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Ménélik Birth name Albert Tjamag Born 10 September 1970 Origin Yaoundé, Cameroon Genres Rap Occupations Singer, composer Years active 1995–present Labels Polydor Website Official site Ménélik, now MNLK (Albert Tjamag, born on 10 September 1970 in Yaoundé, Cameroon), is a French rapper.
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Biography
He went to France at the age of nine. Then he met MC Solaar and started to write songs for artists such as No Sé, DJ Jimmy Jay and RPM. In 1995, he released his first album entitled Phenomenelik and participated in Solaar's concerts. He toured across Europe and gained a Victoire de la Musique in 1996 in the category 'Male revelation of the year'. In 1997, he released his second album Je me souviens which provided the number five hit "Bye-Bye".[1]
Discography
Albums
- 1995 : Phénoménélik – #33
- 1997 : Je me souviens – #46
- 2000 : OQP
- 2001 : E-Pop
- 2008 : Mnlk Project 2.0
Singles
- 1995 : "Quelle aventure !" (with No Sé) – #8
- 1995 : "Tout baigne" (with La Tribu) – #16
- 1997 : "Je me souviens" – #30
- 1998 : "Bye-Bye" – #5
- 1999 : "Touché" – #35
- 2000 : "Je t'aime comme t'es" – #59
Preceded by
Gérald de PalmasVictoires de la Musique
Male revelation of the year
1996Succeeded by
-References
- ^ Menelik discography and peak positions in France Lescharts.com (Retrieved 29 December 2008)
External links
Categories:- 1970 births
- French male singers
- French rappers
- Living people
- People from Yaoundé
- French people of Cameroonian descent
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