10]
In 2013, Orelsan was nominated for the Victoires de la Musique award for Male Artist of the Year,[11] while in the same year he took the Prix de la Création Musicale award for Songwriter of the Year.[12] He was also nominated for the NRJ Music Award for French Revelation of the Year in 2013.[13][14] At the 2013 Trace Urban Music Awards, Orelsan was nominated for the Male Artist of the Year and Best Live Performance awards, while "La terre est ronde" was nominated for Best Song and "Ils sont cools" featuring Gringe nominated for Best Music Video.[15][16][17]
In 2014, Orelsan and his Casseurs Flowters colleague Gringe were nominated for the Best French Act award at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards, their first nomination as a duo.[18][19] However, they were beaten to the award by Indila during the ceremony held in Glasgow on 9 November 2014.[20][21]
His 2017 album La fête est finie was nominated for IMPALA's European Independent Album of the Year Award.[22]
IMPALA European Independent Album of the Year Award
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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2017 | Independent Album of the Year[23] | La fête est finie | Nominated |
MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards are an annual award ceremony that celebrate and honour the most popular songs and artists in Europe.
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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2009 | Orelsan | Best French Act | Won |
2012 | Nominated | ||
2014 | Casseurs Flowters (with Gringe) | Nominated |
NRJ Music Awards
The NRJ Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as a NMA) are an award ceremony presented by French radio station NRJ to honour the best in French and worldwide music industry.
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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2013 | Orelsan | French Revelation of the Year | Nominated |
Prix Constantin
The Prix Constantin is an annual French music prize awarded to the best album of an artist who has come to prominence during the course of the past year.
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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2009 | Perdu d'avance | Prix Constantin | Nominated |
Prix de la Création Musicale
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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2013 | Orelsan | Songwriter of the Year | Won |
Trace Urban Music Awards
The TRACE Urban Music Awards are an annual award ceremony which recognises the best hip hop, tropical and African music artists.
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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2013 | Orelsan | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated |
Best Live Performance | Nominated | ||
"La terre est ronde" | Best Song | Nominated | |
"Ils sont cools" (featuring Gringe) | Best Music Video | Nominated |
Victoires de la Musique
Victoires de la Musique is an annual French award ceremony where "Victoire" accolades are awarded by the French Ministry of Culture to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry that recognizes the best musical artists of the year.
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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2012 | Orelsan | Group or Artist Popular Revelation of the Year | Won |
Le chant des sirènes | Urban Music Album of the Year | Won | |
"RaelSan" | Music Video of the Year | Nominated | |
2013 | Orelsan | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated |
2018 | "Basique" | Music Video of the Year | Won |
La fête est finie | Urban Music Album of the Year | Won | |
Orelsan | Male Artist of the Year | Won |
References
- Gilles Rettel (14 November 2009). "Gagnant et sélection du Prix Constantin 2009" (in French). Le blog de formations-musique.com. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- "Prix Constantin 2009 : La liste des nominés" (in French). MusiqueMag.com. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- "China remet le prix du Meilleur artiste français à Orelsan, en direct du plateau de MTV France" (in French). MTV France. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- Julien Thomas (14 October 2009). "MTV Awards : Orelsan bat David Guetta !" (in French). Télé-Loisirs.fr. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- "Orelsan est le meilleur artiste français - Notre vainqueur aux MTV Europe Music Awards 2009" (in French). MTV. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- "Victoires de la musique 2012 : Orelsan, la consécration" (in French). France Soir. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- "Orelsan consacré aux Victoires de la musique" (in French). Le Point. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- "Ringer, Thiéfaine, Orelsan, trio vainqueur des 27es Victoires de la musique" (in French). Le Monde. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- "Victoires de la Musique 2012 : Orelsan Roi des Nominations" (in French). Staragora.com. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- "Victoires de la Musique 2012 : les nominés sont..." (in French). ChartsInFrance.net. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- Charles Decant (9 February 2013). "Victoires de la Musique 2013 : Le palmarès complet" (in French). Ozap.com. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- "Orelsan, Sexion d'assaut, Burgalat, Dominique A... lauréats des Prix de la création musicale" (in French). irma.asso.fr. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- "NRJ Music Awards 2013" (in French). NRJ Music Awards. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- "NRJ Music Awards 2013 : Liste complète des nominés catégorie par catégorie" (in French). Melty.fr. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- "Trace Urban Music Awards : Le palmarès complet" (in French). Trace Urban. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- "Le palmarès des Trace Urban Music Awards 2013 (La Fouine, Zaho...)" (in French). Le Blog TV News. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- "Trace Urban Music Awards : et les nommés sont..." (in French). Premiere. 3 April 2013. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- "Meilleur Artiste Français" (in French). MTV Europe Music Awards. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- "Le caennais OrelSan nominé en tant que meilleur artiste français aux E-MTV Awards" (in French). Tendance Ouest. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- "Glasgow to host 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards". BBC News. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- "MTV EMA 2014, le palmarès : Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, One Direction et Indila triomphent" (in French). ChartsInFrance.net. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- "22 acts in the running for best European independent album". 6 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- "22 acts in the running for best European independent album". 6 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.