Samantha Mumba

Samantha Mumba (2009)

Samantha Tamania Anne Cecilia Mumba (born January 18, 1983 in Drumcondra , Dublin ) is an Irish actress , singer and model .

biography

Was born Samantha Mumba 1983 Dublin as the daughter of an Irish Aer Lingus - stewardess and an aviation technician from Zambia . She spent her school days at the Billie Barry Stage School in Dublin.

In 1998, she was the lead role in The Hot Mikado cast , a jazz -Interpretation of Gilbert and Sullivan opera. Mumba made her debut in 2000 and has since grown from a teen to an international star. With her hit Gotta Tell You and the album of the same name, she reached high positions in the music charts in 2001 not only in her home country Ireland, but also worldwide and achieved several silver and gold awards with her releases . Her hits and albums have received multiple awards. She also works as a photo model and has worked in reality shows as well as in Hollywood productions.

In March 2007, the comparison of Samantha Mumbas with a monkey , which was broadcast on the Scottish radio by the incumbent "Miss Scotland " Nicola McLean, caused a stir. McLean apologized several times and cleared up that this statement had a racist meaning, as it was initially assumed. In 2008 she took part in the third season of the British figure skating show Dancing on Ice . Mumba's National Ambassador of UNICEF for Ireland. She lives with her husband in Los Angeles and gave birth to their first daughter in the spring of 2015.

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	IE
2000	Gotta tell you	-	-	CH53 (8 weeks) CH	UK9 gold (24 weeks)UK	US67 (22 weeks) US	IE4 (40 weeks) IE	First published: October 31, 2000

EPs and compilations

year	title	Remarks
2001	Samantha Sings Christmas	First published: December 2001 (EP)
2006	The Collection	First published: October 23, 2006 (compilation)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	IE
2000	Gotta Tell You Gotta Tell You	DE28 (11 weeks) DE	AT38 (9 weeks) AT	CH17 (23 weeks) CH	UK2 silver (12 weeks)UK	US4 (21 weeks) US	IE1 (14 weeks) IE	First published: June 2, 2000
	Body II Body Gotta Tell You	-	-	CH58 (3 weeks) CH	UK5 (16 weeks) UK	-	IE2 (12 weeks) IE	First published: October 16, 2000
2001	Always Come Back to Your Love Gotta Tell You	-	-	-	UK3 silver (15 weeks)UK	-	IE1 (9 weeks) IE	First published: February 19, 2001
	Baby Come On Over (This Is Our Night) Gotta Tell You	-	-	CH67 (4 weeks) CH	UK5 (14 weeks) UK	US49 (17 weeks) US	IE2 (8 weeks) IE	First published: September 10, 2001
	Lately gotta tell you	-	-	-	UK6 (13 weeks) UK	-	IE3 (9 weeks) IE	First published: December 10, 2001
2002	I'm Right Here The Collection	DE51 (6 weeks) DE	-	CH81 (7 weeks) CH	UK5 (12 weeks) UK	-	IE3 (8 weeks) IE	First published: October 7, 2002

Filmography

• 2002: The Time Machine as Mara
• 2002: Spin the Bottle
• 2005: Boy Eats Girl as Jessica
• 2006: Nailed as Sapphire
• 2006: Johnny Was as Rita
• 2007: 3 crosses as TBA
• 2007: Shifter
• 2011: Lotus Hall

Web links

• Samantha Mumba at the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Dancing On Ice star Mumba collapses , January 30, 2009, Raidió Teilifís Éireann
2. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US IE1 (search) IE2 (archive)
3. ↑ Awards: UK