Mohombi
Mohombi (actually Mohombi Moupondo ; born October 17, 1986 in Kinshasa , Democratic Republic of the Congo ) is a Swedish - Congolese pop singer who speaks English , French , Lingála and Swedish .
Career
Moupondo studied at the FUSIA cabaret school in Stockholm and made his stage debut in Wild Side Story . He began his musical career as a member of the boy band Avalon, with whom he took part in the Swedish National Song Festival.
In July 2010 he released his debut single under the title Bumpy Ride , for the production of which the Moroccan music producer RedOne was responsible. The song became a top 10 hit from Northern Europe to France.
In England, the single Miss Me was released in November , with Mohombi receiving support from the American rapper Nelly .
In 2019 he took part in the Melodifestivalen , the Swedish ESC preliminary decision, with his song Hello . He finished fifth in the final.
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
SE | |||
2011 | MoveMeant |
SE43
gold
(11 weeks)SE |
More albums
- 2014: Universe
- 2020: Rumba 2.0
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | SE | |||
2010 | Bumpy Ride MoveMeant |
- | - |
CH41 (11 weeks) CH |
- | - |
SE6th × 2
(30 weeks)SE |
|
Miss Me MoveMeant |
- | - | - |
UK66 (1 week) UK |
- | - |
feat. Nelly
|
|
Dirty Situation MoveMeant |
- | - | - | - | - |
SE54 (1 week) SE |
feat. Akon
|
|
2011 | Coconut Tree MoveMeant |
- | - | - | - | - |
SE8th
platinum
(31 weeks)SE |
feat. Nicole Scherzinger
|
Maraca Universe |
- | - | - | - | - |
SE14 (14 weeks) SE |
||
2019 | Hello |
- | - | - | - | - |
SE3 (14 weeks) SE |
|
2020 | Winners Melodifestivalen 2020 |
- | - | - | - | - |
SE24 (4 weeks) SE |
More singles
- 2011: Say Jambo
- 2011: Lovin '
- 2011: Do Me Right
- 2011: In Your Head
- 2013: I Don't Want To Party Without You
- 2014: Movin ' ( feat.Birdman , KMC & Caskey)
- 2014: Summertime
- 2014: Universe
- 2015: Lose It (feat.Big Ali )
- 2019: Hello
Guest Posts
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | SE | |||
2010 | Do It |
- |
AT41 (1 week) AT |
- | - | - |
SE9 (4 weeks) SE |
Lazee feat. Mohombi
|
2015 | I need your love |
DE91 (2 weeks) DE |
AT75 (1 week) AT |
- |
UK36 (9 weeks) UK |
US66
gold
(8 weeks)US |
- | |
2017 | La vie en rose |
- | - |
CH47 (2 weeks) CH |
- | - | - |
DJ Antoine feat. Mohombi
|
Further guest contributions
- 2011: Sexy (with Les Jumo feat. Mohombi)
- 2011: Cartes sur Table
- 2011: Suave (Kiss Me) (with Nayer & Pitbull )
- 2012: Love 2 Party (with Celia)
- 2012: Addicted (with DJ Assad, Craig David & Greg Parys)
- 2015: Te Quiero Mas feat. Shaggy, Don Omar, Faydee, Costi, Farruko
- 2015: Baddest Girl in Town (by Pitbull with Wisin )
- 2015: Vive la vida (with Nicole Cherry )
- 2016: Balans (with Alexandra Stan ) (AT:gold)
- 2016: Picky Picky (remix) ( feat.Joey Montana & Akon)
- 2017: Se Fue ( Arash vs. Mohombi)
- 2018: Another round (feat.Nicola Fasano & Alex Guesta feat Pitbull)
Web links
swell
- ↑ About Swenglistic Underground
- ↑ John Lundvik är vinnaren av Melodifestivalen 2019. In: Gustavs expertblogg. March 9, 2019, accessed on March 16, 2019 (sv-SE).
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH UK1 UK2 US SE
- ↑ a b c Awards: SE US AT
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Mohombi |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Moupondo, Mohombi (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish-Congolese pop singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 17th October 1986 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kinshasa , Democratic Republic of the Congo |