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German musician and singer known for reviving mambo music with his 1999 global hit 'Mambo No. 5'.Born in Munich to a Ugandan father and Italian mother, Bega rose to international fame with his debut single 'Mambo No. 5,' a modern adaptation of Pérez Prado's 1949 instrumental. The song topped charts in over 20 countries and propelled his album 'A Little Bit of Mambo' to multi-platinum status. Despite subsequent releases, he remains widely recognized as a one-hit wonder of the late 1990s.

• Bega legally changed his surname from 'Lubega' to 'Bega' for his stage name, simplifying the original Ugandan family name.
• 'Mambo No. 5' samples Pérez Prado's original but adds lyrics listing women's names; it spent 14 weeks at #1 in France and reached #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
• His follow-up singles and albums, including 'Girls of the World' (2001) and 'Free Again' (2010), failed to achieve significant commercial success.
• Bega faced a copyright lawsuit in 2001 from the estate of Pérez Prado over sampling rights, though the matter was settled out of court under undisclosed terms.