To celebrate Nickelodeon's Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2013, the awards show which recognises and celebrates talented young people with serious skills from across the UK, which Nickelodeon UK, the number one commercial kids' television channel in the UK, held today (Saturday 7th September 2013) at London's prestigious O2 Indigo Arena (aka the indigO2), Nickelodeon UK have announced and revealed in the following press release all the the winners and exciting news and gossip from the front row of Nickelodeon's Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2013!
See all the Skills, the Stars and Nickelodeon's famous Slime when Nick UK premieres the Nickelodeon Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2013 on Sunday 8th September 2013 at 5:00pm (repeated from 6:00pm on Nick UK's plus-one timeshift channel, Nick+1)!
Note - This NickALive! blog post contains spoilers about Nickelodeon's Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2013, such as which extremely talented nominees won the coveted Awards, that some NickALive! readers may prefer to avoid. Please scroll down the page if you wish to continue.
Nickelodeon's Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2013 saw some of the biggest names in sport, music and television come together to celebrate and honour the outstanding skills of kids across the UK. Nickelodeon's Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2013 saw more than 29 children awarded for their achievements by the likes of Pixie Lott, Louis Smith, Laura Whitmore, Conor Maynard and Alexandra Burke, with girl power coming out top with girls winning four of the seven Skills Award categories!
Hosted by British diver, London 2012 Summer Olympic Games medalist and Kids' Choice Awards winner Tom Daley, who received the ultimate Nickelodeon Accolade by being doused with Nickelodeon's trademark green slime, the awards honoured kids with seriously impressive skills such as skateboarding, BMXing and street-dancing. The Olympic diver opened the show alongside the Fruit Shoot Skills Crew, a troop of record breakers and skilled performers, with an impressive display of their talents.
Performances were given by Union J who rocked the crowd with their hit "Carry You" as well as a unique cover of Carly-Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" A*M*E performed her hit 'Heartless' and The Vamps made their Nickelodeon performance debut with 'Can We Dance'. "Britain's Got Talent" finalists Luminites and "House of Anubis" star Brad Kavanagh also took to the stage. The climax of the second-half of the show was a pre-recorded, breath-taking performance by dance troupe Diversity on the O2 rooftop.
All of the fun, slime and performances will be repeated with encore showings at 2pm on Monday 9th September, 9.30am on Tuesday 10th September and throughout the week. Viewers can check
nick.co.uk for full details of the schedule.
Original Nickelodeon UK Press Release:
SLIME-DUNK FOR TOM DALEY AT NICKELODEON’S FRUIT SHOOT SKILLS AWARDS 2013
UK Kids Triumph at Awards Show that sees Tom Daley Given the Ultimate Nickelodeon Accolade by Being Doused with Slime
Girls Come Out Top Winning Four of the Seven Skills Categories
** For photos from Nickelodeon’s Fruit Shoot Awards 2013, please visit: http://www.vimn.com/press/nickelodeon/series/nickelodeons-fruit-shoot-skills-awards-2013
London, 7th September, 2013 – Today saw some of the biggest names in sport, music and television come together to celebrate the outstanding skills of kids across the UK. Nickelodeon’s Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2013 saw more than 29 children awarded for their achievements by the likes of Pixie Lott, Louis Smith, Laura Whitmore, Conor Maynard and Alexandra Burke. The awards will be broadcast at
5pm on Sunday 8th September, only on Nickelodeon.
Hosted by the highly-skilled Tom Daley, the awards took place at the IndigO2 in London and honoured kids with seriously impressive skills such as skateboarding, BMXing and street-dancing. The Olympic diver opened the show alongside the Fruit Shoot Skills Crew, a troop of record breakers and skilled performers, with an impressive display of their talents.
"Tonight's awards show has really showcased all of talent that exists in the UK and I'm proud to support such a great event,"
said host Tom Daley. "I'm honoured to have been slimed by Nickelodeon and can’t wait to re-live it all again when it airs on Sunday night."
Performances were given by
Union J who rocked the crowd with their hit ‘Carry You’ as well as a unique cover of Carly-Rae Jepsen's 'Call Me Maybe.'
A*M*E performed her hit 'Heartless,' and The Vamps made their Nickelodeon performance debut with 'Can We Dance.'
Britain’s Got Talent finalists
Luminites and
House of Anubis star
Brad Kavanagh also took to the stage. The climax of the second-half of the show was a pre-recorded, breath-taking performance by dance troupe Diversity on the O2 rooftop.
All of the fun, slime and performances will be repeated with encore showings at
2pm on Monday 9th September, 9.30am on Tuesday 10th September and throughout the week. Viewers can check nick.co.uk for full details of the schedule.
Nominees for the awards were selected by a panel of top experts who travelled across the country to find the UK's most skilled kids. The awards ceremony follows on from Nickelodeon’s Fruit Shoot Skills Tour, a nationwide shopping centre experience which invited kids to show off their impressive skills. Kids who attended one of the tour events were given the opportunity to enter the Breakthrough Award by submitting a video of them showing their best active skill via the tour or at
nick.co.uk/fruitshootskills
"We're really excited to be celebrating the extraordinary skills of the UK’s kids as part of the Fruit Shoot Skills Awards,"
commented Jonathan Gatward, GB Marketing Director for Britvic Soft Drinks. Today's Awards are the culmination of the fantastic Get Your Skills On campaign which saw the Fruit Shoot Skills Crew in partnership with Nickelodeon tour the country giving kids the chance to get active and learn some amazing new skills."
The complete list of winners for Nickelodeon’s Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2013 is as follows (winners listed first in italic, bold):
* BEST BIKER (presented by Laura Whitmore and Louis Smith)
Beth, age 14 from Finchingfield, Essex, BMX Racing
Mark, age 15 from Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, BMX Ramp
Matty, age 13 from Wokingham, Berkshire, BMX Trials
Jack, age 14 frim Chelmsford, Essex, BMX Ramp
* BEST BOARDER (presented by Conor Maynard and Eliza Doolittle)
Katie, age 15 from Brighouse, Yorkshire, Snowboarder
Ayla, age 13 from Chamonix, France, Snowboarder
Mickey, age 13 from Liverpool, Skateboarder
Kristian, age 14 from Liverpool, Skateboarder
* BEST BALLER (presented by Bobby Lockwood and Pixie Lott)
Olivia, age 14 from Leyland, Lancashire, Footballer
Theo, age 11 from Cornwall, Footballer
Josh, age 13 from Northamptonshire, Footballer
Adam, age 12 from Kidlington, Oxfordshire, Footballer
* THE BREAKTHROUGH AWARD (presented by Anna Williamson)
Angelina and Kelly, age 10 and 12 from Birmingham, Acrobatics
Curtis, age 14 from Basildon, Break Dancer
Ben, age 8 from Stoke on Trent, Skipping and Boxing
Remmel, age 12 from Birmingham, Popping and Street Dance
* BEST SKATER (presented by Alexandra Burke and JB Gill)
Cei, age 11 from Ferndale, Wales, Inliner
Jordan, age 14 from Blackpool, Inliner
Keanan, age 13 from Harrow, Hertfordshire, Inliner
Tony, age 12 from Fife, Scotland, Inliner
* BEST RIDER (presented by Dick and Dom)
Keenan, age 14 from Eastbourne, Scooter
Maddie, age 14 from Coventry, Scooter
Soly, age 13 from Bristol, Scooter
Jacques, age 13 from Cheleston, Northamptonshire, Scooter
* BEST DANCER (presented by Dionne Bromfield and Aidan Davis)
IMD, ages 11-16 from East London, Street Dance Crew
Notorious, ages 10-14 from Port Talbot, Wales, Street Dance Crew
Akai, age 14 from Ashford, Kent, Break Dancer
Terra and Eddie, age 6 and 9 from Wolverhampton, B-Girls
ABOUT NICKELODEON
Available in 14 million homes, Nickelodeon is the place where kids rule and features top shows such as Nickelodeon’s Kids' Choice Awards, Victorious, SpongeBob SquarePants and iCarly. Launched in 1993, Nickelodeon brings hit international and locally-produced entertainment content to audiences in the UK and Ireland. Viewers can also watch Nickelodeon in high definition through Nickelodeon HD and have the opportunity to catch up with the schedule through Nickelodeon +1. Exclusive games, behind the scenes clips, show information and more are available on
nick.co.uk Nickelodeon is on Sky 604, Virgin 712, TalkTalk channel 315 and through BT Vision.
The Nickelodeon Network brings the best in kids content to the UK and Ireland with Nickelodeon channels available in over 14 million cable and satellite homes. Having launched in 1993 Nickelodeon UK comprises seven dedicated entertainment channels for kids aged 4-15 and their families, and is a joint venture between Viacom International Media Networks and BSkyB.
ABOUT ROBINSONS FRUIT SHOOT
Robinsons Fruit Shoot was launched by Britvic in 2000 and is now the number one kid’s drinks brand as voted for by kids. With a wide range to choose from, there really is something for every kid and every occasion, from the refreshing low sugar range and the flavoured water Hydro, to the juicy My 5 which contains 75% juice and 25% spring water and counts as one of your five a day. Free from artificial colours and flavours, Fruit Shoot features a convenient re-sealable sports cap, for easy-drinking and no spills.
The Robinsons Fruit Shoot range reflects current consumer preference, which sees the majority of mums purchasing the low sugar options, accounting for 85% of the total Robinsons Fruit Shoot Juice Drink sales.
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