Siobhán Donaghy

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Siobhán Donaghy (born 14 June 1984 in London, England), is a female singer-songwriter. Until September 2001, she was a member of English pop group, the Sugababes, after which she was replaced by Heidi Range. After her departure from the Sugababes, Donaghy released three solo singles and an album. She still lives in Eastcote, Middlesex, with her family, which includes her sisters Bevin and Roisin.

Donaghy and her fellow band-mates Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan had been following a heavy touring schedule for over a year with Donaghy gradually becoming more and more unhappy with her position in the band. Feeling that the other girls and their managers were trying to force her into a direction that she didn't like, Donaghy was finding it all too much to handle. According to Siobhán herself through messages sent to MySpace users, she left the band because she never got along with Keisha, even calling her a bully. She became deeply depressed and could no longer be a part of the band.

In March 2003 Donaghy released her first single as a solo artist. "Nothing But Song" was released as a 7" vinyl single only and was relatively unknown. In June 2003 her first commercial solo single was released. "Overrated", co-written with Cameron McVey, entered the Official UK Singles Chart at #19. Following up "Overrated", the single "Twist of Fate" was released in September 2003 and charted at #52. Two weeks later saw the release of her debut album Revolution in Me.

Donaghy's debut album was released on London Records on 29 September 2003 in the UK. It was a flop, with its debut chart position at #117, citing 'lack of promotion' as an excuse. Lending a hand to Donaghy on Revolution in Me were father-son producers and writers Cameron and Marlon Roudette from Mattafix. The Sugababes, All Saints and Neneh Cherry are some of the acts Cameron McVey has worked with in the past. Each of the 12 tracks on the album was co-written by Donaghy with McVey, Preetesh Hirji, Matt Kent, and others. The title Revolution in Me is said to reflect her decision to go her separate way, leaving the Sugababes. Several of the tracks on the album have titles which do not appear in the lyrics.

Donaghy parted with London Records in a mutual decision with the company. After recording a second album with no record label it was rumoured that Donaghy was in talks with Parlophone, part of the EMI group. These rumours have been confirmed by Donaghy herself on her fan site. On her official MySpace page, Donaghy previewed the title track from the album, Ghosts.

Ghosts and the song "Don't Give It Up" was released in February 2007 as a 12" promotional 2-track single. Don't Give It Up, also previewed on her MySpace page, will be the first commercial single off the album with a full release on April 16 2007. The single will be available digitally a week prior, from April 9. Promotion for the single started in February 2007 with the music video having been shot in Morocco. The video for the single has been available on Youtube since January 25, 2007 [1].

In its first week of release, on downloads alone, the single Don't Give It Up reached a respectable #72, then, upon release of the physical single, went to #45.

The album Ghosts is expected to be released on June 25, after the release of the second single So You Say.

On April 9, 2007, Siobhán appeared on UK television show Loose Women and performed "Don't Give It Up".

Since 2003, Donaghy has appeared as a backing vocalist on the Mattafix album Signs of a Struggle, as well as singing on some tracks with Morcheeba.

Revolution in Me

• Released: September 29, 2003 (UK)
• Chart positions: #117 (UK) #78 (AUS)
• Sales: 8,500 (UK) 16,000 (AUS)
• Singles:
  • "Nothing But Song" (March 2003)
  • "Overrated" (June 2003)
  • "Twist of Fate" (September 2003)

Ghosts

• Released: June 25, 2007 (UK)
• Singles:
  • "Don't Give It Up"(April 2007)
  • "So You Say" (June 2007)

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