Iryn Namubiru has won the PAM Awards Artiste of the Year 2011 beating Angella Kalule known for her Katikitiki track, Bebe Cool  and Jose Chameleone. The Artiste of the year was announced at exactly 1:04am on Sunday morning and in her acceptance speech Iryn had this to say;

"Thank you all for believing in me and listening to my music. Angella I Love you so much and I dedicate this award to the girls" She also thanked Bebe Cool for predicting her the Artiste of the Year.

Iryn Namubiru who was clad in a short white dress and this time round thanked the photographers too was the Best Female Artiste and her Biroowozo took the Album of the year together with Best R&B single giving her a total of four awards.

Earlier on one of the MC's Junior Kazora(JK) who was working hand in hand with Straka and Roger Mugisha asked Bebe Cool who he thought would take the Artiste of the year and Bebe said that if it's not him then it will be Iryn to take the day clearly putting Angella and formerly Gadaffi now Chameleone out of the race.

The event which was sponsored by Channel O and Pepsi among others was broadcasted live on UBC. The UOWD poll that was running under the two categories of Artiste of the Year and Song of the Year was spot on with Katikitiki taking the day as Bebe Cool lost to Iryn for Artiste of the Year.

Moze Radio, Weasel TV and Jose Chameleone among others were not available to pick their awards. Bebe Cool in his acceptance speech for the award of Best Male Artiste which he dedicated to those three and Bobi Wine appealed to them to be present when these awards are taking place because it is the fans who have elevated them to those levels.
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