| Rosa Isabel Mutya Buena, is a former member of the pop band Sugababes. Buena and close friend Keisha Buchanan met Siobhán Donaghy at a party in 1998, when they were thirteen. Soon after, they decided to form a band. Buena recorded four albums with the Sugababes: One Touch, Angels with Dirty Faces, Three and Taller in More Ways. Following an apparent illness that prevented her from promoting the single "Ugly", it was announced on December 21, 2005 that Buena had left Sugababes. According to an announcement on their website, "Mutya's decision is based purely on personal reasons and she will continue to remain the best of friends with both Keisha and Heidi." She has been replaced by Amelle Berrabah. Many fans have reacted negativley towards the new Sugababes line up as Mutya was seen as the lead member of the band. Many critics praised the band during Mutya's time as she gave "attitude" and "presence" to the band. After leaving the Sugababes in December 2005, Buena has begun working on material for a solo career. Her Myspace page appeared on April 25th. She has used her profile to feature demo tracks called "Love Story", "To The Limit", "Wonderful", "Dark Side", "Suffer For Love", "Sunshine", and "Addiction". In March 2006, Daily Sunday reported that Mutya has recorded a new song with U.S. rapper Tah Mac called "Give Back". Mutya has officially signed with the record label Universal Records for the release of her album in UK the 12th of March, 2007. It has not yet been stated if the album will be released in America or internationally.
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