Samantha mumba biography

Samantha Mumba

Irish singer-songwriter (born 1983)

Musical artist

Samantha Tamania Anne Cecilia Mumba[1] (born 18 January 1983)[2] decline an Irish R&B singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, vogue model and TV presenter. In 2000, pressurize the age of 17, she shot collect fame with the release of her launch single "Gotta Tell You", which reached honourableness top five in Ireland, United Kingdom deed the United States. It has since antediluvian listed in Billboard's 100 Greatest Choruses influence the 21st Century.[3] Her album of primacy same name was released later that harvest and reached number four in Ireland standing number nine in the UK. She has had seven top five hits in Eire and six top ten hits in say publicly United Kingdom.

Mumba has also pursued invent acting career, making her film debut urgency the 2002 film The Time Machine, little well as appearing in a number reduce speed Irish independent films.[4] She returned to medicine in 2013, and announced plans to set free a second album in 2019; however that never came to fruition. Mumba released prestige singles "Cool" and "Process" in 2020 good turn further single "The Lie" in 2023.

Early life and education

Mumba was born in Port, Ireland.[5] Her father, Peter Mumba (died Pace 2020[6]) was from Zambia and was before an aircraft engineer;[7] her mother is Nation.

When Mumba was 15 she was determined on a Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ–Radio Newsmen Ireland) talent show Let Me Entertain You by Irish music executive Louis Walsh (manager of Boyzone and Westlife). Walsh was afflicted by her talent and she was symbol to Polydor Records.[8]

Mumba subsequently spent several months moving between Denmark, Sweden, UK, and Hibernia, where she co-wrote and recorded her first performance album, Gotta Tell You. She eventually derelict out of school to focus on foil music career, explaining that it was comely difficult to stay in school and borer on her music.[9]

Career

Mumba sings contralto.[10][11] Her foremost single, "Gotta Tell You", was released resolve 2000 and peaked at number one hold Ireland and New Zealand, number two export the UK, number three in Australia, become calm number four in the US, as athletic as reaching the top twenty in a handful countries across Europe. "Gotta Tell You" has since been listed in Billboard's 100 Catchiest Choruses of the 21st Century[3]

At the volley of 17 Mumba released her debut scrap book, Gotta Tell You, in late 2000. Nobleness album reached the top ten in both Ireland and the UK, and number 67 on the Billboard 200. Following the come off of Gotta Tell You, she was choson to play Mara in The Time Machine. Directed by Simon Wells, ' great-grandson, Samantha co-starred with Guy Pearce and her real-life brother, Omero. At the Teen Choice Glory in 2001 and 2002, she was downcast for Choice Music: Best Breakout Artist shaft Choice Movie: Best Breakout Actress for glory film The Time Machine, respectively.

Mumba scold fellow teen star Aaron Carter performed top-notch concert at Disney MGM Studios for justness Disney Channel titled Aaron Carter and Samantha Mumba in Concert, which was then out on DVD. A year later, she extra Carter also appeared on an episode advice All That.

In 2001, Mumba contributed sentry the track "You Raise Me Up" be oblivious to the Celtic Tenors. An EP titled Samantha Sings Christmas was released at Christmas 2001, which included covers of "White Christmas" captain "All I Want for Christmas Is You". Samantha Sings Christmas was also included style a bonus disc on some editions honor Gotta Tell You.

In 2002, Mumba unfastened a new single "I'm Right Here". Probity video features Damian Marley, son of Bobber Marley. The single became Mumba's fifth UK and Irish top five single. Rumours circulated that Mumba was getting ready to liberate a second album, Woman and that unfair to the poor sales of the draw single "I'm Right Here" in the Multilayered and a short lived time on integrity UK chart, she was dropped from restlessness label. However, Mumba has since confirmed she was unable to release any new information anyway, due to contract restrictions following class restructure of Polydor Records, which resulted coop up her being dropped. In 2007, she described on the Late Late Show that nearby never was a second album, and description tracks leaked on the internet were attempts by her to find a new sound.[citation needed]

Mumba's second venture into films was concern 2003, where she appeared in the ep Spin the Bottle. In October 2006, clean compilation album, The Collection, was released. Greatness album features songs from Gotta Tell You, B-sides and two new tracks including pull together single "I'm Right Here".

In June 2013, Mumba confirmed her musical comeback on Warble. On 16 August 2013 she appeared happening the RTÉ television show The Hit survey compete for a spot in the show's final. The song selected for chart arms was "Somebody Like Me" which was loose on iTunes immediately afterwards and competed be drawn against "Thinking of You" by Irish band Federation of Loose. The song peaked at broadcast five on the Irish Singles Chart, evaluation her first hit single in 11 seniority.

On 25 June 2015, Mumba played regular gig as part of the Dublin Self-esteem Festival, which was described as "fierce glam altogether".[12] In early 2017, she participated cage up a celebrity version of MasterChef Ireland lecture went on to fill in as co-host on The 6 O'Clock Show while Lucy Kennedy took maternity leave. In 2018, she made her comeback onto British television, originally as a guest and then a critic on Loose Women and has confirmed unlimited return to music, sharing pictures of actually in the studio with the likes promote to Wanya Morris and MNEK. In January 2019 she confirmed that she hoped to unloose a second album before the end sequester the year, but this did not happen.[13]

On 27 November 2020, Mumba released the only "Cool", the lead single from her communicative album, which Mumba has described as "sexy", "different" and "more adult".[14] She followed that with the release of single "Process", boss song she had written after the complete of her father.[15][16]

In May 2023, Mumba accomplish at Birmingham Pride.[17][18] In June 2023, Mumba performed at the Mighty Hoopla music commemoration in London, where she previewed new air "Run Boy Run";[19] on 3 June 2023, Mumba released the single "The Lie".[20][21][22]

Modelling

Shortly tail the success of Gotta Tell You, Mumba became the face of Reebok appearing stuff print advertising in the UK and Eire for the Quest range.[23]

Around the same repel, Mumba was also seen as the persuade of the fashion designer Louise Kennedy's spring/summer collection.[24]

In 2004, she was chosen to mould the World's Most Expensive Dress. A£5m infield cobweb dress, created by Scott Henshall, which was showcased at the London premiere make up for Spider-Man 2.

Shortly after, she became significance face of Dior ambassador and launched greatness Dior Watch Collection in Ireland.

In 2005, Mumba modelled for the Ultimo Per Amore range, available exclusively at the Irish main-street chain Dunnes Stores.[25]

Personal life

Mumba dated R&B nightingale Sisqó from 2004 to 2005.[26]

Mumba became restricted to Los Angeles police officer Torray Remainder in June 2011.[27][28] The couple married drag Los Angeles on 24 February 2012.[29] Stop in mid-sentence September 2014, she announced that she was pregnant with her first child.[30] In Feb 2015, she escaped uninjured from a four car pile-up in Los Angeles just weeks before her due date.[31] On 3 Amble 2015, she gave birth to a youngster daughter, whom Mumba and her husband christened Sage.[32]

Discography

Main article: Samantha Mumba discography

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards and nominations

  • BMI Pop Awards
  • BT Digital Music Awards
  • Billboard Music Tv Awards
    • 2001, Best Pop Video of the Twelvemonth – New Artist, "Gotta Tell You" (Nominated)
  • Meteor Music Awards
    • 2001, Best Selling Irish Single – Female Artist, "Gotta Tell You" (Won)
    • 2002, Outperform Female Singer (Won)
  • MOBO Awards
  • Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
    • 2000, Best New Female (Won)
    • 2000, Most Fanciable Female (Nominated)[36]
    • 2000, Best Dressed Female (Nominated)
    • 2000, Outperform Dancer in Pop (Nominated)
    • 2002, Best Female On one's own (Nominated)[37]
  • Teen Choice Awards
    • 2001, Choice Music: Breakout Virtuoso (Nominated)
    • 2002, Choice Movie: Breakout Actress, The Hang on Machine (Nominated)
  • The Record of the Year

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