This article explores Irish R&B singer Samantha Mumba's rise to fame in the early 2000s, her unexpected hiatus from music, and her triumphant comeback. It delves into her early successes, the factors that led to her label dropping her, and her recent decision to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest with her self-written song.
Irish R&B singer Samantha Mumba first burst onto the airwaves in the early 2000s, but the popstar admits she had always dreamed of representing Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest, and decided now is the right time to throw her name in the hat.
After the success of ‘Gotta Tell You’ Samantha and teen star Aaron Carter performed a concert at Disney MGM studios for the Disney channel titled Aaron Carter and Samantha Mumba in Concert . Samantha also released a Christmas album with covers of White Christmas and All I Want For Christmas is You. She toured with NSync all before she was 20.
Nicky asked her: "Do people say, 'Where did it all go wrong?' I'm going to pose that question and I know it's not gone wrong, but I understand why people ask, 'Why you aren't selling out arenas around the world'." Despite never achieving the global stardom people have been sure was hers for the taking, Samantha insisted all she felt at the time was relief, admitting: "It had felt like I was on this hamster wheel, constantly, constantly and then I was twenty and I could buy a house, So I did, in Dublin.
She has also performed at a variety of concerts over the years, including the Dublin Pride, the Mighty Hoopla Music Festival in London, and Birmingham Pride. She also revealed that despite being based in Los Angeles, her time at home has made her want to set up a new base here with her family - especially because her daughter Sage has fallen in love with the Irish culture and language.
"Sage is more proficient in Irish than me. She is learning gaeilge on Duolingo. She is all about Dublin and Ireland and she never wants to go home.
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