1994 MTV Europe Music Awards
Appearance
1994 MTV Europe Music Awards | |
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Date | November 24, 1994 |
Location | Front of Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany |
Hosted by | Tom Jones |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | MTV Networks International (Europe) |
The first MTV Europe Music Awards were held on November 24, 1994 at Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany, five years after the removal of the Berlin Wall. Hosted by Tom Jones, the show featured performances by Aerosmith, Björk, Roxette, Take That and George Michael. Presenters included East 17, Jean Paul Gaultier, Naomi Campbell, Pamela Anderson and model Helena Christensen, who famously kissed INXS's Michael Hutchence live on stage.
Nominations
Winners are in bold text.
Best Song
- Aerosmith — "Cryin'"
- Beck — "Loser"
- Björk — "Big Time Sensuality"
- Blur — "Girls & Boys"
- Youssou N’Dour and Neneh Cherry — "7 Seconds"
Best Director
- Whale — "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe" (directed by Mark Pellington)
- U2 — "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" (directed by Wim Wenders and Mark Neale)[1]
Best Female
Best Male
Best Group
Best New Act
Best Dance
Best Rock
Best Cover
- Ace of Base — "Don't Turn Around"
- Big Mountain — "Baby, I Love Your Way"
- Gun — "Word Up!"
- Pet Shop Boys — "Go West"
- Wet Wet Wet — "Love Is All Around"
Free Your Mind
Performances
- Ace of Base — "Living in Danger"
- Aerosmith — "Cryin'"
- Björk — "Big Time Sensuality"
- George Michael — "Freedom"
- Prince — "Peach"
- Roxette — "Sleeping in My Car"
- Take That — "Sure"
- Therapy? — "Die Laughing"
- Tom Jones — "If I Only Knew"