Medina
Alibi (left) and Sam-E (right) in 2022
Alibi (left) and Sam-E (right) in 2022
Background information
OriginSweden
GenresHip hop
Years active2003–2018
2021–present[1]
MembersSam-E (Sami Daniel Rekik)
Alibi (Ali Jammali)
Websitewww.medinaonline.se

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]

Career

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 "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. The duo will participate in Melodifestivalen 2024 with "Que Sera".[5]

Solo projects

The duo in 2022.

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. 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.[6] 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

Albums

Year Album Peak
position
SWE
[7]
2005 Fullblod  –
2007 7 dar  –
2008 Mosh Normal (Tunisian album)  –
2012 Hayat  –
2013 Sista Minuten 15
2015 Haffla Avenyn 6
2023 Tropicalisera  –

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

Singles

Year Single Peak
position		 Certification Album
SWE
[7]
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 2× 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
2022 "In i dimman" 2
[8]
"Nema problema" —[upper-alpha 1]
"Säg nåt" 89
[10]
2023 "Torka dina tårar" —[upper-alpha 2]
"När krutet har lagt sig" —[upper-alpha 3]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Nema problema" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[9]
  2. ↑ "Torka dina tårar" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[11]
  3. ↑ "När krutet har lagt sig" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[12]

Discography: Ali Jammali

Albums

as songwriter
  • 2010: The Cage (by G Mansour)[13]
    • Ali Jammali co-wrote 10 tracks from the 16-track album
    • All tracks recorded and mixed by Ali Jammali & Sami Rekik at Medina Studios

Mixtapes

Solo as Alibrorsh
  • 2010: Parabol Paradis

Discography: Sami Rekik

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

Albums

  • Om ni ba Wuisste

Singles

Year Single Peak
position		 Album
SWE
[14]
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 Mitt folk
"Till slut"
(SödraSidan feat. Sam-E)		 –
2017 "Utanför"
(Anis Don Demina featuring Sami and Elias Abbas)		 42 Anis
2021 "90-talet"
(WAHL feat. SAMI)		 13
[15]		 Melodifestivalen 2021
"Flaggan i topp"
(with Anis Don Demina)		 4
[16]		 Underbarn

References

  1. ↑ Ek, Torbjörn (11 November 2021). "Medina återförenas – i Melodifestivalen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Rapbattle med Medina (in Swedish) Yle
  3. ↑ KingSize magazine: Video – Medina "Där palmerna bor" - Ny singel från duons nysläppta album Hayat (in Swedish)
  4. ↑ MTV: Medina biography
  5. ↑ "The 30 artists competing in Sweden's Melodifestivalen 2024". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 2023-12-01. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  6. ↑ "90-TALSBINGO: Här är alla 90-talsreferenser i Wahl och Samis låt". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  7. 1 2 SwedishCharts.com: Medina discography
  8. ↑ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 12". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 29". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 45". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 25". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 43". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  13. ↑ Discogs: G Mansour - The Cage page
  14. ↑ SwedishCharts.com: Sam-E discography
  15. ↑ SwedishCharts.com: Wahl feat. Sami discography
  16. ↑ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 25" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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