Medina is a Swedish hip hop duo formation with Arabic influences made up of Swedish artists of Tunisian descent, being Sam-E (born Sami Daniel Rekik), a former professional football player in Tunisia and Alibi (born Ali Jammali). Sam-E is also of Finnish descent as his mother is Finnish.[2]
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.[3]
Their debut release was mixtape/album Rumble in Fiskayyet and the resulting single "Magdansös".[4] 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.
Sami Rekik of the duo took part in Melodifestivalen 2021 in collaboration with WAHL with the song "90-talet". Medina reunited to enter Melodifestivalen 2022 with the song "In i dimman" and qualified for the final from Heat 4. At the final on 12 March 2022, they gained 109 points and finished in 3rd place.
Solo projectsEdit
The duo in 2022.
Ali JammaliEdit
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 RekikEdit
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. He has also collaborated with SödraSidan, Alpis, Petter, Anis Don Demina, Elias Abbas and many others.
In 2021, Sami Rekik under the mononym SAMI took part in Melodifestivalen 2021 with the song "90-talet" alongside member of duo SödraSidan Christopher Wahlberg under the stage name WAHL.[5] The duo performed their song on 13 February 2021 during the second semi-final of the qualification round 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.
^"Veckolista Singlar, vecka 25" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
External linksEdit
August 29, 2023
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Medina is a Swedish hip hop duo formation with Arabic influences made up of Swedish artists of Tunisian descent being Sam E born Sami Daniel Rekik a former professional football player in Tunisia and Alibi born Ali Jammali Sam E is also of Finnish descent as his mother is Finnish 2 MedinaAlibi left and Sam E right in 2022Background informationOriginSwedenGenresHip hopYears active2003 20182021 present 1 MembersSam E Sami Daniel Rekik Alibi Ali Jammali Websitewww wbr medinaonline wbr se Contents 1 Career 2 Solo projects 2 1 Ali Jammali 2 2 Sami Rekik 3 Discography 3 1 Albums 3 2 Mixtapes 3 3 Singles 4 Discography Ali Jammali 4 1 Albums 4 2 Mixtapes 5 Discography Sami Rekik 5 1 Albums 5 2 Singles 6 References 7 External linksCareer Edit Medina in 2014 The duo performing in the Melodifestivalen 2022 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 3 Their debut release was mixtape album Rumble in Fiskayyet and the resulting single Magdansos 4 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 Varsagod de e gratis and two volumes in the series Haffla Music Sami Rekik of the duo took part in Melodifestivalen 2021 in collaboration with WAHL with the song 90 talet Medina reunited to enter Melodifestivalen 2022 with the song In i dimman and qualified for the final from Heat 4 At the final on 12 March 2022 they gained 109 points and finished in 3rd place Solo projects Edit The duo in 2022 Ali Jammali Edit 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 Edit 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 He has also collaborated with SodraSidan Alpis Petter Anis Don Demina Elias Abbas and many others In 2021 Sami Rekik under the mononym SAMI took part in Melodifestivalen 2021 with the song 90 talet alongside member of duo SodraSidan Christopher Wahlberg under the stage name WAHL 5 The duo performed their song on 13 February 2021 during the second semi final of the qualification round 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 EditAlbums Edit Year Album Peak positionSWE 6 2005 Fullblod 2007 7 dar 2008 Mosh Normal Tunisian album 2012 Hayat 2013 Sista Minuten 152015 Haffla Avenyn 62023 Tropicalisera Mixtapes Edit 2004 Rumble in Fiskayyet 2004 Varsagod de e gratis Vol 1 free album online in 2005 2009 Varsagod de e gratis Vol 2 2010 Haffla Music Vol 1 2010 Varsagod de e gratis Vol 3 2011 Varsagod de e gratis Vol 4 2011 Haffla Music Vol 2 2012 Svarta tararSingles Edit Year Single Peak position Certification AlbumSWE 6 2004 Magdansos aka Medina Anthem Magdansos 48 Rumble in Fiskayyet2005 Fortsatt ga aka Zid Emchi Fortsatt ga 58 Fullblod2012 Dar palmerna bor 13 2 Platinum Hayat2013 Miss Decibel 2 Gold Sista Minuten2014 Se pa mig nu 10 Doga Doga feat Arash 2015 Tills vi koolar 24 Haffla Avenyn2022 In i dimman 2 7 Nema problema A Sag nat 89 9 2023 Torka dina tarar B Notes Nema problema did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart 8 Torka dina tarar did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart but peaked at number 18 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart 10 Discography Ali Jammali EditAlbums Edit as songwriter2010 The Cage by G Mansour 11 Ali Jammali co wrote 10 tracks from the 16 track album All tracks recorded and mixed by Ali Jammali amp Sami Rekik at Medina StudiosMixtapes Edit Solo as Alibrorsh2010 Parabol ParadisDiscography Sami Rekik Edit using various names mainly Sam E but also the mononym Sami SAMI Albums Edit Om ni ba WuissteSingles Edit Year Single Peak position AlbumSWE 12 2002 Riktiga proffs Fjarde Varlden feat Sam E amp Jesper 2014 Avundsjuka OIAM feat Sam E 26 Stoppa mig Alpis feat Sam E 2015 Kul pa vagen Petter feat Sam E amp Sara Zacharias 67 Mitt folk Till slut SodraSidan feat Sam E 2017 Utanfor Anis Don Demina featuring Sami and Elias Abbas 42 Anis2021 90 talet WAHL feat SAMI 13 13 Melodifestivalen 2021 Flaggan i topp with Anis Don Demina 4 14 UnderbarnReferences Edit Ek Torbjorn 11 November 2021 Medina aterforenas i Melodifestivalen Aftonbladet in Swedish Retrieved 12 November 2021 Rapbattle med Medina in Swedish Yle KingSize magazine Video Medina Dar palmerna bor Ny singel fran duons nyslappta album Hayat in Swedish MTV Medina biography 90 TALSBINGO Har ar alla 90 talsreferenser i Wahl och Samis lat Aftonbladet Retrieved 19 February 2021 a b SwedishCharts com Medina discography Veckolista Singlar vecka 12 Sverigetopplistan Retrieved 25 March 2022 Veckolista Heatseeker vecka 29 Sverigetopplistan Retrieved 29 July 2022 Veckolista Singlar vecka 45 Sverigetopplistan Retrieved 12 November 2022 Veckolista Heatseeker vecka 25 Sverigetopplistan Retrieved 23 June 2023 Discogs G Mansour The Cage page SwedishCharts com Sam E discography SwedishCharts com Wahl feat Sami discography Veckolista Singlar vecka 25 in Swedish Sverigetopplistan Retrieved 24 June 2021 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Medina duo amp oldid 1162740229, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
