Samantha Mumba

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Mumba was born in Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland to Peter Mumba, a Zambian aircraft engineer and Barbara, an airhostess with Aer Lingus, who is Irish; she has a brother, Omero Mumba, who is an actor. Between the ages of 3 and 15, she was a student at Dublin’s renowned Billie Barry Stage School.

In 1998, she was cast as the lead in The Hot Mikado, a jazzy production based on Gilbert and Sullivan’s opera. She also appeared in several Irish television shows, using the opportunity to be recognised as a singer.

At the age of 15, Mumba was discovered in a night club by Irish svengali Louis Walsh (manager of Boyzone and Westlife). Walsh was impressed by her talent and she was signed to Polydor Records, subsequently spending several months moving between Denmark, Sweden, England and Ireland, where she co-wrote and recorded her debut album, Gotta Tell You. She eventually dropped out of school to focus on her music career, citing that it was becoming a difficult task for her to stay in school and work on her music.

Mumba’s first hit, Gotta Tell You, was released in 2000 and shot to the #1 spot on three Irish charts, later reaching #2 on the United Kingdom charts. She also scored American success with her debut single, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album stayed on the charts for a staggering 6 months and eventually certified Platinum for shipments of 1 million copies.

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jefx wrote:
Sunday morning

She is amazing *-*

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Roblosthiscrack wrote:
last month

The cookie monster has now fallen in love with you =3

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bondingo wrote:
September 2009

Gotta Tell You and Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night) are two of the greatest pop songs of all-time. I really wish she had been more successful.

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CWAS91 wrote:
September 2009

Lately <3

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kargo08 wrote:
September 2009

she is under rated! [1]

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gav016 wrote:
July 2009

i forgot she existed until last week, but shes actually pretty good :)

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Mereillejames wrote:
June 2009

Ha I miss her music from back in the day, should of been bigger than she was (commercially/sales wise)

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ER_AY001 wrote:
June 2009

çok güsell aman allahım

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AlienQi wrote:
June 2009

her songs ---i love

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Galley99 wrote:
April 2009

She only recorded one album, but it's very good.

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griegomestizo3 wrote:
February 2009

me too! i just saw her CD on my shelf and decided to listen to it! :) nostalgia. first time in years!

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MARKOMC wrote:
January 2009

WOW !!! I forgot how good her album sounds !!! AMAZING !!! :)

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Natul4ik wrote:
December 2008

Oh, Gotta Tell You is Great!!

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blackambition wrote:
November 2008

Gotta Tell You - her best song <3 when is she coming back???

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BackNDaDay90 wrote:
November 2008

The Rihanna before Rihanna.

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oobusraoo wrote:
October 2008

ALLAHIM YAA ŞU YORUMLARA BAKMIYORUM DİREK ADAMLARIN TİPLERİNE BAKIYORUM NE KADAR KOMİK YAAAAAAAWWW

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Mattilicious wrote:
October 2008

Come on Samantha, I need you!

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hypnotikwater wrote:
October 2008

if this album does ever come out, i hope that 'rear view' and 'personalities' are on it!! i need them so bad.

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Avril-L-Rox wrote:
September 2008

Currently recording a new album. "On Thursday 17th Jan 2008, Samantha appeared on U.K daytime T.V show "Loose Women". After discussing her time away from the music scene, and her appearance on ITV reality TV show "Dancing On Ice," which ended abruptly after three weeks, the singer stated that she had almost finished recording her new album, and hoped it would be released in the summer of 2008. As of September 2008, three brand new tracks have been posted on her MySpace. "Candyland", "Turn The Beat Up" and "Bad Boy"."

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snooplicious wrote:
September 2008

What happened wit Samantha?

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