Melinda Ademi
Melinda Ademi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 November 1995 Mitrovica, Kosovo |
| Occupation | Rapper, singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Musical career | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
Melinda Ademi (Albanian: [mɛˈlinda aˈdɛmi]; born 19 November 1995), also known mononymously as Melinda, is a Albanian-American rapper, singer and songwriter.
Life and career[]
1995–present: Early life and career beginnings[]
Melinda Ademi was born on 19 November 1995 into an Albanian family in the city of Mitrovica, Kosovo, 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.
Artistry[]
Ademi has stated that she is a fan of Albanian singer and songwriter Elvana Gjata.[4]
Discography[]
Singles[]
As lead artist[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB [5] | ||||||||||
| "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" | — | |||||||||
| "Qa din ti" | 2021 | 5 | ||||||||
| "Ay Caramba" (featuring Gjiko and Nora Istrefi) |
14 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
References[]
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Melinda Ademi ç'nuk thotë për të, reagon Elvana Gjata" (in Albanian). Zero Media. 27 July 2021. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ 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.
- For "Qa din ti":"The Top List – 12/06/2021" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 12 June 2021. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- For "Ay Caramba":"The Top List – 17/07/2021" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 17 July 2021. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- 1995 births
- 21st-century Albanian rappers
- 21st-century Albanian women singers
- 21st-century American rappers
- 21st-century American women singers
- 21st-century American singers
- Albanian female rappers
- Albanian-language singers
- Albanian songwriters
- American women songwriters
- American Idol participants
- American people of Albanian descent
- Kosovan people of Albanian descent
- Kosovan rappers
- Kosovan women singers
- Living people
- Musicians from Mitrovica, Kosovo
- People from Yonkers, New York