Mohombi

Mohombi
Mohombi in Stockholm in 2002
Background information
Birth name	Mohombi Nzasi Moupondo
Born	(1986-10-17) 17 October 1986 (age 30) Kananga, Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Origin	, Sweden
Genres	R&B, afro-pop, dancehall, soca, reggae fusion
Occupation(s)	singer, dancer
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar
Years active	2008 to present
Labels	2101, Island (UK), Universal Republic, Interscope, Cherrytree, Cash Money, La Clique Music
Associated acts	Akon, Avalon, Pitbull, Nelly, Nicole Scherzinger, Craig David, Wisin, Chris Brown, Werrason, Inna.
Website	www.mohombi.com

Mohombi Nzasi Moupondo , known professionally as Mohombi, is a Swedish-Congolese singer-songwriter and dancer. He grew up in Kista near . Mohombi was RedOne's first signing to 2101 Records in joint venture with Universal Music Group. From 2000 to 2008 Mohombi was part of the Swedish hip hop group Avalon with his brother Djo Moupondo. 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 was born to a Swedish mother and a Congolese father. Mohombi has 14 siblings. Raised in the Congo, Mohombi and his family escaped the war-torn country for , Sweden in 1999 when Mohombi was 13. When he turned 20 years old, Mohombi rented a room in Radio 1 UAE's Simon B's childhood house just to get to know him better. His parents regularly exposed him to varied musical influences from early on in his childhood so that Mohombi soon developed his passion for song. 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. He pursued his studies and obtained his bachelor's degree in music and song from Stockholm’s . He speaks Swedish, French, English, Swahili, Spanish and Lingala.