Monday, April 01, 2013

Nickelodeon Australia And New Zealand To Premiere The Series Finale Episode Of "iCarly", "iGoodbye", In April 2013; Launches Exclusive Competition To Win Props From The Set Of "iCarly"

Nickelodeon Australia has announced on the 'About' webpage on their official iCelebration website, icelebrate.com.au, the Nick news that Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand is planning to premiere and show the very special one-hour series finale episode of Nickelodeon's groundbreaking hit sitcom "iCarly" called "iGoodbye" on Saturday 13th April 2013 at 6.00pm!

In honour of Nick Oz & NZ debuting the last ever episode of "iCarly", titled "iGoodbye", Nickelodeon Australia will be holding a special exclusive iGoodbye competition, where Australian Nickelodeon and iCarly superfans can win great "iCarly" prizes and props from the set of "iCarly", including a Gummi Light Chandelier, an Ice Cream Bench and Cupcake Table as well as a Gummi Bear lamp and a Penny Tee! You can find out more information about Nickelodeon Australia's iCelebration programming stunt and contests here on NickALive!.
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Nickelodeon Australia And New Zealand Announce "iCelebration" Programming Stunt In Honour Of The Australian And NZ Premiere Of The Series Finale Of "iCarly", "iGoodbye"

Nickelodeon Australia has announced on their official iCelebration website, icelebrate.com.au, the Nickelodeon News that "iCarly" will be taking over Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand this April in a brand new programming stunt called iCelebration in honour of the Australian and NZ premiere of the very special one-hour series finale of the hit Nickelodeon comedy show "iCarly"!

This April, join Nick Oz & NZ's for the biggest iCelebration of iCarly ever on Nickelodeon! Nick's got a whole month of awesome marathons and competitions coming your way. It all started with an epic Easter marathon including ALL the iCarly episodes. Then Nickelodeon's got the super special iGoodbye lineup to iCelebrate the last iCarly episodes AND then Nick will continue the iCelebration with "Just Jennette"! It's iCarly iCelebrate to the max!

Over the Easter weekend, Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand fans and viewers settled in with a special "iCarly" marathon featuring ALL their favourite iCarly episodes. Australian and Kiwi fans of "iCarly" also had the chance to log-on to Nickelodeon Australia's dedicated iCelebration website to rate each episode and to be in the running to win exclusive, iAh-mazing, iCarly prizes in "iRate the Eps". After rating each episode, "iCarly" fans then went into go into a special draw to win one of 400 iCarly fan packs, including an exclusive character wobble head and heaps more, which were won by iCarly Superfans all over the Easter marathon weekend!

But that's not all – Nickelodeon Australia will now count up all the votes and will show the highest rated episodes as voted by the Australian and Kiwi public in the iCarly faves marathon in the lead up to the finale!

Then tune into the huge iGoodbye finale at 6pm on Saturday April 13 2013 and by registering one of the codewords shown throughout the episode, Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand viewers and fans could win major prize packs including a Gummi Light Chandelier, an Ice Cream Bench and Cupcake Table as well as a Gummi Bear lamp and a Penny Tee! Nick's also got iRunners up prizes too. There will be plenty of codewords to spot so use your eagle eye to find them all and increase your chances to win! (Please note this competition is only open to Australian entrants.)

Then, to top off the iCelebration, on Sunday April 28 Nickelodeon will be bringing viewers a very special and crazy fun "Just Jennette" marathon! Watch the marathon and tell Nick which is your fave episode and why (it'll be a tough decision) for your chance to win a bunch of autographed super special prizes including a life-size Jennette McCurdy, an Airblaster signed by Jennette and Nathan Kress and an 'I love iCarly' tee!

You can find out more information, including which "iCarly" episodes are currently in the lead, watch online streaming videos of "iCarly", and enter Nickelodeon Australia's exclusive iCelebration competitions here on Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand's official iCelebration website, icelebrate.com.au!

Nickelodeon Announces The International Winners Of The 2013 Kids' Choice Awards

Nickelodeon International's "Nickelodeon 2013 Kids' Choice Awards" winners are in!

To help make Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards the most global and successful 'Kids' Choice Awards' ever, many international Nickelodeon channels and networks announced their localized country specific voting categories and nominations, which allowed Nickelodeon viewers across the world (Planet Orange/Planet Nickelodeon) to cast a record-breaking 387 million votes for their countries local favourites, as well as for Nickelodeon's International 2013 Kids' Choice Awards nominees.

You can find a full list of local "Nickelodeon 2013 Kids' Choice Awards" winners who won Nick's coveted orange blimps below. You can also find a full list of Nick's international KCA 2013 winners here on NickALive!:

UPDATE (Sunday 6th April 2014): I've added the winners of the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2013 India, which were held in November 2013!

Nickelodeon India:

Film:

Best Movie Actor:
Shahrukh Khan

Best Movie Actress:
Priyanka Chopra

Best Movie:
Chennai Express

Best Hollywood Movie:

Life of Pi

Best Song:
Tum Hi Ho - Aashiqui 2

Best Dancing Star:
Hrithik Roshan

Television:

Best TV Character Male:
Jethalal - Tarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah

Best TV Character Female:
Daya - Tarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah

Best TV Series:
Tarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah

Best Show On Kids Channel:
Doraemon - Disney

Alpenliebe Juzt Jelly - Best Child Entertainer:
Shivansh Kotia - English Vinglish

Sports:

Sports Icon of the Year:
Sachin Tendulkar

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland:

Winners:

Favourite UK Band

One Direction
Harry, Zayn, Liam, Louis and Niall found fame on 'The X Factor'. Their debut album, 'Up All Night', reached No.1 in 15 countries. They are the first UK group to debut at No. 1 in the USA with a debut album, BRIT Award winners of Best Single 2012, Winner of Favourite UK Band at the Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2012, and have over 5MM Facebook fans and 3 million followers on Twitter. Plus, their 'What Makes You Beautiful' video has had over 100 million VEVO views. Phew!

Favourite UK Male Artist

Ed Sheeran
In February 2010 Ed recorded a live version of 'You Need Me, I Don't Need You' for YouTube channel SBTV. The clip got 100K hits in two days and is now approaching 6.2M views. Following the success of the next single, 'The A Team', Ed was signed to Atlantic Recordsand his '+' album was released in September 2011. The album, which is now triple platinum with over 1,000,000 sales, debuted at #1 in the official UK charts upon release and reclaimed the #1 title at the turn of the year.

Favourite UK Female Artist

Adele
Adele's talents as a singer-songwriter-musician hit the UK charts in 2006. In 2011 she released her critically acclaimed second album, '21,' which earned her six Grammys – the most awards won by a female artist in one night. '21' has sold more than 27 million copies worldwide and was the longest running number one album from a female solo artist in both the UK and US album charts. Earlier this year, Adele won a Golden Globe for her song 'Skyfall', from the James Bond film of the same name.

Favourite UK Actor

Robert Pattinson
Robert Pattinson began his acting career in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, but is perhaps best known for his role as Edward Cullen in the Twilight movie franchise. Based on the novels by Stephanie Myer, the role of Edward catapulted Robert to worldwide fame. In 2010, Time magazine named him one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, alongside Forbes' listing him in the Forbes 100 Celebrities chart.

Favourite UK Actress

Emma Watson
Emma is best known and much loved for playing Hermione Granger in the enormously successful Harry Potter films. Since they've come to an end (sniffle!), Emma has starred in roles in movies like 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower.' Most recently Emma has finished filming 'The Bling Ring' directed by Sofia Coppola and she is currently working on a lead part in biblical epic 'Noah,' which also stars Russell Crowe and Anthony Hopkins.

Favourite UK TV Show

House of Anubis
'House of Anubis'follows a group of students who uncover and solve hidden mysteries at an English boarding school, while dealing with the highs and lows of their teenage years. In series two, the teens undertake a series of perilous challenges in order to find a powerful and long-forgotten treasure. This series also introduces several new characters including Eddie (played by Burkely Duffield), a self-styled punk bad boy from America.

Favourite UK Sports Star

Tom Daley
Diver Tom Daley won a 2012 Bronze medal in the individual event with a score of 556.95, only 11 points behind the Gold medallist.He began diving at age seven at his local diving club in Plymouth. With incredible raw talent and a strong competitive instinct, Tom has been setting records ever since. He won his first competition in 2004 at the Nationals, becoming the youngest ever under-18 champion. Since then Tom has never been beaten in his age group at any National Championship event. Will he beat the KCA competition?

Nickelodeon Germany (Nickelodeon Deutschland), Nickelodeon Austria (Nickelodeon Österreich) and Nickelodeon Switzerland (Nickelodeon Swiss):

Gewinner:

LIEBLINGSSTAR: DEUTSCHLAND, ÖSTERREICH, SCHWEIZ (Favourite Star: Germany, Austria, Switzerland]):

LUCA HÄNNI
Der Schweizer ist der bislang jüngste Gewinner von "Deutschland sucht den Superstar". Schon früh hat sich Luca auf dem Schlagzeug musikalisch ausgetobt, später entdeckte er seine Leidenschaft für Gitarre, Klavier und Gesang. Sein erstes Album „My Name is Luca" schaffte es in den Charts bis ganz nach oben.Wird er auch bei der Wahl zum „Lieblingsstar: Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz" auf Platz 1 landen?

Nickelodeon Italy (Nickelodeon Italia):

Vincitore

MIGLIOR CANTANTE ITALIANO (BEST ITALIAN SINGER):

MARCO CARTA
Lo scorso anno Marco Carta ha trionfato come Miglior Cantante Italiano ai KCA… riuscirà a fare il bis? Il 2012 è stato un anno pieno di impegni per Marco: ha pubblicato il suo quarto disco di inediti 'Necessità Lunatica' ed è tornato nella scuola di Amici nella sfida dei Big. 'Scelgo me', l'ultimo singolo da 'Necessità Lunatica' sta scalando le classifiche, mentre Marco si prepara a tornare in tour da maggio.

Nickelodeon Belgium (Nickelodeon België) and Nickelodeon Netherlands (Nickelodeon Nederland):

Winnaar:

FAVORIETE STER: NEDERLAND EN BELGIË (FAVORITE STAR: THE NETHERLANDS AND BELGIUM):

GERS PARDOEL
Gers (Gerwin) Pardoel komt uit Nijmegen en is geboren op 12 mei 1981. Hij is zijn muziekcarrière begonnen met rappen in liedjes van anderen. In 2011 bracht hij zijn succesvolle debuutalbum 'Deze wereld is van jou' uit. Op dit album staat het meest succesvolle liedje uit de Nederlandse Top 40 ooit: de nummer 1 hit 'Ik neem je mee'. En psst... Gers Pardoel was vorig jaar ook genomineerd als Favoriete Ster voor de KCA's!

Nickelodeon Latin America (América Latina):

ARTISTA FAVORITO LATINO (FAVORITE LATIN ARTIST):
Ganador:

ISABELLA CASTILLO
Isabella Castillo es actriz, cantante, modelo y bailarina... ¡Y también es Grachi! Una adolescente que se muda a una nueva ciudad y descubre que tiene poderes mágicos. En este 2013, "Grachi" tendrá su tercera temporada en Nickelodeon, e Isabella estará presentando su disco debut… ¡Wow!

Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand:

Winners:

AUSSIE'S FAVE MUSIC ACT

ONE DIRECTION
Harry, Zayn, Liam, Louis and Niall found fame on 'The X Factor'. Their debut album, 'Up All Night', reached No.1 in 15 countries. They are the first UK group to debut at No. 1 in the USA with a debut album, BRIT Award winners of Best Single 2012, Winner of Favourite UK Band at the Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2012, and have over 5MM Facebook fans and 3 million followers on Twitter. Plus, their 'What Makes You Beautifuleo has had over 100 million VEVO views. Phew!

AUSSIE'S FAVE HOMEGROWN ACT

CODY SIMPSON
16-year-old Queensland native Cody Simpson released his debut single 'iYiYi' in 2010. That same year he moved to Los Angeles to record music. By 2012 he was headlining his own tour of Europe! In 2011, Cody won three Australian KCAs. And in 2012, Cody won the Favourite Aussie Superstar KCA. Will he bring home a blimp for the third year running?

AUSSIE'S FAVE NICK STAR

VICTORIA JUSTICE (TORI)
Victoria Justice is known and loved for her acting skills and vocal chops. She gets to show off both as superstar-in-training Tori Vega, on Victorious! We'd say she's got a good shot at victory at the KCAs this year. It is part of her name after all...

AUSSIE’S FAVE SONG

ONE THING – ONE DIRECTION
Every girl in the world wishes the One Direction boys were singing about her in this song! Imagine having “that one thing”! Whether you melt with jealousy or bop along to this catchy tune, One Direction definitely know how to win a crowd over. One Thing we know for sure is that Aussie girls can’t get enough of this boy band sensation!

AUSSIE’S FAVE HOTTIE

VICTORIA JUSTICE
Victoria Justice is known and loved for her acting skills and vocal chops. She gets to show off both as superstar-in-training Tori Vega, on Victorious! We'd say she's got a good shot at victory at the KCAs this year. It is part of her name after all...

Nickelodeon Brazil (Nickelodeon Brasil):

Vencedor:

VOZ FAVORITA DO BRASIL (FAVORITE BRAZILIAN VOICE):

MIA WICTHOFF
Mia Wicthoff sempre teve gosto pela música e aos 16 anos, ao lado dos primos, formou a banda CW7, hoje um sucesso no Brasil. Mia é admirada por sua presença nos palcos, onde canta e toca piano com sua banda, e não é por acaso que esteja entre os indicados ao prêmio de Voz Brasileira Favorita!

Nickelodeon Denmark (Nickelodeon Danmark):

Vinder:

DANMARKS FAVORITSTJERNE (Denmark's Favourite Star):

RASMUS SEEBACH
Rasmus Seebach er en dansk sanger, sangskriver og producer. Han solodebuterede med hitsinglen "Engel" i 2009, efter at have fungeret som sangskriver for andre artister i mere end ti år. I september udkom hans debutalbum, der blev en stor succes med over 200.000 solgte eksemplarer, samt rekorden for flest uger på toppen af albumlisten. Med sit andet album, Mer' end kærlighed fra 2011, blev Seebach den hurtigst sælgende kunstner nogensinde, da albummet solgte over 42.000 eksemplarer på én uge. Som ung ville Rasmus Seebach være professionel fodboldspiller.

Nickelodeon Spain (Nickelodeon Espana):

Ganadores:

(No local nominations or ganadores)

Nickelodeon France:

Gagnants:

(No localized nominations or gagnants)

Nickelodeon Sweden (Nickelodeon Sverige):

Vinnare:

SVERIGES FAVORITSTJÄRNA (Sweden's Favourite Star):

AWA
Awa är med sina 15 år en helt otroligt talangfylld tjej. Hon kammade hem hela vinsten av Sveriges första X-Factor 2012. Nu har hennes liv vänts lite upp och ner men på det bästa sättet. Awa är en naturbegåvning och det ska bli otroligt spännande att få följa hennes karriär från och med nu.

Nickelodeon Asia: Nickelodeon SEA (Nickelodeon South East Asia):

Winner:

Favorite Asian Act

HAN GENG (CHINA)
Chinese Mando-pop singer and actor Han Geng is known as "the most influential male celebrity in China". His 1st solo album sold over a million copies & tickets to his 1st concert sold out in a record-breaking 37mins. To date, he has received over 20 awards for his solo works, including the 2012 MTV EMA for Worldwide Act. He is also exceptionally well known for his powerful dance skills and skilful in all of China's 56 ethnic traditional dances, ballet and hip-hop.

Nickelodeon Poland (Nickelodeon Polska):

Laureat:

ULUBIONA POLSKA GWIAZDA (Favourite Polish Star):

EWA FARNA
Piosenkarka pop-rockowa, która pochodzi z polskiej rodziny mieszkającej w czeskim Cieszynie. Ewa od dziecka gra i koncertuje, zarówno w języku polskim, jak i czeskim. Ma zaledwie dwadzieścia lat, a już nagrała sześć płyt, z których pochodzą jej największe hity, takie jak „EWAkuacja", „Bez łez" czy „Cicho". Zdobyła ponad 25 prestiżowych nagród, w tym MTV Europe Music Award w kategorii Najlepszy Polski Artysta.

Nickelodeon Russia (Nickelodeon Россия):

Победитель:

ЛУЧШИЙ РОССИЙСКИЙ ИСПОЛНИТЕЛЬ (Favorite Russian Singer):

ДИМА БИЛАН
Дима Билан – уроженец города Усть-Джегуты Карачаево-Черкесской республики. Будущий кумир миллионов учился в музыкальной школе по классу аккордеона, с детства участвовал в различных музыкальных конкурсах и фестивалях. В 2003 году окончил музыкальное училище имени Гнесиных по специальности «классический вокал».

Будучи студентом, Дима Билан познакомился со своим первым продюсером Юрием Айзеншписом, который сразу распознал в парне талант и начал с ним работать. В 2002 году певец дебютировал на сцене юрмальского фестиваля «Новая волна» и занял четвёртое место.

Дима Билан представлял Россию на конкурсе песни «Евровидение» дважды: в 2006 году с песней «Never let you go», заняв второе место, и в 2008 году с песней «Believe», заняв первое место и став первым российским артистом, победившим на «Евровидении».

Дима Билан является обладателем многочисленных премий: MTV Russian Music Awards, Золотой граммофон, Муз-ТВ, EMA Europe Music Awards, "Звуковая дорожка" и других. В 2009 году артист был избран олимпийскийм послом "Сочи-2014".
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Easter Monday And April Fools Day On Nickelodeon UK!

To celebrate the Easter Monday bank holiday and the Easter 2013 school holiday's, Nickelodeon UK and Nick Jr. UK has lined up a Mega Monday on 1st April 2013 full of brand new episodes of your favourite shows and much more that you'll be an April Fool to miss!


Nick UK's day of premieres starts on Nick Jr. UK and Ireland from 7am when Nickelodeon's preschool channel debuts their brand new short form series "The Go!Go!Go! Show" at 7.00am and 8.00am, where Nick Jr. UK fans and viewers will be introduced to Nick Jr. UK's newest presenters - Carl, Gemma, Jade, Holly, Steve, the inquisitive Mr. Baffled and Fluffalope! The new fun will continue when Nick Jr. UK will premiere a all-new episode of "Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom" at 7.00am and a brand-new-to-Nick-Jr. episode of "Peppa Pig" at 7.15am. Nick Jr. will also give an encore of the all-new episodes of ""Ben & Holly" and "Peppa Pig" at 5.30pm and 5.45pm.

The new fun continues on Nick UK in the afternoon when Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will premiere the brand new episode of the hit Nickelodeon comedy series "iCarly" called "iBust a Thief", where, after Sam's laptop gets stolen, the iCarly gang tries to help track down the thief, and Spencer can't visit his favourite arcade anymore unless he's accompanied by a child. Then, at 6.00pm, Nickelodeon UK celebrates April Fools Day with the all-new episode of the popular Nick sitcom "Victorious" titled "April Fools' Blank", where, on the first of April at Hollywood Arts, Tori spends her day expecting pranks and jokes, while being oblivious to a series of absurd events and crazy happenings around her!

Plus, the Complete iCarly Download continues on Nick UK & Eire with iRewind and the ultimate "SpongeBob SquarePants" marathon continues on Nicktoons UK and Ireland with "SpongeBob's Ultimate Egghead Challenge"!

Don't miss Easter Monday, all day Monday 1st April 2013, only on Nickelodeon, NickToons & Nick Jr. UK and Ireland!
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