The term Mena can mean a variety of different things:

Biology[link]

• Mena, one of three members of the Ena/Vasp homology proteins in mice
• Mena (genus), a genus of sea anemone

Geography[link]

• MENA, an acronym for the "Middle East & North Africa" region
  • For coverage of the MENA revolutions see Arab Spring
• Mena, Arkansas, USA
• Mena, Koulikoro, Mali
• Mena, Sikasso, Mali
• Mena, Ukraine
• Juan de Mena District, in Paraguay
• Valle de Mena (Valley of Mena), a municipality in Burgos, Spain

Goddesses[link]

• Mena or Dea Mena, a Roman goddess of menstruation; see List of Roman birth and childhood deities
• Menaka, Hindu Goddess of snow

Music[link]

• Mena (album), 2010 album by Javiera Mena.

News agencies[link]

• MENA (news), the Middle East News Agency (MENA), an Egyptian publicly-funded news agency

People[link]

Surname

Surname of Spanish and Catalan origin.

• Juan de Mena, a Spanish Renaissance poet
• Pedro de Mena, a Spanish sculptor in the 17th century
• Carlos Mena, a Spanish countertenor
• Sergio Mena, a Spanish journalist
• Maria Mena, a Norwegian pop singer
• Javiera Mena, a Chilean pop singer

First name

• Mena Suvari, an American actress
• Mena Trott, co-founder of Six Apart

Technology[link]

• MENA (cable system), a planned submarine telecommunications cable system linking countries between Italy and India

See also[link]

• Meena (disambiguation)
• Mene (disambiguation)
• Mina (disambiguation)

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Maria Mena
Background information
Birth name	Maria Viktoria Mena
Born	(1986-02-19) February 19, 1986 (age 26) Oslo, Norway
Genres	Alternative rock, pop, folk-pop, alt-country
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Voice
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Sony Music Norway, Columbia
Website	www.mariamena.no

Maria Viktoria Mena (born February 19, 1986) is a Norwegian pop artist.

Biography[link]

Maria Mena was born into an artistic family, her mother, a playwright and her father, a drummer. Both Maria and her brother, Tony, are named after characters from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story. Her mother is Norwegian and her father is Nicaraguan.

Her father played in several bands in Oslo, which influenced Mena to write and record her own music. When Mena was nine years old, her parents divorced. She suffered from depression and developed an eating disorder.^[1]

When Mena was 13 years old, she moved to live with her father. She sang and wrote lyrics as a form of self-soothing. "My Lullaby", a song from Mena's diary, expresses her pain from her parents' divorce. After pleading with her father to make a demo, he contacted some acquaintances in the music industry to record the demo. Presenting his daughter's demo to several record companies, Sony Music signed Mena to their label.

In 2002, she released her debut single "Fragile (Free)" in Norway, however it did not manage to chart there. "My Lullaby" was released as the second single and the song reached #5 on the Norwegian Singles Chart. It received heavy rotation on NRK P1, P3, P4, Radio 1, and Radio Oslo. The young singer quickly gained fans and soon earned her first platinum record. After the success of "My Lullaby", she released her debut album, Another Phase in Norway which reached #6 on the Norwegian Albums Chart.

On July 20, 2004, Mena made an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman to promote her first international album, White Turns Blue, which debuted at the top position on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart a week later and at #102 on the Billboard 200. She made a breakthrough into the worldwide singles charts that year with "You're the Only One", a single successful in multiple countries. The song was her only single to appear on a Billboard chart, making #25 on the U.S. Top 40 Mainstream. "You're the Only One" peaked at #30 on the Dutch Top 40 and #19 on the Dutch Mega Single Top 100. Two months earlier, in March 2004, Mena had released her second album in Norway. Mellow. Less successful than her 2002 debut, it still managed to peak at #7 in Norway. The second single from both albums was "Just a Little Bit", which was a commercial flop, not managing to chart anywhere.

2005 saw the release of Apparently Unaffected in Norway and several other European countries, fronted by singles "Miss You Love", and "Just Hold Me". A significant success in Norway, the album has earned her three Spellemann nominations, Best Female Artist, Best Hit, and Best Music Video. In the Netherlands, the album was released in June 2006 and charted at #82. It slowly climbed the chart to reach its peak position in its 27th week at #11, as "Just Hold Me" was getting airplay again. "Just Hold Me" was released in May 2006, but then did not chart in the official Dutch Top 40, but did chart in the country's physical singles chart, the Mega Single Top 100, at #27. In October 2006, the song started getting heavy airplay again and this time it did managed to reach the official Dutch Top 40 and peaked at #26. In the Mega Single Top 100, it peaked at #7 in the beginning of November 2006. Mena performed at sold-out concerts in Utrecht and Amsterdam, following the success of "Just Hold Me". The album was at #48 at the Dutch year-end chart, outselling major artists such as Pink's I'm Not Dead, Nelly Furtado's Loose, and Beyoncé Knowles' B'Day. "Miss You Love" was released as the album's second single in the Netherlands and reached #61 on the Mega Singles Top 100.

Maria Mena 2008

On July 7, 2007, she performed at the German leg of Live Earth in Hamburg.

Having worked on her three first studio albums with Norwegian producer Arvid Solvang, Mena started collaborating with Martin Sjølie in early 2008 on what would become her fourth studio album, Cause and Effect. The album's first single, "Belly Up" had its radio premiere mid-June 2008 on Norwegian radio. Cause and Effect was released on September 17 in Norway. The first international single was "All This Time". The album was internationally released on September 26, 2008. This album garnered her a Spellemann for Best Female Artist.

Mena's song "Sorry" was featured on the third season of US So You Think You Can Dance and "What's Another Day" was featured during the fourth season. She released "All This Time" in the UK on April 11, 2010.

In 2011 Mena recorded her version of "Mitt Lille Land" (My Little Country) by Ole Paus as part of a project by the Norwegian TV channel TV2. On July 23, the day after the Norway terrorist attacks and after requests from her Norwegian audience, Mena uploaded her version the song to the streaming site SoundCloud. It quickly became an anthem in memory of the victims of the attacks.

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Singles[link]

Notes

• ¹: "My Lullaby" is the only song that certified in Norway, becoming a gold single for selling over 5,000 copies in Norway.^{[citation needed]}
• ²: The single was officially released in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain and Austria in 2007.
• ³: "Just Hold Me" gets gold in Germany in 2008 for selling more than 150,000 copies.^[7]
• ⁴: The single was officially released in the Netherlands in 2009.
• ⁵: Belly Up was only released in Norway.

References[link]

External links[link]

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• Official website
• Maria's official blog
• Official fanclub Germany, Austria and Switzerland
• Official fanclub Netherlands
• Maria Mena on Myspace
• Last.fm Group
• LiveJournal Community
• Maria Mena at the Internet Movie Database
• http://www.scandipop.co.uk/?p=6549
• http://soundcloud.com/maria-mena/maria-mena-mitt-lille-land

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Javiera Mena
Background information
Birth name	Javiera Alejandra Mena Carrasco
Born	(1983-06-03) June 3, 1983 (age 29)
Origin	Chile
Genres	Pop, Indie
Instruments	Vocals, synthesizer, guitar
Years active	2001 – present
Website	http://www.javieramena.com

Javiera Alejandra Mena Carrasco (born June 3, 1983 in Santiago), publicly known as Javiera Mena (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβieɾa ˈmena]), is a Chilean Indie electronic pop musician. She started her musical career in the Chilean indie music scene in 2001, and transformed into one of the most relevant Chilean indie acts after the release of her first studio album in 2006. Her musical style tends to be synthesized electronic sound, although prior to her official debut she made acoustic-oriented songs accompanied solely by guitar.

Biography[link]

Javiera has been performing live since age 17, her first concert occurring in a classroom of Campus Juan Gómez Millas at the University of Chile.^[1] In 2002, she began to study musical composition and musical arrangement at the music academy ProJazz, while also performing at underground parties and clubs. In 2003, she entered the studio for the first time, and recorded various demos which leaked to the internet shortly thereafter. In 2004, she performed outside Chile for the first time, opening for Argentinean electropop band Entre Ríos in Buenos Aires.

Between 2003 and 2006 she were also part of the musical duet Prissa (formerly Tele Visa), along with her friend Francisca Villela. The group released an EP entitled Ni Tu Ni Yo.

Esquemas Juveniles[link]

Javiera's first officially released solo single was “Sol de Invierno," which was included in the 2005 compilation album Panorama Neutral, and after that “Cámara Lenta” was included in the soundtrack of Alberto Fuguet’s movie Se arrienda. Javiera’s debut album, Esquemas Juveniles, was recorded between 2004 and 2005 and was produced by Cristian Heyne. The album was first released in 2006 in Argentina by an indie label owned by Entre Ríos, and was released in Chile and Japan by local indie labels. She achieved attention worldwide through the internet, especially via MySpace, and after Chile she toured Argentina, Perú, and Mexico. The album was later named the 2nd best album of the 2000s (decade) decade by Latin music website Club Fonograma,^[2] while its opening track "Al Siguiente Nivel" was named the best single of the decade.^[3]

In 2009, Javiera was invited by Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience^[4] to be their opening act in their concerts held in Spain and Portugal.^[5]

Mena[link]

After more than four years between production and mastering, Javiera's second studio album, entitled Mena, was released in late 2010. This album was again produced by Cristian Heyne, and took a more dancefloor-oriented style in the songs compared to her first album, along with mid-tempo and slow ballads. The album’s first single, “Hasta la Verdad”, was listed as one of the "Singles of the Week" in the American version of the iTunes Music Store,^[6] and iTunes Mexico named Mena as the breakthrough album of the year.^[7] Club Fonograma gave Mena its first, and to date only, perfect 100 rating, and later named it their 2010 album of the year.^[8]

In April 2011, Javiera performed live in the Chilean version of Lollapalooza.^[9] In May, she toured in Spain and performed live as one of the foreign acts of the Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona. She was praised for her performance and got the attention of the Spanish local press.^[10][11]

Discography[link]

• Ni Tu Ni Yo (as Prissa) [EP] (2006)
• Esquemas Juveniles (2006)
• Mena (2010)
• TBA (2013)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official site
• Official MySpace
• Official Twitter

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Angela Yee
Birth name	Angela Yee
Born	January 3 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Show	The Breakfast Club (co-host)
Station(s)	Power 105.1
Time slot	6:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Style	Radio presenter
Country	United States
Previous show(s)	The Morning After with Angela Yee Lip Service with Angela Yee and Leah Rose
Website	http://www.teamyee.tv

Angela Yee is an American radio personality on New York City's radio station Power 105.1.

Early life[link]

Yee was born and raised in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York^[1] to a Montserratian mother and a Chinese father.^[2] When she was 15 years old, she moved to South Orange, New Jersey. Angela attended Wesleyan University,^[3] where she majored in English. Having aspirations of becoming a writer, she gravitated to the marketing and music industries soon after graduation from college. Her first job after college was working at Wu-Tang Management.^[1]

Career[link]

Radio[link]

She hosted Lip Service and The Morning After with Angela Yee on Eminem's radio station, Shade 45, at Sirius Satellite Radio.^[4][5] She started her radio career at Sirius in 2005 as the co-host for The Cipha Sounds Effect. When Cipha Sounds left Sirius in July 2008, Angela took over the hosting duties full time and the show was renamed the Shade 45 Morning Show Starring Angela Yee. The name of the show was later changed to The Morning After with Angela Yee.^[6]

In December 2010, Angela left Shade 45 and began hosting The Breakfast Club on Power 105.1, alongside DJ Envy and Charlamagne Tha God.^[7] She also works as a correspondent for MTV2's Sucker Free.'^[8]

The Source (Magazine) named Angela Yee as one of the top radio personalities in the country in their "Power 30" issue.^[9]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Angela Yee on Twitter
• Angela Yee on Facebook
• Angela Yee on Myspace
• Team Yee

Know One, also known as MC Know One, is a New Orleans based lyricist and graphic designer. Born Roan Smith in Meadville, PA to an artist mother & musician father, Know One was raised in the arts. After attending college at the Pittsburgh Art Institute, & a brief stint at Edinboro University to study graphic design, he moved to New Orleans and started an indie Hip-Hop label with other like-minded artists called Media Darling Records. As a flagship artist of the Hip-Hop collective, Know One served as a member of the groups The Blank Space with producer DamNathan, 3 Lucky Stiffs with Rapper Bionik Brown & producer DJ Quickie Mart, & Space God which was the teaming of the groups The Blank Space & God Awful. The Label was doing very well until Hurricane Katrina attacked New Orleans in August 2005. Know One continues to keep the label name alive with his latest release Sound Track - The Ballad Of Know One & DamNathan...

Music

The Blank Space (2002) The Blank Space is a very experimental project produced by Damnathan with Know One as the primary vocalist. Only 100 copies were made for the purpose of getting their foot in the door of the underground Hip-Hop scene in New Orleans.

The Humid Sounds of Media Darling Records (2004)
In 2004 Media Darling Records released an LP consisting of songs from all the artists on the label. Know One contributed to 7 tracks on the album which went on to win an Off Beat award for best Hip-Hop album of the year and was named Best Rap album in Louisiana by Where Y'at Magazine.

3 Lucky Stiffs Mix Tape (2004)
This mix tape was recorded the summer of 2004 in one day. The group had not finished their LP just yet and had nothing to promote for their upcoming summer tour, so they all met up at Quickie Marts recording studio, The Soulhole, & recorded their first and only mix tape.

Know One's Home (2007)
After Hurricane Katrina destroyed New Orleans, many of the members of Media Darling Records left the city for good. Know One took a job refurbishing damaged homes for displaced families and began penning his first solo album. This project would be called "Know One's Home". This 23 track LP would become what is now considered Know One's magnum opus. Dedicated to New Orleans and the years he's lived there, this album uses Hip-Hop, Jazz, Funk, R&B, & break beats to create a sound that is both groundbreaking & timeless. This album includes appearances from New Orleans heavy hitters like Galactic, Bionik Brown, Quickie Mart, Impulss, & more. The breakout single on the album was called "My Back In The Day Song", a track dedicated to his childhood in Meadville, PA. The single was later used by McDonald's in a commercial for its sweet iced tea.

3 Lucky Stiffs - Live at the Soulhole (2010)
This album is a collection of songs meant to be on the 3 Lucky stiffs LP. Recorded between 2004 and 2006 these songs were the result of three musicians (DJ Quickie Mart, Bionik Brown, & Know One) from vastly different backgrounds coming together in the city of New Orleans to form a super group of sorts. The group gained national notoriety after the recording of their very first song "Q&A". They then got to work on writing and recording a full LP. Before they could finish, Hurricane Katrina struck scattering the group to different cities. They picked up recording again but had to do it long distance. These sessions only yielded one song called "Back Again". Tragically, Bionik Brown died in 2008 as the result of a car accident with a drunk driver. His friends recorded a tribute song available only on this album. 3 Lucky Stiffs: Live at The Soulhole is dedicated to the memory of Nathan "Bionik Brown" Woods. We continue to make music in your name.

My Back In The Day Song - Remix EP (2010)
This was the first song written for his first solo album, "Know One's Home". Though it's the most recognized song from the album, it's not the only version of the song out there. Over the years the song has been re-recorded as a jazz/funk fusion tune, an extended a cappella version with Know One singing all the instruments, and a remix done for a McDonald's sweet tea commercial. Previously unreleased, all the songs are now available on "My Back In The Day Song - Remix EP". Featuring Kevin O'Day of Iris May Tango, Kelly Carlyle, Able Chris, & Eduardo Tozato.

Sound Track - The Ballad Of Know One & DamNathan (2011)
Know One & DamNathan have been making music together since their 2002 release 'The Blank Space'. Their latest release 'Sound Track- The Ballad Of Know One & DamNathan' is a genre-crossing meld of heavy break beats, machine gun raps, and melodic, quiet moments that not only tie it all together but also add strong dynamics to the tunes rarely found on modern popular music. The idea was to take the extremes of what the two artists do musically and intertwine them with hopes of creating something truly unique. This album had been pieced together over nearly five years with the first of the songs being recorded while Nathan was in Los Angeles studying film and Know One was in New Orleans working on his first solo project 'Know One's Home'. Once DamNathan moved back to New Orleans the project began to build steam with Able Chris, one time member of the group, contributing to three songs on the project. Other guests include singer songwriter Rita LaGrange, NOLA Hip-Hop staple Impulss, multi-instrumentalist Kelly Carlyle & percussionist Anthony Cuccia of The Other Planets, turntable master Quickie Mart, & guitar great Timothy K. Smith in his final performance ever recorded before his sudden passing in 2009. As the album began to take shape, unintentional themes of second chances, DeJa Vu, time, and circular thinking, began to emerge in the subject matter of the songs. Once this pattern was recognized, the boys capitalized on it making the album not only an epic audio experience, but a cerebral experience as well. To put the finishing touches on the album, the two turned to music virtuoso Jim Nordstrom of Waterhouse Recording to mix & master the project creating perhaps the most genre bending piece of music to emerge from New Orleans in quite some time.

External links[link]

• Know One profile at ReverbNation
• MC Know One at Bandcamp
• Know One's Home at Allmusic
• Know One's Home official website
• Sound Track: the Ballad of Know One & DamNathan official website