Girls Aloud & Westlife Attend Mumba’s Birthday Bash

Posted on January 28, 2004 by popdirt

and Westlife attended ’s 21st Birthday Party on Monday (January 26) at The Four Seasons Hotel in Dublin, Ireland. Check out pictures from GettyImages.

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Childline Concert And After Party Pictures

Posted on January 27, 2003 by popdirt

, , , Westlife, and performed on stage at the Childline Concert at The Point Theatre and later attended an after party on Sunday (January 26) in Dublin, Ireland.

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Samantha Mumba Hopes To Tour With Justin Timberlake

Posted on December 26, 2002 by popdirt

Contributed by DiVa4LiFe:

was M’s pick for Sassy! in the Jan/Feb 2003 issue of M Magazine. “I’m back! My new CD is coming out in February!” Samantha tells M on the phone from the UK. Sam’s still thinking up a title, but the new tunes are more mature. She says, “I love the track ‘Put Your Money On Me,’ ’cause it’s sassy and a bit daring. Plus, I’m hoping to tour the US again soon! I’d love to tour with Justin. I think he’s so wicked!”

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Justin Timberlake Eyes Samantha Mumba

Posted on October 15, 2002 by popdirt

WENN reports *NSYNC star has his sights on , even though the Irish star has a long-term boyfriend, Mark Henderson. “He has always got on well with Samantha,” said a source. “Justin and her got to know each other pretty well when she supported *NSYNC. He thought it would be nice to get in touch with her while he was in the UK and he has been trying to get her phone number. He thought he’d bump into her at one of the TV studios. But they kept missing each other.”

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Cris Judd’s Role Scaled Back In Samantha Mumba Video

Posted on August 6, 2002 by popdirt

The Mirror reports has chose Cris Judd to star in her new video ‘I’m Right Here.’ The storyline has him playing Mumba’s love interest, but now that he’s divorced from , the role has been scaled back. “A lot of his performance has ended up on the cutting room floor,” said a source. “Obviously as one of his first jobs since breaking-up from J-Lo there’s going to be a lot of interest but they don’t want his appearance to overshadow Samantha.”

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Listen To Samantha Mumba’s ‘I’m Right Here’

Posted on July 26, 2002 by popdirt

The new single by has been leaked to the internet. ‘I’m right here’ has much more of a reggae/R&B feel than some of Samantha’s prior pop hits, which given the direction of popular music today shouldn’t be a surprise.

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Samantha Mumba Prefers Janet Jackson Comparison

Posted on July 9, 2002 by popdirt

Lori Reese of Entertainment Weekly spoke with . When asked what she thought about about Louis Walsh, who discovered her, saying that she was a cross between Britney Spears and replied, “I prefer to be compared to . I think she’s fantastic. Britney Spears is too new for me to be compared to. You know what I mean? I can’t look at somebody as a role model if they’re the same age as me.” Later, when asked who she’d like to do a duet with, Samantha revealed, “Enrique Iglesias. I mean, have you seen him in person? Six feet tall, beautiful bright eyes! And Lenny Kravitz — he’s gorgeous.” Read more.

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Mumba Presents Award At EMMA’s

Posted on May 31, 2002 by popdirt

presented Diane Parish with her best TV Actress Award at the annual Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards (EMMA’s) 2002 held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Thursday.

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Samantha Mumba Says 2nd Album Release In US Is Going To Be Scary

Posted on May 29, 2002 by popdirt

and little brother Omero chatted with Capital FM in London, where Sam revealed details of her upcoming record plans. Mumba said, “I’ve just finished my second album, so I’m going to be releasing that in America. I think it’s going to radio there in a couple of weeks, which is very scary. And then I’m going to be bringing it back over here so it will probably be out over here at the end of August. I’ll be back soon enough doing the promotion and the radio shows. I’m looking forward to getting back into the music. It seems like ages.”

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Mumba Delighted For Dublin Release Of ‘Time Machine’

Posted on May 26, 2002 by popdirt

spoke with ShowbizIreland.com at the Dublin premiere of ‘Time Machine’ on Thursday, which also includes a role for her brother Omero. Samantha, Omero, and Mumba’s manager Louis Walsh attended the premiere. Mumba said, “I’m just delighted that the film has finally opened in Dublin as it has already opened all over the rest of Europe. All my family are here and it’s going to be a great night. I am also planning to work on a few more movies but I have not signed on for anything yet – I hope to have some news soon. I have nearly finished my new album which is due out in September.” Check out pictures and more comments here.

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