Melinda Ademi
Melinda Ademi (Albanian pronunciation: [mɛlinda adɛmi]; born 19 November 1995), also known mononymously as Melinda, is an Albanian-American rapper, singer and songwriter from Yonkers, New York.
Melinda Ademi | |
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| Born | 19 November 1995 Mitrovica, Kosovo |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
Life and career
Melinda Ademi was born on 19 November 1995 into an Albanian family in the city of Mitrovica, then part of the FR Yugoslavia, present Kosovo.[1][2] Her family left Kosovo and moved to the United States as a refugee due to the persecution of Albanians initiated with the disintegration of Yugoslavia and the following Kosovo War.[1][3] She began her career on the talent show American Idol in 2011, where she was chosen as a participant, although without achieving a good position. She returned to the same contest two years later, reaching the semifinals. In 2015 she released her first single Purr, but it is not until 2018 with the release of Lulija when she gets recognition and fame for the entire Albanian diaspora in the world.
Discography
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||
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| ALB [4] | ||||||||||
| "Purr" | 2015 | — | Non-album single | |||||||
| "Lulija" (featuring Seven Saraqi) |
2018 | — | ||||||||
| "Lej" | — | |||||||||
| "Palo" | 4 | |||||||||
| "AMI" | 2019 | 44 | ||||||||
| "Çifteli" | 76 | |||||||||
| "Pika Pika" | — | |||||||||
| "A po don pak" | 52 | |||||||||
| "Karma" | — | |||||||||
| "24 Bars" | 2020 | — | ||||||||
| "Nashta" | — | |||||||||
| "X5" (with Gjiko) |
3 | |||||||||
| "Mekatare" | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
References
- "Kosovar Youth: Melinda Ademi (Singer, American Idol Contestant)". Kosovo Diaspora. 5 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- "Melinda #Bio" (in Albanian). Top Music Awards. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- "15 European Pop Acts You Might Not Know". The New York Times (NY Times). 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
- For "Palo":"The Top List—23/12/2018" (in Albanian). Top Music Awards. 23 December 2018. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- For "AMI":"The Top List—10/02/2019" (in Albanian). Top Music Awards. 10 February 2019. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- For "Çifteli":"The Top List—07/04/2019" (in Albanian). Top Music Awards. 7 April 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- For "A po don pak":"The Top List—01/09/2019" (in Albanian). Top Music Awards. 1 September 2020. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- For "X5":"The Top List—20/09/2020" (in Albanian). Top Music Awards. 20 September 2020. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
