1999 MTV Europe Music Awards

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1999 MTV Europe Music Awards
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Date11 November 1999
Location Point Depot, Dublin, Ireland
Hosted by Ronan Keating
Television/radio coverage
Network MTV Networks International (Europe)
  1998  · MTV Europe Music Awards ·  2000  

The 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards were held in Dublin, Ireland at The Point. Ronan Keating returned as host, with performers including Mariah Carey singing "Heartbreaker", Whitney Houston singing "Get It Back" and "My Love Is Your Love", Britney Spears with "...Baby One More Time" & "(You Drive Me) Crazy", as well as The Cardigans, Jamiroquai, Marilyn Manson and The Corrs and show opener Iggy Pop.

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Presenters included model and actress Carmen Electra, Christina Aguilera, Mary J. Blige, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Spice Girls' Geri Halliwell and actress Denise Richards.

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Song Best Video

Britney Spears — "...Baby One More Time"

Blur — "Coffee & TV"

Best Album

Boyzone By Request

Best Female Best Male

Britney Spears

Will Smith

Best Group Breakthrough Artist

Backstreet Boys

Britney Spears

Best Pop Best Dance

Britney Spears

Fatboy Slim

Best Rock Best R&B

The Offspring

Whitney Houston

Best Hip-Hop

Eminem

Free Your Mind
Bono

Regional nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best German Act Best Italian Act

Xavier Naidoo

Elio e le Storie Tese

Best Nordic Act Best UK & Ireland Act

Lene Marlin

Boyzone

Performances

Pre show

Main show

Appearances

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