Minelli (Romanian singer)
Minelli | |
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 Minelli at The Artist Awards 2019 | |
| Born | Luisa Ionela Luca 22 August 1988 Slobozia, Romania |
| Occupation | |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Spouse(s) | Lucian Luca |
| Children | 2 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Dance-pop |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels |
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| Associated acts | |
| Website | globalrecords |
Luisa Ionela Luca (born August 22, 1988, Slobozia, Ialomița, Romania), known professionally as Minelli, is a Romanian singer, songwriter and lyricist.
Biography[]
Minelli was born on August 22, 1988, and began singing at the age of 11, when she formed a band in her hometown.[1] In 2004 she moved to Bucharest, and between 2006 and 2009, she was a member of the band Wassabi. After the band disbanded, Minelli focused on her solo career and began working as a singer, songwriter and lyricist.[2]
Music career[]
The international hit "Rampampam" was released on March 18, 2021, in Romania and Russia by Global Records.[3] The single was composed by Minelli and Viky Red, written by Minelli and produced by Viky Red.[4] "Rampampam" ranked first on the official charts of Belarus,[5] Bulgaria,[6] the Czech Republic,[7] Hungary,[8] the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS),[9] Lithuania[10] and Russia,[11] and ranked second in the charts in Romania,[12] Poland[13] and Ukraine.[14] In the week ending August 28, 2021, "Rampampam" reached number 139 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart.[15] With this single, Minelli won the award for The most listened to song internationally at The Artist Awards 2021, an annual music event held in Romania, organized by Big Events in partnership with the Romanian Opera from Craiova.[16]
As a songwriter and lyricist, Minelli's repertoire includes "Inimi de ceară" (2017) performed by Andra,[17] "Touch Me" (2019) performed by Antonia[18] or "Flashbacks" (2021) performed by Inna.[19]
Personal life[]
Minelli met Lucian Luca in 2007 at a recording studio, and later the two married.[20] In 2010, they became parents when Sarah Maria, their first child, was born. In 2017 the artist gave birth to her second child, a boy named Filip.[21]
Discography[]
Singles[]
As lead artist[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 RO [22] |
 BY [23] |
 BG [24] |
 HR [25] |
 DE [26] |
 FR [27] |
 HU [28] |
 MD [29] |
 LT [30] |
 PL |
 CIS [31] | |||||
| Airplay [32][33] |
TV [34] |
Radio | Radio & YouTube | YouTube | |||||||||||
| "Have some fun with 21" (with Wassabi feat. Matteo) |
2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Și m-am îndrăgostit de tine" (with Wassabi) |
2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Lonely Girl" (with Wassabi feat. Sonny Flame) |
2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Don't Go Baby" (with Wassabi) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Dacă strig" (feat. MoJo) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "My Heart" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Empty Spaces" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Haos" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Addicted" (feat. Sickotoy) |
2019 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | 124 | — |
| "Mariola" | 1 | — | — | — | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 171 | 152 | — | |
| "Bo$$" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Loca" (feat. Erik Frank) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Separated" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Discoteka" (feat. Inna) |
62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Nostalgia" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 466 | 545 | — | |
| "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" (Cover) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Illusion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Rampampam" | 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 199 | — | 6 | 8 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| "Party" (feat. Inna & Romanian House Mafia) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Nothing Hurts" | 8 | — | 5 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | — | 28 | — | — | |
As featured artist[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RO [35] |
BY [36] |
BG [37] |
HR [38] |
DE [39] |
FR [40] |
HU [41] |
MD [42] |
LT [43] |
PL |
CIS [44] | |||||
| Airplay [45][46] |
TV [47] |
Radio | Radio & YouTube | YouTube | |||||||||||
| "Reality & Dreams" (Morandi feat. Minelli) |
2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Soare din nori" (Bitză feat. Minelli) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Portilla De Bobo" (LoL Deejays feat. Minelli & FYI) |
— | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | 256 | — | — | |
| "Hump" (Arnold Palmer feat. Minelli) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Murder the Dancefloor" (Emrah Is feat. Minelli & Follow Your Instinct) |
2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Love on Repeat" (Dave Ramone feat. Minelli) |
— | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "My Mind" (Vanotek feat. Minelli) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "În dormitor" (Vanotek feat. Minelli) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Summer Love" (Dave Ramone feat. Minelli) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "No Sleep" (Vanotek feat. Minelli) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 168 | 218 | — | |
| "Paradise" (PAX Paradise Auxiliary feat. Minelli) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Fire To My Heart" (Marco & Seba feat. Minelli) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Pa Mi" (Gran Error feat. Minelli & Spania '99) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Done" (Pascal Junior feat. Minelli) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Dum Dum" (Sickotoy feat. Minelli & Ilkay Sencan) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "F..k That" (Bastard! feat. Minelli) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Scara 2, Etajul 7" (Carla's Dreams feat. Minelli) |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "You Lose" (Bastard! feat. Minelli) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Shukar" (Gran Error feat. Minelli) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Songwriting[]
| Year | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Dame Dame" | Mandinga |
| "Sufletul zâmbea" | ||
| 2014 | "Inima nu vrea" | Horia Brenciu feat. Delia |
| 2017 | "NaNaNa" | Alina Eremia |
| "Dream About the Ocean" | Inna | |
| "Între noi nu mai e nimic" | FreeStay feat. Andra | |
| "Inimi de ceară" | Andra | |
| 2018 | "Magical place" | DJ Sava feat. IOVA |
| 2019 | "Touch Me" | Antonia |
| "Take Me" | Vanotek feat. Myata | |
| "You Don't Love Me" | Sickotoy feat. Roxen | |
| "Hurricane" | Alessiah | |
| 2020 | "Como ¡Ay!" | Antonia |
| "Maza" | Inna | |
| "Slow Dance" | Gran Error | |
| "Storm" | Roxen | |
| "Göz Göze" | Alper Erözer | |
| "Love Me" | Alessiah | |
| 2021 | "Flashbacks" | Inna |
| "One Reason" | ||
| "Beautiful Lie" | ||
| "Gucci Balenciaga" | ||
| "Sunset Dinner" | ||
| "You and I" | ||
| "Thicky" | ||
| "Till Forever" | ||
| "Call 911" | Sickotoy feat. Maruv | |
| "Someone" | Vanotek feat. Denitia | |
| 2022 | "Lonely" | Inna |
| "Love Bizarre" | ||
| "Baby" | ||
| "Fire & Ice" | ||
| "Solo" |
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Artist Awards | The Electronic Dance Artist | Minelli | Won | [48] |
| Best Song | "Mariola" | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | The Artist Awards | Favorite Artist | Minelli | Nominated | [49] |
| Best DJ / Electronic / Dance | Nominated | ||||
| 2021 | The Artist Awards | International Breakthrough | Minelli | Won | [50] |
| The Artist | Nominated | ||||
| The Female Artist | Nominated | ||||
| International Hitmaker | Nominated | ||||
| The most listened to song internationally | "Rampampam" | Won | |||
| Best Song | Nominated |
References[]
- ^ Mădălina, Frăsineanu (31 May 2019). "„Hola, yo me llamo Mariola"! De vorbă cu Minelli, artista care a cucerit toate topurile muzicale" ["Hello, my name is Mariola!" Talk to Minelli, the artist who conquered all the music charts] (in Romanian). Elle. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "„Ola! Mariola" vine din Slobozia, are 31 de ani și 2 copii! Cum arată și cine este artista care a dat hit-ul verii și de care nu a auzit nimeni până acum!" ["Hello! Mariola ”comes from Slobozia, is 31 years old and has 2 children! What does it look like and who is the artist who hit the summer and no one has heard of before!] (in Romanian). Ciao.ro. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Rampampam - Single by Minelli". Apple Music. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ ""Ram-pam-pam", noua piesă lansată de Minelli. Artista a fost în platoul Observator și ne-a prezentat noul single" ["Ram-pam-pam", the new song released by Minelli. The artist was on the set of Observator and presented us the new single] (in Romanian). Antena 1. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Unistar Top 20" [Unistar Top 20] (in Russian). Unistar.by. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Класации" [Rankings] (in Bulgarian). Prophon.org. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Hitparáda - CZ - RADIO - TOP 100" [Chart - CZ - RADIO - TOP 100] (in Czech). HitParada.ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
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- ^ "Rampampam - Minelli" [Rampampam - Minelli] (in Russian). TopHit.ru. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "20-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" [20th week's most listened to (TOP 100)] (in Lithuanian). Agata.lt. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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- ^ "Billboard Global Excl. US" [Billboard Global Excl. US]. Billboard. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Irina Rimes, Carla's Dreams, The Motans și Iuliana Beregoi au fost premiați la unul dintre cele mai mari evenimente muzicale din România" [Irina Rimes, Carla’s Dreams, The Motans and Iuliana Beregoi were awarded at one of the biggest music events in Romania] (in Romanian). Diez.md. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "„Ola! Mariola" vine din Slobozia, are 31 de ani și 2 copii! Cum arată și cine este artista care a dat hit-ul verii și de care nu a auzit nimeni până acum!" ["Hello! Mariola ”comes from Slobozia, is 31 years old and has 2 children! What does it look like and who is the artist who hit the summer and no one has heard of before!] (in Romanian). Ciao.ro. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ Alex, Stănescu (14 May 2019). "Antonia - Touch Me" [Antonia - Touch Me] (in Romanian). InfoMusic.ro. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ Bogdan (12 April 2021). ""Flashbacks", cel mai recent single al Innei – locul 1 pe radio în România si nu numai" ["Flashbacks", Inna's latest single - the 1st place on the radio in Romania and beyond] (in Romanian). TraiesteMuzica.ro. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Florentina, Iana (3 September 2021). "INTERVIU Minelli: "Nu îmi pot imagina viaţa fără copiii mei"" [INTERVIEW Minelli: "I can't imagine my life without my children"] (in Romanian). OkMagazine.ro. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Andreea, Burghelea (15 February 2021). "Minelli, vorbește pentru prima dată despre viața de mămică" [Minelli, talk about mom life for the first time] (in Romanian). Radio Impuls. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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- ^ "Deezer Top Songs - Croatia" [Deezer Top Songs - Croatia]. Kworb.net. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Dave Ramone feat. Minelli - Love on Repeat" [Dave Ramone feat. Minelli - Love on Repeat] (in German). OffizielleCharts.de. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Lol Deejays vs. Minelli & FYI - Portilla de Bobo (Chanson)" [Lol Deejays vs. Minelli & FYI - Portilla de Bobo (Song)] (in French). LesCharts.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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- ^ "Deezer Top Songs - Croatia" [Deezer Top Songs - Croatia]. Kworb.net. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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- ^ Adelina, Mărăcine (13 October 2019). "Cine sunt câștigătorii primei ediții The Artist Awards, din Craiova. Ce premii au obținut Inna, Delia, The Motans, Selly și Cristi Minculescu" [Who are the winners of the first edition of The Artist Awards, from Craiova. Inna, Delia, The Motans, Selly and Cristi Minculescu won the awards] (in Romanian). Adevărul. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ Bianca, Bujor (29 December 2020). "The Artist Awards și-a prezentat câștigătorii, aseară, la PRO TV!" [The Artist Awards presented its winners last night on PRO TV!] (in Romanian). RadarDeMedia.ro. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Irina Rimes, Carla's Dreams, The Motans și Iuliana Beregoi au fost premiați la unul dintre cele mai mari evenimente muzicale din România" [Irina Rimes, Carla’s Dreams, The Motans and Iuliana Beregoi were awarded at one of the biggest music events in Romania] (in Romanian). Diez.md. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
External links[]
- GlobalRecords.com - Official website
- Minelli Channel on YouTube
- Minelli on Apple Music
- Minelli on Spotify
- Minelli discography at Discogs
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Categories:
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- 21st-century Romanian singers
- 21st-century Romanian women singers
- Romanian dance musicians
- Romanian women pop singers
- Romanian women singers
- Global Records artists
- English-language singers from Romania
- Living people