A new band in the music industry, the Eleven 35 boys took out the Yumi FM Musik Award Listeners Choice Song of the Year Award, thanks to their fans that voted for their song “Superman”.
The 17th Yumi FM PNG Musik Awards 2021 Live on Radio recognized artists, songs, bands and producers of the year 2020 who worked tirelessly and managed to deliver to their fans amidst the COVID-19 situation the country.
Eleven 35 was nominated in the Best New Artist of the Year category, however they missed out on that category but the listeners and their fans never gave up on the group’s hit single “superman”.
Their song ‘Superman’ got the highest number of votes and requests on 93 Yumi FM for 2020. This is the first time Eleven 35 has won an award for the YUMI FM PNG Musik Awards.
“Winning the award for the first time is something new and exciting for us and winning an award for the Yumi FM PNG Musik Awards is huge for us, just by knowing that we were recognized.”
“This shows that we have done our part by doing something right for our listeners and for the PNG Music Industry as a whole.”
Sky from Eleven 35 thanked all their fans as well as Yumi FM for making it possible for them to win the awards.
“If it wasn’t for the fans, we wouldn’t have received this award, and with that we are thankful.”
Sky said this was something to look forward and strive harder come next year’s Musik awards.
“We are now preparing for two upcoming songs, one of them will be with Sai Kay which should be done and released early next year.”
The group which started around July last year, have so far released 13 songs in total, Superman, being one of them. Superman which was released in November last year, has been a hit ever since.
“Since PNG has good artists, our aim now is to create good music and to make sure that we keep this group intact by using our talents to sing and to be a part of the PNG Music Industry.”
“This is just the beginning of what is yet to come and that’s starting off with this achievement and building on from there.”