Minelli (Romanian singer)

Minelli
Minelli at the Artist Awards 2019
Born	Luisa Ionela Luca (1988-08-22) 22 August 1988 (age 36) Slobozia, Romania
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2006–present
Musical career
Genres	Dance-pop, House
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Global
Formerly of	Mojo Wassabi

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.[1] 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.[2][3] After Wassabi disbanded, Minelli focused on her solo career and began working as a singer and songwriter.[4]

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 Billboard's Global Excl. U.S.[5] As a songwriter, Minelli's repertoire includes songs such as "Inimi de ceară" (2017) performed by Andra,[4] "Touch Me" (2019) by Antonia[6] and "Flashbacks" (2021) by Inna.[7]

Personal life

Minelli met Lucian Luca in 2007 at a recording studio, and the two later married.[8] 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.[9]

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with details

Title	Details
Nostalgic Illusions	Released: 25 November 2020 Label: Global Records Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Year	Peak chart positions												Certifications	Album
		ROM Air. [10]	BUL Int. [11]	CIS Air. [12]	CRO Int. Air. [13]	CZR Air. [14]	GER Dig. [15]	HUN [16]	LTU [17]	POL Air. [18]	RUS Air. [19]	UKR Air. [20]	WW Excl. US [21]
"Și m-am îndrăgostit de tine" (as part of Wassabi)	2007	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Hello Lonely Girl" (as part of Wassabi)	2008	74	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Don't Go Baby" (as part of Wassabi)	2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Dacă strig" (as part of Mojo)	2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Empty Spaces"	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"My Heart"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Mariola"	2019	1	—	171	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Loca" (featuring Erik Frank)	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Discoteka" (with Inna)		62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Rampampam"	2021	2	1	1	4	1	77	1	1	2	1	2	139	ZPAV: 3× Platinum[22]
"Nothing Hurts"		10	8	3	35	—	—	—	2	10	4	70	—	ZPAV: Gold[23]
"MMM"	2022	—	—	9	15	69	—	1	62	1	13	3	—	ZPAV: Gold[23]
"Deep Sea" (with R3hab)		—	—	11	—	65	—	—	—	—	5	14	—
"Get Get Down" (with Crispie)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Could Be Something"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	—	—	—
"Peligrosa"	2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Think About U" (with Sickotoy)		—	—	—	—	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"No Tears"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
		ROM Air. [10]	CIS Air. [12]	FRA [24]	GER [25]
"Portilla de Bobo" (LoL Deejays vs. Minelli and Follow Your Instinct)	2013	—	—	52	—	Non-album singles
"Soare din nori" (Blitză featuring Minelli)		—	—	—	—
"Hump" (Arnold Palmer featuring Minelli)	2015	—	—	—	—
"Murder the Dancefloor" (Emrah Is featuring Follow Your Instinct and Minelli)	2016	—	—	—	—
"Love On Repeat" (Dave Ramone featuring Minelli)		—	—	—	87
"My Mind" (Vanotek featuring Minelli)		—	—	—	—
"În dormitor" (Vanotek featuring Minelli)		58	—	—	—
"Summer Love" (Dave Ramone featuring Minelli)	2017	—	—	—	—
"No Sleep" (Vanotek featuring Minelli)		—	—	—	—
"Paradise" (PAX Paradise Auxiliary featuring Minelli)	2019	63	—	—	—
"Addicted" (Sickotoy featuring Minelli)		2	130	—	—
"Done" (Pascal Junior featuring Minelli)	2020	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Uncredited vocals

List of singles with uncredited vocals, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		ROM Air. [10]
"Fire to My Heart" (Marco & Seba)	2019	58	Non-album singles
"Pa Mi" (Gran Error featuring Spania '99)		64
"Jacket" (PAX Paradise Auxiliary)		—
"Muzica e pentru toți" (Vanotek or Irina Rimes and Vanotek)		—
"Dum Dum" (Sickotoy and Ilkay Sencan)	2020	20
"F..k That" (Bastard!)		24
"Scara 2, etajul 7" (Carla's Dreams)		3
"You Lose" (Bastard!)	2021	—
"Shukar" (Gran Error)		—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		CIS Air. [12]	CRO Int. Air. [13]	RUS Air. [19]
"21 Reasons" (as part of Wassabi featuring Matteo)	2006	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"Haos"	2018	—	—	—
"Bo$$"	2019	—	—	—
"Separated"	2020	—	—	—
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"		—	—	—
"Hola!" (with Romanian House Mafia and Jade Shadi)	2021	—	—	—
"Party" (with Inna and Romanian House Mafia)		—	—	—
"Heart Instructions"	2022	—	—	—
"Confused"		36	39	23
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances

Title	Year	Album
"Reality & Dreams" (Morandi featuring Lisa)	2007	N3XT

Songwriting credits

List of selected songwriting credits

Title	Year	Artist	Album
"Dame Dame"	2012	Mandinga	Club de Mandinga
"Sufletul zâmbea"
"Inima nu vrea"	2014	Horia Brenciu featuring Delia	None
"NaNaNa"	2017	Alina Eremia	360
"Dream About the Ocean"		Inna	Nirvana
"Între noi nu mai e nimic"		FreeStay featuring Andra	None
"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	None
"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	None
"Karnaval"	2024	Elvana Gjata

See also

• List of music released by Romanian artists that has charted in major music markets

References

1. Mădălina, Frăsineanu (31 May 2019). ""Hola, yo me llamo Mariola"! De vorbă cu Minelli, artista care a cucerit toate topurile muzicale" ["Hello, my name is Mariola!" Talk to Minelli, the artist who conquered all the music charts] (in Romanian). Elle. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
2. "Andreea Balan si Mandinga se retrag din cursa pentru Eurovision" [Andreea Balan and Mandinga withdraw from the national selection for Eurovision] (in Romanian). HotNews. 18 January 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
3. "Piese lacrimogene, manele si texte obscene" [Tears, manele and obscene lyrics] (in Romanian). 9am. 18 January 2007. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
4. ""Ola! Mariola" vine din Slobozia, are 31 de ani și 2 copii! Cum arată și cine este artista care a dat hit-ul verii și de care nu a auzit nimeni până acum!" ["Hello! Mariola ”comes from Slobozia, is 31 years old and has 2 children! What does it look like and who is the artist who hit the summer and no one has heard of before!] (in Romanian). Ciao.ro. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
5. "Billboard Global Excl. US" [Billboard Global Excl. US]. Billboard. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
6. Alex, Stănescu (14 May 2019). "Antonia - Touch Me" [Antonia - Touch Me] (in Romanian). InfoMusic.ro. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
7. Bogdan (12 April 2021). ""Flashbacks", cel mai recent single al Innei – locul 1 pe radio în România si nu numai" ["Flashbacks", Inna's latest single - the 1st place on the radio in Romania and beyond] (in Romanian). TraiesteMuzica.ro. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
8. Florentina, Iana (3 September 2021). "INTERVIU Minelli: "Nu îmi pot imagina viaţa fără copiii mei"" [INTERVIEW Minelli: "I can't imagine my life without my children"] (in Romanian). OkMagazine.ro. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
9. Andreea, Burghelea (15 February 2021). "Minelli, vorbește pentru prima dată despre viața de mămică" [Minelli, talk about mom life for the first time] (in Romanian). Radio Impuls. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
10. For peak positions in Romanian Airplay:
    • For "Și m-am îndrăgostit de tine": "Romanian Top 100" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 4 December 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
    • For "Hello Lonely Girl": "Romanian Top 100" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
    • For "În dormitor": Ciupitu, Ana-Maria (14 December 2016). "Top Airplay 100 – Rag'N'Bone Man ia cu asalt clasamentul" [Top Airplay 100 – Rag'N'Bone Man takes the chart by storm] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
    • For "Fire to My Heart": Arvunescu, Victor (13 May 2019). "Top Airplay 100 – După nouă săptămâni Carla's Dreams nu mai e pe primul loc!" [Top Airplay 100 – After nine weeks, Carla's Dreams is not at number one anymore!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
    • For "Mariola": Arvunescu, Victor (29 July 2019). "Top Airplay 100 – Ce piesă urcă pe primul loc şi detronează hitul latino al verii?" [Top Airplay 100 – Which song climbs to number one and dethrones the Latin hit of the summer?] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
    • For "Paradise": Arvunescu, Victor (25 July 2019). "Top Airplay 100 – Ascultă hitul latino care nu se dă jos de pe locul 1!" [Top Airplay 100 – Listen to the Latin hit that will not leave number one!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
    • For "Addicted": Arvunescu, Victor (2 September 2019). "Top Airplay 100 - Toamna începe cu tine, señorita!" [Top Airplay 100 – Fall starts with you, señorita!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
    • For "Pa Mi": Arvunescu, Victor (16 September 2019). "Top Airplay 100 – Oh, señorita! Eşti tot pe primul loc!" [Top Airplay 100 – Oh, señorita! You are still at number one!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
    • For "Dum Dum": Arvunescu, Victor (20 April 2020). "Top Airplay 100 - Piesa asta o să te obsedeze şi pe tine!" [Top Airplay 100 – This song will make you obsessed too!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
    • For "F..k That": Arvunescu, Victor (14 December 2020). "Top Airplay 100 - Piesa asta îţi dă energia de care ai nevoie!" [Top Airplay 100 – This song gives you the energy that you need!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
    • For "Discoteka": Arvunescu, Victor (31 August 2020). "Top Airplay 100 - "Savage Love" dă tonul la început de toamnă" [Top Airplay 100 – "Savage Love" gives the tone at the beginning of fall] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
    • For "Scara 2, etajul 7": Arvunescu, Victor (21 December 2020). "Top Airplay 100 - Ofenbach face legea în vârf de clasament!" [Top Airplay 100 – Ofenbach rules the chart!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
    • For "Rampampam": Arvunescu, Victor (5 July 2021). "Top Airplay 100 - 3 Sud Est şi Andra stau bine pe primul loc" [Top Airplay 100 – 3 Sud Est and Andra stay fine at number one] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
    • For "Nothing Hurts": "Top 10 din 100 cele mai difuzate piese pentru saptamana 2" [Top 10 out of the 100 most-broadcast songs for the week 2] (in Romanian). Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România. 11 January 2022. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
11. For peak positions in Bulgaria International Chart:
    • For "Rampampam": "PROPHON – Charts" (in Bulgarian). PROPHON. 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
    • For "Nothing Hurts": "PROPHON – Charts" (in Bulgarian). PROPHON. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
12. For peak positions in Commonwealth of Independent States Airplay:
    • For all except "Nothing Hurts" and "MMM": "Minelli – Listen All Songs". Tophit. Retrieved 12 May 2022. Note: The 'Peak Position On Top Radio Hits' column is to be taken into consideration.
    • For "Nothing Hurts": "CIS Airplay Chart for 2022-02-11". Tophit. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
    • For "MMM": "CIS Airplay Chart for 2022-06-24". Tophit. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
    • For "Deep Sea": "CIS Airplay Chart for 2022-11-18". TopHit. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
    • For "Confused": "CIS Airplay Chart for 2023-01-13". TopHit. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
13. For peak positions in Croatia International Airplay:
    • For "Rampampam": "ARC 100 - datum: 30. kolovoza 2021". HRT. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
    • For "Nothing Hurts": "Airplay Radio Chart Top40 – 02. tjedan (10.01.2022.)". Top lista. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
    • For "MMM": "Airplay Radio Chart Top40 – 23. tjedan (06.06.2022.)". Top lista. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
    • For "Confused": "Airplay Radio Chart Top40 – 45. tjedan (07.11.2022.)" (in Croatian). Top lista. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
14. For peak positions in the Czech Republic Airplay:
    • For "Rampampam": "ČNS IFPI". Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 12 May 2022. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 202145 into search.
    • For "MMM": "ČNS IFPI". Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 22 August 2022. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 202225 into search.
    • For "Deep Sea": "ČNS IFPI". Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 20 September 2022. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 202235 into search.
    • For "Think about U": "ČNS IFPI". Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
15. "Offizielle Download Charts Single" (in German). Official German Charts. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
16. For peak positions in Hungary:
    • For "Rampampam": "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
    • For "MMM": "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
17. For peak positions in Lithuania:
    • For "Rampampam": "2021 20-os savaitès (gegužės 14-20 d.) singlų top 100" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 21 May 2021. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
    • For "MMM": "2022 16-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 16 April 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
18. For peak positions in Poland Airplay:
    • For "Rampampam": "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
    • For "Nothing Hurts": "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
    • For "MMM": "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
    • For others: "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay – statystyki dla wykonawcy Minelli" (Search for "Minelli" and select "Wykonawca".) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
19. For peak positions in Russia Airplay:
    • For "Rampampam": "Russia Airplay Chart for 2021-06-25". Tophit. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
    • For "Nothing Hurts": "Russia Airplay Chart for 2022-02-18". Tophit. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
    • For "MMM": "Russia Airplay Chart for 2022-06-24". Tophit. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
    • For "Deep Sea": "Russia Airplay Chart for 2022-11-18". TopHit. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
    • For "Confused": "Russia Airplay Chart for 2023-01-13". TopHit. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
20. For peak positions in Ukrainian Airplay:
    • For "Rampampam": "Ukraine Airplay Chart for 2021-06-25". Tophit. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
    • For "Nothing Hurts": "Ukraine Airplay Chart for 2022-03-11". Tophit. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
    • For "MMM": "Ukraine Airplay Chart for 2022-11-25". Tophit. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
    • For "Deep Sea": "Ukraine Airplay Chart for 2022-07-29". TopHit. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
21. "Billboard Global 200 Excl U.S. Chart". Billboard. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.(subscription required)
22. "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2022 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
23. "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2022 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
24. "LoL Deejays vs. Minelli & FYI – Portillia de bobo" (in French). lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
25. "Dave Ramone feat. Minelli – Love On Repeat" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

External links

• Minelli discography at Discogs