Sugababes are a UK girl group formed in 1998. They have so far released 13 songs that have made top 40 charts around the world including four UK number one singles. They have also had three UK top five albums — Angels With Dirty Faces in 2002 and Three in 2003 — and the Number 1 album Taller in More Ways in 2005. They are nominated at the 2006 Brit Awards for best single; 'Push The Button'. The band has also won at the Brit Awards for "Best British Dance Act" in 2003.Keisha Buchanan (born 30 September 1984) and Mutya Buena (21 May 1985) were childhood friends in London and met Siobhan Donaghy at a party when they were thirteen. Buchanan's family hails from Jamaica while Buena's mother is Irish and her father comes from the Philippines. The trio decided to form a group together soon after in 1998. London Records decided to offer the group a contract when the girls were 14 and brought in Cameron McVey, known for his work with All Saints to develop an album.The first single "Overload" made the UK Top 10 and was nominated for a Brit Award. The group largely wrote One Touch album which had three further Top 40 hits in the UK - "New Year", "Run For Cover" and "Soul Sound". Despite this, the One Touch didn't sell as well as London Records hoped leading to them dropping the band in 2001. Siobhan Donaghy left the band mid-tour in 2001 due to depression and fighting within the group. She later decided to pursue a career as a solo artist. Siobhan Donaghy's critically acclaimed solo record Revolution In Me released through London Records failed to achieve the same success as the Sugababes subsequent releases, failing to make the official UK top 40, despite boasting the Top 20 single "Overrated". She was then dropped by London Records, but in October 2005 was resigned to Parlophone records. Her second album is awaited early 2006.[edit]Angels With Dirty Faces: Rising to great heights Sugababes' second album, Angels With Dirty FacesHeidi Range (born 23 May 1983) from Liverpool replaced Donaghy in the group as they signed with Island Records. Their first single with the new label was "Freak Like Me", a Bastard Pop song masterminded by producer Richard X that fused a musical sample from "Are friends electric?" by Gary Numan's Tubeway Army with the girls singing lyrics taken from Adina Howard's "Freak Like Me".This song was a breakthrough for the group being their first UK number one in 2002 and reaching number two in Ireland. The song was also a European top ten song and reached the top 40 in New Zealand, The Netherlands, Norway and Belgium. Their second single for Island Records, "Round Round," produced by Kent-based production team, Xenomania was the group's second UK number one single and went to number two in Ireland, the Netherlands and New Zealand.On the back of these hits, Sugababes' second album Angels With Dirty Faces reached number two on the UK Albums Charts and was a success all over Europe. The third single from the album "Stronger" went top ten in the Netherlands and Norway, while a double A-side of "Stronger" and the album's title track, "Angels With Dirty Faces," the theme to The Powerpuff Girls Movie, went top ten in the UK and top 20 in New Zealand in late 2002. The fourth single "Shape," which samples the Sting classic, "Shape Of My Heart," reached number eleven in the UK and was a hit in The Netherlands and Ireland in early 2003. The girls topped off their year with a performance of "Freak Like Me" at the Brit Awards where they won the award for "Best British Dance Act". Their success also lead to them recording a special track, entitled "Party In The Club," for the theme tune to ITV's teenage drama show Girls In Love based on the book of the same name by Jacqueline Wilson.[edit]Three: Continued growth and success Sugababes' third album, ThreeThe group's third album Three was released in late 2003 and continued the momentum reaching number three on the