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Ménélik
Background information
Birth name	Albert Tjamag
Born	September 10, 1970 (1970-09-10) (age 39)
Origin	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Genres	Rap
Occupations	Singer, composer
Years active	1995-present
Labels	Polydor
Website	Official site

Ménélik, now MNLK (Albert Tjamag, born on September 10, 1970 in Yaoundé, Cameroon), is a French-born rapper.

Biography

He went to France at the age of nine. Then he met MC Solaar 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 participated in Solaar's concerts. 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".^[1]

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

External links

• Official site