The lyrics of Lou Bega’s “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of … )” mention a woman named Monica. This led to speculation the song was about Monica Lewinsky. During interviews, Bega discussed whether coverage ...

The song was originally released by Pérez Prado.

Sometimes, you make a good investment without knowing it. For a struggling songwriter named Lou Bega, it happened in 1998 when he borrowed a few riffs from a long-forgotten tune by Cuban bandleader ...

In the spring of 1999, a 24-year-old guy with a Panama hat, a flashy white suit and a pencil mustache achieved the impossible. Lou Bega shot to the top of music charts around the world with his smooth ...

It was the year Britney Spears, in her twin pigtails and baby voice, had her first hit single in … Baby One More Time. It was the year Cher asked us all to Believe, the year Shania Twain wasn’t ...

“Mambo No. 5,” by the way, dates back to 1949; it was originally written by Cuban bandleader, musician, and composer Damaso Perez Prado, AKA “The King of Mambo.” Lou Bega’s version popularized it for ...

Look, writing can be a lonely, isolating process, but that’s no excuse to torture your loved ones while you’re at it. If anyone should innately understand this it’s Stephen King, who wrote Misery ...