Born and growing up in Abidjan (Ivory Coast), the "Manhattan of the Tropics" according to CNN, Menoosha was exposed from an early age, to hot afro beat sounds, as well as contemporary R&B, rock and soul vibrations. She can boast about having been one of the kids who were allowed to stay up late... to sing on stage. With a child choir "Les Oiseaux du Monde" (Birds of the world), she opens for Kool & the Gang and Stevie Wonder in 1988.

In her teenage days, Menoosha and her sister Kim created an A cappella female quartet, with which they regularly performed in school talent shows, church pageants and benefits.

At 18, she packs her luggage, says goodbye to her family and travels to Germany to carry on her artistic mission. This is where she later on opened for Afro pop icon Myriam Makeba (2004) and Lou Bega (2007).

Her greatest inspirations are Chaka Khan, Tina Turner, Fela Kuti, Myriam Makeba and Lenny Kravitz just to name a few.

The melting of such different influences added to Menoosha's imposing personality on stage has resulted to a very interesting "crossover" package.

Today Menoosha has imposed her artistry throughout Europe, with strong, versatile and soulful vocals, and witty songwriting.

“Givin it up”, her contribution to the successful sampler “Mercedes Benz Mixed Tapes” (produced by Dario Allegra) was critically acclaimed and celebrated as the best song in 2007. Models of the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week walked to the tunes of “Givin it up” in Berlin.

Menoosha graced with her vocals on the latest official song to promote the newest Skoda car creation “Superb”. She and Dario Allegra are currently working on a release.

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