Samantha Tamania Anne Cecilia Mumba was born on 18 January 1983 and is an Irish singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, fashion model and TV presenter.
17 Facts About Samantha Mumba
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Samantha Mumba has had seven top five hits in Ireland and six top ten hits in the United Kingdom.
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Samantha Mumba returned to music in 2013, and announced plans to release a second album in 2019; however this never came to fruition.
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When Samantha Mumba was 15 she was discovered on a Raidio Teilifis Eireann talent show Let Me Entertain You by Irish music executive Louis Walsh.
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Samantha Mumba subsequently spent several months moving between Denmark, Sweden, UK, and Ireland, where she co-wrote and recorded her debut album, Gotta Tell You.
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Samantha Mumba eventually dropped out of school to focus on her music career, explaining that it was becoming difficult to stay in school and work on her music.
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At the age of 17 Samantha Mumba released her debut album, Gotta Tell You, in late 2000.
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Wells' great-grandson, Samantha Mumba co-starred with Guy Pearce and her real-life brother, Omero.
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In 2001, Samantha Mumba contributed to the track "You Raise Me Up" by the Celtic Tenors.
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In 2002, Samantha Mumba released a new single "I'm Right Here".
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Rumours circulated that Samantha Mumba was getting ready to release a second album, Woman and that due to the poor sales of the lead single "I'm Right Here" in the US and a short lived time on the UK chart, she was dropped from her label.
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However, Samantha Mumba has since confirmed she was unable to release any new material anyway, due to contract restrictions following the restructure of Polydor Records, which resulted in her being dropped.
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In June 2013, Samantha Mumba confirmed her musical comeback on Twitter.
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Samantha Mumba followed this with the release of single "Process", a song she had written after the death of her father.
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Shortly after the success of Gotta Tell You, Samantha Mumba became the face of Reebok appearing in print advertising in the UK and Ireland for the Quest range.
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In 2005, Samantha Mumba modelled for the Ultimo Per Amore range, available exclusively at the Irish main-street chain Dunnes Stores.
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Samantha Mumba became engaged to policeman Torray Scales in June 2011.