Celeb News: Jade Ewen: "Sugababes ended 2 years ago"

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Sugababes singer Jade Ewen has confirmed to Digital Spy that the band "fizzled out" two years ago, saying: "I don't feel comfortable lying."

Ewen told us last month that the group are "pretty much done", but bandmate Amelle Berrabah claimed afterwards that they will all be "getting back together at the end of next year".

Speaking at the National Lottery Stars gala tonight (September 5), Ewen insisted that Sugababes have indeed split up and continuing to claim otherwise is "unfair to fans".

"This is a tricky one because I don't feel comfortable lying, saying we're in the studio recording and we're going to bring music out next year, which seems to be the favoured line," she said. "I think it's unfair to fans and we should be honest.

"The band being over is definitely not my choice. I kind of was unlucky in that I came in [to Sugababes] towards the end of the cycle when things naturally came to the end.

"There was so much drama surrounding the group, I think the music just got lost. I don't like all the drama and the negativity. We kind of fizzled out about two years ago."

Ewen also accepted that the numerous lineup changes "obviously" contributed to the downfall of Sugababes.

"I do think the lineup changes have obviously got to be a factor, you can't get away from it," she said. "I'd be lying if I didn't think the same when I was approached. I was like, 'Is this going to work? Are people going to accept it?'

"But I know it's a brand and the music industry isn't necessarily about making music."

Further addressing her decision to join Sugababes in 2009, Ewen hinted that she had been reluctant to give up on her solo career and commented that she "was just trying to survive".

"One day I'm hoping that I'll be able to put out a book and explain that whole chapter," she teased.

"I had to make a decision - a very difficult decision, because I was about making music and the creativity - when I realised that everybody was only interested in the business and that if I ever wanted to put out music I needed to take an opportunity in the short term.

"I was just trying to survive. I went from Eurovision to being told I had a solo deal to being told, 'You might be dropped'. I'd already had three deals before that and been dropped and it's heartbreaking. I basically thought, 'Alright, I'm going to go for it, see where it takes me'."

Asked if she felt she fitted into Sugababes, Ewen confessed: "I did feel to a certain extent that I got lost, but at the same time it was an amazing opportunity.

"It was almost like a dress rehearsal of being a popstar. But now it's time to move forward... Come on, I've done Eurovision, I've done Sugababes. If it's still hard, should I just give up?"

National Lottery Stars 2013, which celebrates the difference lottery-funded organisations make to local communities, airs Wednesday, September 11 at 10.35pm on BBC One.

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RIP Sugababes. You brought so many great bops to the pop world

But interesting how she and Amelle contradicted each other. I can see one of them being replaced if the Sugababes do come back.

Britoncé

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Originally posted by iamstrong

RIP Sugababes. You brought so many great bops to the pop world

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princedonte

The real Sugababes is still together

iamstrong

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Originally posted by Britoncé Gagdonna

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Push The Button, Freak Like Me, Round Round, Hole In The Head, About You Now >>>>>>>

Beethoven

RIP. Three is such a good album tbh.

iamstrong

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Originally posted by princedonte

The real Sugababes is still together

Sis, Radio 1 and Capital are blacklisting MKS's music, and it's getting released tomorrow. Their chances of getting a hit are slim

Inverted

Too bad. It's not like Sugababes 4.0 had any good songs anyway although I do like "Freedom."

NCB

let me go bop to About You Now.

ANDR.OID

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Too bad. It's not like Sugababes 4.0 had any good songs anyway although I do like "Freedom."

I only used "Wear My Kiss."

FantasyRide

she would've probably had a big solo career

My Man slayed

Britoncé

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Push The Button, Freak Like Me, Round Round, Hole In The Head, About You Now >>>>>>>

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Fantasy

It's a massive shame that things ended the way they did. They had something so good, but ruined it with the constant line-up changes.

I grew up listening to these girls and their music brings back so many memories of my childhood. It's just incredible how a girlgroup could deliver pop gem after pop gem, and music that still sounds so fresh today.

2.0 will always be my favourite era of the Sugababes, after Mutya left things started to go downhill.

AllEyesOnUz

Tena

I agree with her, It's not fair to keep telling the fans 'we'll have new music out soon' especially Amelle she's been saying the same thing for over 2 years now.

Popboi.

Ok, now MKS can get their name again.

t.A.T.u.

idk ha, but the originals are now together

Stunnah

Jade is an amazing singer. Freedom is an untold bop. I knew they were done when Island cancelled Freedom's pre-order and made it a free download.

iamstrong

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Originally posted by Tena

I agree with her, It's not fair to keep telling the fans 'we'll have new music out soon' especially Amelle she's been saying the same thing for over 2 years now.

Yes. I don't see Amelle returning to the Sugababes if her solo career takes off.

SlayingOnTheEarth

I respect her for being so honest about it all. And to anyone saying, "THE ORIGINAL SUGABABES ARE STILL TOGETHER!", it isn't the same at all. They were apples and oranges.

HOD

Lmao, Amelle is and will always be the one who destroyed everything.
This interview only proves it.

You just know that Amelle never wanted to be in that group for the purpose of actually adding something to the group.
She wanted a solo career all along.
Too bad it'll never happen cause she's so boring and her stuff is so generic.
That said, I did like her vocals on the Sugababes 3.0/4.0 albums but her personality is just...