Medina (singer)

Medina (singer)
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Medina during a concert in Aalborg, 2009
Photo: Theis Poulsen
Background information
Birth name Andrea Fuentealba Valbak
Born November 30, 1982 (1982-11-30) (age 28)
Aarhus, Denmark
Genres Pop, dance, R&B
Occupations Singer, songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2006–present
Labels Labelmade (DEN)
Parlophone (UK)
EMI (GER)
Ultra Records (USA)
Website medinamusic.dk

Medina Danielle Oona Valbak (born Andrea Fuentealba Valbak on 30 November 1982), known by the mononym Medina is a Danish pop, dance and R&B singer and songwriter.[1]

She released her first singles in Denmark titled "Flå" (Danish for "To skin") and "Et øjeblik" ("One moment") in 2007, followed by her debut album, Tæt på (Up close).

She rose to national fame in 2008 with the release of "Kun for mig" (Danish for "Only for me"), the lead single off her second album, Velkommen til Medina (Welcome to Medina).[1] The single spent six weeks at No.1 on the Danish Singles Chart, eventually reaching the triple-platinum status.[2][3] The second single off the same album, "Velkommen til Medina" also peaked at No.1 in Denmark which spent five weeks at the top of the singles chart and reached a platinum status there.[4][5] Even Medina's third and fourth single, "Ensom" ("Lonely") and "Vi to" ("The two of us") peaked at No.2 in Denmark and they both managed to earn her a platinum-award at home.[3][6]

In September 2009, Medina released an English-language version of "Kun for mig", titled You and I, in the UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This version reached No.39 on the UK Singles Chart and entered the top-10 on the German Singles Chart.[7][8]

In July 2010, Medina's international debut album, Welcome to Medina was released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland which reached No.9, No.45 and No.24 respectively.[9][10] Apart from seven new songs, the album also includes English-language versions of the four singles off its Danish counterpart, including "Lonely" (English version of "Ensom), which has been released as the second single off the album.

In 2009, two collaborative singles of Medina have also reached the top of the Danish charts. First is "100 dage" by Medina and Thomas Helmig and the second is "Mest ondt" by Burhan G featuring Medina.

Awards won by Medina include Best Danish Act at the 2009 and 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards.[11]

Contents

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
DEN
[12]		 AUT
[13]		 GER
[9]		 SWI
[14]
Tæt på — — — —
Velkommen til Medina
  • Released: August 31, 2009
  • Label: At:tack Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 2 — — —
Welcome to Medina
  • Released: July 23, 2010[17]
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 11 45 9 24
For altid 2 — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
DEN
[12]		 AUT
[13]		 GER
[8]		 SWE
[21]		 SWI
[22]		 UK
[7]
Danish Singles
"Flå" (feat. Ruus) 2007 — — — — — — Tæt på
"Et øjeblik" (feat. Joe True) — — — — — —
"Satser alt" — — — — — — non-album single
"Alene" — — — — — — Tæt på
"Okay" (Artmus Remix) 2008 — — — — — — non-album single
"Kun for mig" 1 — — — — —
  • DEN: 2x Platinum[a]
 Velkommen til Medina
"Velkommen til Medina" 2009 1 — — — — —
  • DEN: Platinum[a]
"Ensom" 2 — — — — —
  • DEN: Platinum[23](Download format)
"Vi to" 2010 2 — — — — —
  • DEN: 2x Platinum[24](Download format)
"For altid" 2011 1 — — — — —
  • DEN: Platinum[25](Download format)
  • DEN: Platinum[24](Streaming format)
 For altid
"Synd for dig" 1 — — — — —
"Kl. 10" 6 — — — — —
English Singles
"You and I" 2009 23 25 10 42 30 39 Welcome to Medina
"Lonely" 2010 — 46 26 — — —
"Addiction" 1 — 59 — — —
  • DEN: Platinum[27](Download format)
  • DEN: Gold[16](Streaming format)
"Gutter" 2011 8 — 43 — — —
"The One" — — 64 — — —
"Execute Me" — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
DEN
[12]
"100 dage" (Thomas Helmig feat. Medina) 2009 1 Tommy Boy
"Mest ondt" (Burhan G feat. Medina) 2010 1 Burhan G
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Single Year Peak chart positions Album
GER
[8]
"Selfish" 2010 — Welcome to Medina
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Single Year Peak chart positions Album
DEN
[12]
"Har du det ligesom mig" (feat. Young) 2011 33 For altid

Footnotes

  1. ^ To retrieve Singles certifications that currently cannot be found in IFPI Denmark, select the field Track Top-40 along the following listed below:[28]
    • For Kun for mig (2x Platinum), select: Track Top-40: Uge 53-2009
    • For Velkommen til Medina (Platinum), select: Track Top-40: Uge 53-2009

References

  1. ^ a b "Allmusic: Medina (Biography)". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/artist/medina-p792778/biography. Retrieved 2011-06-13. 
  2. ^ "Hung Medien: Medina "Kun for mig"". Hung Medien. http://www.danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Medina&titel=Kun+for+mig&cat=s. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
  3. ^ a b "Guld og platin 2010". IFPI Denmark). http://www.ifpi.dk/index.php?pk_menu=284. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
  4. ^ "Hung Medien: Medina "Velkommen til Medina (song)"". Hung Medien. http://www.danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Medina&titel=Velkommen+til+Medina&cat=s. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
  5. ^ "Guld og platin 2009". IFPI Denmark). http://www.ifpi.dk/index.php?pk_menu=262. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
  6. ^ "Denmark's positions for Medina's singles". Hung Medien. http://www.danishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=Medina&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
  7. ^ a b "Chart Stats: Medina". Chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=12418. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
  8. ^ a b c "Charts.de (Singles)". Charts.de Media Control. http://www.charts.de/search.asp?search=Medina&x=9&y=8&cat=s&country=de. Retrieved 2011-08-26. 
  9. ^ a b "Chartverfolgung / Medina /Longplay". Musicline.de. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Medina/?type=longplay. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
  10. ^ "Hung Medien: Medina "Velkommen til Medina (album)"". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Medina&titel=Welcome+To+Medina&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
  11. ^ "Labelmade: Medina". Hung Medien. http://www.labelmade.dk/Medina.html. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
  12. ^ a b c d "Denmark: Medina". Hung Medien. http://www.danishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Medina. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
  13. ^ a b "Austria: Medina". Hung Medien. http://www.austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Medina. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
  14. ^ "Switzerland: Medina (Albums)". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&artist=Medina&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
  15. ^ http://gaffa.dk/anmeldelse/26992 Medina
  16. ^ a b "Certificeringer (page 5)". IFPI(Denmark). http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=certificeringer&page=4. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 
  17. ^ http://www.artist-area.de/medina/welcome-to-medina/
  18. ^ http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/52313
  19. ^ http://world-clubmusic.org/news/medina_for_altid_album/2011-09-06-39191
  20. ^ a b "Certificeringer (page 10)". IFPI (Denmark). http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=certificeringer&page=9. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 
  21. ^ "Sweden: Medina". Hung Medien. http://www.swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Medina. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
  22. ^ "Switzerland: Medina (Singles)". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=Medina&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
  23. ^ "Certificeringer marts - maj 2010". IFPI (Denmark). http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=content/certificeringer-marts-maj-2010. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  24. ^ a b "Certificeringer (page 9)". IFPI (Denmark). http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=certificeringer&page=8. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 
  25. ^ "Certificeringer (page 8)". IFPI (Denmark). http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=certificeringer&page=7. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 
  26. ^ "German certifications – Medina" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=&strInterpret=Medina&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
  27. ^ "Certificeringer (page 2)". IFPI (Denmark). http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=certificeringer&page=1. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 
  28. ^ "Track Top-40". hitlisten.nu. http://www.hitlisten.nu/. Retrieved 2011-07-14. 

External links

v · Velkommen til Medina  · For altid
English albums
Welcome to Medina
Danish singles
"Flå" (feat. Ruus)  · "Et øjeblik" (feat. Joe True)  · "Satser alt"  · "Alene"  · "Okay" (Artmus Remix)  · "Kun for mig"  · "Velkommen til Medina"  · "Ensom"  · "Vi to"  · "For altid"  · "Synd for dig"  · "Kl. 10"
English singles
"You and I"  · "Lonely"  · "Addiction"  · "Gutter"  · "The One"  · "Execute Me"
Featured singles
"100 dage" (Thomas Helmig feat. Medina)  · "Mest ondt" (Burhan G feat. Medina)
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