Whatever Happened To… Lou Bega?

He’s the man best known for introducing us to Monica, Erica, Rita, Tina, Sandra, Mary and Jessica in hit 90s song Mambo No. 5, but there’s much more to the German musician than a one-hit wonder.We find out what happened to Lou Bega…
Shooting on to the music scene
Lou – whose real name is David Lubega – was born in Munich, Germany, and he was only 13 when he founded a hip-hop group in 1990. However, it wasn’t until 1999 that he became a global sensation with M