Sugababes ‘became about being sexy’ amid endless line-up changes, says Keisha Buchanan

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sugababes star Keisha Buchanan has said that the group “became about being sexy and not being allowed in the creative process” amid its endless line-up changes. It became this machine – and it looked and sounded like that.” Buchanan added that Range – who replaced the departing Donaghy in 2001 – was a “big part” of the Sugababes, but that being in the group became “mind-boggling” as her own creative input was gradually reduced. And that album was disappointing.” Amelle Berrabah, Heidi Range and Keisha Buchanan during the third incarnation of the Sugababes in 2008 Buchanan was dropped from the Sugababes in 2009 following 11 years in the band, with Ewen stepping in to replace her. After briefly reforming as Mutya Keisha Siobhan in 2011, the band’s three original members regained the rights to the Sugababes band name in 2019, and are currently plotting a return to music.