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Lou Reed Is Dead, Not Lou Bega Of Mambo No 5 Fame

Lou Reed Is Dead, Not Lou 'Mambo No 5' Bega, People
Sara C Nelson

Lou Bega of Mambo No 5 fame has been flooded with messages of sympathy from fans who thought he had died.

The singer took to his Facebook page to address the mix-up which saw fans somehow confuse him with Velvet Underground singer Lou Reed.

Bega paid tribute to Reed, but pinned the mix-up at the feet of a “journalist confusing our identities”, (come on, who did that!?)

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A glance at earlier entries on Bega’s Facebook wall indeed sees fans lamenting his passing.

Reed was responsible for the likes of the iconic anthems Walk on the Wilde Side and Perfect Day, while Bega was never quite able to repeat the success of his sole UK number 1 hit Mambo No 5.

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I'm not dead: Lou Bega

Reed, who had undergone treatment for a life-saving liver transplant earlier this year, died of a liver-related ailment his agent confirmed on Sunday.

Lou Read Dead
2010 Public Theater Gala(01 of14)
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NEW YORK - JUNE 21: Musician Lou Reed attends the 2010 Public Theater Gala at the Delacorte Theater on June 21, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
The Weinstein And Alliance Pictures Party For "Miral" Hosted By TOD'S - 2010 Toronto International Film Festival(02 of14)
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TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 13: Musician Lou Reed attends The Weinstein and Alliance Pictures Party for 'Miral' hosted by TOD'S held at the Art Gallery of Toronto during the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2010 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for TOD's) (credit:Getty Images)
Lou Reed Exhibition Opening(03 of14)
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FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 03: Lou Reed looks on during his exhibition at the Frank Landau Gallery on November 3, 2012 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Hannelore Foerster/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Lou Reed Exhibition Opening(04 of14)
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FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 03: Lou Reed looks on during his photo exhibition at Frank Landau Gallery on November 3, 2012 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Hannelore Foerster/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Lou Reed Presents His Photography Exhibition in Madrid(05 of14)
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MADRID, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 16: Lou Reed presents his photography exhibition at the Matadero cultural center on November 16, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Lou Reed Presents His Photography Exhibition in Madrid(06 of14)
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MADRID, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 16: Lou Reed presents his photography exhibition at the Matadero cultural center on November 16, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
(07 of14)
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In this Oct. 24, 2011 photo, Metallica members James Hetfield, left, and Lars Ulrich, right, pose with musician Lou Reed in New York. Metallica and Reed teamed up for Reed's latest release, "Lulu." (AP Photo/John Carucci) (credit:AP)
(08 of14)
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CORRECTS ID AT RIGHT TO GUITARIST KIRK HAMMETT, NOT BASS PLAYER ROBERT TRUJILLO - Kirk Hammett, guitarist of US heavy metal band Metallica, right, performs together with US rock musician Lou Reed, left, during a concert to promote their new album 'Lulu' in Cologne, Germany Friday Nov. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/ dapd/Roberto Pfeil) (credit:AP)
Willie Nile(09 of14)
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CORRECTION TO REMOVE REFERENCE TO "THE INNOCENT ONES" BEING NILE'S FIRST ALBUM IN TEN YEARS - In this Nov. 1, 2008 photo provided by John Cavanaugh, Willie Nile performs at the Light of Day benefit concert at the Paramount Theater in Asbury Park, N.J. Nile, whose three decade career has won him admirers like Bono, Lou Reed, and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, has released "The Innocent Ones," which includes a charity component. (AP Photo/John Cavanaugh) NO SALES (credit:AP)
Lou Reed(10 of14)
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Musician Lou Reed leaves the funeral service for 9-year-old Lily Badger and 7-year-old twins Grace and Sarah Badger at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012 in New York. Hundreds of people streamed into the historic church in the heart of Manhattan on Thursday for the funeral of three young girls who died along with their grandparents during a Christmas morning fire in Stamford, Conn. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) (credit:AP)
'Phil Spector' Premiere - New York(11 of14)
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Lou Reed attends the HBO premiere of 'Phil Spector' at The Time Warner Center in New York City. (credit:PA)
Lou Reed(12 of14)
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FILE- In this Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009 file photo, Lou Reed performs at the Lollapalooza music festival, in Chicago. Lou Reed's wife says the rock icon is recovering after a life-saving liver transplant, according to an interview published Saturday, June 1, 2013, in a British newspaper. Laurie Anderson told the Times of London that Reed was dying before the operation in April at Ohio's Cleveland Clinic. (AP Photo/John Smierciak, File) (credit:AP)
Lou Reed(13 of14)
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FILE- In this Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009 file photo, Lou Reed performs at the Lollapalooza music festival, in Chicago. Lou Reed's wife says the rock icon is recovering after a life-saving liver transplant, according to an interview published Saturday, June 1, 2013, in a British newspaper. Laurie Anderson told the Times of London that Reed was dying before the operation in April at Ohio's Cleveland Clinic. (AP Photo/John Smierciak, File) (credit:AP)
Lou Reed, Richard Belzer(14 of14)
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Lou Reed, left, and Richard Belzer attend the "Breaking Bad" final episodes premiere hosted by the Film Society of Lincoln Center on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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