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Their debut release was mixtape/album ''Rumble in Fiskayyet'' and the resulting single "Magdansös".<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/artists/medina-2/ MTV: Medina biography]</ref> They followed up with a series of albums, ''Fullblod'', ''7 dar'', ''Mosh Normal'', ''Hayat'' and ''Sista Minuten''. Their single "Miss Decibel" from the album ''Sista Minuten'' reached number 2 on [[Sverigetopplistan]], the official Swedish Singles Chart. They have also released series of 4 mixtapes under the title ''Varsågod de e gratis'' and two volumes in the series ''Haffla Music''.
Their debut release was mixtape/album ''Rumble in Fiskayyet'' and the resulting single "Magdansös".<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/artists/medina-2/ MTV: Medina biography]</ref> They followed up with a series of albums, ''Fullblod'', ''7 dar'', ''Mosh Normal'', ''Hayat'' and ''Sista Minuten''. Their single "Miss Decibel" from the album ''Sista Minuten'' reached number 2 on [[Sverigetopplistan]], the official Swedish Singles Chart. They have also released series of 4 mixtapes under the title ''Varsågod de e gratis'' and two volumes in the series ''Haffla Music''.


==Solo projects==
===Ali Jammali===
Ali Jammali collaborated with G Mansour co-writing 10 of the rappers 16-track album ''The Cage''. He alsor recorded and produced the track alongside Sami Rekik in the Medina Studios.

===Sami Rekik===
Sam-E has released his own solo releases including the album ''Om ni ba Wuisste'' and collaborated with other artists including with OIAM in "Avundsjuka", a charting hit on Sverigetopplistan.
Sam-E has released his own solo releases including the album ''Om ni ba Wuisste'' and collaborated with other artists including with OIAM in "Avundsjuka", a charting hit on Sverigetopplistan.

In 2021, Sami Rekik under the mononym '''SAMI''' took part in [[Melodifestovalen 2021]] with the song "90 talet" alongside [[Chrisopher Wahlberg]] under the stage name WAHL.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/mB88GE|title=90-TALSBINGO: Här är alla 90-talsreferenser i Wahl och Samis låt|website=Aftonbladet|accessdate=19 February 2021}}</ref> The duo performed their song during first semi-final of the qualification contest for [[Eurovision Song Contest]] for representing Sweden in Eurovision. WAHL featuring SAMI, the song came 6th of 7 acts during the night failing to qualify to the final or the Second Chance. However their song has charted in [[Sverigetopplistan]], the official Swedish Singles Chart.


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 06:07, 21 February 2021

This article is about Swedish hip hop / rap duo. For Danish singer, see Medina (singer). For other uses, see Medina (disambiguation).
Medina
Background information
OriginSwedish of Tunisian origin
GenresHip hop, rap
Years active2003-present
MembersSam-E (Sami Daniel Rekik)
Alibi (Ali Jammali)
Websitewww.medinaonline.se

Medina is a Swedish hip hop and rap duo formation with Arabic influences made up of Swedish artists of Tunisian descent, being Sam-E (real name Sami Daniel Rekik), a former professional football player in Tunisia and Alibi (real name Ali Jammali). Sam-E is also of Finnish descent as his mother is Finnish.[1] The two started making music in 2003 under the name Medina after they met in Knivsta promoting a special genre they called "Haffla music" with rhythm from the Arab World mixed with hip hop.[2]

Their debut release was mixtape/album Rumble in Fiskayyet and the resulting single "Magdansös".[3] They followed up with a series of albums, Fullblod, 7 dar, Mosh Normal, Hayat and Sista Minuten. Their single "Miss Decibel" from the album Sista Minuten reached number 2 on Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart. They have also released series of 4 mixtapes under the title Varsågod de e gratis and two volumes in the series Haffla Music.

Solo projects

Ali Jammali

Ali Jammali collaborated with G Mansour co-writing 10 of the rappers 16-track album The Cage. He alsor recorded and produced the track alongside Sami Rekik in the Medina Studios.

Sami Rekik

Sam-E has released his own solo releases including the album Om ni ba Wuisste and collaborated with other artists including with OIAM in "Avundsjuka", a charting hit on Sverigetopplistan.

In 2021, Sami Rekik under the mononym SAMI took part in Melodifestovalen 2021 with the song "90 talet" alongside Chrisopher Wahlberg under the stage name WAHL.[4] The duo performed their song during first semi-final of the qualification contest for Eurovision Song Contest for representing Sweden in Eurovision. WAHL featuring SAMI, the song came 6th of 7 acts during the night failing to qualify to the final or the Second Chance. However their song has charted in Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart.

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak
position
SWE
[5]
2005 Fullblod  –
2007 7 dar  –
2008 Mosh Normal (Tunisian album)  –
2012 Hayat  –
2013 Sista Minuten 15
2015 Haffla Avenyn 6

Mixtapes

  • 2004: Rumble in Fiskayyet
  • 2004: Varsågod de e gratis Vol 1 (free album online in 2005)
  • 2009: Varsågod de e gratis Vol. 2
  • 2010: Haffla Music Vol. 1
  • 2010: Varsågod de e gratis Vol. 3
  • 2011: Varsågod de e gratis Vol. 4
  • 2011: Haffla Music Vol. 2
  • 2012: Svarta tårar
Solo mixtape by Alibi
  • 2010: Parabol Paradis (solo mixtape as Alibrorsh)

Singles

Year Single Peak
position 		Certification Album
SWE
[5]
2004 "Magdansös"
(aka "Medina Anthem (Magdansös)") 		48 Rumble in Fiskayyet
2005 "Fortsätt gå"
(aka "Zid Emchi (Fortsätt gå)") 		58 Fullblod
2012 "Där palmerna bor" 13 2x Platinum Hayat
2013 "Miss Decibel" 2 Gold Sista Minuten
2014 "Se på mig nu" 10
"Doga Doga" (feat. Arash) –
2015 "Tills vi koolar" 24 Haffla Avenyn

Discography:Ali Jammali

Albums

as songwriter
  • 2010: The Cage (by G Mansour)[6]
    • Ali Jammali co-wrote 10 tracks from the 16-track album
    • All tracks recorded and mixed by Ali Jammali & Sami Rekik at Medina Studios

Discography: Sami Rekik

(using various names, mainly Sam-E, but also the mononym Sami (SAMI))

Albums

  • Om ni ba Wuisste

Singles featured in

as Sam-E
Year Single Peak
position 		Album
SWE
[7]
2002 "Riktiga proffs"
(Fjärde Världen feat. Sam-E & Jesper) 		 –
2014 "Avundsjuka"
(OIAM feat. Sam-E) 		26
"Stoppa mig"
(Alpis feat. Sam-E) 		–
2015 "Kul på vägen"
(Petter feat. Sam-E & Sara Zacharias) 		67
"Till slut"
(SödraSidan feat. Sam-E) 		–
2017 "Utanför"
(Anis Don Demina featuring Sami and Elias Abbas) 		42
as duo WAHL and SAMI
Year Single Peak
position 		Album
SWE
[7]
2021 "90-talet"
(Credited as WAHL feat. SAMI) 		29 Melodifestivalen 2021

References

  1. ^ Rapbattle med Medina (in Swedish) Yle
  2. ^ KingSize magazine: Video – Medina "Där palmerna bor" - Ny singel från duons nysläppta album Hayat (in Swedish)
  3. ^ MTV: Medina biography
  4. ^ "90-TALSBINGO: Här är alla 90-talsreferenser i Wahl och Samis låt". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b SwedishCharts.com: Medina discography
  6. ^ Discogs: G Mansour - The Cage page
  7. ^ a b SwedishCharts.com: Sam-E discography

External links

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