2003 World Music Awards

15th award event The 2003 World Music Awards (15th annual World Music Awards) were held on 12 October 2003 in Monaco. The evening was hosted by Vivica A. Fox, Rupert Everett, and Anna Kournikova. Awards were given based on worldwide sales figures for that year. The big winners of the night were 50 Cent, who took home five awards, and t.A.T.u. with three awards. Winners Pink Eminem Robbie Williams Samira Said Dido Avril Lavigne Do Patrick Bruel Lorie Yannis Kotsiras Eros Ramazzotti Laura Pausini Panjabi MC Ronan Keating Enya Herbert Grönemeyer Roxette DJ Bobo Chopard Diamond Award The Chopard Diamond Award (or simply the Diamond Award) was given by the World Music Awards to artists who had sold over 100 million albums during their career. This award was occasionally confused with the previously created RIAA certification of "Diamond", which represents the sale of over ten million copies of an album in the USA and was created in 1999, whereas the Chopard Diamond award was created in 2001. Mariah Carey Legend Award Chaka Khan George Benson Act of 2003 World's Best-Selling Artist of the Year: 50 Cent Pop World's Best-Selling Pop Male Artist: 50 Cent World's Best-Selling Pop Female Artist: Norah Jones World's Best-Selling Pop Group Artist: t.A.T.u. Pop/Rock World's Best-Selling Pop/Rock Artist: Eminem Rock World's Best-Selling Rock Group: Linkin Park Dance World's Best-Selling Dance Artist: Justin Timberlake World's Best-Selling Dance Group: t.A.T.u. Adult World's Best-Selling Adult Contemporary Artist: Norah Jones R&B World's Best-Selling R&B Artist: 50 Cent Rap/Hip-Hop World's Best-Selling Rap/Hip-Hop Artist: 50 Cent Latin World's Best-Selling Latin Female Artist: Shakira World's Best-Selling Latin Male Artist: David Bisbal Duo World's Best-Selling Duo: t.A.T.u. New World's Best-Selling New Artist: 50 Cent National Awards World's Best-Selling American Female Artist: Pink World's Best-Selling American Male Artist: Eminem World's Best-Selling British Male Artist: Robbie Williams World's Best-Selling British Female Artist: Dido World's Best-Selling Canadian Artist: Avril Lavigne World's Best-Selling Chinese Artist ：Nicholas Tse World's Best-Selling Dutch Artist: Do World's Best-Selling French Male Artist: Patrick Bruel World's Best-Selling French Female Artist: Lorie World's Best-Selling German Artist: Herbert Grönemeyer World's Best-Selling Greek Artist: Yannis Kotsiras World's Best-Selling Italian Male Artist: Eros Ramazzotti World's Best-Selling Italian Female Artist: Laura Pausini World's Best-Selling Indian Artist: Panjabi MC World's Best-Selling Irish Male Artist: Ronan Keating World's Best-Selling Irish Female Artist: Enya World's Best-Selling Middle Eastern Artist: Samira Said World's Best-Selling Scandinavian Artist: Roxette World's Best-Selling Swiss Artist: DJ Bobo External links billboard.biz https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/68677/2003-world-music-awards-winners https://www.newvision.co.ug/news/1257602/world-music-awards-screen World Music Awards, 2003 Category:Lists of World Music Award winners