S³ Pacific Music Awards Event
Pacific Music Awards Finalists & Winners
The events page will detail the nominees and winners of the S³ Pacific Music Awards. You can also look back on previous years nominees and winners. Please click the headings below to view details on the previous years Finalists and Winners.
2009 Pacific Music Awards Finalists & Winners
Radio 531PI Best Pacific Group:
Cydel - “There”s A Place”
Horsemen Family - “My Shout’
Nesian Mystik - “Elevator Musiq’ - Winner
New Zealand Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist:
Devolo - “Heaven & Hell” - Winner
Mareko - “White Sunday 2: The Book of Mark”
Vince Harder - “Strobelight”
Pacific Blue Best Pacific Female Artist Award:
Ladi 6 - “Time is Not Much” - Winner
Angela Afeaki - “Tongan Rendezvous”
Iva Lamkum - “Iva Lamkum EP”
Niu FM Best Pacific Urban Artist:
Devolo - “Heaven & Hell’
Ladi 6 - “Time is Not Much”
Nesian Mystik - “Elevator Musiq” - Winner
APRA Best Pacific Song:
Angela Afeaki - “Happy Happy Tonga” (A. Afeaki/W. Afeaki/J. Afeaki)
Ladi 6 - “Walk Right Up” (K. Tamati/B. Park)
Nesian Mystik - “Nesian 101” (Atai/Manukau/McNulty/Reeder/Rikiau/Strickson‐Pua) - Winner
S³ Best Pacific Music Album - Tui Award:
Angela Afeaki - ‘Tongan Rendezvous’
Ladi 6 - ‘Time is Not Much’
Nesian Mystik - ‘Elevator Musiq’ - Winner
Manukau City Council Peoples Choice Best Pacific Artist Award
Angela Afeaki
Cydel
Devolo
Horsemen Family
Iva Lamkum
Ladi 6
Mareko
Nesian Mystik
Oyster Entertainment
South Auckland Community Church Band - Winner
St Pauls Methodist Church Otara
Vince Harder
Manukau Institute of Technology Lifetime Achievement Award
Tigilau Ness - Winner
Phillip Fuemana Most Promising Artist Award:
Sweet & Irie - Winner
Inaugural Best Pacific Gospel Album:
St Pauls Methodist Church Otara - “2008 Choir”
South Auckland Community Church Band - Set Us Free
Oyster Music (Various Artists) - The Gospel According to... - Winner
2008 Pacific Music Awards Finalists & Winners
Radio 531PI Best Pacific Group:
3 Houses Down - Dreadtown
Cydel - Soul Finder
Te Vaka - Olatia - Winner
New Zealand Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist:
Scribe - Rhyme Book - Winner
Kas Futialo - Lokokasi
Vaniah Toloa - E Le Galo Oe
Pacific Blue Best Pacific Female Artist Award:
Delani - Butterflies’
Lole - The Movement - Winner
Zeisha Fremaux - Secret Game
Niu FM Best Pacific Urban Artist:
Cydel ‘Soul Finder’ - Winner
PNC - PN Whoa!
Scribe - Rhyme Book
APRA Best Pacific Song:
3 Houses Down - DandyMan (Puriri/Pome'e)
Ill Semantics feat Adeaze - Take It Slow (Arona/Moore/Tupa’i/Tupa’i/Holmes)
Scribe - Say It Again (Luafutu/Hammond/Iusitini/Iusitini/Mushroom Music Publishing) - Winner
S³ Best Pacific Music Album - Tui Award:
3 Houses Down - Dreadtown
Cydel - Soul Finder
Te Vaka - Olatia - Winner
Manukau City Council Peoples Choice Best Pacific Artist Award
Three Houses Down - Winner
Manukau Institute of Technology Lifetime Achievement Award
Sione Aleki - Winner
Phillip Fuemana Most Promising Artist Award:
Matthew Salapu Faiumu - Winner
Inaugural Best Pacific Gospel Album:
2007 Pacific Music Awards Finalists & Winners
Radio 531PI Best Pacific Group:
Ill Semantics - Good Musik
Nesian Mystik - Freshmen
Spacifix - Much Love - Winner
New Zealand Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist:
Chong-Nee - Just Getting By On Love - Winner
JXN - Fuata Niue
PNC - Rookie Card
Pacific Blue Best Pacific Female Artist Award:
Aaradhna - I Love You - Winner
Sara-Jane Auva’a - Merry Christmas
Sara Halatutavaha - Tau Fuata Niue
Niu FM Best Pacific Urban Artist:
Chong-Nee - Just Getting By On Love - Winner
Ill Semantics - Good Musik
PNC - Rookie Card
APRA Best Pacific Song:
Aaradhna - I Love You Too
Spacifix - Gotta Get Like This - Winner
Vaniah Toloa - Tukua
S³ Best Pacific Music Album - Tui Award:
Amene - In Your Name We Pray
Spacifix - Much Love - Winner
Vaniah Toloa - Tukua
Manukau City Council Peoples Choice Best Pacific Artist Award
Introduced in 2008
Manukau Institute of Technology Lifetime Achievement Award
Yandall Sisters - Winner
Phillip Fuemana Most Promising Artist Award:
Introduced in 2008
Inaugural Best Pacific Gospel Album:
2006 Pacific Music Awards Finalists & Winners
Radio 531PI Best Pacific Group:
Beatrootz - No DJz
Cydel - Luv Iz
Mt Vaea - Mama - Winner
New Zealand Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist:
Dei Hamo - First Edition - Winner
King Kapisi - Dominant Species
Savage - Moonshine
Pacific Blue Best Pacific Female Artist Award:
Annie Puletiuatoa - Childhood - Winner
Rosita Vai - Golden
Sara-Jane Auva’a - Rejoice
Niu FM Best Pacific Urban Artist:
Dei Hamo - First Edition - Winner
King Kapisi - Dominant Species
Savage - Moonshine
APRA Best Pacific Song:
Beatrootz - No DJz
Cydel - Luv Iz
Savage - Swing - Winner
S³ Best Pacific Music Album - Tui Award:
Mt Vaea Band - Mama - Winner
JXN & LavaBoyKila - First of the Blane
Annie Puletiuatoa - Childhood
Manukau City Council Peoples Choice Best Pacific Artist Award
Introduced in 2008
Manukau Institute of Technology Lifetime Achievement Award
Bill Sevesi - Winner
Phillip Fuemana Most Promising Artist Award:
Introduced in 2008
Inaugural Best Pacific Gospel Album:
2005 Pacific Music Awards Finalists & Winners
Radio 531PI Best Pacific Group:
Adeaze - Always & For Real - Winner
Ardijah - Journey (Aere’anga)
D1 Family - Koko Luv
New Zealand Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist:
Dei Hamo - We Gon’ Ride
Scribe - Dreaming
Tha Feelstyle - Break it to Pieces - Winner
Pacific Blue Best Pacific Female Artist Award:
Anna Williams - Searching
Kat Theo - Waiting
Sara-Jane Auva’a - Sara-Jane - Winner
Niu FM Best Pacific Urban Artist:
Dei Hamo - We Gon’ Ride
Scribe - Dreaming
Tha Feelstyle - Break it to Pieces - Winner
APRA Best Pacific Song:
Kas Futialo & Ian Seumanu - Su’amalie - Winner
Nainz Tupa’i & Viiz Tupa’i - Getting Stronger
Ryan Monga - Journey (Aere’anga)
S³ Best Pacific Music Album - Tui Award:
Aniseto Falemoe - Afe O Maila Ole Alofa
Ardijah - Journey - Winner
Ephraim - Moemoea o Avaiki
Manukau City Council Peoples Choice Best Pacific Artist Award
Introduced in 2008
Manukau Institute of Technology Lifetime Achievement Award
Phillip Fuemana - Winner
Phillip Fuemana Most Promising Artist Award:
Introduced in 2008
Inaugural Best Pacific Gospel Album: