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Muhammad Mumith Ahmed (born 18 January 1984), better known by his stage name Mumzy Stranger, is a British MC, singer-songwriter and record producer. He made his mainstream recording debut in the summer of 2009 with his debut single "“One More Dance,”" which topped the UK Asian Charts, as did the follow-up singles, "“Showgirl”" and "“Fly With Me.”" He is the first artist of Bangladeshi descent to have entered the mainstream music industry and is one of the latest prospect of British-Asian R&B artist in Britain.
Early life
Mumith Ahmed was born and raised in Plaistow, Newham in East London to Bengali Muslim parents. He is of Bangladeshi origin and was raised in a traditional Islamic home.
In 2000, Ahmed started out in the UK Garage scene at the age of 16, and was involved in pirate radio until 2003 when he left as he felt like a stranger (from which he derived his stage name).
Career
2005-08: Career beginning
Ahmed was one of three finalists in BBC Asian Network’s Unsung competition in 2005 with his song “Jump Up,” after a friend of his sent in Stranger’s demo tape, which caught the attention of Rishi Rich, a Bhangra-fusion producer that was one of the judges for the competition.
Two years later, as a graduate from the University of Westminster, achieving a BA (Hons) in Business Information Technology, Ahmed finally went into the studio with Rishi Rich. With the help of Rishi Rich, he released his promo single, “Let's Party” in 2007, which Rich produced along with a next single, “Stranger.” He performed in the UK at the Royal Festival Hall in South Bank, London and at the 2008 Baishakhi Mela, a concert of Bangladeshi musicians. He also performed at the award show for the UK Asian Music Awards in 2008.
2009: Debut single and collaborations
Ahmed’s debut single “One More Dance” was produced by Rishi Rich and was released in July 2009. The single was set to be titled "One More Chance" but was later changed to “One More Dance,” according to Rishi Rich. It fail to reach the mainstream charts but topped the UK Asian Charts on its debut. His second single, "Showgirl," was released in August 2009. Mumzy is heard on two tracks on The Streets of Bollywood 3, a remix album by Rishi Rich, Hunterz and Kami K, mainly focusing on bringing Indian and urban music together.
Ahmed collaborated with several UK and international desi artists, such as H-Dhami, Preeya Kalidas, Abbas Hasan and Malkit Singh.
On 18 November 2010, Ahmed supported Sean Kingston at the 02 Arena.
2010: Debut mixtape and album released
Ahmed released his debut mixtape, “No Stranger To This”, which was put together in the course of seven days and officially released on December 11, a day before his debut album, “Journey Begins”. Stranger and Stereo Nation are heard on the soundtrack of It's a Wonderful Afterlife. The track is a remix of a hit song by Stereo Nation, “Larl Larl Buleeya (Remix).” The track is Stranger's debut on a British film soundtrack. He is also heard on the soundtrack of Toonpur Ka Super Hero, making his debut on a Bollywood film soundtrack.
2011-present: Award Nominations and singles
At the UK Asian Music Awards’s Nominations Party held at the West Midlands’ super-club Gatecrasher, in Birmingham on the 1st February, Ahmed was nominated for 4 awards, Best Album (for “Journey Begins”), Best Male Act, Best Urban Act and Best Video (for “Fly With Me”), the most for any solo act at the UK Asian Music Awards 2011. He ended up winning Best Urban Act.
After the release of his debut album, he released his new promotional single, tilted, “Mama Used To Say,” a collaboration with Grammy-Award winning British R&B singer, Junior, which was released on March 10. Stranger performed the single at the UK AMA with Junior.
On 8 April 2011, Ahmed’s single“Heartbreaker” was released as a free download.
Ahmed’s latest collaboration is with Junai Kaden on the track, “Aaja Mere Naal.” The track is Junai Kaden’s debut single and produced by Mumzy himself. The singles official release date is April 14. The track entered the UK Asian Download Chart at No. 7, making his very first top 10 single.
Community Work
Ahmed is an ambassador for Newham Council’s anti-violence campaign to prevent gun and knife crime. On 29 August 2010, Stranger took part in the Sky Ride Leicester, a free, family-orientated and fun traffic-free mass participationcycling event in Leicester, England.