Mirrah

MTV AUSTRALIA
Current mood: cheerful

 MTV Australia Video Music Awards
 On: Sunday, 29 April 2007
At: Acer Arena, Sydney

Pink, Teddy Geiger and Damien Leith join 30 Seconds to Mars, Good Charlotte, and Fergie in the line up of performers set to rock the stage at the 2007 MTV Australia Video Music Awards to be held at Acer Arena, April 29.

The show which has promised to deliver ‘bigger and better’ is certainly on its way to achieving just that with secured talent for the show already including Fergie and Good Charlotte as main show hosts, Perez Hilton and Sophie Monk as red carpet hosts.

The multiple Grammy winning Pink is also up for 5 Awards. Australian Idol winner Damien Leith who is currently working on his 2nd album has been nominated for 2 awards and US heart-throb Teddy Geiger will make a special trip down under for his nomination in the Spanking New Artist Category.

The daughter of Grammy and Academy Award winning performer Lionel Richie will accompany her Good Charlotte beau Joel Madden to the April 29 event in her first Australian visit.

The 25-year-old’s star rose after filming her travelling adventures opposite hotel heiress Paris Hilton for reality program, The Simple Life in 2003.

Since then, Richie’s personal life has been splashed across tabloid magazines around the world raising speculation on everything from her weight to who she’s dating.

Richie also made headlines following the program’s debut when she was arrested for heroin possession.

Richie joins a bevy of international talent including Black Eyed Peas frontwoman, Fergie, and Good Charlotte’s identical twins Benji and Joel Madden who are hosting the awards ceremony.

The event has also drawn other high-profile guests including punk rocker Pink, Kristen Cavallari of US TV program Laguna Beach and 30 Seconds To Mars frontman Jared Leto.

Australian singer turned Hollywood star Sophie Monk and fiancee of Benji Madden will host a red carpet special with celebrity blogger Perez Hilton and multiple ARIA award winners Eskimo Joe, dance outfit TV Rock vs Dukes of Windsor and Sneaky Sounds System will perform on the night.

Leading the charge for MTV Australia gongs is Sexy Back singer Justin Timberlake, who dominates with six nominations, while America’s punk/rock superstar Pink follows with five nominations.

Standout local artists Eskimo Joe and Wolfmother will go head-to-head for best group, while Adelaide hip-hop masters Hilltop Hoods sit alongside Eminem and Snoop Dogg in the best hip-hop video category.

Voting for the awards can be done via the Australian MTV website or by mobile phone SMS, lines closing on April 28.

Winners will be announced at the official MTV Australian Video Music Awards ceremony held at Sydney Olympic Park’s Acer Arena.

Walking the Red Carpet: Australian MTV VJ’s Jason Dundas, Lyndsey Rodrigues, Maz Compton, Darren McMullen, Nathen Sapford.
 Artists: Teddy Geiger, Damien Leath, Pink, Nicole Richie, The Good Charlottes, Fergie, Mirrah, Roc Raida, HillTopHoods, DJ P-Money, Perez Hilton, Sophie Monk  and more greats.
 
Mirrah is Hosting the MTV Music After Party, which includes New Zealands finests P-Money, Adelaide’s Hilltop Hoods, Roc Raida , Bronx, NY, and Sydneys own DJ Samrai. Unfortunatley due to controversial US rapper Snoop Dogg, who pleaded no contest to felony gun and drug charges last week, he won’t be making it to Hype up the After party with her.

Mirrah has a very distinctive vibe and raspy tone, her trans-cultural style of music, and fashion is influenced from ol’skool “Golden Ages” of HipHop, 80’s pop, Chicago House, Soul/ Jazz and R&B. Being born Indonesian with African decent, raised in Australia and America by adopted caucasian parents. She is proof as a multi-ethnic professional, her sound and vibe is trendsetting. Introducing a refreshing style of music to target the multi-ethnic, cosmopolitan, the metropolitan, the diverse women (her ’sistas’ she quotes) and men across the globe.
 Mirrah shares her twist on todays pop culture. Therefore “Mirrah”, is a ‘reflection’ of her surroundings.