MTV Europe Music Award for Best French Act

The following is a list of the MTV Europe Music Award winners and nominees for Best French Act.

Winners and nominees[edit]

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1990s[edit]

Year	Artist	Ref
1994
	Alain Bashung ^[a]	^[1]

2000s[edit]

Year	Artist	Ref
2000
	Modjo	^[2]
	Laurent Garnier
	Phoenix
	Saian Supa Crew
	Bob Sinclar
2001
	Manu Chao	^[3]
	Daft Punk
	Demon
	St. Germain
	Supermen Lovers
2002
	Indochine	^[4]
	David Guetta
	MC Solaar
	Pleymo
	Saian Supa Crew
2003
	Kyo
	Berenice
	Jenifer
	One-T
	Bob Sinclar
2004
	Jenifer	^[5]
	Calogero
	Corneille
	IAM
	Luke
2005
	Superbus	^[6]
	Amel Bent
	Kyo
	Raphael
	Sinik
2006
	Diam's
	113
	Rohff
	Olivia Ruiz
	Bob Sinclar
2007
	Justice
	Booba
	Fatal Bazooka
	Bob Sinclar
	Soprano
2008
	Zaho	^[7]
	BB Brunes
	Feist
	David Guetta
	Sefyu
2009
	Orelsan	^[8]
	David Guetta
	Rohff
	Olivia Ruiz
	Sliimy

2010s[edit]

Year	Artist	Ref
2010
	Pony Pony Run Run	^[9]
	Ben l'Oncle Soul
	David Guetta
	Phoenix
	~~Sexion D'Assaut~~
2011
	La Fouine	^[10]
	Ben l'Oncle Soul
	David Guetta
	Martin Solveig
	Soprano
2012
	Shaka Ponk	^[11]
	Irma
	Orelsan
	Sexion D'Assaut
	Tal
2013
	Shaka Ponk	^[12]
	C2C
	Daft Punk
	Maitre Gims
	Tal
2014
	Indila	^[13]
	Casseurs Flowters
	Christine and the Queens
	Indila
	Julien Doré
	Pre-nominations: Tal Black M Fauve TEAM BS Maître Gims
2015
	Black M	^[14]
	The Avener
	Christine and the Queens
	The Dø
	Fréro Delavega
2016
	Amir	^[15]
	Fréro Delavega
	Jain
	Maître Gims
	Nekfeu
2017
	Amir	^[16]
	Feder
	MHD
	Petit Biscuit
	Soprano
2018
	Bigflo & Oli	^[17]
	Louane
	Dadju
	Vianney
	OrelSan
2019
	Kendji Girac	^[18]
	Aya Nakamura
	Dadju
	DJ Snake
	Soprano

2020s[edit]

Year	Artist	Ref
2020
	Matt Pokora	^[19]
	Soprano
	Slimane et Vitaa
	GIMS
	Aya Nakamura
2021
	Amel Bent
	Dadju
	Jérémy Frérot
	Tayc
	Vianney
2022
	Amir
	Aya Nakamura
	Orelsan
	Soolking
	Tayc

^{^[a]}Local Hero Award — France

References[edit]

^ "MTV EURO AWARDS GET MIXED RESPONSE". Billboard, page 41. December 10, 1994. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ Tadeusiak, Aneta. "MTV Europe Music Awards 2000". ukmix.org. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ "Gorillaz top MTV Euro noms". Variety. September 25, 2001. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ Mancini, Robert (September 30, 2002). "Eminem, Pink, Shakira Nab Most Noms For MTV Europe Music Awards". MTV News. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ "L'Europe sacre ses pop stars préférées" (in French). La Dépêche du Midi. November 18, 2004. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "Avec cinq nominations, les groupes britanniques Coldplay et Gorillaz" (in French). telesatellite.com. September 28, 2005. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "MTV : Les MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 en direct de Liverpool le 6 novembre !" (in French). Premiere. October 15, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "David Guetta, Olivia Ruiz, Orelsan, Rohff et Sliimy : l'affrontement que personne n'attendait !" (in French). Pure People. September 22, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "MTV retire à Sexion d'Assaut sa nomination aux MTV Europe Music Awards" (in French). PureMédias. October 8, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "MTV Europe Music Awards 2011 : David Guetta prêt à défier Justin Bieber ?" (in French). PureMédias. September 19, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "Orelsan et Sexion d'Assaut nommés aux MTV EMA 2012" (in French). rapelite.com. September 17, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "MTV Europe Music Awards : Tal, Daft Punk et Maitre Gims défendront les couleurs de la France !" (in French). public.fr. September 19, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "Julien Doré, Casseurs Flowters, Indila... les nommés français aux MTV EMA 2014" (in French). PureMédias. September 19, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ Hosken, Patrick (2015-10-25). "2015 MTV EMA: See The Full Winners List". MTV. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
^ "MTV EMA 2016 : DÉCOUVREZ LES NOMMÉS DANS LA CATÉGORIE MEILLEUR ARTISTE FRANÇAIS !" (in French). MTV News. September 27, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "MTV EMA's 2017 : Soprano, Amir, Taylor Swift... Tous les nommés !" (in French). PureMédias. October 4, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "MTV EMA : LOUANE, BIG FLO ET OLI, DADJU OU ORELSAN?" (in French). metropolys.com. November 4, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "THESE ARE THE BIG WINNERS AT THE 2019 MTV EMA". MTV Europe. November 3, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "MTV EMA 2020 : LES VOTES SONT OFFFICIELLEMENT OUVERTS!" (in French). MTV News. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[1] "MTV EURO AWARDS GET MIXED RESPONSE". Billboard, page 41. December 10, 1994. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[2] Tadeusiak, Aneta. "MTV Europe Music Awards 2000". ukmix.org. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[3] "Gorillaz top MTV Euro noms". Variety. September 25, 2001. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[4] Mancini, Robert (September 30, 2002). "Eminem, Pink, Shakira Nab Most Noms For MTV Europe Music Awards". MTV News. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[5] "L'Europe sacre ses pop stars préférées" (in French). La Dépêche du Midi. November 18, 2004. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[6] "Avec cinq nominations, les groupes britanniques Coldplay et Gorillaz" (in French). telesatellite.com. September 28, 2005. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[7] "MTV : Les MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 en direct de Liverpool le 6 novembre !" (in French). Premiere. October 15, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[8] "David Guetta, Olivia Ruiz, Orelsan, Rohff et Sliimy : l'affrontement que personne n'attendait !" (in French). Pure People. September 22, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[9] "MTV retire à Sexion d'Assaut sa nomination aux MTV Europe Music Awards" (in French). PureMédias. October 8, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[10] "MTV Europe Music Awards 2011 : David Guetta prêt à défier Justin Bieber ?" (in French). PureMédias. September 19, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[11] "Orelsan et Sexion d'Assaut nommés aux MTV EMA 2012" (in French). rapelite.com. September 17, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[12] "MTV Europe Music Awards : Tal, Daft Punk et Maitre Gims défendront les couleurs de la France !" (in French). public.fr. September 19, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[13] "Julien Doré, Casseurs Flowters, Indila... les nommés français aux MTV EMA 2014" (in French). PureMédias. September 19, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[14] Hosken, Patrick (2015-10-25). "2015 MTV EMA: See The Full Winners List". MTV. Retrieved 2021-02-23.

[15] "MTV EMA 2016 : DÉCOUVREZ LES NOMMÉS DANS LA CATÉGORIE MEILLEUR ARTISTE FRANÇAIS !" (in French). MTV News. September 27, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[16] "MTV EMA's 2017 : Soprano, Amir, Taylor Swift... Tous les nommés !" (in French). PureMédias. October 4, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[17] "MTV EMA : LOUANE, BIG FLO ET OLI, DADJU OU ORELSAN?" (in French). metropolys.com. November 4, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[18] "THESE ARE THE BIG WINNERS AT THE 2019 MTV EMA". MTV Europe. November 3, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[19] "MTV EMA 2020 : LES VOTES SONT OFFFICIELLEMENT OUVERTS!" (in French). MTV News. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

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