The 2003

World Music Awards The World Music Awards is an international award show founded in 1989 under the patronage of Albert II, Prince of Monaco and co-founder/executive producer John Martinotti. The event is based in Monte Carlo. Awards are presented to the world' ...

(15th annual

) were held on 12 October 2003 in Monaco. Awards are given based on worldwide sales figures for that year. Big winners of the night was 50 Cent, who took home four awards and t.A.T.u. with three awards winning.

Winners

Pink Pink is the color of a namesake flower that is a pale tint of red. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, ...

* Eminem *

Robbie Williams Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, and achieved commercial success after launching a solo career in 1996. His debut stud ...

* Samira Said * Dido *

Avril Lavigne Avril Ramona Lavigne ( ; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. At age 16, she signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records. Her debut studio album, '' Let Go'' (2002), is the best-selling album of the 2 ...

* Do * Patrick Bruel * Lorie * Yannis Kotsiras * Eros Ramazzotti *

Laura Pausini Laura Pausini (; born 16 May 1974) is an Italian singer. She rose to fame in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with her debut single " La solitudine", which became an Italian standard and an interna ...

* Panjabi MC *

Ronan Keating Ronan Patrick John Keating (born 3 March 1977) is an Irish singer. He debuted in 1993 alongside Keith Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch, and Stephen Gately, as the co-lead singer (with Gately) of Irish pop group Boyzone. His solo career s ...

Enya Enya Patricia Brennan (; ga, Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin; born 17 May 1961), known professionally by the mononym Enya, is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician known for modern Celtic music. She is the best-selling Irish solo arti ...

* Herbert Grönemeyer *

Roxette Roxette was a Swedish pop rock duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson (vocals and keyboards) and Per Gessle (vocals and guitar). Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act in the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough second ...

DJ Bobo Peter René Baumann (born 5 January 1968), better known under his stage name DJ BoBo, is a Swiss singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer, and music producer. He has sold 14 million records worldwide and has released 12 studio albums as well as several ...

Chopard Diamond Award

The Chopard Diamond award (or simply the Diamond award) is given by the World Music Awards to artists who have sold over 100 million albums during their career. This award is occasionally confused with the previously created RIAA certification of "Diamond," which represents the sale of over ten million copies of an album in the U.S., and was created in 1999, whereas the Chopard Diamond award was created in 2001. *

Mariah Carey Mariah Carey (; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the " Songbird Supreme", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the w ...

Act of 2003

*World's Best Selling Artist of the year: 50 Cent

Pop

*World's Best Selling Pop Male Artist: 50 Cent *World's Best Selling Pop Female Artist: Norah Jones *World's Best Selling Pop Group Artist: t.A.T.u.

Pop/Rock

*World's Best Selling Pop/Rock Artist: Eminem

Rock

*World's Best Selling Rock Group:

Linkin Park Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The band's current lineup comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn and drumm ...

Dance

*World's Best Selling Dance Artist: Justin Timberlake *World's Best Selling Dance Group: t.A.T.u.

Adult

*World's Best Selling Adult Contemporary Artist: Norah Jones

R&B

*World's Best Selling R&B Artist: 50 Cent

Rap/Hip-Hop

*World's Best Selling Rap/Hip-Hop Artist: 50 Cent

Latin

*World's Best Selling Latin female artist:

Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular ...

*World's Best Selling Latin male artist: David Bisbal

Duo

*World's Best Selling Duo: t.A.T.u.

New

*World's Best Selling New Artist: 50 Cent

National Awards

*World's Best American Female Artist:

*World's Best American Male Artist: Eminem *World's Best British Male Artist:

*World's Best British Female Artist: Dido *World's Best Canadian Artist:

*World's Best Chinese Artist ： Nicholas Tse *World's Best Dutch Artist: Do *World's Best French Male Artist: Patrick Bruel *World's Best French Female Artist: Lorie *World's Best Greek Artist: Yannis Kotsiras *World's Best Italian Male Artist: Eros Ramazzotti *World's Best Italian Female Artist:

*World's Best Indian Artist: Panjabi MC *World's Best Irish Male Artist:

*World's Best Irish Female Artist:

*World's Best German Artist: Herbert Grönemeyer *World's Best Middle Eastern Artist: Samira Said *World's Best Scandinavian Artist:

*World's Best Swiss Artist:

External links

*http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=2000704 *https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/68677/2003-world-music-awards-winners {{World Music Awards World Music Awards, 2003 Lists of World Music Award winners