1986 Grammy Nomination, Best Classical Artist, USA
　　1996 Echo Award nomination: Best Female Artist, Germany
　　1996 RSH Gold: Best Female Artist, Germany
　　1997 Echo Award nomination: Best Female Artist
　　1998 Echo Award: Best Song (“Time To Say Goodbye”)
　　1998 Golden Lion Award: Best Live Performance, Germany
　　1998 Goldene Europa Award: Best Female Artist, Germany
　　1998 Guinness Book Entry: Germany’s Best-Selling Single of All Time (“Time to Say Goodbye”)
　　1998 Grammy Taiwan: Best Selling Record (Timeless)
　　1998 Unesco Hand-in-Hand Award
　　1999 Czechoslovakian Grammy: Singer of the Year
　　1999 Echo Award nomination: Best Female Artist, Germany
　　1999 The Point Trophy, Dublin-Ireland: Highest-Grossing Ticket Sales (One Night in Eden)
　　2000 IFPI Award, Europe: Album sales exceeding one million copies in Europe (Timeless)
　　2001 New Age Voice Music Award, USA: Best Vocal Album
　　2003 Media Control Award, GAS: Biggest Hit of All Time (“Time To Say Goodbye”),
　　2004 Arabian Music Award: Best Collaboration (“The War Is Over” with Kazim Al Saher)
　　2004 Arabian Music Award: Best Female Artist
　　2005 New York Film Festival: First Prize, Music Documentary (A Desert Fantasy)
　　2005 New York Film Festival: Third Prize, Music Video (“Time to Say Goodbye”)
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