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Saturday, 14 September 2013
Sugababes Jade Ewen: 'I almost did X Factor - I had no choice'
Sugababes Jade Ewen: 'I almost did X Factor - I had no choice'
Published Saturday, Sep 7 2013, 16:45 BST | By Daniel Sperling
Sugababes singer Jade Ewen has admitted to Digital Spy that she considering going on The X Factor as a "struggling artist" - although she also believes the show has "made it difficult for real artists".
The 25-year-old told us at the National Lottery Stars that she felt forced to go down the talent show route when she first started out, and eventually plumped for Eurovision in 2009 over The X Factor.
The 25-year-old told us at the National Lottery Stars that she felt forced to go down the talent show route when she first started out, and eventually plumped for Eurovision in 2009 over The X Factor.
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Jade Ewen
"I feel like [X Factor is] great for the general public, the people who have talent who wouldn't necessarily have a platform to showcase what they could do, but at the same time it's made it difficult for real artists to put out music," she argued.
"I'd be lying if I said that me doing Eurovision wasn't with that in mind. After X Factor all the record label executives were like, 'The music industry has changed and you need a platform'. I wasn't sure if X Factor was the right way of doing it for me personally."
She continued: "You do kind of feel like as a struggling artist that you join them or get left behind. I knew all the record labels execs, I knew all managers, they knew what I was capable of, and still it was like, 'Yeah, we know you can sing, but you need to have an existing fanbase'.
"They don't want to invest money just in case it doesn't work out, and if you come off X Factor where you've got millions watching every week it's guaranteed you're going to sell records. It's just annoying that labels don't put in as much time to develop artists as they used to."
Ewen also told Digital Spy at the event that Sugababes "fizzled out" two years ago.
Talking about her decision to join the band, she explained: "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'."
National Lottery Stars 2013, which celebrates the difference lottery-funded organisations make to local communities, airs Wednesday, September 11 at 10.30pm on BBC One.
"I'd be lying if I said that me doing Eurovision wasn't with that in mind. After X Factor all the record label executives were like, 'The music industry has changed and you need a platform'. I wasn't sure if X Factor was the right way of doing it for me personally."
She continued: "You do kind of feel like as a struggling artist that you join them or get left behind. I knew all the record labels execs, I knew all managers, they knew what I was capable of, and still it was like, 'Yeah, we know you can sing, but you need to have an existing fanbase'.
"They don't want to invest money just in case it doesn't work out, and if you come off X Factor where you've got millions watching every week it's guaranteed you're going to sell records. It's just annoying that labels don't put in as much time to develop artists as they used to."
Sugababes at Children in Need 2011
Ewen also told Digital Spy at the event that Sugababes "fizzled out" two years ago.
Talking about her decision to join the band, she explained: "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'."
National Lottery Stars 2013, which celebrates the difference lottery-funded organisations make to local communities, airs Wednesday, September 11 at 10.30pm on BBC One.
Read more: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s103/the-x-factor/news/a513436/sugababes-jade-ewen-i-almost-did-x-factor-i-had-no-choice.html?utm_source=twt&utm_medium=snets&utm_campaign=twitter#ixzz2emT5ZhAI
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Mutya Keisha Siobhán stun in sophisticated prints as they take their seats for PPQ show at LFW
Front row babes: Mutya Keisha Siobhán stun in sophisticated prints as they take their seats for PPQ show at LFW
By FAY STRANG
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They made their return to the music scene with a bang earlier this year.
And it seems Mutya Keisha Siobhán, formally known as the Sugababes, have also made their mark on the fashion world.
The girl group made sure they took centre stage as they took their seats front row at the PPQ show during London Fashion Week on Friday at Somerset House.
Sitting pretty: Mutya Keisha Siobhán took centre stage at the PPQ show at London Fashion Week at Somerset House on Friday
Sitting pretty Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan showed off their recently acquired sophisticated style.
Siobhán revealed a glimpse of her washboard stomach wearing a Herve Leger catwalk skirt and top.
The beautiful red head, who opted for simple make-up apart from thick eyeliner, completed her look with a pair of Jerome C. Rousseau shoes.
Strike a pose: The group gave the models a run for their money as they posed up ahead of the show
Cool clash: MKS wore a variety of different prints creating an overall cool look with the clash
Mutya kept her famous figure relatively underwraps in a Herve Leger catwalk dress, which featured a slight slit.
With her hair worn poker straight down her shoulders, she added a pair of Jerome C. Rousseau shoes.
Keisha opted for a slightly different look and wore a trouser and top from the PPQ archive.
Girl of the moment: Ellie Goulding (L) looked stunning in black while Bip Ling went for a fun look
Wild thing: Jo Wood looked hot to trot in leopard print trousers featuring a bumble bee print
Up and coming: Actress Amber Anderson (L) wore an eighties inspired look while Delilah hit the high note with her frock
The clashing monochrome print looked effortlessly cool while she added sex appeal with a dash of bright red lipstick.
The singers weren’t the only famous faces to attend the catwalk show and their fellow pop star Ellie Goulding also made sure she turned heads.
Ellie, who is fast become a force to reckoned with on the fashion scene, wore an interesting floor length black dress from the PPQ archive.
Centre stage: A model walks the runway at the PPQ show during London Fashion Week SS14 at BFC Courtyard Showspace
The dress showed off her toned arms perfectly and she wore her long blonde hair tousled to one side.
Ronnie Wood’s ex-wife Jo opted for a wilder look and slipped on a pair of leopard print trousers as she too took her seat in the front row.
Adding a touch of A-list to the proceedings was Star Trek actor Chris Pine, who looked dashingly handsome as he arrived.
The actor got caught out slightly in the rain – resulting in his blue bomber jacket being a little rain stained and his hair falling across his face.
Other guests at the show included Amber Anderson, Olivia Grant, Lilah Parsons and Bip Ling.
Caught out: Chris Pine managed to get a little wet as he made his way in, while Ellie Goulding escaped it
Singing in the rain: Jo Wood had fun with her umbrella as she arrived for the show
All in the detail: When Ellie turned around the cut-out detail of her back could be seen
United front: The former Sugababes showed off the intricate detail of their outfits as they turned around
Bright and beautiful: Lilah Parsons (L) looked incredible in her bright outfit, while Olivia Grant also opted for a flash of colour
Bold: Olivia Grant stunned in a vibrant orange and pink dress as she arrived in the drizzle
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2420445/Mutya-Keisha-Siobh-n-stun-sophisticated-prints-seats-PPQ-LFW.html#ixzz2eonB3iHV
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