1. Samantha Mumba has had seven top five hits in Ireland and six top ten hits in the United Kingdom.
19 Facts About Samantha Mumba
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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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On 25 June 2015, Samantha Mumba played a gig as part of the Dublin Pride Festival, which was described as "fierce glam altogether".
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In June 2023, Samantha Mumba performed at the Mighty Hoopla music festival in London, where she previewed new song "Run Boy Run"; on 3 June 2023, Samantha Mumba released the single "The Lie".
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On 22 January 2025, Samantha Mumba released the single "My Way"; the song was chosen to compete on 7 February 2025 in Eurosong 2025, Ireland's national final to select an entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
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Former Eurosong contestant Donal Skehan, who was on the Eurosong 2025 panel, rejected Samantha Mumba's criticism, saying he stood by his role and the feedback he gave, describing her remarks as "completely unprofessional" and adding "tearing others down is never a good look".
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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 Los Angeles police officer Torray Scales in June 2011.