1. Mohombi Nzasi Moupondo was born on 17 October 1986 and is a Congolese-Swedish musician, singer, composer and dancer.
22 Facts About Mohombi
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Mohombi was RedOne's first signing to 2101 Records in joint venture with Universal Music Group.
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From 2000 to 2008, Mohombi was part of the Swedish hip hop group Avalon with his brother Djo Moupondo.
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Mohombi released his debut solo single "Bumpy Ride" in August 2010.
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Mohombi was born to a Swedish mother and a Congolese father.
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When he turned 20 years old, Mohombi rented a room in Radio 1 UAE's Simon B's childhood house just to get to know him better.
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Mohombi graduated with a bachelor's degree in music from the Royal College of Music, Stockholm.
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At this point, music was only a part-time job, and looking for something more, Mohombi headed to Los Angeles to delop further his career.
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Mohombi collaborated with Swedish rapper Lazee on "Do It", which was released in Sweden on 31 May 2010.
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In Los Angeles, Mohombi was introduced through friends to the Swedish-Moroccan producer RedOne.
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Mohombi released "Miss Me" as his debut single in the United Kingdom on 31 October 2010.
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In 2011, Mohombi made his first annual appearance at the MAD Video Music Awards, in Athens, Greece, duetting with Katerina Stikoudi, on a joint version of "Coconut Tree ".
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On 2 September 2011, Mohombi released another single called "Maraca" on iTunes in Sweden.
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Mohombi was nominated for Best Swedish Act at the 2011 European Music Awards in Belfast.
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In 2014, Mohombi decided to abandon Universal Music and form his own music label, La Clique Music, releasing his album Universe.
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Mohombi was invited in July 2015 to represent his country's youth at a summit organized by the United Nations in New York City.
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Mohombi was a jury member of the 2015 Best of the Best All Stair season, the biggest talent show in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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In 2015 Mohombi participated with Pitbull on "Baddest Girl in Town" with wisin.
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In 2016 Mohombi participated with Joey Montana on Picky with Akon.
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Mohombi participated in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Hello", where he made it to the final finishing in fifth place.
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Mohombi reached the finale, in which he finished in twelfth place, scoring a total of 26 points.
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On 8 December 2022, Mohombi announced his candidacy for the 2023 presidential election in the DRC as an independent candidate.