
The charges were quickly dropped when it was revealed that she was not even in town at the time. The arrest was made in connection with an alleged attack on a car in her hometown of Aldershot on 9 January 2008. Berrabah was arrested again on 10 January 2008 on suspicion of causing criminal damage and a public order offence. Berrabah was credited with co-writing five songs on the album. In October 2007, Change became the group's second UK Albums Chart number one, giving the group the top positions on the singles and albums charts simultaneously. Luke produced "About You Now", topped the UK singles chart for four weeks.

The first single from their album Change, the Dr. On 28 April 2007, Berrabah was arrested over allegations that she had assaulted a girl on the dancefloor in a club.

They performed the 2007 Comic Relief single with fellow girlband, Girls Aloud, "Walk This Way", which went to number one. She also contributed the song, "Now You're Gone" to the new track listing. Because of the hastiness of the replacement, she could only re-record vocals for three of the tracks on the album. Taller in More Ways was re-released in early 2006 with re-recorded vocals by Berrabah. The first single to feature Berrabah's vocals, "Red Dress", entered the UK Singles Chart at number four. They liked the demos and Berrabah was then announced as the newest member of the trio. As soon as Buena left, he gave Berrabah a call about the opportunity and got her to record three songs to audition for remaining members Keisha Buchanan and Heidi Range. Their manager had seen Boo2 perform at an American showcase a few years prior in 2003 and Berrabah had impressed him. 2005–11: Sugababesįollowing Mutya Buena's departure from Sugababes, Berrabah was brought in as a replacement by the group's management. She won Top of the Pops magazine’s Star Search in 2003 that gave her the chance to be the lead singer of a new group and had performed at Party in the Park as well. It was then that she met her managers and formed the group Boo2, with her sister, Samiya and began looking for record contract opportunities. Berrabah attended Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford on the merit of a scholarship.

Berrabah's father died of cancer in 2002. Her family owned a kebab shop in Aldershot. She has four sisters, younger sister Samiya, older sisters Laila, Zakiya and Nora and a brother, Khaled. She achieved a solo number one single in 2009 after collaborating with Tinchy Stryder on their single "Never Leave You", making her the first and to date only member of the Sugababes to achieve a number one single outside the group.īerrabah was born in Aldershot, Hampshire to Moroccan parents. Amelle Berrabah (born 22 April 1984) is an English singer, songwriter and former member of the Sugababes who replaced founding member Mutya Buena in the group in December 2005.
