Amelle Berrabah

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Amelle Berrabah
Background information
Born	April 22, 1984 (age 22)
Origin	Moroccan
Genre(s)	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2005 – present
Label(s)	Island (2005-Present)
Associated acts	Sugababes
Website	Sugababes Official Site

Amelle Berrabah (born April 22, 1984, Aldershot, England) is the newest member of the English girl band, Sugababes. The 22 year old officially replaced co-founding member Mutya Buena on 21 December 2005 after she had a baby and left the Sugababes.

Berrabah 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 completed their Taller In More Ways tour with Berrabah in the spring of 2006 as well as supporting Take That on the boyband's summer stadium dates. It was whilst on tour she was snubbed by Gary Barlow, and subsequently became engaged in a war of words with the Take That singer in the press.

Berrabah's first single with the group was a re-recorded version of the Xenomania produced, "Red Dress", taken from the Sugababes' fourth album, Taller In More Ways. The Sugababes re-released Taller In More Ways with an all-new photoshoot featuring Berrabah and three songs re-recorded with Berrabah ("Gotta Be You", "Follow Me Home" and the single "Red Dress") and also includes a song Berrabah wrote with Keisha Buchanan and Heidi Range, entitled "Now You're Gone", which was released 27 February 2006. "Follow Me Home" was the next single - the last single from Taller In More Ways) and was released on 5 June 2006.

Sugababes have announced a Greatest Hits entitled Overloaded: The Singles Collection, which features Berrabah on 3 songs; "Red Dress" and two new tracks, "Easy" and "Good To Be Gone," the former of which is the lead single for the album. The album will be released November 13th 2006, ahead of another Europe-wide tour in early 2007. They are currently working on their fifth album, including work with Dallas Austin and William Orbit, for release later in 2007.