Lou Bega
Like the Afro-Cuban and mambo music that inspires his music, Lou Bega (David Loubega) is a hybrid, born and raised in Germany as the son of a Sicilian mother and Ugandan father. He sang and danced as a child, listened to R&B and reggae as a teenager, and was in a rap group, but a trip to Miami as an 18-year-old acquainted him with the songs of the mambo kings of the '30s and '40s. Fascinated by mambo's sounds and stylish fashions, Bega returned to Germany and created his own version of the music. The result was the single "Mambo No. 5," an animated update of Pérez Prado's original that went double platinum in Germany in the summer of 1999 and soon became a global hit. It went to number one in several countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and England. In the U.S., it reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100. Later that year, Bega's full-length debut, A Little Bit of Mambo, met similar success. Subsequent albums, including Ladies & Gentlemen (2001), Lounatic (2006), and Free Again (2010), didn't fare nearly as well on a commercial level. Despite the dip in popularity, Bega continued to tour regularly. His fifth album, A Little Bit of 80s, featured covers of Sade's "Smooth Operator," Culture Club's "Karma Chameleon," and Dexys Midnight Runners' "Come on Eileen."
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20 álbum(es) • Ordenado por Mejores ventas
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Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)
Pop - Editado por Sony Music - Vorsicht Musik el 19 abr. 1999
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A Little Bit of Mambo
Pop - Editado por Sony Music - Vorsicht Musik el 16 jul. 1999
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I Got a Girl
Pop - Editado por Sony Music - Vorsicht Musik el 29 ago. 1999
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Ladies And Gentlemen
Pop/Rock - Editado por Unicade Music el 1 may. 2001
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Sweet Like Cola (Remix Edition)
Pop - Editado por Input Music Group el 15 ene. 2013
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Sweet Like Cola (Special Edition)
Pop - Editado por Input Music Group el 15 ene. 2013
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Sweet Like Cola
Pop - Editado por Input Music Group el 15 ene. 2013
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Ladies And Gentlemen
Pop - Editado por Unicade Music el 1 may. 2001
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Dance Like An African (The Worldcup Football Song)
Pop - Editado por Unicade el 11 jun. 2010
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Tricky, Tricky
Pop - Editado por Sony Music - Vorsicht Musik el 19 jul. 1999
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King of Mambo
Pop/Rock - Editado por Ariola Express el 31 may. 2002
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Lounatic
Pop - Editado por Unicade Publishing e.K. el 11 ago. 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo