2009 Meteor Awards


The 2009 Meteor Music Awards ceremony took place on 17 March 2009 in the RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin. It was the ninth edition of Ireland's national music awards. The event was recorded and it aired on RTÉ Two on 18 March 2009. The awards show was hosted by television presenter Amanda Byram.
The general public were eligible to vote in eight categories - Best Irish Band, Best Irish Male, Best Irish Female, Best Irish Pop Act, Best Irish Album, Best Irish Live Performance, Best National DJ and Best Regional DJ. AC/DC, Coldplay, Elbow, The Killers and Kings of Leon were nominated for Best International Band, whilst Boyzone, The Blizzards, The Coronas, The Script and Westlife were the nominees for Best Irish Pop Act. Mick Flannery, Damien Dempsey, Duke Special, David Holmes and Richard Egan of Jape were nominated in the Best Irish Male category, whilst Enya, Lisa Hannigan, Gemma Hayes, Imelda May, Tara Blaise and Camille O'Sullivan were nominated in the Best Irish Female category. The Hope for 2009 nominees were announced on 18 February, with public voting commencing on 23 February. Hot Press editor Niall Stokes received an industry award, whilst Father Shay Cullen's PREDA Foundation received €100,000. The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to traditional folk musician Sharon Shannon.
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Performances

Boyzone, The Blizzards, Sharon Shannon, Stereophonics and Imelda May performed on the night.
ArtistPerformance
StereophonicsMedley
James Morrison"Broken Strings"
Duke Special"Sweet Sweet Kisses"
Gabriella Cilmi"Sweet About Me"
Enrique Iglesias and Gabriella Cilmi"Takin' Back My Love"
The Blizzards"Trust Me, I'm a Doctor"
Imelda May"Johnny Got a Boom Boom"
Elbow"Grounds For Divorce"
Boyzone"Love You Anyway"
Mundy and Sharon Shannon"Galway Girl"

Nominations

The nominees were officially announced on 28 January 2009, having initially been published on the official site the night before only to be quickly removed. And the winners are...

Public Voting Categories

Best National DJ

Presented by Lorraine Keane

Best Regional DJ

Presented by Lucy Kennedy and Nancy Cartwright

Best Irish Band

Presented by Sonya Lennon and Brendan Courtney

Best Irish Male

Best Irish Female

Best Irish Pop Act

Presented by Pádraig Harrington

Best Irish Album

Presented by Tony Lundon, Liam McCormack and Sinéad McKenna

Best Irish Live Performance

Presented by Craig Doyle and Devon Murray

Non-Public Voting Categories

Best Traditional/Folk

Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh and Anna Nolan

Best International Live Performance

Best International Band

Presented by Caprice and Laura Whitmore
Elbow won the award in 2009.

Best International Female

Best International Male

Presented by Louis Walsh

Best International Album

Lifetime Achievement Award

Presented by Gráinne and Síle Seoige

Humanitarian Award

Presented by Pat Kenny and Conor Carmody from Meteor

Industry Award

Presented by Dave Fanning and Joe Elliott

Hope for 2009

Presented by Rick O'Shea

Most Downloaded Song

"Galway Girl" - Mundy and Sharon Shannon

Multiple nominations

Lisa Hannigan was the only solo artist to be nominated in more than one category. She was nominated in two categories, Best Irish Female and Best Irish Album. She won neither.