Amelle Berrabah (born April 22, 1984, Aldershot, United Kingdom) is the newest member of the British girlband, Sugababes. The 22 year old officially replaced co-founding member Mutya Buena on 21 December 2005. Amelle is from Aldershot in Hampshire and is of Moroccan descent. Before joining the Sugababes, Amelle won Top of the Pops Magazine’s Star Search 2003 and she also went on to perform with her sister Samiya in a duo called "Boo 2", calling herself Emma. Boo 2 had recorded a five track sampler before Amelle joined the Sugababes. She commented upon joining the band: "For years I've dreamt of breaking into the music business but never did I dream of waking up one day to be the third Sugababe! They're the biggest girl group in the country and absolutely the only band I would ever think about joining. When their manager approached me with the offer, I was in such a state of shock that I couldn't even answer him! Like millions of girls my age, I've grown up with Sugababes' music as a soundtrack to my life and I've been a fan of theirs for years. I still can't believe my luck!" Sugababes are set to tour in the spring of 2006 as well as supporting Take That on the boyband's summer stadium dates. Berrabah's first single with the group will be a re-recorded version of the Xenomania produced, "Red Dress", taken from the Sugababes' fourth album, Taller In More Ways; a further single will be release, a greatest hits in the end of the year and then the girls will work on their fifth album. |