*Youth View Awards 2011 *

Last Sat 5 feb the Youth View Awards went down  at National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston. The YVA's is a people choice awards that offers a creative vehicle for Jamaican teens and young adults’ voices to be heard! The categories included favourite celebrity in entertainment, fashion, sports, and the coveted award of celebrity role model of the year! Hosted by Teyanna Taylor, Chino and Lady Rennae, the event was packed with a lot artists like Aidonia who performed "Evil Head", Voicemail, G Whizz sang "Life" while Tessane Chin celebrated Bob Marley's birthday singing his "Woman Hold Her Head and Cry "and also Etana sang "Redemption Song" and her own  "Roots". To-Isis did a redemption of "I can transform ya"which talked about bleaching while Teyanna Taylor did an amazing dance and she also went into the crowd bringing already excited fans to scream even more.Chino did a medley of  "Who God Bless" Protected" and "From Mawning". Din Dong was in the house and danced with Ravers Clavers,Elephant Man was there and all di Gaza Camp .Vybz Kartel, which just launched his own clothing line on the market for males and females, called Addi, brought home 4 awards one with Russian for best collabo of 2010. 

List of winners and some videos of the event above. 

Tiana,Vybz and Chino scored the biggest!

YVA 2011 List of winners:

Favourite Music Video

Holiday by Ding Dong and Chevaughn

Sound of the Year 

Renaissance Disco

Best Dance Group

Sample Six

Best Chart-topping Song

Love Dem  Vybz Kartel

Favourite Local Sports Team

Reggae Boyz

Favourite Artiste of the Year

Tifa

Favourite Artiste of the Year (male):

Vybz Kartel

Favourite Group

Voicemail

Cultural Artist of the Year

Tarrus Riley 

Producer of the Year

Stephen McGregor

Favourite Local International Act

Sean Paul

Favourite Male Dancer

Ding Dong

Favourite Female Dancer

Mystic

Gospel Artiste of the Year

DJ Nicholas

Favourite Radio Personality

ZJ Liquid

Best Fashion Icon (female)

D’ Angel

Best Fashion Icon (male)

Beenie Man

Best Local Clothing Brand

Cooyah

Favourite Entertainment Show

Review

Best Female Artiste

Tifa

Best Male Artiste

Vybz Kartel

Favourite Video Director

Jay Will

Favourite Female Sports Personality

Shelly-Ann Fraser

Favourite Male Sports Personality

Usain Bolt

Young Hot and Hype Female

Tifa

Young Hot and Hype Male

Chino