Mumba was born in Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland to Peter Mumba, a Zambian aircraft engineer and Barbara, an airhostess with Aer Lingus, who is Irish; she has a brother, Omero Mumba, who is an actor. Between the ages of 3 and 15, she was a student at Dublin's renowned Billie Barry Stage School. In 1998, she was cast as the lead in The Hot Mikado, a jazzy production based on Gilbert and Sullivan's opera. She also appeared in several Irish television shows, using the opportunity to be recognised as a singer. At the age of 15, Mumba was discovered in a night club by Irish svengali Louis Walsh (manager of Boyzone and Westlife).
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Samantha Mumba

I remember when I still believed the things you said
Never would have thought that this would come to an end
How was I to know that you had
Another someone else
I recall the days I loved you in a million ways
Suddenly you and me
From friends to history
I realised that my trust aint coming back no more
Cos my love for you
Will always last eternally
Now Im in my heart
I loved you from the start
Baby its hard to believe
That you and I were never meant to be
Does anybody know this feeling of despair
When you really love someone
When you really care
Its hard to walk away
When I really wanna stay with you
Does anybody know it tears you up inside
When you tried to decide
Between whats wrong and right
Gotta know for sure
That my love aint coming back no more
Cos my love for you
Will always last eternally
Now Im in my heart
I loved you from the start
Baby its hard to believe
That you and I were never meant to be
Ohhhh oh
Cos my love for you
Will always last eternally
Now Im in my heart
I loved you from the start
Baby its hard to believe
That you and I were never meant to be
Yeh yeh yeh
That you and I were never meant to be
Yeh yeh yeh
That you and I were never meant to be