 One
of the popular boy bands of the international music scene, Westlife
have sold 18 million albums and seven million singles The five member
team is set to woo MTV viewers at their first ever performance in
India when they perform at the Indian Music Excellence Awards - MTV
IMMIES presented by AirTel, on 12 December, 2003, says a company release.
Besides Westlife, the Immies boasts of international acts comprising
percussion pop duo Safri Duo, the popular Danish group - Outlandish,
Asian music sensation - Rishi Rich and international king of Bhangra
- Panjabi MC.
 While
the channel has unveiled its international acts, the local acts
are still kept under the wraps but the release hints that the Immies
will bring together a galaxy of international and local acts sprinkled
liberally with performances from Bollywood.
Presented by AirTel, the MTV Immies is exclusively supported by
the Indian Music Industry (IMI) and is brought in association with
LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd, Kinetic Zing and Maruti - for the
brand Alto. The hospitality partner is J W Marriott while the radio
partner is Radio Mirchi.
The stars of the evening Nicky, Shane, Bryan, Kian and Mark have
sold over 250,000 units of their albums in India alone. The popular
Irish boy band is creating waves across the globe with 'Mandy' and
'Hey Whatever' from their forthcoming album 'Turnaround'.
The Safri Duo comprising Morten Friis and Uffe Savery are said
to be poised to get the crowd in action with performance. The bongo
banging duo has won a pile of awards and was the first ever Danish
act to win an MTV Award. Next in the line is the 'not regular hip-hop
band' Outlandish. With their recent release Aicha making rounds
of the music channels, the dynamic trio is raring to deliver a superb
performance for the first time in India, says the release.
While Rishi Rich, whose claim to fame is not just Asian fusion
tracks, but pure hip-hop beats for the likes of Fallacy and Estelle
is amongst the star line line up for the d-day. Currently, Rishi
Rich is working on productions for Britney Spears, Ricky Martin
and Mary J Blige.
Last in the line is the International king of Bhangra, Panjabi MC.
Having established himself as a household name on the UK and international
Bhangra scene, Panjabi MC has
gaining huge recognition and popularity with his hip hop and real
'desi' mix in India too.
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