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Ménélik (Albert Tjamag; born 10 September 1970 in Yaoundé, Cameroon), is a French rapper.

Ménélik
Birth name	Albert Tjamag
Born	(1970-09-10) 10 September 1970 (age 51)
Origin	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Genres	Rap
Occupation(s)	Singer, composer
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Polydor
Website	Official site

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 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".[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

Preceded by Gérald de Palmas	Victoires de la Musique Male revelation of the year 1996	Succeeded by -

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