Angry Ape, UK
Heidi Range has defended her decision to keep using the Sugababes name, even though the girl-group no longer features any members of the original line-up.
Keisha Buchanan was the last founding member to depart the group in September, and was quickly replaced by Jade Ewen - much to the annoyance of some of the band's fans.
But Heidi - who joined Sugababes in 2001 to replace Siobhan Donaghy - has justified holding on to the band name, because the girls were not popular before she signed-up.
"I don't want to sound like I'm being bigheaded but the Sugababes had one album which didn't sell and they were dropped." Range told BBC Newsbeat.
"I joined eight years ago and we were signed together by Island records. I've been there since our first number one Freak Like Me and been part of the history of the band ever since."
"Amelle [Berrabah] has been in the group for over four years and she's been part of our biggest album as a group. I think it's unfair."
"That's not disrespecting what previous members have brought to the group, but we were signed as Sugababes to Island Records and I'm still signed to Island records as Sugababes."
The group release new single About A Girl on Monday, and their album Sweet 7 is now delayed until March 2010. |
|
|
|