Mumba readies comeback album

Irish popstar Samantha Mumba is to release a comeback album later this year.

The singer, who was eliminated from ITV1's celebrity skating contest Dancing On Ice yesterday, promised that the album will be full of "good, solid pop songs".

"I'm not sure when I'm going to be bringing it out, but probably sooner than I'd originally thought," she told DS.

Mumba's debut album, 2000's Gotta Tell You, yielded four top five UK singles, but she was dropped by her label before her second album was released.

She went on to appear in several movies, both in Hollywood and her native Ireland, but admitted that she is "very excited" about returning to the music business.

"God knows I've been working on [my new album] for long enough! I've taken my time over it and really tried to get it just right. There's a little bit of everything on there, but they're all good, solid pop songs and I hope people will like it."

> Click here for our full interview with Samantha Mumba