Luisa Ionela Luca, also known as Minelli, is a Romanian singer and lyricist. She was born in city known as Slobozia. At the age of 11 she started singing. She moved to Bucharest when she was a teenager. Between 2006 and 2009 she was member of a girl band called Wassabi, but after the band disbanded she started a solo career. She also worked as a lyricist for Mandinga and Horia Brenciu.