1. Rosa Isabel Mutya Buena is an English singer and songwriter who rose to fame as a member of girl group Sugababes.
30 Facts About Mutya Buena
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In February 2020, Mutya Buena collaborated with London-based production duo Electric Pineapple on the pop track entitled "Black Valentine", which was followed by the UK garage-inspired track "The One" with electronic music-producer duo Ryuken in May 2021.
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Rosa Isabel Mutya Buena was born on 21 May 1985 in Kingsbury, to a Filipino father and an Irish mother.
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Mutya Buena has five brothers and three younger sisters, one of whom, Maya, died unexpectedly in 2002 and Buena subsequently dedicated a song to her on the Sugababes album Three.
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Mutya Buena later stated in an interview that she was suffering from postnatal depression after the birth of her daughter combined with the group's increasingly hectic schedules, and chose to leave to spend more time with her daughter.
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Mutya Buena contributed vocals to the album Soundboy Rock by Groove Armada.
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The first single to be released in the UK featuring Mutya Buena was a ballad duet with George Michael, titled "This Is Not Real Love".
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Mutya Buena collaborated with Amy Winehouse, on a re-working of the track "Be My Baby" by the Ronettes titled "B Boy Baby", which reached number 73 in the UK top 75.
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On 1 October 2007, Mutya Buena was nominated for the 2007 British "Music of Black Origin" awards at the O2 Arena in London.
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On 12 February 2008, Mutya Buena was dropped by her record label due to poor sales and charting positions from Real Girl and her last two singles, "Just a Little Bit" and "B Boy Baby".
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In October 2008, Mutya Buena appeared on Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong.
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In January 2009, Mutya Buena featured on Asher D's second single "With You", from his album Ashley Walters, as well as the Don-E track "The Time Is Now".
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Mutya Buena promoted the collaborations "Fallin'" with Agent X and "Give Back" with Tah Mac.
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On 2 January 2009, Mutya Buena entered Celebrity Big Brother 6 as a housemate.
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Mutya Buena was the last celebrity housemate to walk from the show until Claire King left the Summer 2014 series of Celebrity Big Brother on 31 August 2014.
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In March 2010, Mutya Buena filed a claim for ownership of the Sugababes name with the European Trademark Authority.
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In September 2010, Mutya Buena contributed to six tracks on the album The Sound of Camden, which was recorded in Israel with music producer Roy Sela.
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Mutya Buena recorded a series of covers of rock songs from rock bands such as U2, the Pixies and Iron Maiden, in a chilled-out-lounge style.
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In October 2010, Mutya Buena expressed uncertainty about continuing in the music industry and said she was currently training to become a psychologist for children.
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Mutya Buena was set to release "My Love" featuring Thor Alaye in early 2012 and "Bedroom" featuring Shide Boss during the same year.
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Mutya Buena performed at Birmingham Gay Pride on 28 May 2011.
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In 2011, Mutya Buena released a demo on SoundCloud called "All B4".
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In March 2017, Mutya Buena started her own agency with friends.
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In 2018, Mutya Buena was featured on the track "Game Over" with Rockwell, JSTN and Rico Flames.
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Mutya Buena appeared in an episode of MTV's Just Tattoo of Us, and appeared in series 5 of Celebs Go Dating on E4.
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In February 2022, Mutya Buena released the single "Feels Good" alongside Ryuken.
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On 20 May 2022, Mutya Buena released the single "Takin' It Easy" alongside Morfius.
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In September 2024, Mutya Buena appeared as a contestant on the nineteenth series of Celebrity MasterChef.
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On 23 March 2005, Mutya Buena gave birth to her daughter Tahlia.
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In September 2014, Mutya Buena was declared to be bankrupt by a High Court judge.