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Sugababes

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Sugababes are an English all-female pop trio based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen.

The group were formed in 1998 by original members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. After some initial success, Donaghy departed and the introduction of Heidi Range in 2001 was met with the commercial breakthrough of the group's first number-one single "Freak Like Me" and parent album Angels with Dirty Faces in 2002. The group survived a second line-up change in 2005, when Mutya Buena left and was replaced by Amelle Berrabah. In September 2009, it was announced that after eleven years in the Sugababes, Keisha Buchanan was no longer a part of the group and had been replaced by Jade Ewen.

Sugababes have released twenty five singles, six of which have reached number-one in the UK and twenty-two have reached the top 20 in the UK, With seventeen of their twenty five single releases achieving top ten chart success in the UK, Brit Award winners, the trio have been named the UK's most successful female act of the 21st century. Upon the release of "About You Now" (2007), the Sugababes became the only female act to have topped the single, album, and download chart's simultaneously twice, having previously achieved the same feat in 2005 with "Push the Button". They have attained at least platinum certification for five of their albums in the UK.

The Sugababes are currently releasing their seventh studio album, Sweet 7, their first since signing with Jay Z's record label Roc Nation in March 2009. The album features production's from NeYo, RedOne, Stargate, Ryan Tedder, Fernando Garibay, and the Smeezingtons, with additional contribution coming from Sean Kingston. Sweet 7, the first studio album with new member Jade Ewen, will be released on 8 March 2010 in the UK.

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  1. Sugababes' Amelle back at work

    Thu 5 Nov 2009 15:45

    Amelle Berrabah's bandmates say she feels ready to get back to work after spending...
  2. Keisha denies Sugababes reunion

    Wed 4 Nov 2009 15:25

    Keisha Buchanan's manager says the original Sugababes line-up will not be getting back...
  3. 'Legal issues' halt Sugababes gig

    Tue 6 Oct 2009 17:37

    The new Sugababes line-up pull out of what should have been their first live...

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  1. Sugababes - 'About A Girl'

    Wed 4 Nov 2009 11:40 I'm almost scared to mention the word "Sugababes" in case we all end up getting bogged... Fraser McAlpine
  2. Sugababes - 'Get Sexy'

    Tue 25 Aug 2009 13:15 It's got to be tough to keep a successful pop career going. Much tougher than it is... Fraser McAlpine
  3. Sugababes - 'No Can Do'

    Sat 20 Dec 2008 10:35 In any long-term chart career, there are going to be highs and lows. There are going... Fraser McAlpine

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  1. Catfights And Spotlights 2008

    Catfights and Spotlights

    Reviewed by Lucy Davies

    Finally secures Amelle's place and puts the ghost of Mutya to rest.
  2. Change 2007

    Change

    Reviewed by Tom Young

    The first album with the new girl, but is she as good as Mutya?
  3. Taller in More Ways 2005

    Taller in More Ways

    Reviewed by Talia Kraines

    While obviously accomplished singers, it's the songs that are at fault; there are too...
  4. Three 2003

    Three

    Reviewed by Alan Braidwood

    Sugababes have always had a kind of darkness and a reluctant, moody attitude which is...

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