A Brief History of MTV Ema Time

Byline: AMANDA POOLE

IN 1994 the first MTV Europe Music Awards was hosted in Berlin by Welsh singing legend Tom Jones.

The show opened with a bang in front of the Brandenburg Gate, just a few years after the Berlin wall was famously torn down.

Since then the awards have been staged cities including London, Edinburgh and Dublin. Singers, fashion designers, actresses, comedians and rappers have taken the mic for hosting duties.

This year singer and actress Selena Gomez is at the helm - and 600million people will see Belfast rock!

BERLIN 1994

Host - Tom Jones

Best Male Act - Bryan Adams

Best Female Act - Mariah Carey

Best Group - Take That Free

Your Mind - Amnesty International (collected by Bono)

Memorable moment: George Michael takes to the stage to perform Freedom surrounded by a host of supermodels including Naomi Campbell.

PARIS 1995

Host - Jean Paul Gaultier

Best Male Act - Michael Jackson

Best Female Act - Bj|rk

Best Group - U2 Free

Your Mind - Greenpeace

Memorable moment: Bono called the French President Jacque Chirac a "w****r" for nuclear testing and a dramatic last-minute change of venue for the after-party due to suspected terrorist activity. …