Medina Danielle Oona Valbak, known by the :wikt:mononym|mononym Medina, is a Danish singer and songwriter. She currently has released seven studio albums. She became popular with various singles such as "Kun for mig". At the 2010 Danish Music Awards, she won female artist of the year, Album of the year, and Songwriter of the year.
2007: ''Tæt på''
She released her first two single's in Denmark titled "Flå" and "Et Øjeblik" in 2007. This was followed by her debut album, Tæt på.
2008–2010: ''Welcome to Medina'', and Rise to Fame
She rose to fame primarily within several countries in Western Europe in 2008 with the release of "Kun for mig", the lead single off her second album, Velkommen til Medina. The single spent six weeks at number one on the Danish Singles Chart, eventually reaching triple-platinum status. The second single off the same album, "Velkommen til Medina" also charted number one in Denmark which spent five weeks at the top of the singles chart and reached a platinum status there. Medina's third and fourth single, "Ensom" and "Vi to" peaked at number two in Denmark, and they both earned her a platinum-award. 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 thirty-nine on the UK Singles Chart and entered the top-ten on the German Singles Chart. 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 2010 Medina won six awards at the Danish Music Awards, she was awarded Danish Female Artist of the Year, Danish Album of the Year, New Danish Name of the Year, Danish Hit of the Year, Danish Songwriter of the Year and Danish Producer of the Year. In July 2010, Medina's international debut album, Welcome to Medina was released. It reached 9th in Germany, 45th in Austria, and 24th in Switzerland. Apart from seven new songs, the album also includes English-language versions of the four singles off its Danish counterpart, including "Lonely", it was released as the second single from the album.
2011–2012: ''For Altid'', ''Forever''
In 2011 her Danish studio album For Altid was released, including the single's "Synd for Dig", "For Altid", "Kl. 10", "12 Dage", "Lyser i Morke", and "Har du Glemt". The repackaged special edition included the final single "Junkie ", the latter released single's take on a more EDM, Dance-Pop sound, reminiscent of Velkommen til Medina. It was followed up in 2012 by the English version of the same name, titled Forever.
2013–2018: Hiatus, Small Projects, and Return
From 2013 to 2015 Medina went on a short hiatus, and embarked on smaller projects, including releasing an EP, a live album, that are both primarily in Danish. Since 2016 she has released two studio albums, We Survive in 2016, and Grim in 2018.
2019-Present: New Single's, ''Det Bliver Altid Forar'' Live EP, and Upcoming Untitled Album
Medina has released several new single's. In the first half of 2020 she released a new live album, the album includes several of her most famous Danish Single's. She has also married her partner. In July 2020 Medina announced via social media that new music was coming, leading to speculation that she would be releasing a new album, it is set to include both Danish, and English songs, a first for Medina. However, it has not been confirmed by Medina whether those rumours are true.
