Background
He grew up in Kista near Stockholm. Mohombi was born to a Swedish mother and a Congolese father.
He grew up in Kista near Stockholm. Mohombi was born to a Swedish mother and a Congolese father.
Mohombi studied at Rytmus Music High School in Stockholm and made his stage debut at seventeen in the Swedish revival production of the cult show Wild Side Story.
Mohombi was RedOne"s first signing to 2101 Records in joint venture with Universal Music Group. Mohombi released his debut solo single "Bumpy Ride" in August 2010. The single became a worldwide Hit, sold gold & platinum and charted top-ten in several countries, and was followed by his debut studio album, MoveMeant in February 2011.
Mohombi has 14 siblings.
Raised in the Congo, Mohombi and his family escaped the war-torn country for Stockholm, Sweden in 1999 when Mohombi was 13. When he turned 20 years old, Mohombi rented a room in Radio 1 United Arab Emirates"s Simon B"s childhood house just to get to know him better.
He pursued his studies and obtained his bachelor"s degree in music and song from Stockholm’s Music Conservatory. He speaks Swedish, French, English, Swahili, Spanish and Lingala.
In duo Avalon At this point music was only a part-time job, and looking for something more Mohombi headed to Los Angeles
2010-2011: Movemeant Mohombi collaborated with Swedish rapper Lazee on "Do lieutenant", which was released in Sweden on 31 May 2010. lieutenant debuted at number nine on the Swedish Singles Chart. The singer"s debut single, "Bumpy Ride" is the first release on RedOne"s label 2101 Records, a joint venture with Universal.
lieutenant was released in the United States on 24 August 2010.
Mohombi released "Mission Maine" as his debut single in the United Kingdom on 31 October 2010. lieutenant features American rapper Nelly.
His third single called "Dirty Situation" was released in Europe on 11 November and features Rhythm & Blues singer Akon. "Dirty Situation" is played at the beginning and then again later on in the middle of the music video for "Mission Maine".
Mohombi"s debut album, MoveMeant was released in Europe Monday 28 February 2011 and in the United States by the end of 2011.
Mohombi features on track "Hula hoop" of the 2011 release of Stella Mwangi album "Kinanda". Mohombi"s single, "Coconut Tree" features Nicole Scherzinger. 2011–present: Second Studio Album On 2 September 2011 Mohombi released another single called "Maraca" on iTunes in Sweden.
Mohombi also recorded the song "Suave (Kiss Maine)" with Nayer & Pitbull.
This Must Be People’s listed him 7th in their Top 10 of 2012. On 16 December 2011, he appeared as musical guest on The Voice of Romania.
