WINDHOEK– Two of Namibia’s finest musical exports, Nianell and Riana Nel, are among a stellar line-up of artists performing this year at the Namibia Annual Music Awards (NAMAs).
“We are turning 5 years this year and we (MTC and NBC) are proud of having built an exciting and recognizable brand called the NAMAs,” says NAMAs Executive, Tim Ekandjo. Nia Nel,stage name, Nianell, is a world-class platinum selling artist, author and motivational speaker, an Honorary Ambassador of Team Namibia and proudly Namibian but now residing in South Africa. She is an international success story with many of her songs play listed on radio stations worldwide. She is a gifted singer, a talented musician and songwriter. Nianell has been a trailblazer for female singer-songwriters in South Africa and she has achieved international success with her first album selling over 2 million copies worldwide. Nianell has consistently delivered beautiful inspirational and successful albums.
Nianell has shared the stage with world acclaimed artist like Christina Aguilera, Westlife, Diana Ross and Andre Bocelli and has won many international awards in Global Song writing, Best Female Vocalist at ‘Vonk Awards’ and Best Gospel/Inspirational category at the ‘16th Annual USA Song Writing Competition’. Her first book, Knowing Who I Am, has been released in Afrikaans (Om te weet wie ek is) and in English and is already a best seller in the Afrikaans market.
Riana Nel (who just so happens to be the also very famous sister of Nianell) is also proudly Namibian. In addition she is also a double platinum selling artist with her album, Die Moeite Werd (Worth the trouble) breaking sales records, in addition to another six number one radio hits. Riana is regarded as one of the biggest female artist in South Africa today. In 2013 she was awarded the ‘Tempo Award’ for Best Pop Album at the ‘Ghoema Awards’ and shared Songwriter of the Year award with Johan Vorster.
Riana is also a very respected singer-songwriter and writes songs for many South African artists including Juanita du Plessis, Jay, Lianie May, Bobby van Jaarsveld and many more.
Meanwhile Tickets for NAMAs 2015 will be available as from February 23. VIP tickets will sell for N$500 while standard tickets cost for N$250. Tickets will be available nationwide from Computicket, or online from the Computicket.com website. For more updates check out the NAMAs on their : Official Website: www.nama.com.na, Facebook: facebook.com/namibianawards, Twitter: twitter.com/namibianawards or @namibianawards, Instagram: instagram.com/namibianawards or @namibianawards