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Acting · Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Lou Bega (born 13 April 1975) is a German recording artist. His 1999 song Mambo No. 5, reached Number 1 in many European countries and was nominated for a Grammy Award.
Known for
- Rhythm is a Dancer - 30 Jahre Eurodance — Self2023
- Kiwis große Partynacht — Self2023
- Die Ross Antony Show — Self2021
- Die Giovanni Zarrella Show — Self2021
- Murmel Mania — Self2021
- Andre Rieu : Falling In Love In Maastricht — Himself2016
- Zombriella — Zombie/DJ2016
- Wer weiß denn sowas? — Self2015
- Wer weiß denn sowas?2015
- Inka — Self2013
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1975
Discography
- A Little Bit of Mambo1999
- I Got a Girl1999
- Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of…)1999
- Tricky, Tricky1999
- Mambo Mambo2000
- Gentleman2001
- Ladies and Gentlemen2001
- King of Mambo2002
- Lounatic2006
- Conchita2007
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,042,530
- Total plays
- 6,111,337
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David Lubega (aka Lou Bega) (born April 13, 1975 in Munich, Germany) is a Latin pop musician famous for his song "Mambo No. 5". This song is a remake of the Perez Prado instrumental from 1952. Bega added new lyrics to the song and sampled the original version extensively. Bega had a multicultural upbringing as his mother is Sicilian and his father is from Uganda. Bega spent time in Miami during his teenage years. "Mambo No. 5" became an instant worldwide hit <a href="https://www.last.fm/music
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Key facts
- Born
- David Lubega Balemezi , ( 1975-04-13 ) 13 April 1975 (age 51) , Munich , Bavaria , West Germany (now Germany )
- Genres
- Pop , Latin hip hop , Latin pop , mambo , ska
- Occupation
- Singer
- Years active
- 1988–present
- Labels
- Lautstark, BMG , RCA , Condon Musical Enterprise, Unicade, DA, Big , Matthew B. Jarvis-Benson Phillips
- Website
- lou-bega .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Munich
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- mambo
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.lou-bega.com
- Image
- Lou Bega - 2018111210128 2018-04-21 30 Jahre Radio Regenbogen - Sven - 1D X MK II - 0516 - AK8I7268 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- Commons category
- Lou Bega
- date of birth
- 1975-04-13
- pseudonym
- Lou Bega
- birth name
- David Lubega Balemezi
- start of work period
- 1988-00-00
- social media followers
- 646000
- copyright representative
- GEMA
- name in native language
- Lou Bega
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Encyclopedic overview
David Lubega Balemezi (born 13 April 1975), known professionally as Lou Bega, is a German singer. His 1999 song "Mambo No. 5", a remake of Pérez Prado's 1949 instrumental piece, reached no. 1 in many European countries and was nominated for a Grammy Award. Bega added words to the song and sampled the original version extensively. Bega's signature musical sounds consist of combining musical elements of the 1940s and 1950s with modern beats and grooves.
Personal life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lou Bega” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.