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Birth Name: Andrea Fuentealba Valbak

Age: 43, born 30 November 1982

Country of origin: Denmark

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Description: Medina Danielle Oona Valbak (born Andrea Fuentealba Valbak on 30 November 1982), known by the mononym Medina is a Danish pop, dance and R&B singer and songwriter. 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" (Danish for "Only for me"), 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 Medina Danielle Oona Valbak (born Andrea Fuentealba Valbak on 30 November 1982), known by the mononym Medina is a Danish pop, dance and R&B singer and songwriter.
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" (Danish for "Only for me"), 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 July 2010, Medina's international debut album, Welcome to Medina was released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland which reached No.9, No.45 and No.24 respectively. Apart from seven new songs, the album also includes English-language versions of the four singles off its Danish counterpart, including "Lonely" (English version of "Ensom), which has been released as the second single off the album.

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.

Awards won by Medina include Best Danish Act at the 2009 and 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards.

In June 2010, a group of youth with immigrant background pelted Medina with eggs during a concert in Ishøj near Copenhagen. They were taking offense at the association of the name "Medina" with "sexy dancing and revealing clothing". ... (more)

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