Selah Sue (pictured), who Milow had a hand in discovering, took best album, best-selling artist and best female solo artist, which she dedicated to her grandmother.

Rock band dEUS was nominated six times and picked up two awards, for best rock/alternative act and best musician for the band’s guitarist Mauro Pawlowski. Hit of the year (voted by the public) and video of the year went to the Bruges-born Australian Gotye for “Somebody That I Used to Know”.

Other MIAs went to Raymond van het Groenewoud for best composer, Bart Peeters for best Dutch-language performer, Intergalactic Lovers for best breakthrough and Hooverphonic for best band.