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{{Infobox musical artist
|name                   = Meresha
|background = solo_singer
|origin    = [[Florida]], {{USA}}
|image               = Meresha.jpg
|caption=Meresha at SunFest
|occupation         = [[Singer]], [[Record producer|Producer]], [[Songwriter]], [[Instrumentalist]]
|genre               = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Electronic music|Electronic]], [[Dance]]
|years_active               = 2013-present
|label      = Sonic Dolphin
|website      = {{URL|Meresha.com}}   
}}

'''Meresha''' is an indie singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meresha Biography, Albums, Streaming Links|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/meresha-mn0003386569|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=December 27, 2016}}</ref> Her music has charted on the [[Billboard (magazine)]] Top 40 Pop Indicator and Activator charts 3 times, while her videos have been played internationally, including on   [[MTV]], where she won a Freshmen competition.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meresha - Chart history on Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/7618992/meresha/chart|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=December 27, 2016}}</ref><ref name="mtuv">{{cite web|title=Meresha Wins This Round Of The Freshmen|url=http://www.mtvu.com/music/meresha-wins-this-round-of-the-freshmen/|publisher=[[MTVU]]|accessdate=December 27, 2016}}</ref> She's been the #1 indie arti(contracted; show full)Meresha was named the #3 emerging artist globally on Billboard's [[Next Big Sound]] chart in July 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Next Big Sound|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/next-big-sound-25|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=December 27, 2016}}</ref><ref name="mtuv"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Pandora Predictions Chart|url=https://www.nextbigsound.com/charts/predictions/2016-12-16/7|publisher=[[Next Big Sound]]|accessdate=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
   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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Billboard Heatseeker Chart|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums/2017-07-15|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=July 12, 2017}}</ref>      [[AllMusic]] called the album "a delightful five-song set of smart, effervescent, forward-thinking progressive pop".<ref>{{cite web|title=AllMusic review of Meresha's "Enter the Dreamland" |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/enter-the-dreamland-mw0003065783|work=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=July 18, 2017}}</ref> The first single "Enter the Dreamland" hit #1 on the [[HMV]] singles chart in Canada in August 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meresha's "Enter th(contracted; show full)Platform]]|accessdate=December 27, 2016}}</ref> Her first EP, Lunatic was released in 2013 after raising funds through [[Kickstarter]].<ref>{{cite news|title=People Are Flocking to a Social Network That Redistributes 90% of Ad Revenue to Users|url=http://observer.com/2015/04/people-are-flocking-to-a-social-network-that-redistributes-90-of-ad-revenue-to-users/|accessdate=December 27, 2016|publisher=[[New York Observer]]|date=April 23, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FREE THE MUSIC:
   Meresha Debut EP "Lunatic"|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/meresha/free-the-music-meresha-debut-ep-lunatic|publisher=[[Kickstarter]]|accessdate=December 27, 2016}}</ref>

In 2015, Meresha released the EP ''New Revolution'', which included the title track and a trio of other songs.<ref>{{cite news|title=Few favorites for top 2015 Palm Beach County music|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/entertainment/few-favorites-for-top-2015-palm-beach-county-music/BB6OnRHiG4J9DDozKT6sDJ/|accessdate=December 27, 2016|publisher=[[The Palm Beach Post]]}}</ref> Her sometimes frenetic eclecticism and eccentric beats created a fresh sound that brought old styles into contemporary production.<ref>{{cite web|title=Together / Juntos|url=http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=194955|publisher=Mi2N.com|accessdate=December 27, 2016}}</ref> The hit track "New Revolution" entered the [[Billboard Top 40]] indicator chart in between [[Adele]] and [[Justin Bieber]]. It was also the #1 Indie song on US radio for a month. Her video clip ''New Revolution'' was directed by 5 times for   [[MTV VMA]] David Rousseau, who also directed most [[Pitbull (rapper)]] videos .<ref name="allaccess">{{cite web|title=An Interview with Rising Singer-Songwriter, MERESHA On Her Early Start and Her "New Revolution"!|url=http://music.allaccess.com/an-interview-with-rising-singer-songwriter-meresha-on-her-early-start-and-her-new-revolution/|publisher=AllAccess|accessdate=December 27, 2016}}</ref> ''My love has come'' hit Top 40 on both Billboard Activator an(contracted; show full)[[Category:American female pop singers]]
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