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'''David Lubega for more''' (born April 13, 1975), also known as '''Lou Bega''', is a ] ] of ] and ] descent, and is famous for his song "]". This song is a remake of the ] instrumental from 1949. Bega added his own words to the song and ] the original version extensively. '''David Lubega''' (born April 13, 1975), also known as '''Lou Bega''', is a ] ] of ] and ] descent, and is famous for his song "]". This song is a remake of the ] instrumental from 1949. Bega added his own words to the song and ] the original version extensively.


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Bega started his musical career as a ]. At age of 13 he founded a ] sex group with two other boys. It would be two years before Bega and his friends' first CD would be released in 1990.<ref name="Lou Bega's official website"/> When Bega lived in Miami he discovered ]. After returning to Munich he met his former manager, Goar Biesenkamp, as well as the music producers, "Frank Lio" (Achim Kleist) and "D.Fact" (Wolfgang von Webenau) (Syndicate Musicproduction) with whom he developed the concept for the song Mambo No. 5. Bega signed a recording contract to the ] '']''.<ref></ref> Lou Bega’s musical signature consists of combining musical elements of the 40’s and 50’s with modern beats and grooves. Bega started his musical career as a ]. At age of 13 he founded a ] group with two other boys. It would be two years before Bega and his friends' first CD would be released in 1990.<ref name="Lou Bega's official website"/> When Bega lived in Miami he discovered ]. After returning to Munich he met his former manager, Goar Biesenkamp, as well as the music producers, "Frank Lio" (Achim Kleist) and "D.Fact" (Wolfgang von Webenau) (Syndicate Musicproduction) with whom he developed the concept for the song Mambo No. 5. Bega signed a recording contract to the ] '']''.<ref></ref> Lou Bega’s musical signature consists of combining musical elements of the 40’s and 50’s with modern beats and grooves.


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Lou Bega
Musical artist

David Lubega (born April 13, 1975), also known as Lou Bega, is a German musician of Italian and Ugandan descent, and is famous for his song "Mambo No. 5". This song is a remake of the Perez Prado instrumental from 1949. Bega added his own words to the song and sampled the original version extensively.

Career

Bega's mother is from Calabria (Southern Italy) and his father is Ugandan. His father went to Germany in 1972 to study biology at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Until age six, Bega spent the most time with his mother in Italy. Then they lived permanently in Munich, where Bega attended German primary school. At age 15 he lived in Miami for one-and-a-half years. Bega also lived in Uganda for half a year. Currently he lives in Berlin.

Bega started his musical career as a rapper. At age of 13 he founded a Hip hop group with two other boys. It would be two years before Bega and his friends' first CD would be released in 1990. When Bega lived in Miami he discovered Latin American music. After returning to Munich he met his former manager, Goar Biesenkamp, as well as the music producers, "Frank Lio" (Achim Kleist) and "D.Fact" (Wolfgang von Webenau) (Syndicate Musicproduction) with whom he developed the concept for the song Mambo No. 5. Bega signed a recording contract to the label Lautstark. Lou Bega’s musical signature consists of combining musical elements of the 40’s and 50’s with modern beats and grooves.

Lou Bega (1999)

His first single "Mambo No. 5" became an instant worldwide hit charting at #1 in most European countries including Germany, UK and France and at #3 in the United States. In France "Mambo No. 5" spent twenty weeks at #1, which is an unbroken record to date. It was also used by the British television broadcaster, Channel 4 for their coverage of Test Match cricket between 1999 and 2005.

On July 19, 1999 he released the album A Little Bit of Mambo. It peaked at #3 in the USA. In Germany, Bega's native country, it also peaked at #3. In the UK the album peaked only at #50. A Little Bit of Mambo peaked at #1 in the album charts of Austria, Canada, Finland, Hungary, the Middle East, Portugal, and Switzerland. The second single, "I Got a Girl", charted well entering the Top 10 in some European countries including France, Finland and Belgium. The third single „Tricky, Tricky“ achieved place 18 on the Canadian charts and place 74 on the American Billboard Charts. „Mambo Mambo“ reached place 11 on the French charts.

Bega's second studio album Ladies and Gentlemen was released on May 28, 2001. "Baby Keep Smiling" is on this album, a duet with Compay Segundo from Buena Vista Social Club A Little Bit of Mambo includes a version without him. Bega covered also the famous song "Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody" on Ladies and Gentlemen.

In the computer game Tropico, Lou Bega is one of the characters someone can choose as their dictatorial persona. He was included as part of a licensing deal that also saw Bega's song "Club Elitaire" integrated into the German release of Tropico. Also, in the Ubi Soft/Disney Interactive video game Walt Disney's The Jungle Book Rhythm n' Groove, Lou Bega participates in a challenge with his namesake. The player dances as King Louie, attempting to dance to Lou Bega's rendition of "I Wanna Be Like You". Doing so will unlock a video of him with children dancing to the aforementioned song. Bega also wrote the theme song for the French cartoon series Marsupilami.

Bega was awarded the German „Echo“ Prize in two categories as well as being nominated five times. Other accolades include a Grammy Award nomination, a „World Music Entertainment Award“ in Cannes, the „Blockbuster Entertainment Award“ in L.A., the „Festival Bar“ of Verona, the „Amadeus Award“ of Vienna, and the „Bunte New Faces Award“ in Berlin. Lou tours around the world with his band. A 22-city tour of the USA with Cher, live show appearances throughout South America with concerts in Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and Sao Paolo, and a tour through India with stops in Bombay, New Delhi, Madras, Bangalore and Culcutta have been some of the highlights along the way. Over 200 concerts in Europe have attracted over 3 million fans and viewers.

His live shows in Las Vegas, Tokyo, Moscow, Hong Kong and the Emirates were hugely successful. He is a popular guest in both the corporate and public sector, appearing on stage for Royals as well as international corporations. Lou Bega was invited to talk and TV shows like Jay Leno, Ally McBeal, Motown Live, Jenny Jones, Queen Latifah, Access Hollywood, and others. Bega was the only artist, ever, to be asked to sing a song twice on Germany's headlining show „Wetten, dass..?“ On New Year's Eve 2007 he performed in front of 170,000 fans in Poland. Bega often gets a crack at playing the host. He was the MC at the American Music Awards, at the Grammy Awards, the Billboard Radio Awards and at the „Love Parade“ in Berlin.

In early 2010 Bega released a new album called "Free Again". This summer, Bega is scheduled to perform his first concert from the album at one of the Tampa Bay Rays Summer Concert Series.

Discography

Albums

Year Album Chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds) 		Sales Based on
Certification-Awards
GER AUS AUT CAN FIN FRA NETH NOR SWE SWI US
1999 A Little Bit of Mambo 3 19 1 1 1 8 17 3 20 1 3
  • GER: 250,000+
  • US: 3,000,000+
  • FRA: 200,000+
  • CAN: 500,000+
  • AUS:70,000+
  • SWI: 50,000+
  • AUT: 25,000+
  • EU: 1,000,000+
2001 Ladies and Gentlemen 54 — 31 — — 109 — — 23 — —
2005 Lounatic — — — — — — — — — — —
2010 Free Again — — — — — — — — — 78 —

Singles

Year Single Chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds) 		Sales Based on
Certification-Awards 		Album
GER AUS AUT FIN FRA NETH NOR SWE SWI UK US
1999 "Mambo No. 5" 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
  • GER: 3x Platinum
  • UK: Platinum
  • FRA: Diamond
  • AUS: 4x PLatinum
  • NETH: Platinum
  • SWE: 3x Platinum
  • SWI: 2x Platinum
  • AUT: Platinum
  • GER: 1,500,000+
  • UK: 600,000+
  • FRA: 750,000+
  • AUS: 280,000+
  • NETH: 75,000+
  • SWE: 90,000+
  • SWI: 100,000+
  • AUT:50,000+
 A Little Bit of Mambo
"I Got a Girl" 19 31 19 2 5 31 — 12 20 55 —
  • SWE: Gold
  • SWE: 15,000+
"Tricky, Tricky" — — — — — — — 55 — — 74
2000 "Mambo Mambo" — — — — 11 — — — — — —
  • FRA: 125,000
2001 "Gentleman" — — 16 — 54 — — — 62 — — Ladies and Gentlemen
"Just a Gigolo" — — — — — — — — — — —
2006 "Bachata" 100 — — — 69 88 — — — — — Lounatic
"You Wanna Be Americano" — — — — — — — — — — —
2007 "Conchita" — — — — — — — — — — —
2010 "Boyfriend" 71 — — — — — — — — — — Free Again
"Sweet Like Cola" 38 — — — — — — — — — —

Compilations

Download Releases

Year Single Tracks
2010 Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of Monica) 01. A Little Bit Of Monica
2010 Chocolata 01. Chocolata
02. Life
2010 It’s Christmas Time 01. It’s Christmas Time
02. Good Time

Music videos

Lou Bega and his dancers
Year Title Director(s)
1999 Mambo No.5 Jorn Heitmann
1999 I Got a Girl -
1999 Tricky, Tricky -
2000 Mambo Mambo -
2001 Gentleman -
2001 Just a Gigolo -
2006 Bachata -
2006 C'est la Vie (Lou Bega and Edvin Marton) -
2006 You Wanna Be Americano -
2007 Conchita -
2010 Boyfriend Dave Coba
2010 Sweet Like Cola Oliver Sommer

Music video appearances

Year Title Director(s) Notes
2000 I Wanna Be Like You Volker Hannvacker Disney video from the PC Game Jungle Book
2000 Disney Mambo #5 (A Little Bit Of...) - Radio Disney version of Mambo No. 5

Collaborations

  • "C'est la Vie" - In 2006 Lou Bega recorded a song with Edvin Marton, and a music video was also filmed. The song has only appeared on Marton's album Stradivarius as a bonus track and was never featured on any of Bega's albums. A slightly different version of this song was available on Bega's MySpace page at one time.

Awards

  • 1999: "Best International Song", Festivalbar (for "Mambo No. 5")
  • 2000: "International Song of the Year", NRJ Music Awards (for "Mambo No. 5")
  • 2000: "Single of the Year (National)", ECHO (for "Mambo No. 5")
  • 2000: "Best National Artist in Foreign Countries", ECHO

In 1999 Lou Bega was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category "Best Male Pop Vocal Performance" (for "Mambo No. 5").

References

  1. ^ Lou Bega's official website
  2. Interview with Lou Bega (in German)
  3. Artists under contract to Lautstark
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  7. French single chart
  8. BBC News: "Mambo hit knocks fans for six"
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  11. Album credits of Ladies and Gentlemen on artistdirect.com
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  13. videogames.yahoo.com
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