- His song "Mambo #5 (A Little Bit Of...)" went to #3 in the U.S. charts in 1999. It was adopted as the theme for Channel 4's cricket coverage in the UK and was a number one in the hit parade in the UK.
- His 2001 album, Ladies & Gentlemen, was a commercial flop.
- Shares birthday with Ron Perlman.
- His mother is Italian and his father is Ugandan.
- Has 2 siblings, an older brother, Robert, and a younger sister, Sandra.
- Nephew Joshua Michael Altson was born in August 2000 to his sister Sandra and her husband John Altson. Lou has since welcomed a niece, his brother's child, Carla Nicole, in April 2004.
- Parents are Charles and Nicole.
- Still records in Germany (July 2006)
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