Thailand - The Siam Paragon in Bangkok was illuminated with international and Asian stars celebrating the fifth spectacular MTV Asia Awards 2006 on Saturday May 6. Jointly hosted by multi-talented Kelly Rowland and Asian heartthrob Wang Leehom, the MTV Music Awards 2006 will air on MTV Thailand premiering at 11pm on 6 May and on MTV SAM at 12am on May 7.
Pan regional award winners included Green Day (Favourite Rock Act), Ricky Martin (Favourite Male), Kelly Clarkson (Favourite Female), The Backstreet Boys (Favourite Pop Act), Korn’s "Twisted Transistor" (Favourite Video), Simon Webbe (Favourite Breakthrough Artist), Jolin Tsai (The Style Award), Destiny’s Child (Special Achievement In Popular Music), Bird Thongchai McIntyre (Inspiration Award) and TERIYAKI BOYZ (Breakthrough Collaboration Japan). Local MTV territory Favourite Artists include Vicki Zhao (China), Twins (Hong Kong), Jal (India), Peterpan (Indonesia), Se7en (Korea), Mawi (Malaysia), Rivermaya (Philippines), Taufik Batisah (Singapore), Wang Leehom (Taiwan), Tata Young (Thailand). Winners were determined by MTV viewers throughout Asia, who voted via SMS and online.
The night started off with a blazing performance of "Twisted Transistor" by Korn, and took off from there as the 4,600 capacity-crowd were treated to a true blend of East and West throughout the night. The MTV Music Awards 2006 hosts got fans on their feet with a medley featuring Wang Leehom’s Chinese Opera-inspired "Heroes On Earth" and Kelly Rowland's world premiere live performance of her new single "Gotsta Go." The first win of the night went to Se7en, who took the stage to accept his trophy for being chosen Favourite Artist – Korea prior to his performance later in the evening.
Host city Bangkok got a special treat as Thai hip-hop group Thaitanium jammed with Simon Webbe in a rousing performance of "No Worries," and Webbe's Blue bandmate Lee Ryan partnered with Thai pop goddess Tata Young for their version of the classic ballad "Endless Love." As the night of award presentations and performances went on, the energy was palatable as Taiwanese favourite Jolin Tsai raised temperatures and eyebrows with a sexy performance of "Dancing Diva," Canadian singer-songwriter Daniel Powter got behind the piano and wowed the audience with a live version his massive hit, "Bad Day," and award-winning TERIYAKI BOYZ brought the house down with their first ever live performance outside of Japan. The night of star-studded action continued with returning favourites Hoobastank and Rivermaya taking the stage, and MTV's biggest night in Asia ended with Korea's Kangta joining forces with Taiwan's Vanness Wu for a rousing finale duet performance of "2nd Scandal."
source: mtvasiaawards.com





































