Sugababes

The Sugababes is a British girl group consisting of Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen.

The Group was founded in 1998 by the original members Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and Siobhán Donaghy. Donaghy left the group after a small success in 2001 and was replaced by Heidi Range. This meant the commercial breakthrough for the group. Then the Group also survived a second change in the composition in 2005.When Buena left the Group and was replaced by Amelle Berrabah. In september 2009 the news came out that after eleven years Keisha Buchanan left the Group and was replaced by Jade Ewen. [1]

The Sugababes have currently released 24 singles, of which 20 in Netherlands, 7 studio albums have reached the top worldwide, in 15 different countries on 1 have stood with one or more singles. The Group has the most important English music prize, the Brit Award in the category "best Dance Act" won, but also prices in Netherlands: threeTMF Awards: Best Website (2003), Radio 538 Best Single (2004) and best pop group (2004). The group is in its homeland of the most successful girl group named the 21st century still short. [2]



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[hide] *1 History  ==History[ Edit] == ===1998-2001-One Touch: original composition[ Edit] === Keisha Buchanan (september 30, 1984) and Mutya Buena (21 may 1985) were already since their childhood in London at the age of 13 and friends met Siobhan Donaghy(14 June 1984) at a party. Buchanan's family comes from Jamaica, while those of Buena comes from the Philippines . The trio decide to form a group in 1998. London Records decision, when the girls are 14, the group to offer a contract and let Cameron McVey, famous for his work for All Saints, develop an album.
 * 1.1 1998-2001-One Touch: original composition
 * 1.2 2002-2003: Angels With Dirty Faces the first major success
 * 1.3 2003-2005-Three: the success continues
 * 1.4 2005-2006-Taller In More Ways: and a new Member
 * 1.5 Overloaded: The Singles Collection 2006-2007-
 * 1.6 2007-2008-Change: the future
 * 1.7 2008-2009-Catfights and Spotlights: the recoil
 * 1.8 2009-2011-Sweet 7: the comeback
 * 1.9 2011-2013: Pause
 * 2 discography
 * 2.1 Albums
 * 2.2 Singles
 * 3 Occupation
 * 4 Trivia
 * 5 external link

The first single Overload in Netherlands reached number 14. The Group wrote to a large extent on the album One Touch, which features the hit Run for cover is on. Despite the reasonable hits on the album One Touch, sold were not as good as London Records had hoped, and in 2001 the band was fired. Siobhan Donaghy left the band in 2001 during the tour. Her choice had to do with depression and quarrels within the group. Later she decided to start a career as a solo artist. Siobhan Donaghy's acclaimed solo album Revolution In Me, released on London Records, did not have the same success as the previous plate of the Sugababes, and reached even in England not the Album Top 100. She was also dismissed by London Records. In October 2005, however, they got a new contract with Parlophone Records. Her second album "Ghosts" was released in January 2007, her singles were not a great success. In the summer of 2007 she played in the musical "Rent". Currently, we have Keisha, Mutya and Siobhán are reunited when pop group under the name Mutya Keisha Siobhan, abbreviated MKS. In september 2013, released their first single "Flatline" and start 2014 follows a new album. ===2002-2003-Angels With Dirty Faces: the first big success<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Heidi Range (23 May 1983) replaces Donaghy, when the Group new contract signs with Island Records. Their first single on the new label was a Freak like me, Bastard Popnumber, created by producer Richard X, in which a sample of Are friends electric? by Gary Numan's Tubeway army Army is mixed with the vocals of Adina Howard's Freak like me.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The song meant in England a breakthrough for the group, because it was their first number-one single there. In Netherlands, the only number 23 as the highest position, and was not even as successful as their first single Overload. Their next single for Island Records, Round round, produced by Xenomania, was another number one hit in England, and became their first big hit in Netherlands. It won the second place and was seven weeks in the Top 10.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">With the second album by the Sugababes, Angels with Dirty Faces, debuts in the Album Top 100 in the Netherlands group. Predecessor never knew the album One Touch list, but they achieve with their second album number 12. The third single from the album, Stronger, arrives in Netherlands though less high (number 5) than Round round, but remains longer hang in the charts, and sells so better. The title track of the album, Angels with dirty faces, is the soundtrack to The Powerpuff Girls Movie. The fourth single, which Shapea hefty sample of Stings classic Shape of my heart contains the beginning of 2003, reached number 7. ===2003-2005-Three: the success continues<span class="mw-editsection" len="355" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The third album of the Group at the end of 2003, Three, is released. The first single Hole in the head, once again a Xenomania-production, achieves second place in Netherlands. The second single "Too lost in you, written by Diane Warren, was taken from the soundtrack to the film Love Actually. The third single In the middle means the Dutch Top 40 and again retrieves the sixth Top 10 hit in a row for the group. It is also the last, because the fourth and final single, the ballad of Three Caught in a moment knows only number 30 in Netherlands.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In the short absence between the third and fourth album, like Mutya on 23 March 2005 of a daughter, Tahlia Maya. The Group gave their first performance in a year's time at the Live 8concert in Edinburgh. Mutya told journalists there: "the pictures of dying children make me cry. Since I am mother, hitting me these pictures and I am thinking to myself ' if that was my daughter I would want to do something about it '. " ===2005-2006-Taller In More Ways: and a new Member<span class="mw-editsection" len="365" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The first single from the Group's latest album, Push The Button premiered in August 2005. The song was produced by Dallas Austin, who previously worked with Madonna and TLC. The single first appeared at the end of september 2005, after which the fourth studio album Taller In More Ways was released in October .

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Push The Button in Netherlands reached number 3. The album Taller In More Ways Album not much later also the Dutch reached Top 10.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Shortly after an apparent disease, making the second single Mutya was unable to promote Ugly , was published on 21 december 2005 that had left the Sugababes Mutya.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" len="161" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [3]  <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Amelle_4-0" len="168" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[4]  according to a post on their website was "Mutya's decision made for personal reasons and will they stay best friends with Heidi Keisha as well." Mutya is slowly after leaving the Sugababes started a solo career.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Mutya is replaced by singer Amelle Berrabah (april 22, 1984),<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Amelle_4-1" len="168" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[4]  which came before joining the Sugababes, along with her younger sister Boo2 formed the group. The first single that was released was with Amelle Red Dress. Of course was the voice of Mutya in replaced by Amelle, but otherwise was the number identical to the version with Mutya, as it had appeared on the album. After the release of the third single there also came a reissue of the album. On the new version of Taller In More Ways the three tracks were re-recorded with vocals of Amelle Berrabah.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" len="161" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [5]  there was Also one new song added to the album: Now you're Gone.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">While Red Dress in the charts the song came to a Netherlands-was in seventh position in the Top 40-Keisha, Heidi and Amelle began plans for a tour through Great Britain. In a small month were in England, Scotland and Wales eighteen concerts. During one of the concerts was announced that the ballad Follow Me Home would be the new single. The success fell in England very against; the song flopped and was unreleased in Netherlands. ===2006-2007-Overloaded: The Singles Collection<span class="mw-editsection" len="362" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">On 13 november 2006, a Greatest Hits album released, called Overloaded: The Singles Collection. The title of the album refers to their first single Overload. Amelle is just on three songs on the album told: two new songs and the single Red Dress. Easy was released as a single on november 6, 2006. Against all odds knew the number not to penetrate the Dutch Top 40. In England scored the single though, there came Easy to number 8. In Britain have the ladies together with girl band Girls Aloud then released another single. This was a cover of Walk This Way (Aerosmith) and has reached the number one position in England. The proceeds from the single were for Comic Relief, a well-known English charity. ===2007-2008-Change: the future<span class="mw-editsection" len="347" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Following their Greatest Hits Tour in Great Britain, the ladies returned to the studio to record their fifth studio album. They chose it again for the American producer Dallas Austin, who also largely from their last studio album Taller In More Ways, and was responsible for writing the Push The Button hits and Ugly. Also they worked with producers as William Orbit and Dr. Luke.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The album appeared in early October 2007 Change . Prior to the album appeared the pop-rock song About You Now is the first single from their fifth album. The song is produced by Dr. Luke, who previously worked with Kelly Clarkson, among others. About You Now came the English charts at number 35 and rose the following week on download only by going to the lead. The Sugababes was the fourth band that managed to first place in the English bemachtingen chart without accessing the physical single was out. About You Now was the sixth No. 1 hit in Britain. The second single from the album was Change, a midtempo ballad. The single managed to score and not really in Netherlands came only narrowly in the top 40. In Great Britain a better, but also disappointing position reached with a 13th place. In the spring of 2008, Denial as third single from the album Change was released. The song reached only a 15th place in the UK charts and was therefore the last single that the album's Change was released. Denial In Netherlands remained mired in the tipparade.In the period that Denial came out, the Sugababes went on tour in Great Britain.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The album reached the UK charts Change in the first place and was the second No. 1 album by the Sugababes. The album was certified platinum, but sales fell compared with the previous Sugababes albums against. ===2008-2009-Catfights and Spotlights: the recoil<span class="mw-editsection" len="366" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Initially wanted the Sugababes after their Changetour a time take a rest, but because they were given opportunities to work with certain producers, they returned soon after the tour back to the studio. In October 2008, a year after the appearance of Change, the sixth studio album of the group Catfights and Spotlights. The first single Girls appears just before the appearance of the album and achieved a 3rd position in the British charts. The album will be the last week of October in on an eighth place. Girls In Netherlands appears in november, three days earlier than in the United Kingdom. In december 2008, the number No Can Do, which is not high scored in the u.k chart. In Netherlands is the single not even released thanks to the poor sales figures in Britain. There is also included a duet with Taio Cruz she's like a star; the number is not very known. ===2009-2011-Sweet 7: the comeback<span class="mw-editsection" len="348" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The Sugababes signed a record deal with Roc Nation ( Jay-Z's record label) in America, where they also retained their record deal with Island Records. In America they also their seventh album, names of creators who are responsible for, among others, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and Rihanna. The first single, Get Sexyin the UK on August 31, 2009, would come true. The second single, About A Girl, was produced by RedOne and would appear on 9 november 2009, as the new album. Later a number of times these date shifted, making it Sweet7 album would be released until March 2010. By the leaking of some songs with Keisha's voice (for they were replaced by eurosong singer Jade Ewen), it would be decided to include his new songs to which Jade would have helped more. Keisha would thereby also receive less royalties. Initially the third single wouldWear my kiss, but Santa Baby had priority because of Christmas. On 21 december, the single in England. Wear my kiss would be the fourth single according to plan. To be the first single from their seventh album, the Sugababes present at the Amsterdam Gay Pride, to sail boats during the traditional parade on the Gordon's party boat.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Gaypride_6-0" len="170" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [6]  on July 31, 2009 was, however, known that Keisha, Amelle and Heidi had not met the plane and therefore not in time for the parade could be present. They came that day to Netherlands for planned performances but only after the boats parade.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" len="161" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [7]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">september 18, 2009, there are rumors that Amelle had left the Sugababes, the cause would be a hassle with fellow band member Keisha.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" len="161" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [8]  on september 21, 2009, it was officially confirmed that the Group had left, but not Keisha and Amelle that Eurovision Song Contest singer Jade Ewen (24 January 1988) is her replacement.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Jade_Ewen_1-1" len="171" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [1]  Keisha goes solo on. ===2011-2013: pause<span class="mw-editsection" len="333" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">On 31 May 2011, it was announced that the first single from the new album would be called Freedom . This single is used in the new advertising campaign of the Nokia N8 Pink Barbie dolls, in which figurations. The single came in september 2011.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" len="161" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [9]

<p lang="en" len="76" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Beginning 2012 names the Sugababes a break to work more to solo projects.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The three original members of the group formed The Sugababes Mutya Keisha Siobhan (MKS) and brought in 2013 from the album Back In Business .<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10" len="163" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [10]  In september 2013, it was announced that the group now apart and that there are no plans to bring out new material yet. In January 2014, told the group apart is that Range, but that they are not within two years now and are planning to release new material. Every Sugababe is currently doing her own thing, but definitely in the future come together. In addition, they have a record deal where they must meet and that they definitely have to release one more album for 2017.<sup class="noprint nopopups" len="350" style="line-height:1;">[source?] ==Discography<span class="mw-editsection" len="328" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Albums<span class="mw-editsection" len="323" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Singles<span class="mw-editsection" len="324" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Occupation<span class="mw-editsection" len="326" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p len="255" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;"> ==Trivia<span class="mw-editsection" len="323" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * Keisha Buchanan (1998-2009)
 * Mutya Buena (1998-2005)
 * Siobhán Donaghy (1998-2001)
 * Heidi Range (2001-present)
 * Amelle Berrabah (2005-present)
 * Jade Ewen (2009-present)
 * Heidi previously made part of Sugababes ' competitors Atomic Kitten.
 * On July 23, 2009 it was announced that Amelle and Heidi had the swine flu .<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" len="163" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [11]