Why Niels Destadsbader has not been nominated for an MIA: “I did vote for him” | THE MIAS

MusicThe MIAs will be awarded tonight and those colors will be more Flemish than ever. Niels Destadsbader was not nominated for an award. How did that happen? ‘Play Café’ asked HLN journalist Jolien Boeckx. “There is always a jury that can nominate,” she explains. “That’s about 250 people from the music industry. You can enter three favorites per category. Depending on who nominates those people, certain votes don’t count, of course, if everyone is going to vote for the same people.” Is it right that Niels Destadsbader could not redeem a nomination? “I have to admit, I would have voted for him,” laughs Jolien. “So I think he should have been nominated. But my vote will not have weighed against the rest. The majority decides, hey.”