  Lou Bega was born David Loubega
in Munich, Germany on April 13, 1975. Bega
rode the "Latin wave" of 1999 when
he was able to 'Mambo' all the way to #1.
Bega's heritage is mixed with a Ugandan born
father and an Italian mother. But Bega's
music is best described as influenced by
black South-American and Cuban rhythms
leading to the mambo influences of Miami.
Bega has lived in Miami, Italy, and Africa,
but calls Germany home now.
 # 33
Singles Artist of the Year
"Mambo No.
5" went double platinum in Germany by
the summer and was on its way to becoming a
worldwide smash.
 Bega released his debut LP, Little
Bit Of Mambo.
Little
Bit Of Mambo was certified gold as "Mambo
No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)" hit the Top 40
and was Top
10 by
the end of the month - and topped the UK
Singles chart for 2 weeks.
 Little
Bit Of Mambo was certified
platinum.
"Mambo
No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)" hit #1 for 6 weeks (and
topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Airplay
chart for 6 weeks and the Billboard Top 40
Tracks chart for 7 weeks).
Little
Bit Of Mambo was certified 2x platinum.
Little
Bit Of Mambo was certified 3x
platinum.
 # 86
Singles Artist of the Year
Bega's 2nd U.S.
hit "Tricky
Tricky"
hit the Top 40.
 Bega was
nominated for a Grammy
Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ("Mambo No.
5").
Bega was
nominated for a Kids' Choice Award and a
Blockbuster Entertainment Award both for Best
New Artist.
"Tricky
Tricky"
hit the Top
10.
At the World Music Awards, Bega
walked away with Best German Artist.
 Bega released Ladies
& Gentlemen overseas.
Bega released King
Of Mambo overseas.
# 481 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
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Little Bit Of Mambo
Released: August, 1999
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 3
Tracks: "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit
Of...)" - "Baby Keep
Smiling" - "Lou's Cafe" -
"Can I Tico Tico You" - "I
Got A Girl" - "Tricky Tricky" -
"Icecream" - "Beauty On
The TV-Screen" - "1+1=2" -
"The Most Expensive Girl In The
World" - "The Trumpet Part
II" - "Behind The Stage" -
"Mambo Mambo" |
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40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top
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including track listings and sound
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