COLOUR AND CELEBS AT THE CHAT AWARDS

So… Chaguo La Teeniez went down last week on Saturday at the Carnivore grounds, well, a lot went down.
I have already posted the list of winners over hurrr



Tears were shed over winning, fans screaming for their favourite acts on stage and eyebrows raised at the entrances.
The 9th annual CHAT Awards took place with teeniez choosing their favourite stars for the year 2011.

Kiss 100's Shaffie Weru and Kalekye Mumo

Every year, the CHAT Awards develop a theme that resonates with the youth culture. This year’s ‘Revved Up’ was inspired by the positive aspects of Kenya’s matatu culture. To Kenya’s youth, the matatu is more than just a mode of public transport; it is a vehicle that allows them to interact with the pillars of youth culture; from fashion and music, to technology and entertainment the matatu plays an influential role in their daily lives.

Tusker Project Fame judge Ian Mbugua announcing the winner of Teeniez Role Model

Furthermore, the matatu culture has spawned a fully fledged industry that has created thousands of jobs and even played a massive role in promoting Kenya’s music industry, via the street DJ mixes.
This year’s CHAT Awards was also graced by Jamaican superstars QQ and Denyque.



DJ Kalonje



P Unit on stage

Gospel star Juliani on stage and greeting his fans

Daddy Owen giving an acceptance speech for his award

Machachari cast dressed up as the trio that makes up P Unit

Denyique on stage


The band before Daddy Owen's performance



QQ on stage

PHOTOS/MICHAEL KHATELI

JAMAICAN TEEN STARS DENYQUE AND QQ FOR CHAGUO LA TEENIEZ

This years teen awards dubbed Chaguo La Teeniez Awards will take a different twist than the other eight times it has been held. This year, the organisers have contracted two teen Jamaican stars to headline at the April Award ceremony.
Denyque of Summer Love fame and QQ popularly known for his hit songs Skip To My Lou and RumRam will be in Nairobi on April 16 for the ceremony.



The fast rising Caribbean artiste is enjoying a wave of success since this year. Her hit song Summer Love rang through radios and topped charts. Since then, she has put out more singles which are also racking up the hours in airplay and tipping the scales of popularity in her direction.



While, QQ started out when he was 10-years old, the singing sensation has set a record as the youngest person in Jamaica to have a hit song, 'Poverty'. Apart from being an anthem in the dancehalls, 'Poverty'. Has been climbing the charts and dominating the airwaves in both Jamaica and England with its food-for-thought lyrics.