List of awards and nominations received by Orelsan
The following article outlines the awards and nominations received by French rapper and songwriter Orelsan. He began his career in 2004 and has since garnered considerable attention and praise for his music. Orelsan's debut studio album, "Perdu d'avance", earned him a nomination for the 2009 Prix Constantin. The same year, he won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best French Act, pipping highly favoured David Guetta to the prize. His second studio album, "Le chant des sirènes", won the 2012 Victoires de la Musique award for Urban Music Album of the  Year. During the same awards ceremony he was nominated for Music Video of the Year for "RaelSan", the album's lead single, and won the award for Group or Artist Popular Revelation of the Year. In 2013, Orelsan was nominated for the Victoires de la Musique award for Male Artist of the Year, while in the same year he took the Prix de la Création Musicale award for Songwriter of the Year. He was also nominated for the NRJ Music Award for French Revelation of the Year in 2013. At the 2013 Trace Urban Music Awards, Orelsan was nominated for  the Male Artist of the Year and Best Live Performance awards, while "La terre est ronde" was nominated for Best Song and "Ils sont cools" featuring Gringe nominated for Best Music Video. In 2014, Orelsan and his Casseurs Flowters colleague Gringe were nominated for the Best French Act award at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards, their first nomination as a duo. However, they were beaten to the award by Indila during the ceremony held in Glasgow on 9 November 2014. His 2017 album "La fête est finie" was nominated for IMPALA's European Independent Album of the Year Award . MTV Europe Music Awards. The MTV Europe Music Awards are an annual award ceremony that celebrate and honour the most popular songs and artists in Europe. NRJ Music Awards. The NRJ Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as a NMA) are an award ceremony presented by French radio station NRJ to honour the best in French and worldwide music industry. Prix Constantin. The Prix Constantin is an annual French music prize awarded to the best album of an artist who has come to prominence during the course of the past year. Trace Urban Music Awards. The TRACE Urban Music Awards are an  annual award ceremony which recognises the best hip hop, tropical and African music artists. Victoires de la Musique. Victoires de la Musique is an annual French award ceremony where "Victoire" accolades are awarded by the French Ministry of Culture to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry that recognizes the best musical artists of the year.