Most Popular Entertainer Of Ghana (MPEG) Launched! Agya Koo, Asamoah Gyan & Co. To Be Honoured

 

Most Popular Entertainer of Ghana (MPEG), a new awards scheme to honour Ghanaian professionals in the fields of music, football, boxing, movie, theatre and broadcasting has been launched in Accra.

Like any other awards scheme, MPEG is to commend and honour individuals in the above mentioned disciplines who excelled in 2010. It is a cross-discipline honours and not aiming at competing with any existing or upcoming awards scheme.

The MPEG College which is made up of professionals and watchers of the various disciplines in Ghana use their experience and active involvement in their chosen fields last year to nominate those who most excelled. The public then would be called upon to help choose the finalists and then the ultimate entertainer in 2010 through text and online voting.


The nominations was be done by the College and voting by the public to choose those to be honoured. The College has therefore nominated personalities for the various disciplines to be honoured as mentioned above.
The list is out for Most Popular Entertainer of Ghana (MPEG) Honours 2010 includes:

• Asamoah Gyan (Most Entertaining Football Personality)
• Joseph Agbeko (Most Entertaining Boxing Personality)
• Amakye Dede (Most Entertaining Music Personality)
• Agya Koo (Most Entertaining Film Acting Personality)
• Andrew Adotey (Most Entertaining Stage Acting Personality)
• Nana Aba Anamoah (Most Entertaining Television Personality)
• Funny Face (Most Entertaining Comedy Personality)
• Fiifi Banson (Most Entertaining Radio Personality, Accra)
• Kwame Adinkra (Most Entertaining Radio Personality, Kumasi)
• Nana Otu Gyandoh (Most Entertaining Radio Personality, Takoradi)

Who among these great entertainers should be crowned MPEG 2010?
Besides the trophy to be presented to the personalities above, all of them will have to compete for the overall Most Popular Entertainer of Ghana. This is how to vote. Just text his/her name prefixed with GH to 1736 all networks. Or you can vote at http://www.mpeghonours.com.

Since this is to acknowledge the efforts of entertainers in Ghana, each finalist from the various disciplines would be honoured with a trophy, a certificate and accompanying prizes (as would be received from sponsors). MPEG is an initiative of FDD Communications Consult.
Below is the full list of the nominated personalities to be awarded, as well as the description of each category.

• Most Entertaining Footballer Personality of the Year:

This is the footballer adjudged by the College as the most popular and entertaining footballer in the previous year. He or she should featured prominently and excelled at his position with his professional club and should have been called more than five times to play for any of the national teams (Black Stars, Black Meteors, Black Satellites, Black Starlets; Black Queens, Black Princesses) while he or she was the number one at the position he or she plays. He or she should have garnered a considerable national appeal during 2010.

• Most Entertaining Boxing Personality of the Year:

This is the boxer adjudged by the College as the most popular and entertaining boxer in 2010. He or she should have fought and either won his match or showed dedication, was entertaining and demonstrated good sportsmanship to the game and commanded considerable national appeal during 2010.

• Most Entertaining Film Acting Personality of the Year:

This is the film actor/actress voted by the public as the most outstanding and entertaining actor or actress in 2010. He or she should have starred in a film released in the year 2010 in which he or she was entertaining and showed very good acting abilities and has considerable national appeal.

• Most Entertaining Stage Acting Personality of the Year:

This is the stage actor/actress voted by the public as the most popular and entertaining stage actor or actress in 2010. He or she should have acted in a stage production in 2010 on a stage that commanded not less than 500 audience in which he or she was entertaining and showed very good acting abilities with considerable stage appeal.

• Most Entertaining Comedy Personality of the Year:

This is the comedy personality adjudged by the College as the funniest, most popular and entertaining in 2010. He or she should have been the funniest person on stage in his or her own comedy show, appearing in one or more comedy shows on stage or television or played funny roles in a local movie, television show, radio programme or any stage production.

• Most Entertaining Music Personality of the Year:

This is the music artiste adjudged by the College as the most popular and entertaining individual musician or group in 2010. He/she or the group should have either released a song/album or performed at one or more events where he or she was popular, entertaining and commanded considerable national appeal.

• Most Entertaining Radio Broadcast Personality of the Year(Accra/Tema, Kumasi, Sekondi/Takoradi):

This is the radio broadcaster adjudged by the College as the most popular and entertaining in 2010. He or she should have worked on radio as a host of a day part programme, current affairs or talk show presenter, news caster or music DJ during 2010 and should have been entertaining and commanded considerable regional appeal.

• Most Entertaining Television Broadcast Personality of the Year:

This is the television broadcaster adjudged by the College as the most popular and entertaining in 2010. He or she should have worked on television as host of a current affairs programme, talk show presenter, news caster or music VJ during 2010 and should have been entertaining and commanded considerable national appeal.

• Most Popular Entertainer of Ghana:

The Ghana’s Most Popular Entertainer is the individual or group adjudged by the College as the most popular entertainer in 2010. He or she should be among those nominated by the College from the respective professions of football, boxing, film, theatre, comedy, music, radio and television and voted for by the public. The person or group should have demonstrated ultimate showmanship, was popular and commanded crossover appeal.

• Lifetime Achievement Honour:

This is an individual adjudged by the College as a consummate entertainer and a significant contributor to Sports, Music, Film, Television, Theatre and Broadcasting over the years.

• Entertainment Support Institutions Honour:

This is an institution adjudged by the College as a major and a significant contributor to Sports, Music, Film, Television, Theatre and Broadcasting over the years.