Amelle Berrabah Biography

Name : Amelle Berrabah

Date of Birth : 22 April 1984, Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK

Nickname : Mel

Height : 5' 2" (1.57 m)

Celebrity Status : Singer, Songwriter

Amelle Berrabah (born 22 April 1984 in Aldershot, in the United Kingdom) is the most recent member of the British girl band, Sugababes. She officially replaced co-founding member Mutya Buena on December 21, 2005, following Buena's departure from the group. Berrabah is from Aldershot in Hampshire and is of Moroccan descent.

Following Mutya Buena's departure from Sugababes, Berrabah was roped in as a replacement by the group's management. Their manager had seen Boo2 perform at an American showcase a few years prior and Berrabah had impressed him. As soon as Buena left, he gave Berrabah a call about the opportunity and got her to record three songs to audition for remaining members Keisha Buchanan and Heidi Range. They liked the demos and Berrabah was then announced as the newest member of the band.

The first single to feature Berrabah's vocals, "Red Dress", entered the UK Singles Chart at number four. Taller in More Ways was re-released in early 2006 with re-recorded vocals by Berrabah. Because of the hastiness of the replacement, she could only re-record vocals for half the album. The Sugababes' greatest hits collection, Overloaded: The Singles Collection was released later that year. They were also involved in the 2007 Comic Relief single with fellow girlband, Girls Aloud, "Walk This Way" which went to number one. She was credited with co-writing five songs on the album. Despite announcing a break after the Change tour, the group quickly began working on Catfights and Spotlights, which was released in late 2008.

Berrabah was featured on "Never Leave You" by Tinchy Stryder in 2009, the single debuted at number one. After the commercial disappointment of Catfights and Spotlights, the group began working on a new album, Sweet 7, signing with Roc Nation and working with their in-house producers and other producers in the US. Prior to shooting the video for the second single, RedOne production "About a Girl", Berrabah was rumoured to have left the group. Following these events, Berrabah checked into a European health clinic for a three week stay, citing "severe nervous exhaustion". Sweet 7 was released in early 2010 after multiple delays from late 2009. It charted at number 14 on the UK Albums Chart.