Minelli (Romanian singer)
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Luisa Ionela Luca (born 22 August 1988), known professionally as Minelli, is a Romanian singer and songwriter. Upon being part of the girl group Wassabi from 2006 to 2009, she rose to fame with her 2019 single "Mariola", which topped the Romanian Airplay 100 chart. Subsequently, in 2021, "Rampampam" became a hit in multiple territories.
Life and career
Minelli was born as Luisa Ionela Luca on 22 August 1988, and began singing at the age of 11, when she formed a band in her hometown.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2004, she moved to Bucharest, and between 2006 and 2009, she was a member of the band Wassabi. They attempted to represent Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2007, submitting the songs "Crazy" with Morandi and "Do the Tango with Me" to that year's national final.<ref name="titles">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="submission">Template:Cite news</ref> After Wassabi disbanded, Minelli focused on her solo career and began working as a singer and songwriter.<ref name="Ciao.ro">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 2019, Minelli released her first number-one single in Romania, "Mariola", which topped the country's Airplay 100 ranking. 2021's "Rampampam" became a hit multiple regions such as Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Lithuania and Poland. For the week ending 28 August 2021, "Rampampam" reached number 139 on the BillboardTemplate:'s Global Excl. U.S.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As a songwriter, Minelli's repertoire includes songs such as "Inimi de ceară" (2017) performed by Andra,<ref name="Ciao.ro"/> "Touch Me" (2019) by Antonia<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and "Flashbacks" (2021) by Inna.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Personal life
Minelli met Lucian Luca in 2007 at a recording studio, and the two later married.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2010, they became parents when Sarah Maria, their first child, was born. In 2017, Minelli gave birth to her second child, a boy named Filip.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Discography
Extended plays
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Singles
As lead artist
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2007 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="19" Template:N/A | ||||||||
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| "Mariola" | 2019 | 1 | — | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
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| "Rampampam" | 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 139 |
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| "Nothing Hurts" | 10 | 8 | 3 | 35 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 4 | 70 | — |
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| "Peligrosa" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
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As featured artist
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2019 | 63 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Uncredited vocals
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Promotional singles
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| "Haos" | 2018 | — | — | — | |
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| "Heart Instructions" | 2022 | — | — | — | |
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Guest appearances
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Songwriting credits
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
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| "Dame Dame" | 2012 | Mandinga | Club de Mandinga |
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| "Inima nu vrea" | 2014 | Horia Brenciu featuring Delia | Template:N/A |
| "NaNaNa" | 2017 | Alina Eremia | 360 |
| "Dream About the Ocean" | Inna | Nirvana | |
| "Între noi nu mai e nimic" | FreeStay featuring Andra | rowspan="19" Template:N/A | |
| "Inimi de ceară" | Andra | ||
| "Magique" | Carine | ||
| "Come Around" | Soundland and Timebelle | ||
| "Magical place" | 2018 | DJ Sava featuring Iova | |
| "Nu mai e" | Ioana Ignat | ||
| "Touch Me" | 2019 | Antonia | |
| "Fuego" | Maria Ilieva | ||
| "Jacket" | PAX Paradise Auxiliary | ||
| "Take Me" | Vanotek featuring Myata | ||
| "You Don't Love Me" | Sickotoy featuring Roxen | ||
| "Hurricane" | Alessiah | ||
| "Como ¡Ay!" | 2020 | Antonia | |
| "Escape" | Roxen | ||
| "Waiting For" | Alessiah | ||
| "Touché" | Sickotoy and Misha Miller | ||
| "Slow Dance" | Gran Error | ||
| "Storm" | Roxen | ||
| "Göz Göze" | Alper Erözer | ||
| "Love Me" | Alessiah | ||
| "Maza Jaja" | 2021 | Inna | Heartbreaker |
| "Flashbacks" | |||
| "One Reason" | |||
| "Beautiful Lie" | |||
| "Gucci Balenciaga" | |||
| "Sunset Dinner" | |||
| "You and I" | |||
| "Thicky" | |||
| "Till Forever" | |||
| "Call 911" | Sickotoy and Maruv | rowspan="3" Template:N/A | |
| "Someone" | Vanotek featuring Denitia | ||
| "Up" | Inna with Sean Paul | ||
| "Lonely" | 2022 | Inna | Champagne Problems |
| "Love Bizarre" | |||
| "Baby" | |||
| "Fire & Ice" | |||
| "Solo" | |||
| "Cryo" | |||
| "Millennium" | |||
| "Kumera" | |||
| "Don't Let Me Down" | |||
| "Tattoo" | Eva Timush | rowspan="2" Template:N/A | |
| "Karnaval" | 2024 | Elvana Gjata |