New Zealand

Three Pacific Music Awards for Cydel

08:12 am on 14 June 2015

Industry veterans Cydel took home three awards from the 11th annual Vodafone Pacific Music Awards in Auckland last night, but the best song award went to Smashproof for its song Survivors.

Cydel (L-to-R: Saipele 'Pele' Nili and David 'Dee' Letoa) Photo: Courtesy of Cydel

Cydel - who are Pele Nili and Dee Letoa - won Best Pacific Artist, Best Pacific Group and Best Pacific Music Album, in recognition of their second album Memoirs of a Midnight Cowboy.

As well as best song, Smashproof won the award for Best Pacific Music Video.

TJ Taotua was named best Pacific male artist and Erakah, took the female artist award.

The Radio Airplay award was presented to Brooke Fraser for Kings & Queens and the People's Choice Award went to Three Houses Down.

Brooke Fraser Photo: RNZ / Diego Opatowski