Marina Bay Sands, the perfect scenario for the

Social Star Awards

Celebrating the social world with a dazzle of celebrities

at MasterCard® Theatres

Singapore (May 27, 2013) – Marina Bay Sands was the honor host of the first-ever

Social Star Awards at the MasterCard® Theatres which were streamed “live‟ globally

on YouTube from Singapore on May 23.

The Social Star Awards represented the first gala ever held in recognition of the

stars in the social sphere, taking into account all that the social community around

the world shares, likes, follows and Tweets every day.

The Hollywood actors Jessica Alba and Jeremy Piven were the hosts of a fantastic

celebration in which 12 international superstars were honored. Some of the award

categories presented on the night included “Most Popular Actor”, “Music Group”,

“Solo Artist”, “Sports Team” and “Movie”. The biggest award of the night “THE

ALMIGHTY” was given to the most popular celebrity or brand across all countries

and categories.

The event was the culmination of 24 hours of live awards, which began online on 22

May and included 288 categories spanning different countries worldwide, awarded to

the most popular personalities and brands in fields such as music, movies,

television, sports and games.

The Social Star Awards Starts took to Singapore an electrifying line up of

international celebrities including American rock icons Aerosmith, soul-pop singer

CeeLo Green, global phenomenon, PSY, Canadian breakout pop star Carly Rae

Jepsen, popular dance-pop act LMFAO's Sky Blu and Asian girl group Blush. Other

celebrities that attended the celebration were the actor George Takei from Star Trek,

singer of R&B Eric Benet and house music DJ Seb Fontaine, among others.

The night started with the unrepeatable red carpet walked by international artists

such as PSY, Carly Rae Jepsen, CeeLo Green, Jermaine Jackson, George Takei

and legendary Aerosmith. Members of the public could also see Youtube stars

Harlem Shake, Hikakin, Tummy Talk, Marquese Scott, Ryan Higga, Wrecking Crew

and PewDiePie.

Not content with one world exclusive (it was the first time ever honoring the stars of

the social world), the Social Star Awards presented yet another world first in the form

of the very first Harlem Shake to be performed and broadcast LIVE on YouTube

featuring the 4 original Harlem Shakers themselves. Korean PSY, in addition, closed

the show with a sensational performance of the song and dance that propelled him

to internet infamy, Gangnam Style.

Big winners on the night were, globally, Justin Bieber for Most Popular Solo Artist,

One Direction for Most Popular Music Group, Selena Gomez for Most Popular

Actress, FC Barcelona for Most Popular Sports Team, Cristiano Ronaldo for Most

Popular Sportsman, Twilligt for Most Popular Movie, the show of Ellen DeGeneres

for Most Popular TV Show and PewdiePie for Most Popular Social Show. The award

for the Most Popular Show was for Candy Crush Saga and Samsung mobile was

awarded for Most Popular Brand.

As far as Spain was concerned, the awards were given to: Fernando Alonso for F1

Driver, FC Barcelona for Sports Team and La Liga Football Team, David Villa for

Sportsperson, Pocoyo for TV Show and finally Enrique Iglesias for Spanish Musician

and Country.

About Starcount

Starcount is the definitive global popularity leaderboard, ranking the world‟s top celebrities

and stars based on their popularity and fan engagement, to produce the ultimate social

media chart. It shows the social media ranking of stars across thousands of countries and

categories. Starcount uniquely aggregates and charts popularity and engagement of 1.7bn

people‟s social media activity across the 11 biggest social media networks in the world every

day. These networks are: Facebook, Twitter, Google+, YouTube, Sina, Tencent, Youku,

Renren, Mixi, Orkut & Vkontakte.

About Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd

Marina Bay Sands is the leading business, leisure and entertainment destination in Asia. It

features large and flexible convention and exhibition facilities, 2,560 hotel rooms and suites,

the rooftop Sands SkyPark, the best shopping mall in Asia, world-class celebrity chef

restaurants and an outdoor event plaza. Its two theatres showcase a range of leading

entertainment performances including world-renowned Broadway shows. Completing the

line-up of attractions is ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands which plays host to

permanent and marquee exhibitions. For more information, please visit

www.marinabaysands.com