Global InformationList of awards and nominations received by Orelsan information
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The following article outlines the awards and nominations received by French rapper and songwriter Orelsan. He began his career in 2004 and has since garnered phenomenal attention and praise for his music and songwriting skill.
Orelsan's debut studio album, Perdu d'avance, earned him a nomination for the 2009 Prix Constantin.[1][2] The same year, he won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best French Act, pipping highly favoured David Guetta to the prize.[3][4][5]
His second studio album, Le chant des sirènes, won the 2012 Victoires de la Musique award for "Urban Music Album of the Year", and Orelsan won the award for "Group or Artist Popular Revelation of the Year". The music video of "RaelSan", the album's lead single was nominated for "Music Video of the Year" .[6][7][8][9][10]
In 2013, Orelsan was nominated for the 2013 Victoires de la Musique award for "Male Artist of the Year",[11] while in the same year he won the Prix de la Création Musicale award for "Songwriter of the Year".[12] He was also nominated for the NRJ Music Award for French Revelation of the Year in 2013.[13][14] At the 2013 Trace Urban Music Awards, Orelsan was nominated for the Male Artist of the Year and Best Live Performance awards, while "La terre est ronde" was nominated for Best Song and "Ils sont cools" featuring Gringe was nominated for Best Music Video.[15][16][17]
In 2014, Orelsan and his Casseurs Flowters colleague Gringe were nominated for the Best French Act award at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards, their first nomination as a duo.[18][19] However, they were lost to Indila during the ceremony held in Glasgow on 9 November 2014.[20][21]
His third studio album La fête est finie was nominated for IMPALA's European Independent Album of the Year Award.[22]
In February 2018, Orelsan won three awards at the 2018 Victoires de la Musique , one in the category of "Urban Album of the Year" for La fête est finie, one in the category of "Male Artist of the Year", and one in "Audiovisual Creation (Music Video of the Year)" for the music video of "Basique", one of the lead singles of the album.[23]
In February 2019, Orelsan won the award of "Musical Show, Tour or Concert of the Year" for his tour at the 2019 Victoires de la Musique.[24]
Since the release of his fourth studio album Civilisation in November 2021, Orelsan has won multiple awards. In February 2022, Orelsan won three awards at the 2022 Victoires de la Musique , one in the category of "Male Artist of the Year", one in the category of "Original Song of the Year" for the lead single L'odeur de l'essence, and one in the category of "Audiovisual Creation (Video of the Year)" for "Montre jamais ça à personne", a documentary about Orelsan directed by his younger brother, Clément Cotentin.[25]
In November 2022, Orelsan won two awards at 2022 NRJ Music Award: Francophone Male Artist of the Year and Francophone Tour of the Year.[26]
In February 2023, Orelsan won three awards at the 2023 Victoires de la Musique , one in the category of "Concert of the Year" for his Civilisation tour, one in the category of "Original Song of the Year" for the lead single "La Quête", and another one in the category of "Audiovisual Creation (Music Video of the Year)" for the music video of "La Quête".[27] By 2023, Orelsan has won a total of twelve awards at Victoires de la Musique, surpassing French music legends Johnny Hallyday and Alain Souchon who had 10 trophies each.[28]
- ^ Gilles Rettel (14 November 2009). "Gagnant et sélection du Prix Constantin 2009" (in French). Le blog de formations-musique.com. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Prix Constantin 2009 : La liste des nominés" (in French). MusiqueMag.com. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "China remet le prix du Meilleur artiste français à Orelsan, en direct du plateau de MTV France" (in French). MTV France. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ Julien Thomas (14 October 2009). "MTV Awards : Orelsan bat David Guetta !" (in French). Télé-Loisirs.fr. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Orelsan est le meilleur artiste français - Notre vainqueur aux MTV Europe Music Awards 2009" (in French). MTV. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ "Victoires de la musique 2012 : Orelsan, la consécration" (in French). France Soir. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Orelsan consacré aux Victoires de la musique" (in French). Le Point. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Ringer, Thiéfaine, Orelsan, trio vainqueur des 27es Victoires de la musique" (in French). Le Monde. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Victoires de la Musique 2012 : Orelsan Roi des Nominations" (in French). Staragora.com. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Victoires de la Musique 2012 : les nominés sont..." (in French). ChartsInFrance.net. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ Charles Decant (9 February 2013). "Victoires de la Musique 2013 : Le palmarès complet" (in French). Ozap.com. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Orelsan, Sexion d'assaut, Burgalat, Dominique A... lauréats des Prix de la création musicale" (in French). irma.asso.fr. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "NRJ Music Awards 2013" (in French). NRJ Music Awards. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "NRJ Music Awards 2013 : Liste complète des nominés catégorie par catégorie" (in French). Melty.fr. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Trace Urban Music Awards : Le palmarès complet" (in French). Trace Urban. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Le palmarès des Trace Urban Music Awards 2013 (La Fouine, Zaho...)" (in French). Le Blog TV News. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Trace Urban Music Awards : et les nommés sont..." (in French). Premiere. 3 April 2013. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Meilleur Artiste Français" (in French). MTV Europe Music Awards. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Le caennais OrelSan nominé en tant que meilleur artiste français aux E-MTV Awards" (in French). Tendance Ouest. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Glasgow to host 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards". BBC News. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "MTV EMA 2014, le palmarès : Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, One Direction et Indila triomphent" (in French). ChartsInFrance.net. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "22 acts in the running for best European independent album". 6 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "Victoires de la musique : Orelsan, grand vainqueur de l'édition 2018". 10 February 2018.
- ^ "34e Victoires de la musique : Jeanne Added et Bigflo & Oli sacrés artistes de l'année". 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Le rappeur Orelsan remporte trois Victoires de la musique dont l'artiste masculin de l'année". 12 February 2022.
- ^ "NRJ Music Awards 2022 : Orelsan grand gagnant, découvrez le palmarès complet". 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Orelsan triomphe avec trois Victoires : « Je n'aurais jamais imaginé ça »". Le Parisien. 11 February 2023.
- ^ "VICTOIRES DE LA MUSIQUE: AVEC 12 RÉCOMPENSES, ORELSAN DÉPASSE DÉJÀ JOHNNY HALLYDAY". BFMTV. 11 February 2023.