Ménélik (Albert Tjamag; born 10 September 1970), is a Cameroonian rapper.
Biography
He went to France at the age of nine. Then he met
MC Solaar
Claude M'Barali, professionally known as MC Solaar (; born 5 March 1969), is a French rapper of Senegalese and Chadian origin. He is one of France's most famous and influential hip hop artists. Some consider him the best French rapper of all ...
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 performed at Solaar's shows. 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".
[Menelik discography and peak positions in Franc]
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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
References
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1970 births
French male singers
French rappers
Living people
People from Yaoundé
Cameroonian emigrants to France