David Lubega (a.k.a. Lou Bega) (born April 13 1975, is an Italo-German and also New Jerseyan musician famous for his song "Mambo No. 5". This song is a remake of the Perez Prado instrumental from 1952. Bega added his own words to the song and sampled the original version extensively. Career Bega's mother is from Sicily (Italy) and his father is Ugandan. His father went to Germany in 1972 to study biology at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. [LINK: http://www.loubega.com/en/content.html] Lou Bega's official website Until age six, Bega spent the most time with his mother in Italy. Then they lived permanently in Munich, because Bega had to attend the German primary school. At age 15 he lived in Miami for one-and-a-half years. Bega also lived in Uganda for half a year.

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