Samantha Mumba

Samantha Tamania Anne Cecilia Mumba (born 18 January 1983) is an Irish singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, fashion model and TV Presenter. She shot to fame in 2000 with the release of her debut single Gotta Tell You, which reached the Top 10 in Ireland, United Kingdom and the United States. In the US, it peaked at #1 on the US Billboard Hot Singles Sales, #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100, #1 in Ireland and New Zealand, number three in Australia and number two in the UK. Gotta Tell You has since been listed in Billboard's 100 Catchiest Choruses of the 21st Century! Mumba released her debut album at the age of 16, Gotta Tell You, in late 2000, which contained primarily up-tempo R&B and pop songs. It was an international success, selling over 5m copies, reaching #1 on the UK and US charts.In the UK alone, the album sold over 1.8m copies, making it one of the biggest selling albums of the 21st century in the United Kingdom. To date, she has sold in excess of 15 million records globally and has has had 6 Top 10 Hits in the UK, Ireland, Europe and 17 other countries. In the US, Mumba has had 5 Top 50 Hits and has been named one of the biggest selling Irish acts after U2, Enya and The Corrs.In 2001, she received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Remixed Recording (non-classical) for the track Baby, Come on Over. At the Teen Choice Awards in 2001 and 2002, she was nominated for Choice Music: Best Breakout Artist and Choice Movie: Best Breakout Artist for film The Time Machine respectively. In 2001, Mumba and fellow teen star Aaron Carter performed a concert at Disney MGM Studios for the Disney Channel titled Aaron Carter and Samantha Mumba in Concert, which was then released on DVD, where it went double platinum and straight to #1 on the Billboard Music Video DVD Charts. She performed Gotta Tell You, Baby, Come on Over, What's It Gonna Be? and Don't Need You To.A year later, she and Carter also appeared on an episode of All That. After a relatively short music career, she went on to pursue an acting career.Her film debut was in the 2002 film The Time Machine.She has also appeared in a number of Irish independent films.