Until age six, Lou Bega spent most of his time with his mother Nicole in Italy, then they lived permanently in Munich, where Lou Bega attended German primary school.
11 Facts About Lou Bega
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On 21 May 2010, Lou Bega released his fourth album titled Free Again, which did not find much success on the charts.
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In 2006, Lou Bega recorded a song titled "C'est la Vie" with Edvin Marton and a music video was filmed.
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Lou Bega has appeared on stage for royals as well as international corporations.
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Lou Bega was on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Ally McBeal, MAD TV, The Martin Short Show, Motown Live, Jenny Jones, Queen Latifah, Access Hollywood, and others.
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Lou Bega was the only artist to be asked to sing the same song twice on Germany's headlining show Wetten, dass.
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Lou Bega has been the MC at the American Music Awards, the Grammy Awards, the Billboard Radio Awards and at the Love Parade in Berlin.
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Lou Bega performed live on television on the Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway in the United Kingdom on 4 April 2015.
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In July 2016, Lou Bega performed as a special guest in several of Andre Rieu's famous Maastricht concerts.
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Lou Bega was included as part of a licensing deal that saw Bega's song "Club Elitaire" integrated into the German release of Tropico.
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Lou Bega wrote the theme song for the French cartoon series Marsupilami.