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Also known as Menelik, MNLK, Albert Tjamag

Ménélik (Albert Tjamag; born 10 September 1970), is a Cameroonian-French rapper and singer.

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1970-09-10

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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 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/

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www.menelik.live
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name in native language
Ménélik
birth name
Albert Tjamag
date of birth
1970-09-10
start of work period
1995-00-00
Commons category
Ménélik (rapper)
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Ménélik (Albert Tjamag; born 10 September 1970), is a Cameroonian-French rapper and singer.

==Biography== He went to France at the age of nine. Then he met MC Solaar and started to write songs for artists such as No Sé, DJ Jimmy Jay and RPM. In 1995, he released his first album entitled Phenomenelik and performed at Solaar's shows. He toured across Europe and gained a Victoire de la Musique in 1996 in the category 'Male revelation of the year'. In 1997, he released his second album Je me souviens which provided the number five hit "Bye-Bye".

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