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SUGABABES |
Sugababes
have survived line-up, label and fashion
changes long after their contemporaries
have dried up and vanished off the
radar.
Formed in 1998, the teenage Sugababes Keisha Buchanan, Mutya
Buena and Siobhan Donaghy were united by a love of garage
and hip-hop and it wasn’t too long before their three-part
harmonies came to the attention of one-time All Saints producer
Cameron McVey.
The debut, "One Touch", was released in 2001 and featured
a dozen songs co-written by the group, including the hit
single, "Overload". It was shortly after the release of the
album that news surfaced that Siobhan Donaghy had left the
band. Her replacement was Heidi Range, a former member of
an early incarnation of Atomic Kitten.
Having changed record labels, the new line-up appeared with
2002’s "Angels
With Dirty Faces" album. "Freak
Like Me" was a collaboration with re-mixer
Richard X and the single rocketed to the top of the charts,
subsequently helping the girls pick up the award for Best
Dance Act at the 2003 BRIT Awards.
The Sugababes took time off due to maternal obligations but
returned in blazing style in 2005 with the single "PushT
he Button" and the album "Taller
In More Ways."
However, at the end of 2005 and a seven year tenure, founder
member Muttya Buena left the group to concentrate on motherhood.
Her replacement, self-confessed Sugababes fan
Amelle Barrabah, joined the remaining members the day after
the announcement of Muttya's departure.
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Ms
DYNAMITE |
Born
Niomi McLean-Daley and raised in
North London, Ms dynamite’s passion
for music outweighed her desire to
become a teacher or social worker.
Having been involved with pirate
radio station RAW FM, Ms Dynamite
hooked up with Richard Forbes (aka
Sticky) and the pair put together
her debut single, "Boo!".
Having been signed to London Records, Ms Dynamite enlisted
the production skills of Salaam, Tony Kelly, Remi, Punch
and Dave Kelly and recorded
"A
Little Deeper" in New York, Miami and Jamaica.
Her social conscience remained intact as evidenced by the
singles, "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" and "It
Takes More" and her talent was acknowledged
when, in Septemner 2002, Ms Dynamite saw off competition
from The Coral, The Streets and David Bowie to win The Mercury
Music Prize.
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Dynamite now
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