Samantha Mumba is an Grammy nominated, Irish pop singer and actress. She was born in Dublin, Ireland, on January 18, 1983. Her mother is Irish and her father is of Zambian descent. Her full name is Samantha Tamania Anne Cecilia Mumba.

Samantha was a student at Dublin's renowned Billie Barry Stage School from the age of 3 to 15. In 1998, she was cast as the lead in The Hot Mikado, a jazzy production based on Gilbert and Sullivan's opera. She was also on several Irish television shows on which she used the opportunity to try to get recognised as a singer.