"West Records. The first single, ""Love Me Now"", peaked on the UK Singles Chart at No.48. This was the only single released, as Corrigan and her record company parted company a few months after the album's release. Briana Corrigan Briana Corrigan (born 30 May 1965) is a Northern Irish singer. She was the first female singer for The Beautiful South, from 1988 to 1992, before leaving to be replaced by Jacqueline Abbott. She was born in Northern Ireland. When she was 11 years old, her family moved from Belfast to Portstewart, County Londonderry. She moved to Newcastle upon Tyne in"
"impressed with her singing, and later invited her to audition to replace Corrigan. She left the band in 2000, because of the pressure of touring. A busy tour schedule would have conflicted with Abbott's wish to concentrate on looking after her son, who had just been diagnosed with autism. Abbott reunited with Paul Heaton in June 2011 to perform in his musical ""The 8th"", while in 2013 they recorded a new album ""What Have We Become?"" released on 19 May 2014. This was followed by a second album in 2015 entitled ""Wisdom, Laughter and Lines"". They embarked on a tour"
"cross, They held on, We held on to what?' "" The songs also led the South's first female singer, Briana Corrigan, to leave the band, after Heaton sent her copies of the songs, including ""Mini-correct"" and ""Worthless Lie"", she swiftly made the decision to leave. Equally swiftly, Heaton employed the then-unknown Jacqui Abbott in her place, who went on to appear on every album up to ""Painting It Red"". The cover originally depicted a lot of dogs seated in a music hall with a gramophone on the stage. However, HMV made the band withdraw it as it mocked their trademark"
"group, Buchanan was replaced by Jade Ewen, leaving the group with no original members. In October 2011, several news outlets reported that the original line-up of the Sugababes would reform. In January 2012, further speculations circulated that the group would reunite were sparked, after both Buena and Buchanan tweeted that they were in the studio with ""two other females"" and British rapper Professor Green. However, Buena later denied this on Twitter, saying: ""No track [with] keisha or professor G he was around tha studio. im jus workin on my stuff @ tha moment. (sic)"" Despite this, Scottish singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé"
"27 June as well as performing at Goodwood Vintage Festival on 15 August. On 27 June 2012, O'Brien announced via the group's Facebook page that she was leaving the group. It was later revealed that Terrianne Passingham would replace O'Brien. However, Passingham also left the group and shortly thereafter Emma Smith took her place. The singer made her debut with The Puppini Sisters on ""The Graham Norton Show"" in November 2012. The trio started a Pledge Music campaign to crowd fund their new album (along with an optional bonus edition of remixes) with the help of fans. The album was"
"it was decided that the individual members should pursue separate careers. It would not be the last that the public would hear from members of the group, with Sophie McDonnell presenting for BBC TV and Radio including their CBBC brand, Jenny Frost replacing Kerry Katona in the group Atomic Kitten, and Anya Lahiri returning to her modelling activities. She has been one of the FHM Pit Girls in 2003, and she started a new career as an actress, playing with Jacqueline Bisset and Daniel Bernhardt. Lead singer, Louise Rose has also become an actress, her credits include the 2008 mini-series"
"to replace her. Then in 1992, Urban left the group and was replaced by Michelle Valentine, leaving Jackson as the sole original member. By the time they released their fourth studio album, ""Satisfy"" in 1996, the majority of the lead vocals were being performed by Valentine with background session singers and with Escalera coming back in from a 2-year hiatus. In 2001, Escalera enlisted Lorraine Munoz and Sabrina Nieves and toured as the Cover Girls. Evelyn Escalera, Sabrina Nieves and Lorraine Munoz still tour as the Cover Girls. In 2012, Louise Sabater, Caroline Esposito, and Margo Urban reformed and began"
"line-up on this album was Angie Masterton, Teri Leggett and Kate McNab. While touring with Georgie Fame they were backed by guitarist Kit Morgan who is still backing Kate McNab today. Teri was later replaced by Suzi Knowler. Angie Masterton died in 1999. Albums Singles Sweet Substitute Sweet Substitute is an English all girl trio specializing in jazz and swing harmony recordings, including A cappella. They originated from Bristol, England. The trio were founded in 1975 when English folk musician Andy Leggett (see Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra) met singer Teri Penfold (his future wife) at a party and suggested that"
"Pop Life (Bananarama album) Pop Life is the fifth studio album by British girl group Bananarama, released in 1991. It is the only album released which features Jacquie O'Sullivan, who replaced Siobhan Fahey in Bananarama upon her departure in 1988. This album marks the end of the group's association with the Stock Aitken Waterman production team (they produced only two songs) as most of ""Pop Life"" was produced by Youth (real name Martin Glover). UK singer Zoë provided backing vocals on ""Long Train Running"". This would be the last album by Bananarama as a trio. After the group's first world"
"the video in boot-cut jeans and smudged eyeliner"". In 2001, Donaghy left the band and was replaced by former Atomic Kitten member Heidi Range. Buena departed from the group in 2005 for ""personal reasons"", and was replaced by Amelle Berrabah. In 2009, it was revealed that after eleven years, Buchanan was no longer part of the band and had been replaced by former Eurovision contestant Jade Ewen. In October 2011, news outlets began to report that the original members of the Sugababes would reform. In July 2012, it was officially confirmed that they had reformed under the name Mutya Keisha"
"Eyes"" and latterly a smash U.S top ten with ""Don't Talk to Me about Love"" finished a successful tour by splitting up. A disillusioned Grogan wanted to continue her acting success on ""Gregory's Girl"" by pursuing a role on the next Bill Forsyth film named ""Comfort and Joy"". Manager Gerry McElhone and brother Johnny McElhone were ahead of the game, forming and signing (in a week) the band Hipsway. Prime considered joining but made way for his erstwhile competitor Craig Armstrong. Deacon Blue was formed in Glasgow in 1985 by Ricky Ross and comprised Prime, Graeme Kelling on guitar, vocalist"
"old Beatles classic, ""The Long and Winding Road"". UK girl group Sugababes (who were now under their second line-up of original members Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and former Atomic Kitten member Heidi Range, who replaced Siobhán Donaghy after her departure the previous year) scored their first UK number one with ""Freak like Me"". Ronan Keating also returned to the top of the singles chart with a cover of ""If Tomorrow Never Comes"". Liberty X, consisting of the five losers who just failed to make Hear'Say in the talent show ""Popstars"", reached No. 1 with ""Just a Little"", eventually becoming more"
"Jade Ewen Jade Louise Ewen (born 24 January 1988) is an English singer, songwriter, actress and a former member of the girl group Sugababes. Ewen began her singing career in a girl group named Trinity Stone, which signed with Sony BMG in 2005 but disbanded in 2007 without releasing an album. In 2009, after winning the right, she represented the United Kingdom in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest by performing the Andrew Lloyd Webber / Diane Warren penned ""It's My Time"". She finished in fifth place, making her the most successful British Eurovision act since 2002. Ewen replaced Keisha Buchanan"
"signed as solo artists, but decided to work together after performing at the same showcase. While working in the studio, Buena invited her best friend Keisha Buchanan to watch them. Manager Tom decided the three girls were to be a trio, likening their different appearances to the United Colors of Benetton campaign. Originally dubbed ""the Sugababies"", the group's name was tweaked to ""Sugababes"" when they were signed by London Records in order to give the group a more mature image. The group's debut single, ""Overload"", peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart in 2000 and was nominated for"
"Keisha Buchanan Keisha Kerreece Fayeanne Buchanan (born 30 September 1984) is an English singer-songwriter and was a founding member of the BRIT Award-winning girl group the Sugababes alongside Mutya Buena and Siobhan Donaghy, and later Heidi Range and Amelle Berrabah. With the Sugababes, Buchanan had six number one singles and two number one studio albums, making the Sugababes one of the most successful British pop acts of the 21st century. Buchanan was asked to leave the group in September 2009 and was replaced by Jade Ewen. On 20 July 2012, Buchanan and her former Sugababes colleagues, Buena and Donaghy confirmed"
"on two occasions for brief stays. Apart from their album ""Indestructible"" (owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal Music Group controls the rights to their entire post-1963 catalog (through various mergers and acquisitions) and also their 1956 single, ""Could It Be You"". A change of lineup was forced on the group when Lawrence Payton died on June 20, 1997. The group initially continued as a three-piece under the name the Tops, before Theo Peoples (formerly of the Temptations) was recruited as the new fourth member. Peoples eventually took over the role of lead singer when Stubbs suffered a stroke in 2000,"
"hiatus in 2011. In 2013, Ewen confessed that the Sugababes had split two years earlier. The original line-up of the band reformed in 2011, under the new name Mutya Keisha Siobhan. In 2006, British Hit Singles & Albums named the Sugababes as the most successful female act of the 21st century with six UK number-one singles and eighteen UK top ten hits. They racked up six number-one singles, ""Freak like Me"", ""Round Round"", ""Hole in the Head"", ""Push the Button"", ""Walk This Way"" and ""About You Now""; the Spice Girls are the only British girl group to have had more."
"but decided to work together after performing at the same showcase. While working in the studio, Buena invited her best friend Keisha Buchanan to watch them. Manager Tom decided the three girls were to be a trio, likening their different appearances to the United Colors of Benetton campaign. Originally dubbed ""the Sugababies"", the group's name was tweaked to ""Sugababes"" when they were signed by London Records to give the group a more mature image. The group's debut single, ""Overload"", peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart in 2000 and was nominated for a BRIT Award for Best Single."
"disbanded in 2010. Jimmy Iovine, owner of Interscope Records, decided to create a new girl group after meeting French singer and former Star Academy yoga teacher Aria Crescendo. Together with Robin Antin, Martin Kierszenbaum and will.i.am, he auditioned over 500 girls in London, some of which had been noticed during ""The X Factor UK"" auditions, casting six of them including singer Lauren Bennett, singer/dancer Kelly Beckett, as well as rapper/singer, Shar Mae Amor. Each girl represented a different country and the group had no lead singer, unlike The Pussycat Dolls. The group, cut down to a quartet was then featured"
"success whilst keeping the critical acclaim they had achieved with their debut album. They released three studio albums before Buena announced her departure in December 2005, leading to Amelle Berrabah being brought in to replace her. Following the release of their first greatest hits album, the new line-up released two studio albums. In September 2009, after 11 years in the Sugababes, Buchanan, the final original member, was replaced by former UK Eurovision entry Jade Ewen. Range, Berrabah and Ewen released the group's seventh studio album, ""Sweet 7"", in 2010, after which they signed to RCA Records, before announcing an indefinite"
"the CDs were faulty. Jacqui Abbott left the band in the same year, discouraged by the pressures of touring and needing to concentrate on looking after her son, who had just been diagnosed with autism. After completing their tour obligations, the band marked time with a second greatest-hits album (""Solid Bronze"") in 2001, and took time off to refresh themselves. Heaton embarked on a solo career under the Biscuit Boy (a.k.a. Crakerman) alias and released the ""Fat Chance"" album in 2001. It did not sell well, despite being critically acclaimed, and was reissued under Heaton's own name the following year."
"lead vocalist Jen Durkin left the band and was replaced by vocalist/sax player Hope Clayburn. Durkin briefly toured with Bernie Worrell (of Parliament) and The Woo Warriors and became a member of the newly formed band The Bomb Squad (not to be confused w/ the rap producers). The Bomb Squad opened for DBB occasionally, and Durkin performed with them when their paths crossed. Because the band was reluctant to sign with a large record label, fearing that artistic expression would be undermined by terms and conditions stated within a contract, they disbanded in 2003 for financial reasons. All four DBB"
"Has Come"". Staying at the top for 4 weeks, she did not hit the top again for the next two years, but continued charting throughout. The album's singles did not fare as well as the album, one making the Top 10, one settling in the Top 20 and one just creeping into the Top 40. Having charted since 2000, UK girl group Sugababes (who were now under their second line-up of original members Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and former Atomic Kitten member Heidi Range, who replaced Siobhán Donaghy after her departure the previous year) scored their first UK number one"
"not replaced. On January 17, 2017, da Cunha revealed through her Instagram account she had left the band to focus on her solo career. The rest of the members have also announced that they would not replace da Cunha and instead, would continue as a 3-girl group. Formed in 2001 on the reality TV show Popstars, 5 girls were selected from 5,000's of contestants who had attended the casting. Their emergence coincided with a period of nationwide economic depression. As such, their success contrasted greatly with the general mood of the country, & one of the judges commented that ""this"
"no previous songwriting experience, Dobbins took the song home and reshaped it overnight to reflect the teenage sound of doo-wop. Prior to returning to Motown, Dobbins left the group due to her growing family and her father, who advised her not to continue her career in show business. Dobbins' departure left Horton in full charge of the group. To replace her, Horton asked another Inkster graduate, Wanda Young, to replace Dobbins. When the group returned and performed their composition, Gordy agreed to work with the group but under the advice that they change their name. Gordy renamed them The Marvelettes"
"the dance group such as Rochelle and Jopay in 2011, the grand champion of ""Danz Showdown: The Search for the Next SexBomb Girls"" Dona Veliganio was added to the Daisies as Daisy Red. The Daisies re-covered DJ Bomb's songs such as ""Kutob."" In 2012, the Daisies were no longer on set and an official set of vocalists named as the New Generation SexBomb Singers composed of Louise, Jomarie, Jaja and Dona. Upon Jomarie and Jaja's departure from the group in 2014, the SexBomb Girls were re-launched under a new company, J Entertainment, as the NewGen SexBomb Girls with three separate"
"in 1991, although it was not released until 1997. CD version Cassette version 2007 CD re-issue plus bonus tracks 2013 Deluxe Edition 2CD/DVD re-issue Disc 1 Disc 2 DVD Unreleased songs and demos Bananarama Musicians Additional Personnel Pop Life (Bananarama album) Pop Life is the fifth studio album by British girl group Bananarama, released in 1991. It is the only album released which features Jacquie O'Sullivan, who replaced Siobhan Fahey in Bananarama upon her departure in 1988. This album marks the end of the group's association with the Stock Aitken Waterman production team (they produced only two songs) as most"
"2007 it was announced that Ricki-Lee Coulter had decided to leave the group in order to focus on her solo career following rumours of infighting. DeAraugo and the other two remaining group members stated that they would carry on with their plan to record a second album, which they hoped to release in November of the same year. On 26 September 2007, DeAraugo appeared alongside the group members on the top 12 night of the fifth season of Australian Idol. It was during this performance that season four runner-up, Jessica Mauboy, was revealed as the new Young Diva, replacing Ricki-Lee"
"Thompson, Deana Carter, Sarah McLachlan and John Scott Sherrill. The group's best-known song was ""I Want a Man"". In 2000, Corbi Dyann left the group and Canadian Stacey Lee replaced her. The trio often was seen as attempting to capitalize on the success of the Dixie Chicks, even though the latter's success occurred after Lace was formed. Lace (band) Lace was a Canadian country music group who formed in 1998 with the backing of music producer David Foster. Active between 1998 and 2001, the band charted four singles on national country music charts, in addition to releasing a self-titled studio"
"Sweet Substitute Sweet Substitute is an English all girl trio specializing in jazz and swing harmony recordings, including A cappella. They originated from Bristol, England. The trio were founded in 1975 when English folk musician Andy Leggett (see Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra) met singer Teri Penfold (his future wife) at a party and suggested that she should contact Angie Masterton and Eiri Thrasher to form a singing trio. Eiri left the group and was replaced by Sammi Brown (real name Chris Price). Their first album, “Something Special”, became BBC Radio2’s album of the week when released in 1977. Shortly after"
"along with Guy Sebastian, Sheppard, Jon Stevens, Shannon Noll and Megan Washington were featured on Lee Kernaghan's 2015 charity single ""Spirit of the Anzacs"", which raised funds for Legacy and Soldier On. Jessica Mauboy Jessica Hilda Mauboy (born 4 August 1989) is an Australian R&B and pop singer, songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, Mauboy rose to fame in 2006 on the fourth season of ""Australian Idol""; she became the runner-up and subsequently signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia. After releasing a live album of her ""Idol"" performances and briefly being a member of"
"Stanton of Awesome Colour. She is the daughter of musician/artist Jimmy Abegg. From 2012 to 2013, she was part of a band called Ultras S/C (previously The Black Faces) with Chetley ""Cheetah"" Weise and Ben Swank, which opened for The Black Belles in November 2011. Jemina Pearl Jemina Pearl Abegg (born June 20, 1987), known by the stage name Jemina Pearl, is an American singer, formerly the frontwoman of Be Your Own Pet, a punk rock band she started when she was 16. She appeared in the television series ""Gossip Girl"" with a musical performance together with Thurston Moore covering"
"they released two more singles entitled ""Stardog"" and ""Fading"", which was followed by a tour of Europe and the UK, during which Ladyjack guitarist Robo filled in for Grossi so as to let Grossi rejoin Quiet Riot (with Grossi quitting the band altogether shortly after), taking place from February 10–28. During a show in London, Duff McKagan joined the band onstage for renditions of ""My Michelle"" and ""It's So Easy."" After the tour, both Stitch and Robo departed Adler's Appetite to focus on Ladyjack. In April, the band announced that Aces 'N' Eights singer Patrick Stone had replaced Stitch, while"