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{{Infobox musical artist
|name             = Meresha
|background = solo_singer
|origin   = [[Florida]], {{USA}}
|image          = [[File:Meresha.jpg|thumb|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)]]|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 artist on US Pop radio for a month.<ref name="elnuevoheral">{{cite news|title=¿Qué hacer en Miami este fin de semana?|url=http://www.elnuevoherald.com/entretenimiento/revista-viernes/article48641505.html|accessdate=December 27, 2016|publisher=[[El Nuevo Herald]]}}</ref> She was selected to the national [[House of Blues]] class of 2016 of promising musicians.<ref>{{cite web|title=BDTH Bands, House of Blues Music Forward Foundation|url=http://hobmusicforward.org/bdth-bands|accessdate=December 30, 2016}}</ref>  Meresha 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 No. 3 emerging artist globally on Billboard's [[Next_Big_Sound]] chart.<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.<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|AllMusic]]|accessdate=July 18, 2017}}</ref> The first single "Enter the Dreamland" peaked at #1 on the [[HMV]] singles chart in Canada.   <ref>{{cite web|title=Meresha's "Enter the Dreamland" hits #1 on HMV Canada chart |url=https://www.hmvdigital.ca/tracks/chart|work=[[HMV|HMV]]|accessdate=August 2, 2017}}</ref> 

== Early life and career ==
At the age of 12, Meresha recorded her song "Fool Don't Be" in a CD booth at a mall in Florida.<ref>{{cite web|title=PLAYLIST: Breakthrough Sundays|url=http://howlandechoes.com/2016/02/playlist-breakthrough-sundays/|publisher=Howl & Echoes|accessdate=December 27, 2016|date=February 14, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Meresha Bio on MTV|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/meresha/biography/|publisher=[[MTV Artists 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 and Indicator charts. At the end of 2016, Meresha released the dual-language single ''Together/Juntos''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meresha - Biography|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/7618992/meresha/biography|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)]]|accessdate=December 30, 2016}}</ref> She performed her songs live in concert with [[Adam Lambert]] and [[Third Eye Blind]].<ref name="elnuevoheral"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Meresha - 1st Ever World Music Premier On The #1 Social Media Startup Tsu April 7|accessdate=December 27, 2016|publisher=Before It's News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=High school student Meresha mixes old, new sounds|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/entertainment/high-school-student-meresha-mixes-old-new-sounds/zou3wzhXo9YSQnPG0P9myO/|accessdate=December 27, 2016|publisher=[[The Palm Beach Post]]}}</ref>  

She also performed at [[SunFest]] 2017 with artists such as [[Weezer]], [[Blink-182]], [[Snoop Dogg]] and [[Macklemore]], playing for the first time two of her songs from her 2017 EP "Enter the Dreamland".<ref>{{cite web|title=SunFest - 2017|url=http://www.songkick.com/festivals/55886-sunfest/id/28843399-sunfest-2017|publisher=[[Songkick]]|accessdate=April 20, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Florida’s SunFest to Host Widespread Panic, Weezer, Ziggy Marley and More|url=https://www.relix.com/festivals/guide/floridas_sunfest_to_host_widespread_panic_weezer_ziggy_marley_and_more|publisher=[[Relix]]|accessdate=April 21, 2017}}</ref>

== Discography ==

; EPs
* ''Lunatic (2013)''
* ''New Revolution (2015)''
* ''Enter the Dreamland (2017)''

; Singles
* ''New Revolution (2015)''
* ''My Love Has Come (2016)''
* ''Together (2016)''
* ''Juntos (2016)''
* ''Together + United (2017)''
* ''Enter the Dreamland (2017)''

; Video clips
* ''New Revolution''
* ''My Love has Come''
* ''Enter the Dreamland''
Source:<ref>{{cite web|last1=D'Arrigo|first1=Lisa|title=Indie Minded Interview: Meresha|url=http://indieminded.com/2014/09/indie-minded-interview-meresha/|website=Indie Minded|accessdate=December 27, 2016|date=September 22, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=McGrath|first1=Lisa|title=Independent Artist Meresha Discusses Music, 'New Revolution,' And Early Beginnings|url=http://www.starpulse.com/independent-artist-meresha-discusses-music-new-revolution-and-early-be-1848508580.html|website=Starpulse|accessdate=December 27, 2016|date=September 23, 2015}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [https://twitter.com/Mereshas Twitter]
* [https://instagram.com/Mereshas Instagram]
* [https://www.youtube.com/+Meresha YouTube]
* [https://itunes.com/meresha iTunes]
* [https://open.spotify.com/artist/0z6j3MncRCFuW77JhhPx8b Spotify]
* [https://Facebook.com/Mereshas Facebook]
* {{official website|http://www.Meresha.com/}}
* {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=mn0003386569}}

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