Ménélik

Ménélik Born Albert Tjamag On September 10 1970 In Yaoundé Cameroon Is A French Rapper. Albert Tjamag Came To France With His Family In 1979 At The Age Of 9. In 1990 He Met And Befriended With Claude M'Barali MC Solaar At The University Of Paris VIII Saint-Denis And One Year Later MC Solaar Was Starting His Career With The Song Bouge De Là. From Then Tjamag Took The Stage Name Ménélik To Collaborate With His Friend MC Solaar And Some Other Artists Such As Jimmy Jay RPM And No Sé Quickly Becoming Famous On The Rap Jazz Scene Before He Released In 1995 His First Album Signed Under Jimmy Jay Records Phénoménélik With The Hit Songs Tout Baigne And Quelle Aventure. Following The Release Of Phénoménélik Ménélik Performed On Stage As The Opening Act In Several MC Solaar Lives And Toured In Several Countries Of West Africa. The Tour Continued In Europe USA And Canada And Earned Him A Victoire De La Musique In 1996 In The Category "Male Revelation Of The Year". His Second Album Je Me Souviens Is Released In 1997. The First Single Faut Se Lâcher Almost Goes Unnoticed And Is A Big Disappointment In Comparison To The Success Of Ménélik's First Album. The Second Single The Album Title Track Je Me Souviens Is Then Released In Order To Boost The Album Sales By Highlighting Ménélik's Talent As A Songwriter. While It Somewhat Manages To Achieve Its Purpose It Won't Be Until The Release Of The Third Single Bye Bye Which Ménélik's Most Successful Song To Date That The Album Finally Gets The Success It Deserves. Ménélik's Next Two Albums OQP Released In 2000 And E-Pop Attitude 2001 Won't Manage To Achieve As Much Success.
Afterwards Ménélik Decides To Drop Music For A While Still Performing On Stage From Times To Times And Dedicate Himself To Other Hobbies Such As The Creation Of His Own Clothing Line Cuz Golf Graphic Design And Motion Design.
In 2008 He Changes His Stage Name To MNLK And Makes His Return To The Music Scene With A New Album MNLK Project. read less