Ménélik (Albert Tjamag; born 10 September 1970), is a Cameroonian-French rapper and singer.
Biography
He went to France at the age of nine. Then he met
MC Solaar
Claude Honoré M'Barali (; born 5 March 1969), professionally known as MC Solaar (), is a French rapping, rapper of Senegalese people, Senegalese and Chadian people, Chadian origin. He is one of France's most famous and influential hip hop musi ...
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]
Lescharts.com
(Retrieved 29 December 2008)
Discography
Albums
* 1995 : ''Phénoménélik'' – #33
* 1997 : ''Je me souviens'' – #46
* 2000 : ''OQP''
* 2001 : ''E-Pop''
* 2008 : ''Mnlk Project 2.0''
* 2017 : ''Qlassiks''
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 male rappers
Living people
Musicians from Yaoundé
Cameroonian emigrants to France