Samantha Mumba

Name: Samantha Mumba
Birth Name: Samantha Tamania Anne Cecilia Mumba
Height: 5'7"
Sex: F
Nationality: Irish
Birth Date: January 18, 1983
Birth Place: Dublin, Ireland
Profession: musician
Mother: Barbara Mumba
Sister: Omero Mumba
   

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SAMANTHA MUMBA NEWS AND TRIVIA
  • Mumba is taking her war on child poverty to Sierra Leone -- she will visit the country twice next year in her role as a UNICEF representative. (September 2002)
  • She's 21st century teen who thinks Kylie Minoque was always a cool pop star and that cell phones are indispensable.
  • She's a teen who loves her mom but names Puff Daddy as eye candy.
  • Mumba was rumored to be possible replacements for the character of Zee in THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS (2003).
  • Mumba is taking a hard line on racism; her father is Zambian and she feels strongly about black issues.
  • In the promo for I'm Right Here, Samantha saucily plays with a hose as she tries to find her ideal man -- And in possibly one of the daftest concepts for a video ever, she gets rid of the men she doesn't like by hosing them down. (September 2002)
  • Nickname: Sam
  • Is half Irish and half African.
  • Voted 85th Sexiest Girl in the World in FHM's Sexiest Girls of 2002 poll, American edition. (June 2002)
  • Her father immigrated to Ireland from Zambia due to that country's upheaval after independence from Great Britain.

Quotes
  • "I'm black and I'm from Ireland. It's kinda like, uh-oh.but it means I'm something totally different. "
  • "There are a lot of female artists my age around at the moment, but they're all American and blonde and blue-eyed and smiley. I'm totally the opposite of that."
  • "There are a lot of female artists my age around at the moment, but they're all American and blonde and blue-eyed and smiley. I'm totally the opposite of that. I want to show a bit more attitude and I have an opinion."
FAN SITES  
  • Samantha Mumba
    http://www.samanthamumba.com/
    The R&B singer's official website, with photos, music, interview clips, and writings.
  • Samantha Mumba Unofficial
    http://www.ukbritney.tv/mumba/
    Fansite offers latest news, audios, videos, photos, downloads, biography and much more.
  • Samantha Mumba Online
    http://www.mumba.co.uk/
    Features MP3s, concert info, news, tour info, song releases, biography, lyrics and more.
  • Samantha Mumba
    http://universal-vhost.capcave.com/samanthamumba/
    In Dutch, this site features biography, latest news, photos, lyrics, mailing list and more.
  • Samantha Mumba Fanzone
    http://members.tripod.com/s_m_online00/index.html
    Dedicated to R&B singer Samantha Mumba, featuring news, multimedia, photos, biography, lyrics, fan club and chat room.