Mutya Buena
Rosa Isabel Mutya Buena (born May 21, 1985 in Kingsbury , London ) is a British singer and one of the three founding members of the pop group Sugababes . She currently sings in the band Mutya Keisha Siobhan .
biography
Buena's mother is Irish and her father is from the Philippines . She has five brothers and two younger sisters. Another sister died in 2002. Buena dedicated the song Maya to her in 2003 , which was published on Sugababes' third album Three . In March 2005 she gave birth to a daughter. Today she lives in Kingsbury with her partner and daughter.
Career
1998-2005: Sugababes
Buena invited her friend Keisha Buchanan to make studio recordings that were planned for her and Siobhán Donaghy . The manager of the two then decided that the three should work together as a trio. They founded the Sugababes. Together they released the album One Touch , before Donaghy was replaced by Heidi Range in 2001 and they celebrated their breakthrough the following year with the album Angels with Dirty Faces . This was followed by four number 1 singles and two other successful albums before Buena announced her departure from the Sugababes on December 21, 2005. She was then replaced by Amelle Berrabah .
2006 to 2012: solo career
After Buena left the Sugababes, she began work on her solo album, which she released on Universal Records . At the end of 2006 she brought out the duet This Is Not Real Love together with George Michael . Without a video promotion, the single reached number 15 in the UK . Her debut album, Real Girl , was released in May 2006 in the UK and Ireland, where it reached the top 10. The first actively promoted single Real Girl was released on April 3, 2007 and reached number 2 on the UK charts. The song samples the song It Ain't Over Till It's Over by Lenny Kravitz . She next released song 4 Mutya (Out of Control) , a collaboration with Groove Armada. This song reached number 8 on the charts. The fourth single, Just a Little Bit , peaked at 65. She later worked with Amy Winehouse , with whom she released a cover version of the Ronettes' song Be My Baby . The song was named B Boy Baby and peaked at number 73 on the UK singles chart. In February 2008, the record label separated from her.
A short time later she made an appearance on Celebrity Big Brother . In 2009 she was featured as a contributing artist in various music videos, none of which had much commercial success. She was on the song Be With You by Asher D , as well as in the song The Time Is Now by Don-E. She also worked with Agent X on his song Fallin and with Tah Mac on his song Give Back . Later that year she joined an association of artists from the US , Jamaica and the UK who were working on the duo NightShift's debut song called Can You Persuade Me . In September 2010 she contributed six songs to the album The Sound of Camden , for which she covered rock songs by bands such as U2 , Iron Maiden and The Pixies . The album is only available on the “Camden Town” market in London and via iTunes.
Although she had announced that she was leaving the music industry, she was working on a song again shortly afterwards. In January 2011 the collaboration with the group City Boy Soul, Be Ok , was published digitally. She also worked on the song Give Me Love by DJ and producer Paul Morrell . The song was released on May 2, 2011.
Since 2012: Mutya Keisha Siobhan
On July 20, 2012 it was announced via Siobhan Donaghy's Twitter account and the music website Popjustice that the original members of the Sugababes had reformed under a new name. Since then the band has performed under the name Mutya Keisha Siobhan .
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2007 | Real girl | - | - |
CH66 (2 weeks) CH |
UK10  (10 weeks)UK |
First published: June 13, 2007
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Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
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| 2006 | This Is Not Real Love Real Girl |
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AT62 (2 weeks) AT |
CH36 (5 weeks) CH |
UK15 (4 weeks) UK |
First published: November 3, 2006
with George Michael |
| 2007 | Real Girl Real Girl |
DE40 (9 weeks) DE |
AT46 (14 weeks) AT |
CH53 (7 weeks) CH |
UK2 (13 weeks) UK |
First published: June 22, 2007
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| Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control) Real Girl |
- | - | - |
UK8 (11 weeks) UK |
First release: 2007
with Groove Armada |
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| Just a Little Bit Real Girl |
- | - | - |
UK65 (1 week) UK |
First published: 2007
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| 2008 | B Boy Baby Real Girl |
- | - | - |
UK73 (2 weeks) UK |
First release: 2008
feat. Amy Winehouse |
Web links
- Official Website of Mutya Buena (English)
- Mutya Buena in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.rp-online.de/kultur/musik/amelle-berrabah-ist-das-dritte-sugababe-1.2064581
- ↑ http://itunes.apple.com/de/album/the-sound-camden-feat.-mutya/id391519651
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated August 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/siobhandonaghy/status/226255623396945922
- ↑ http://www.popjustice.com/interviewsandfeatures/edited-highlights-of-a-chat-with-mutya-keisha-siobhan/96268/
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2176059/Sugababes-Original-members-named-Mutya-Keisha-Siobhan-relaunch.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Buena, Mutya |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Buena, Rosa Isabel Mutya (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kingsbury , Greater London |