Real Girl

Founding member of the Sugababes, Mutya Buena, sets the record straight on her spectacular career, and the pop drama that rocked the 00s

Mutya Buena was only thirteen when she became one third of the original line up of the iconic girlband, Sugababes.

Launching into fame, her life became unrecognisable overnight. Suddenly she was going straight from the studio to school in the early hours, rubbing shoulders with music royalty, and hearing fans scream her name.

This is the story of the girl the tabloids never saw.

In Real Girl Mutya takes us through the highs of her spectacular career and the lows that came with a life in the limelight and shares for the first time the struggles she’d kept hidden from the public eye.

Now the Sugababes are back and shining brighter than ever, Mutya is ready to share her story on her own terms.

Author Biography

Mutya Buena is an English singer and songwriter who rose to fame as a member of girl group the Sugababes. With the Sugababes, Buena had four UK number one singles, an additional six top-ten hits and three multi-platinum albums. After leaving the group in December 2005, she released her debut solo album, Real Girl in June 2007. Buena returned to Sugababes with the original lineup in 2012.