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Stella Mwangi
Stella Mwangi
	Stella Mwangi at a video shoot in Nairobi, June 2012
Background information
Birth name	Stella Nyambura Mwangi
Also known as	Stella, STL
Born	1 September 1986 (age 38); Nairobi, Kenya
Origin	Eidsvoll, Norway
Genres	Pop, hip hop, dance, trap, electro house
Occupations	Singer; songwriter; rapper;
Years active	2007 - present
Labels	MTG; Mwangi; Big City; EMI; Ubiloud;
Website	stellamwangi.com

Stella Nyambura Mwangi (born 1 September 1986)^[1] is a Kenyan-Norwegian singer, rapper, and songwriter.^[2] 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, Scrubs and Survival of The Thickest.^[3] She represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf with the song "Haba Haba".

Early and personal life

Stella was born in Murang'a in the Central Province of Kenya in 1986 and spent her first 5 years there before her family moved to Eidsvoll in Norway in 1991.^[4] She started to practice playing music when she was eight years old. She also plays the piano. Her father made sure she and her siblings learned the Gikuyu language and Swahili even far away from home. He used cultural music and poetry to teach them the languages and this inspired Stella's music and her connection to the Kenyan culture.^[5]

Mwangi's father was killed in a hit-and-run accident in February 2012.^[6]

Eurovision Song Contest 2011

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 10 May, she represented Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Haba Haba"^[7] but failed to qualify for the Eurovision final, despite being one of the big favourites of the contest.^[8]

Mwangi first topped the official singles chart in Norway in week 6, 2011 with her winning song "Haba Haba".^[9]

Melodi Grand Prix 2018

Stella competed in the Melodi Grand Prix for the chance to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 along with Alexandra Rotan with the song You Got Me. They placed third overall.

Discography

Albums

Album title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Album title	Album details	NOR ^[10]
Living for Music	Released: 20 October 2008 Label: MTG Productions Formats: Digital download, streaming	—
Kinanda	Released: 10 June 2011 Label: EMI Norway Formats: Digital download, streaming	15
Eyes Off Me	Released: 9 September 2021 Label: Recurrent Records / Position Music Formats: Digital download, streaming	—
Icon	Released: 16 June 2022 Label: Choicetracks Inc. / Position Music Formats: Digital download, streaming	—
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Extended plays

Title	Details
Stella Mwangi	Released: 23 March 2017 Label: Position Music Formats: Digital download, streaming
No Games	Released: 19 August 2019 Label: Recurrent Records / Position Music Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions		Album or EP
Year	Title	NOR ^[10]	ZAF ^[11]	Album or EP
"Take It Back"	2007	—	—	Living for Music
"The Dreamer"	2008	—	—
"Makelele Remix"	2008	—	—
"Smile"	2010	—	—
"Haba Haba"	2011	1	4	Kinanda
"Lookie Lookie"		—	—
"Take My Time" (featuring Mohombi)		—	—
"Hula Hoop"		—	—
"Bad As I Wanna Be"	2012	—	—	Non-album singles
"Shut It Down"	2013	—	—
"Bouncer Ræva"	2014	—	—
"Stella Stella Stella"	2014	—	—
"Koolio"		—	—
"Biashara" (featuring Kristoff and Khaligraph Jones)		—	—
"Chukua Hatua"	2015	—	—
"Obe Baba" (featuring Raj Okemwa)	2015	—	—
"Identifyourself"	2016	—	—
"Big Girl"	2016	—	—	Stella Mwangi
"Ready to Pop"	2017	—	—	Non-album singles
"Kuchizi"	2017	—	—	Non-album singles
"Not Your Ordinary"	2018	—	—	No Games
"You Got Me" (with Alexandra Rotan)		—	—	Non-album singles
"10 Toes"		—	—
"F.I.L." (with Alexandra Rotan)		—	—
"Repeat"		—	—	No Games
"So What"	2019	—	—	No Games
"Number 1" (with Victoria Kimani)		—	—	Non-album singles
"Ma Itù"		—	—
"In the Spot" (with JS16)	2020	—	—
"Long Way Coming" (with Aaron Salovaara)	2020	—	—
"Eyes Off Me"	2021	—	—	Eyes Off Me
"Watch" (with Valorant)		—	—	Non-album single
"Naughty"		—	—	Eyes Off Me
"Icon"	2022	—	—	Icon
"I Do What I Want"	2022	—	—	Icon
"Talk That Talk"	2024	—	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

References

^ STL MUSIC Stella Nyambura Mwangi. Brønnøysund Register Centre
^ "Den beste rapperen jeg har hørt – NRK – Østlandssendingen". Nrk.no. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
^ "Sweetslyrics - Stella Mwangi biography". Archived from the original on 17 April 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
^ Stella Mwangi: – Nå føler jeg meg fri
^ [1] Exclusive Interview With Stella Mwangi – A Few Things You Did Not Know About Her at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 July 2012)
^ "Stella Mwangis pappa påkjørt og drept" (in Norwegian). 1 February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
^ Storvik-Green, Simon. "Stella Mwangi victorious in Norway". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
^ "Hva skjer med Stella nå? – Kjendis". Kjendis.no. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
^ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 6, 2011". Lista.vg.no. 1 January 1970. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Discography Stella Mwangi". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
^ [2] Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Didrik Solli-Tangen	Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011	Succeeded by Tooji

[1] STL MUSIC Stella Nyambura Mwangi. Brønnøysund Register Centre

[2] "Den beste rapperen jeg har hørt – NRK – Østlandssendingen". Nrk.no. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2014.

[3] "Sweetslyrics - Stella Mwangi biography". Archived from the original on 17 April 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.

[4] Stella Mwangi: – Nå føler jeg meg fri

[5] [1] Exclusive Interview With Stella Mwangi – A Few Things You Did Not Know About Her at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 July 2012)

[VG-6] "Stella Mwangis pappa påkjørt og drept" (in Norwegian). 1 February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.

[Norway1-7] Storvik-Green, Simon. "Stella Mwangi victorious in Norway". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 February 2011.

[8] "Hva skjer med Stella nå? – Kjendis". Kjendis.no. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2014.

[9] "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 6, 2011". Lista.vg.no. 1 January 1970. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2014.

[NOR-10] "Discography Stella Mwangi". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.

[Afribizcharts-11] [2] Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine

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