| Stella Mwangi | |
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Stella Mwangi in Melodi Grand Prix 2011 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stella Nyambura Mwangi |
| Born | 1 September 1986 |
| Origin | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Genres | Pop, Soul, Rap |
| Occupations | Singer, Songwriter, Rapper |
| Website | http://stellamwangi.com/ |
Stella Nyambura Mwangi[1] (also known for stage name STL) (born 1 September 1986 in Nairobi) is a Norwegian-Kenyan singer,[2] songwriter and rapper.[3] Mwangi writes a lot of her music about the situation in her home country Kenya, also about discrimination both Stella and her family had to go through after moving to Norway in 1991.[3] Her work has been used in films such as American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile and Save the Last Dance 2, and also in TV-series such as CSI: NY and Scrubs.[4] She has won several awards including; the Kisima Awards, Clops Awards and Jeermaan Awards, she is one of the most popular singers in Norway after winning the Melodi Grand Prix 2011. She started to practice playing music when she was just eight years old. She is not just a singer, but she also plays the piano.
Mwangi has had hits in Kenya, Senegal, and Gambia.[3]
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In 2011, Mwangi participated in the Norwegian national selection Melodi Grand Prix 2011 to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, which was held in Düsseldorf, Germany. On 12 February 2011, Mwangi emerged as the winner.
On May 10, she represented Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Haba Haba" in May.[5] but failed to qualify for the Eurovision final, although being one of the big favorites of the contest.[6]
Stella first topped the official singles chart in Norway in week 6, 2011 with her winning song "Haba Haba".[7]
| Album Title | Album details | Chart positions |
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| NOR [8] |
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| Living for Music |
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| Kinanda |
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15 |
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | |
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AFR [9] |
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| 2007 | "Take It Back" | — | — | Living for Music |
| 2010 | "Smile" | — | — | Kinanda |
| 2011 | "Haba Haba" | 1 | — | |
| "Lookie Lookie" | — | 4[10] | ||
| "Take My Time" | — | — | ||
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Didrik Solli-Tangen |
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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