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Me. I Am Salman
01-04-2012, 09:18 AM
The original Sugababes have reportedly secured a £1m record deal.

The trio have signed to Polydor Records - home to Take That and Lady GaGa - as they prepare for their comeback.

Rumours that the band were reforming surfaced last year when it was claimed that Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and Siobhan Donaghy were working on new material together.

It has since been confirmed that the girls have recorded a song written by Emeli Sandé. MNEK, Asterix, Craze & Hoax, Tanika, Mojam and Naughty Boy are also said to be involved with the project.

"They've been working on new material all year with some high-profile songwriters and producers," a source told The Sun.

"The label have started to pick tracks they think will help them be as big as they once were. This is a huge sign the industry thinks they've still got it."

The band are yet to decide what they'll be called since they don't own the rights to the Sugababes name. Buena won the rights to the name last year but the EU trademark only covers "paper, cardboard... stationery, paper gift wrap and paper gift wrapping ribbons".

Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen make up the current Sugababes.

Recent reports have indicated that the original Sugababes will release a single in the summer and a new album in the autumn.

Source: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a374237/original-sugababes-sign-gbp1m-record-deal.html

Marc
01-04-2012, 09:19 AM
Ahh cool, hope they are taken to well by the public :) im sure they will

Saph
01-04-2012, 10:05 AM
:amazed:

Z
01-04-2012, 11:13 AM
So delighted :)

Shaun
01-04-2012, 01:44 PM
I can't tell if this is an April Fool or not :suspect: everyone on the NME website seems to think it is. Would love it if it weren't, though

Me. I Am Salman
01-04-2012, 06:40 PM
So what will they call themselves? The Saltybabes =P

Z
01-04-2012, 06:45 PM
Personally I think they'll be trying to get the name Sugababes back in a bidding war, and if not then potentially something like MuSiKe (Mutya Siobhan Keisha) or 1.0 or "The Originals" or something like that. People are still going to refer to them as 'the original Sugababes' so I'd be surprised if the new name has nothing to do with the name Sugababes. Perhaps "One Touch" after their debut album, or "Overload" after their debut single.

Me. I Am Salman
01-04-2012, 06:46 PM
Or perhaps they could get away with Sugarbabes

King Gizzard
01-04-2012, 06:47 PM
Would be funny if they called themselves ''The Actual Sugababes'' or something like that

Marc
01-04-2012, 06:54 PM
Personally I think they'll be trying to get the name Sugababes back in a bidding war, and if not then potentially something like MuSiKe (Mutya Siobhan Keisha) or 1.0 or "The Originals" or something like that. People are still going to refer to them as 'the original Sugababes' so I'd be surprised if the new name has nothing to do with the name Sugababes. Perhaps "One Touch" after their debut album, or "Overload" after their debut single.

The First Evil

Z
01-04-2012, 06:56 PM
What I really, really hope is that they don't sing any old Sugababes songs other than those from One Touch. It would cheapen the whole thing if they sang any 2.0 and beyond songs.

King Gizzard
01-04-2012, 06:58 PM
kGSajAGg9h4

King Gizzard
01-04-2012, 06:58 PM
Oh, thought that was one of their original songs, but it has that Heidi in it

Shaun
01-04-2012, 07:01 PM
One Touch + Mutya's solo work > all of Sugababes 2/3/4

Harry!
01-04-2012, 07:03 PM
Whether they keep the original name or not, imagine the fuss it will cause on last.fm RE Tag correctness obsessives.

Shaun
01-04-2012, 07:03 PM
AND SIOBHAN'S OMG -runs from greg-

...-runs for cover troll/-

Shaun
01-04-2012, 07:03 PM
AND SIOBHAN'S OMG -runs from greg-

...-runs for cover troll/-

Marc
01-04-2012, 07:04 PM
They'll probably go with something tacky like SugaMommas

Marc
01-04-2012, 07:05 PM
AND SIOBHAN'S OMG -runs from greg-

...-runs for cover troll/-

:joker:

Doogle
01-04-2012, 07:06 PM
Whether they keep the original name or not, imagine the fuss it will cause on last.fm RE Tag correctness obsessives.

Ew that's going to be annoying

King Gizzard
01-04-2012, 07:07 PM
About You Now was good

Niall
01-04-2012, 07:15 PM
But what will their name be?

Marc
01-04-2012, 07:17 PM
Gypsies Tramps and Thieves.

Saph
01-04-2012, 08:11 PM
Gypsies Tramps and Thieves.

:joker: Mutya represents all 3

Marc
01-04-2012, 08:11 PM
:joker: Mutya represents all 3

Ohhhsnaaap! :joker:

Mystic Mock
01-04-2012, 08:14 PM
They are pushing the button to go back into the Music business it seems.

Shaun
01-04-2012, 08:15 PM
Mutya > SaphLiike

Locke.
01-04-2012, 08:17 PM
They aren't even that popular are they? Always thought they got most of their success with the Heidi/Keisha/Mutya group

Marc
01-04-2012, 08:17 PM
Oh you! jedward_fever...

Me. I Am Salman
01-04-2012, 10:44 PM
:joker: Mutya represents all 3

:laugh2:

Z
01-04-2012, 11:00 PM
They aren't even that popular are they? Always thought they got most of their success with the Heidi/Keisha/Mutya group

The originals were a hit with the critics aged 16 so I think it's a sense of nostalgia for past, because of the quality of the music from brand Sugababes only declining since then. Also the fact they write their own material, are three wildly different sounding and looking people and have a unique history are all reasons why I think this will do well.