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 Mumba in 2009 | |
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| Birth name | Samantha Tamania Anne Cecilia Mumba |
| Born | 18 January 1983 Dublin, Ireland |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
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Samantha Tamania Anne Cecilia Mumba[1] (born 18 January 1983)[2] is an Irish R&B singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, fashion model and TV presenter. In 2000, at the age of 17, she shot to fame with the release of her debut single "Gotta Tell You", which reached the top five in Ireland, United Kingdom and the United States. It has since been listed in Billboard's 100 Greatest Choruses of the 21st Century.[3] Her album of the same name was released later that year and reached number four in Ireland and number nine in the UK. She has had seven top five hits in Ireland and six top ten hits in the United Kingdom.
Mumba has also pursued an acting career, making her film debut in the 2002 film The Time Machine, as well as appearing in a number of Irish independent films.[4] She returned to music in 2013, and announced plans to release a second album in 2019; however this never came to fruition. Mumba released the singles "Cool" and "Process" in 2020 and further single "The Lie" in 2023.
- ^ "RTÉ Two: The Cafe, Samantha Mumba". RTÉ News. 23 September 2005. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
- ^ Rose, Mike (18 January 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 18, 2023 includes celebrities Kevin Costner, Dave Bautista". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Askmen.com: Samantha Mumba Profile". Archived from the original on 26 July 2008.
- ^ Samantha Mumba filmography Archived 21 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine at the Internet Movie Database