Born Muhammad Mumith Ahmed, but better known as Mumzy Stranger (adapted from his middle name to help with rhyming his lyrics) is the second youngest in a family of six siblings.

Growing up in the late 90’s, his musical roots lay in the underground sounds of UK Garage where MCing played a major part of the scene.

The East Londoner began to mimic MCs from that genre and he soon started singing and blending in his soulful vocals in between his MCing and rapping.

In 2005, a friend sent over a demo tape to the BBC Asian Network and somehow found itself being shortlisted for the finals at the BBC Asian Network ‘Unsung’ competition, dedicated to unsigned talent. He missed out on a win but his consolation prize was meeting Rishi Rich who saw huge potential in him. Mumzy later learnt that it was Rishi that fished his demo out of the competition basket. It was this encounter that paved the way forward for the young vocalist.

In 2007, Mumzy released two promo singles; ‘Stranger’ and ‘Let’s Party’ and since then, he’s worked with a range of artists including Taz from Stereo Nation and Jassi Sidhu.

He’s also worked on two tracks with Bollywood music director Anu Malik and collaborated with classical indian artist Rajeshwari (who featured on Timbaland’s song ‘Indian Flute’) for her album.

Produced by Rishi Rich and co-written by Veronica, Rishi and Mumzy, 2009 will see Mumzy Stranger release material which will arguably set a new benchmark for the industry as a whole. Singles and videos will include; ‘Showgirl’, ‘One More Dance’ and ‘Runaway.’

It’s hard to imagine how things would have turned out if Mumzy’s demo hadn’t made it to the BBC. He’s at the beginning of his career – he’s edgy, creative and raw and he’s definitely no stranger.