Meresha

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Meresha
OriginFlorida,  United States
GenresPop, Electronic, Dance
Occupation(s)Singer, Producer, Songwriter
Years active2013-present
LabelsSonic Dolphin
Websitemeresha.com

Meresha is an American singer-songwriter, musician and producer.[1]

Biography[change | change source]

Her music has charted on the Billboard charts multiple times, while her videos have been played internationally, including on MTV, where she won a Freshmen competition.[2][3] She's been the #1 indie artist on US Pop radio for a month.[4] She was selected to the national House of Blues class of 2016 of promising musicians,[5] and has performed at venues including Mizner Amphitheater, Hard Rock Cafe, House of Blues and B.B.King's. In May 2017, Meresha performed on the main night and stage at SunFest for 40,000. Meresha was named the #3 emerging artist globally on Billboard's Next Big Sound chart in July 2017.[3][6][7] Meresha's 2017 "Enter the Dreamland" EP debuted on the Billboard Top Heatseekers Album sales chart, and was Top 10 on iTunes and Amazon charts.[8] AllMusic called the album "a delightful five-song set of smart, effervescent, forward-thinking progressive pop" and named it a Top 20 album of the year.[9][10] The first single "Enter the Dreamland" hit #1 on the HMV singles chart in Canada in August 2017.[11] Subsequent singles like "Violet Night" and "Olivia" made Billboard Charts in 2018 and 2019.[12] Meresha continued to release a series of singles including 2022's "Trouble", which prompted Extra TV to call her an "exciting and otherworldly talent",[13] and Forbes France to mention her as an independent artist approaching global stardom.[14]

Works[change | change source]

In 2015, Meresha released the EP New Revolution. It included the title song and three other songs.[15] Her eclecticism and beats created a fresh sound that brought old styles into modern production.[16] The song "New Revolution" entered the Billboard Top 40 chart between Adele and Justin Bieber. It was the #1 Indie song on US radio for a month. Her video clip New Revolution was directed by David Rousseau. He had also directed most Pitbull's videos .[17] My love has come was in the Top 40 on both Billboard Activator and Indicator charts. At the end of 2016, Meresha released the dual-language single Together/Juntos.[18] She performed her songs live in concert with Adam Lambert and the band Third Eye Blind.[4][19][20]

Meresha performed at SunFest 2017 with musicians such as Weezer, Blink-182, Snoop Dogg and Macklemore. This was the first time that she performed two of her songs from her 2017 EP Enter the Dreamland.[21][22][23] The following year, Meresha's single Violet Night placed at number 2 on the Billboard Dance & Electronic charts.[24][25] Meresha performed at the 2019 Governor's Ball music festival in New York.[26] Her 2019 single Olivia peaked at #4 on Billboard Dance & Electronic charts.[27] Later that year, she released Is This Love. The album was released to benefit the international charity Movember.[28][29][30][31]

Meresha released the single Hold and the album Look How Far in 2020.[32] In 2021, she released the single Red Headed Lover, the In Bloom EP and Hawai'i. 2022 singles included Trouble Greatest Time, Fire On, Memory and Ask Me [32][33]

Discography[change | change source]

EPs
  • Lunatic (2013)
  • New Revolution (2015)
  • Enter the Dreamland (2017)
  • Look How Far (2020)
  • In Bloom (2021)
  • Fire On (2022)
Singles
  • New Revolution (2015)
  • My Love Has Come (2016)
  • Together (2016)
  • Juntos (2016)
  • Together + United (2017)
  • Enter the Dreamland (2017)
  • Lights Out (2017)
  • Violet Night (2018)
  • Violet Night (Z mix) (2018)
  • Game of Video (2018)
  • Jungle Potion (2019)
  • Olivia (2019)
  • Is This Love (2019)
  • Hold (2020)
  • Red Headed Lover (2021)
  • In Bloom (2021)
  • Hawai'i (2021)
  • Trouble (2022)
  • Ask Me (2022)
  • Greatest Time (2022)
  • Memory (2022)
  • Fire On (2022)
Videos
  • New Revolution
  • My Love has Come
  • Enter the Dreamland
  • Hold
  • Red Headed Lover
  • Trouble
  • Ask Me
  • Greatest Time
  • Memory
  • Fire On

Source:[34][35][36]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Meresha Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Meresha - Chart history on Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Meresha Wins This Round Of The Freshmen". MTVU. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "¿Qué hacer en Miami este fin de semana?". El Nuevo Herald. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ "BDTH Bands, House of Blues Music Forward Foundation". Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Next Big Sound". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Pandora Predictions Chart". Next Big Sound. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Billboard Heatseeker Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-03-28. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  9. ↑ "AllMusic review of Meresha's "Enter the Dreamland"". AllMusic. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Favorite Pop Albums | AllMusic 2017 in Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  11. ↑ "Meresha's "Enter the Dreamland" hits #1 on HMV Canada chart". HMV. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Meresha". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  13. ↑ "Pop Star Meresha Gets Into 'Trouble' with New Video". Extra. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  14. ↑ Lima, Pascal de (2022-07-08). "Meresha, artiste "Pop Alien"". Forbes France (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  15. ↑ "Few favorites for top 2015 Palm Beach County music". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Together / Juntos". Mi2N.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  17. ↑ "An Interview with Rising Singer-Songwriter, MERESHA On Her Early Start and Her "New Revolution"!". AllAccess. 29 September 2015. Archived from the original on 6 September 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Meresha - Biography". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Meresha - 1st Ever World Music Premier On The #1 Social Media Startup Tsu April 7". Before It's News.
  20. ↑ "High school student Meresha mixes old, new sounds". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  21. ↑ "SunFest - 2017". Songkick. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Florida's SunFest to Host Widespread Panic, Weezer, Ziggy Marley and More". Relix. 15 February 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  23. ↑ "7 acts you'd be crazy to miss this weekend at SunFest". Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Billboard Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  26. ↑ Meresha (2019-06-01). "1 more @GovBallNYC show to go Sunday 3:45 See you at the @Citi deck? Bring your @citibank card to get in Tx to @HOBMusicForward mpic.twitter.com/G1FnT1IYfI". @Mereshas. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  27. ↑ "Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: Lovari & Adam Barta, Chromatics & Meresha". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  28. ↑ Schneider, Hannah (November 2019). "'Is This Love' - Meresha | Review". unheardgems. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  29. ↑ "Music Video Contest | Colorado Film School". 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2019-11-29.[permanent dead link]
  30. ↑ optimates7 (2019-11-02). "Meresha Drops The Tea About Her New Release!". Archived from the original on 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2019-11-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  31. ↑ Lefuturewave (2019-11-06). "Introducing: Meresha - Is This Love". Lefuturewave. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 "Meresha | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  33. ↑ "Meresha Releases New Music Video For "Red Headed Lover"". Vents Magazine. 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  34. ↑ Hafey, Lisa (2021-02-08). "Meresha – 'Red Headed Lover'". Essentially Pop. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  35. ↑ D'Arrigo, Lisa (September 22, 2014). "Indie Minded Interview: Meresha". Indie Minded. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  36. ↑ McGrath, Lisa (September 23, 2015). "Independent Artist Meresha Discusses Music, 'New Revolution,' And Early Beginnings". Starpulse. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
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