# Minelli (Romanian singer)

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. 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. After Wassabi disbanded, Minelli focused on her solo career and began working as a singer and songwriter.
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. As a songwriter, Minelli's repertoire includes songs such as "Inimi de ceară" (2017) performed by Andra, "Touch Me" (2019) by Antonia and "Flashbacks" (2021) by Inna.

## Personal life

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

## 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | ROM Air. | BUL Int. | CIS Air. | CRO Int. Air. | CZR Air. | GER Dig. | HUN | LTU | POL Air. | RUS Air. | UKR Air. | WW Excl. US | Certifications | Album |
| "Și m-am îndrăgostit de tine" (as part of Wassabi) | 2007 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Hello Lonely Girl" (as part of Wassabi) | 2008 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Don't Go Baby" (as part of Wassabi) | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Dacă strig" (as part of Mojo) | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Empty Spaces" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "My Heart" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Mariola" | 2019 | 1 | — | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Loca" (featuring Erik Frank) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Discoteka" (with Inna) | 2020 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Rampampam" | 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 139 | ZPAV: 3× Platinum | Non-album singles |
| "Nothing Hurts" | 2021 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 35 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 4 | 70 | — | ZPAV: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "MMM" | 2022 | — | — | 9 | 15 | 69 | — | 1 | 62 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | ZPAV: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "Deep Sea" (with R3hab) | 2022 | — | — | 11 | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Get Get Down" (with Crispie) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Could Be Something" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Peligrosa" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Think About U" (with Sickotoy) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "No Tears" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "—" 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | ROM Air. | CIS Air. | FRA | GER | Album |
| "Portilla de Bobo" (LoL Deejays vs. Minelli and Follow Your Instinct) | 2013 | — | — | 52 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Soare din nori" (Blitză featuring Minelli) | 2013 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Hump" (Arnold Palmer featuring Minelli) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Murder the Dancefloor" (Emrah Is featuring Follow Your Instinct and Minelli) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Love On Repeat" (Dave Ramone featuring Minelli) | 2016 | — | — | — | 87 | Non-album singles |
| "My Mind" (Vanotek featuring Minelli) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "În dormitor" (Vanotek featuring Minelli) | 2016 | 58 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Summer Love" (Dave Ramone featuring Minelli) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "No Sleep" (Vanotek featuring Minelli) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Paradise" (PAX Paradise Auxiliary featuring Minelli) | 2019 | 63 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Addicted" (Sickotoy featuring Minelli) | 2019 | 2 | 130 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Done" (Pascal Junior featuring Minelli) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "—" 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 |
| Title | Year | ROM Air. | Album |
| "Fire to My Heart" (Marco & Seba) | 2019 | 58 | Non-album singles |
| "Pa Mi" (Gran Error featuring Spania '99) | 2019 | 64 | Non-album singles |
| "Jacket" (PAX Paradise Auxiliary) | 2019 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Muzica e pentru toți" (Vanotek or Irina Rimes and Vanotek) | 2019 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Dum Dum" (Sickotoy and Ilkay Sencan) | 2020 | 20 | Non-album singles |
| "F..k That" (Bastard!) | 2020 | 24 | Non-album singles |
| "Scara 2, etajul 7" (Carla's Dreams) | 2020 | 3 | Non-album singles |
| "You Lose" (Bastard!) | 2021 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Shukar" (Gran Error) | 2021 | — | Non-album singles |
| "—" 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | CIS Air. | CRO Int. Air. | RUS Air. | Album |
| "21 Reasons" (as part of Wassabi featuring Matteo) | 2006 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Haos" | 2018 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Bo$$" | 2019 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Separated" | 2020 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | 2020 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Hola!" (with Romanian House Mafia and Jade Shadi) | 2021 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Party" (with Inna and Romanian House Mafia) | 2021 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Heart Instructions" | 2022 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Confused" | 2022 | 36 | 39 | 23 | Non-album singles |
| "—" 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" | 2012 | Mandinga | Club de Mandinga |
| "Inima nu vrea" | 2014 | Horia Brenciu featuring Delia | None |
| "NaNaNa" | 2017 | Alina Eremia | 360 |
| "Dream About the Ocean" | 2017 | Inna | Nirvana |
| "Între noi nu mai e nimic" | 2017 | FreeStay featuring Andra | None |
| "Inimi de ceară" | 2017 | Andra | None |
| "Magique" | 2017 | Carine | None |
| "Come Around" | 2017 | Soundland and Timebelle | None |
| "Magical place" | 2018 | DJ Sava featuring Iova | None |
| "Nu mai e" | 2018 | Ioana Ignat | None |
| "Touch Me" | 2019 | Antonia | None |
| "Fuego" | 2019 | Maria Ilieva | None |
| "Jacket" | 2019 | PAX Paradise Auxiliary | None |
| "Take Me" | 2019 | Vanotek featuring Myata | None |
| "You Don't Love Me" | 2019 | Sickotoy featuring Roxen | None |
| "Hurricane" | 2019 | Alessiah | None |
| "Como ¡Ay!" | 2020 | Antonia | None |
| "Escape" | 2020 | Roxen | None |
| "Waiting For" | 2020 | Alessiah | None |
| "Touché" | 2020 | Sickotoy and Misha Miller | None |
| "Slow Dance" | 2020 | Gran Error | None |
| "Storm" | 2020 | Roxen | None |
| "Göz Göze" | 2020 | Alper Erözer | None |
| "Love Me" | 2020 | Alessiah |
| "Maza Jaja" | 2021 | Inna | Heartbreaker |
| "Flashbacks" | 2021 | Inna | Heartbreaker |
| "One Reason" | 2021 | Inna | Heartbreaker |
| "Beautiful Lie" | 2021 | Inna | Heartbreaker |
| "Gucci Balenciaga" | 2021 | Inna | Heartbreaker |
| "Sunset Dinner" | 2021 | Inna | Heartbreaker |
| "You and I" | 2021 | Inna | Heartbreaker |
| "Thicky" | 2021 | Inna | Heartbreaker |
| "Till Forever" | 2021 | Inna | Heartbreaker |
| "Call 911" | 2021 | Sickotoy and Maruv | None |
| "Someone" | 2021 | Vanotek featuring Denitia | None |
| "Up" | 2021 | Inna with Sean Paul | None |
| "Lonely" | 2022 | Inna | Champagne Problems |
| "Love Bizarre" | 2022 | Inna | Champagne Problems |
| "Baby" | 2022 | Inna | Champagne Problems |
| "Fire & Ice" | 2022 | Inna | Champagne Problems |
| "Solo" | 2022 | Inna | Champagne Problems |
| "Cryo" | 2022 | Inna | Champagne Problems |
| "Millennium" | 2022 | Inna | Champagne Problems |
| "Kumera" | 2022 | Inna | Champagne Problems |
| "Don't Let Me Down" | 2022 | Inna | Champagne Problems |
| "Tattoo" | 2022 | Eva Timush | None |
| "Karnaval" | 2024 | Elvana Gjata | None |