Anita remembered at MTV awards
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Yeoh, above, paid tribute to the late Hong Kong singer Anita Mui.
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SINGAPORE (AP) -- Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh has paid tribute to the late Hong Kong singer Anita Mui at the MTV Asia Awards in Singapore, bringing a somber moment to an otherwise upbeat Valentine's Day awards ceremony.
"We're very fortunate that she touched the world in so many ways," said Yeoh, who received Mui's posthumous Inspiration Award on the late singer's behalf Saturday. Mui died last year after of cervical cancer.
"Her legacy will live on with us," Yeoh said.
Asian divas swept many of the night's awards, with Hong Kong's Sammi Cheng, Malaysia's Siti Nurhaliza and Singapore's Stefanie Sun each earning the top Favorite Artist Award from voters in their home countries for the third year in a row. Taiwan pop diva Chang Hui Mei won a similar award.
In keeping with a romantic Valentine's Day theme, this year's trophies depicted Cupids.
Performances by the U.S. rap group Black Eyed Peas, Javier from Indonesia and Korean pop diva BoA brought the 7,000-strong crowd of mostly teenage girls to its feet. This is the third year Singapore has hosted the awards show, held in the city-state's Indoor Stadium.
British boy band Blue and Russian pop duo Tatu bagged Favorite Pop Act and Breakthrough Artist, respectively.
American star Mariah Carey made a surprise appearance and was honored with a Lifetime Achievement award. Carey said she was honored by her Asian fans -- though added that the region's continuing bird flu outbreak had made her think twice about coming.
"But the show must go on," she said.
Ten Asian countries and territories have been hit by the flu -- but not Singapore.
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