ireland is known for many things riverdance guinness and samantha mumba the early 2000s
pop star became internationally known right out of the gate the moment her first single dropped
it also didn't hurt that she was drop dead gorgeous
however she was barred from releasing any more music for many years
due to record label shenanigans and as a result decided to take her life in a different direction
let's find out whatever happened to irish singer songwriter dancer model and actress samantha mumba
samantha mumba was born january 18th 1983
in dublin ireland to a zambian father and an irish mother
at the tender age of three her parents enrolled her in ireland's premier billy berry stage school
where she would learn to dance tap and jazz she ended up loving it so much she stayed all the way
up into her teens her big break came at 15 after irish music manager and television personality
louis walsh who previously managed boy band's westlife and boyzone spotted her performing on a
television talent show and immediately whisked her away to london to begin recording tracks
at that time she signed her first record deal with german british record label
paulie door records under universal music group
in 2000 at the age of 17 she shot to fame with the release of her debut single gotta tell you which
reached number one in ireland and top five in the united kingdom australia and the united states
her album of the same name was also released later that year
she eventually dropped out of school to focus on her music career since it was
becoming too difficult to stay in school and work on her music at the same time
two years later samantha released a new single i'm right here featuring damien marley fun fact
the music video features a guy making googly eyes at her that just happens to be jennifer lopez's
ex-husband chris judd the song became her fifth uk and irish top five single following the success
of her debut album she got the opportunity to launch her acting career in a big way
she landed a role in the science fiction film the time machine it was also a fun
family affair experience since her real-life brother romero got to play a role as well
around this time she also got an amazing opportunity to model the world's most expensive
dress a 5 million pound diamond cobweb dress created by scott henschel she showcased it at the
london premiere for the american superhero film spider-man 2 in 2004. then she took somewhat of
a forced hiatus when she got caught in the middle of a major record label merge that resulted in her
entire team getting wiped out the project that she was working on at the time got shelled and
she was thrown into a state of limbo when the label refused to release any of her music but
she couldn't jump ship because she was still under contract this went on for the next couple of years
typically this turn of events can sometimes lead many artists to experience a bout of depression
because they're not able to fulfill their passion for samantha it wasn't that serious
during her downtime she was finally able to be in one place for an extended period of time and
not live out of suitcase she bought a house and had so much fun in it with family and friends
they started referring to it as club mamba eventually acting became her next creative outlet
coupled with a big move to la she also admits that she did lose her love and passion for music
which resulted in a lack of fight in her to battle against her label to get her music out
however she was quite content to enjoy her 20s out of the spotlight in february 2012 samantha married
torrei scales a former lapd officer the bride looks stunning in a strapless mermaid gown with a
sweetheart neckline and carried a bouquet of white roses as her brother escorted her down the aisle
the photos of both of them are heartwarming to look at especially considering the major
scandal from less than a year prior concerning torrey's alleged affair
desiree cortes the other woman even revealed intimate details about their relationship in an
exclusive interview with the daily mail in october 2011. she claims that during their two-year affair
toure went to extreme lengths to ensure samantha wouldn't find out apparently he had a routine
of going back and forth between the two women's homes spending weekdays with desiree and weekends
with samantha even after becoming engaged desiree says that torrey still continued to sleep with her
initially when they met desiree believed toray was single
but had a rude awakening when she saw photos of him and samantha several months later
eventually samantha found out what was going on after going through torrey's phone desiree's
number was there and samantha decided to text her and request a phone call back so they could talk
desiree made the call the conversation was short but by the time it was over
both women knew exactly what was going on with the other
both relationships however continued desiree claims she was in love with him and never
took his relationship with samantha seriously because they never stopped seeing each other
their affair is presumed to have ended on the day that torrey and samantha married
as he promised to desiree that it would and also since it appears no future news stories about it
have been reported ironically samantha's own words would come back to haunt her
during a 2001 interview with boy george where she spoke about her feelings towards la men
i don't like um la guys for instance i think i would not do anything for
me i mean they take way longer than i do to get ready that i've no time for
maybe she should have stuck it out with cisco who she dated briefly between 2004
and 2005. blasphemous and true in june 2013 samantha confirmed her musical comeback on twitter
she released a single called somebody like me on itunes and it peaked at number five on the
irish singles chart marking her first hit single in 11 years samantha spoke about her
hope to release a second album sometime in 2019 but by the end of the year this didn't happen
2020 was an emotionally trying year for many people worldwide
but for samantha it started off in the worst way possible when she lost her father in march
by the time she had teamed up with her manager to begin her rise to fame years ago
samantha's parents had already separated and she was no longer in contact with her father
she has said it was her choice to distance herself from him in recent times they did reconnect with
her father even coming out to la to celebrate what would be his last christmas with samantha
and her family in november of that year mumba released the single cool which will serve as
a lead single from her upcoming album on her own independent label she quickly followed it
up two weeks later with another single called process which is dedicated to her late father
typically she wouldn't have released two songs back to back but she felt moved to do so because
of the year 2020 had been and the sentiment of the song represents how she wanted to end off the year
today samantha continues to live in l.a with her husband toure
and their six-year-old daughter sage she plans to give her fans what they've been
wanting for a long time and finally release her second album in 2021 thanks for watching
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