Medina (singer)
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Medina at Sommarkrysset in 2014
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Andrea Fuentealba Valbak |
| Born |
30 November 1982 Aarhus, Denmark |
| Genres | Pop, electropop, dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Labelmade (DEN) Parlophone (UK) EMI (GER) Ultra Records, Republic Records (USA) |
| Website | medinamusic |
Medina Danielle Oona Valbak (born Andrea Fuentealba Valbak to a Chilean father and Danish mother on 30 November 1982), known by the mononym Medina is a Danish pop, dance and R&B singer and songwriter. She currently has released six albums including For altid and We Survive. She became popular with singles such as "Kun for Mig". At the 2010 Danish Music Awards, she won female artist of the year, Album of the year, and Songwriter of the year.
She released her first singles in Denmark titled "Flå" (Danish for "Rip") 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" (which was later released as the English "You and I"), the lead single off her second album, Velkommen til Medina (Welcome to Medina). The single spent six weeks at No.1 on the Danish Singles Chart, eventually reaching the triple-platinum status. 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. 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.
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.
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.
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