Composer
Lou Bega
German singer
b. 1975
6 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1975
- Birthplace
- Munich
- Citizenship / historical state
- Germany
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
David Lubega Balemezi (born 13 April 1975), known professionally as Lou Bega, is a German singer. His 1999 song "Mambo No. 5", a remake of Pérez Prado's 1949 instrumental piece, reached no. 1 in many European countries and was nominated for a Grammy Award. Bega added words to the song and sampled the original version extensively. Bega's signature musical sounds consist of combining musical elements of the 1940s and 1950s with modern beats and grooves.
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Life and musical career
- Instruments played
- voice
- Notable works
- Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)
- Awards
- Amadeus Austrian Music Awards; Echo Pop Award for the Hit of the Year; NRJ Music Award for International Song of the Year
- Official website
- https://www.lou-bega.com
- Birth name
- David Lubega Balemezi
- Pseudonym
- Lou Bega
- VIAF ID
- 19879775; 309805940
- ISNI
- 0000000368469051; 0000000078401884
- GND ID
- 122320107
- Library of Congress ID
- no00005973
- MusicBrainz ID
- 64f9c914-74a0-4f6b-8589-6261851b0ab9
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Clarinet, Trombone, Saxophone, Voice, Guitar
- Genres represented
- Dance, pop, Rock
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...) | See work details |
4 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Mission: Impossible Theme | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Mambo No. 5 | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Love Shack | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Mambo No. 5 Performed by Lou Bega | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Tricky Tricky | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 309805940. Portrait: Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.