Manal cries with joy over headies awards nomination alongside rapper El Grande Toto

Moroccan artist Manal Benchlikha took to Instagram to announce her nomination for the best North African artist of the year in the Headies Billboard music awards list, alongside rapper El Grande Toto.

The Moroccan artist began crying out of joy before announcing the news, expressing her gratitude for this international nomination.

“I still cannot believe it,” she wrote in another Instagram story, tagging her Slay-featuring rapper.

El Grande Toto also appeared stunned, shedding tears of happiness on Instagram.

“I was seeing this as so far to be true,” he said, calling on his followers to vote for him.

The following is the list of Best North African Artists of the Year

Emel Mathlouthi (Tunisia)

Elgrandetoto (Morocco)

Latifa (Tunisia)

Manal (Morocco)

Muhamad Ramadan (Egypt)

Soolking (Algeria)