Sam and the Womp are a British pop group consisting of trumpeter Sam Ritchie and Dutch-born vocalist Bloem de Ligny, also known as Lady Oo. The band's music mixes

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. The group's debut single " Bom Bom" was released as a digital download on 19 August 2012, and hit number one on the UK Singles Chart. It has sold over a million copies worldwide. In 2012, they signed to

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and One More Tune. WOMP Records are trying to create a Vol 2 as well as a Double CD package Featuring Sam.

Music career

2009–2013: Formation and "Bom Bom"

Sam and the Womp was formed in September 2009 when Ritchie and de Ligny's band QDOS joined forces with Horn. Initially signed to Stiff Records, Sam and the Womp released " Bom Bom" under a licensing deal with One More Tune on 20 August 2012. The track gained further momentum after being used to soundtrack an international TV advertising campaign for

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also featured the song in their 2013 series of TV commercials. The song has also been used in a series of Canadian TV commercials for the Joe Fresh line of clothing. The track went to number one on the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release. "Bom Bom" was produced by Horn, Ritchie and music producer and film composer Raz Olsher, at Fossil Studios in Hackney, London. The song was written by Horn, Ritchie, de Ligny and Olsher.

2014–present

Horn left the group in 2014, and Ritchie and de Ligny continued as a duo. Ritchie and de Ligny co-founded Womp Records Ltd. in 2015. On 15 January 2018, the band's debut EP, ''Womp Records, Vol. 1'' was released. On 1 May 2018, Sam and the Womp released the single "Posh Ragga", which features MC Solomon. This was the lead single from the band's second EP ''Bee Sides'', which was released on 18 May 2018. "Ice Cream Man" was released later in the year. In 2021, they released the single "Sun Dance" with fellow British rapper K.O.G.

Members

Current

* Sam Ritchie – trumpet (2009–present) * Bloem de Ligny – vocals (2009–present)

Former

* Aaron Horn – co-founder, producer, writer (2009–2014)

Discography

EPs

Singles

References

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