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Lou Bega

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Lou Bega is the 1,536th most popular singer (down from 1,398th in 2024), the 4,966th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,724th in 2019) and the 71st most popular German Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Lou Bega ranks 1,536 out of 4,381. Before him are Yevgeny Nesterenko, Agathonas Iakovidis, Marjorie Noël, Candice Night, Acker Bilk, and Darko Rundek. After him are Ireen Sheer, Zazie, Toni Basil, Max Raabe, Park Hyung-sik, and Damiano David.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Lou Bega ranks 163. Before him are Eiichi Uemura, Rhyno, Daniel Harding, Estas Tonne, Stefano Fiore, and Russell Brand. After him are Eric Szmanda, Hugh Dancy, Hemedti, Mark Williams, Yoshie Kasajima, and Khaldoon Al Mubarak.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Lou Bega ranks 4,969 out of 7,253. Before him are Günther Jauch (1956), Volker Beck (1956), Georg Dascher (1911), Heinz Ulzheimer (1925), Johann Christoph Wendland (1755), and Peter Schreyer (1953). After him are Karl Dall (1941), Volker Zotz (1956), Johannes Wislicenus (1835), Klaus Schütz (1926), Günther Oettinger (1953), and Ria Baran (1922).

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Among SINGERS In Germany

Among singers born in Germany, Lou Bega ranks 71. Before him are Anneliese Rothenberger (1926), René Kollo (1937), Lena Meyer-Landrut (1991), Rob Pilatus (1965), Despina Vandi (1969), and Andreas Scholl (1967). After him are Max Raabe (1962), Chris Roberts (1944), Mary Roos (1949), Ellen Allien (1968), Margot Eskens (1936), and Joy Fleming (1944).

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