Melinda Ademi (; born 19 November 1995), also known mononymously as Melinda, is a Kosovar-American rapper and singer who predominantly raps and sings in Albanian.
Early life Melinda Ademi was born on 19 November 1995 into an Albanian family in the city of Mitrovica, Kosovo. Her family left Kosovo and moved to the United States to Yonkers, New York as refugees due to the persecution of Albanians associated with the disintegration of Yugoslavia and the following Kosovo War.
Career In 2011, she began her career on the talent show American Idol. She returned to the same contest two years later, reaching the semifinals. In 2015, she released her first single "Purr" and the further release of "Lulija" in 2018 gained her recognition in the Albanian-speaking world.
Discography Singles 2015 : Purr 2018 : Lulija (feat. Seven) 2018 : Palo 2019 : AMI 2019: Çifteli 2019 : Pika Pika 2019 : A po don pak 2019 : Karma 2020 : 24 BRAS 2020 : Nashta 2020 : X5 (feat. Gjiko) 2020 : MEKETARE 2021 : Qa din ti 2021: Ay Caramba (feat. Nora Istrefi & Gjiko) 2021 : Melodia 2022 : All Night 2022: A m’ke Dasht (feat. Ledri Vula) 2022: Milano (feat. Finem) 2022: Flasin 2023 : Mere 2023: Ferrari (feat. Bardhi) 2023: Mafioza (feat. Skerdi) 2023: Tornado (feat. Rina) 2023: Mos Ma Prish (feat. Bardhi) 2024: Alkool (feat. Finem) 2024: KISS ME 2024: Queen (feat. Meriton) 2024: Kjo Verre 2025: ECI (feat. Lumi B) 2025: DEDIKIM 2025: Vaffancullo (feat. Getto Geasy) 2025: Romanca (feat. Bardhi ) 2025: Oj Shpirt 2025: Zemra jeme 2025: 40 BARS (Freestyle) 2026: Cardi B 2026: Veç Me ty 2026: Heke (feat. Didine Canon 16) 2026: “BAD DIVA” [ALBUM] 2026: Xhiro (feat. ELINEL) 2026: Ça mbone (feat. Ronela Hajati) 2026: S’Jena Mo (feat. Bardhi) 2026: Okej Okej (feat. Gjesko) 2026: LEJ (feat. ELINEL & Muharrem Ahmeti & Muma)
As lead artist Title Year Peakchartpositions Album ALBNote: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania: For "Palo": For "AMI": For "Çifteli": For "A po don pak": For "X5": For "Qa din ti": For "Ay Caramba": "Purr" 2015 — rowspan="19" "Lulija" 2018 — "Lej" — "Palo" 4 "AMI" 2019 44 "Çifteli" 76 "Pika Pika"1 "A po don pak" 52 "Karma" 3 "24 Bars" 2020 — "Nashta" — "X5" 3 "Mekatare" 2 "Qa din ti" 2021 5 "Ay Caramba" 4 "Melodia"1 "All Night" 2022 7 "A m'ke dasht" 10 "Milano" 1“Flasin”—Non-Album single‘’Mere’’2023—Non-Album single“ Ferrari” (with Bardhi)—‘’Mafioza” (with Skerdi)—“TORNADO” (with Rina)—“Mos Ma Prish” (with Bardhi)1“Alkool” (with finem)2024—Non-Album single“KISS ME”—“Queen” (with Meriton)“Kjo Verre”“ECI” (with Lumi B)2025—BAD DIVA“DEKIM”—Non-Album single“Romanca” (with Bardhi)—“Oj Shpirt”—BAD DIVA“Zemra Jeme”—Non-Album single“40 BRAS”—Non-Album single“Cardi B”2026—Non-Album single“Veç Me Ty”—BAD DIVA“HEKE” (with Didine Canon 16)—“Xhiro” (with ELINEL)—“Ça m’bone” (With Ronela Hajati)—“S’jena Mo” (with Bardhi)—“Okej Okej” (with Gjesko)— "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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