Editing Lou Bega (section)

{{Short description|German singer (born 1975)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Lou Bega
| image           = Lou Bega - 2018111210128 2018-04-21 30 Jahre Radio Regenbogen - Sven - 1D X MK II - 0516 - AK8I7268 (cropped).jpg
| caption         = Bega in 2018
| birth_name      = David Lubega Balemezi
| alias           =
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|04|13}}
| birth_place     = [[Munich]], [[Bavaria]], [[West Germany]] (now [[Germany]])
| genre           = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Latin hip hop]], [[Latin pop]], [[mambo (music)|mambo]], [[ska]]
| occupation      = Singer
| years_active    = 1988–present
| label           = Lautstark, [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]], [[RCA Records|RCA]], Condon Musical Enterprise, Unicade, DA, [[Big Records|Big]], Matthew B. Jarvis-Benson Phillips
| website         = {{URL|lou-bega.com}}
}}

'''David Lubega Balemezi''' (born 13 April 1975), better known by his stage name '''Lou Bega''', is a German singer. His 1999 song "[[Mambo No. 5#Lou Bega version|Mambo No. 5]]", a remake of [[Pérez Prado]]'s 1949 instrumental piece, reached no. 1 in many European countries and was nominated for a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]]. Bega added words to the song and [[sample (music)|sampled]] the original version extensively. Bega's signature musical sounds consist of combining musical elements of the 1940s and 1950s with modern beats and grooves.