Siobhán Emma Donaghy (born 14 June 1984) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the girl group Sugababes.

Siobhán Emma Donaghy was born on 14 June 1984 in Eastcote to Irish parents[2][3] and has two sisters, Beibhinn and Róisín.

Soon after, Tom also signed Mutya Buena as a solo artist, and the pair performed an a cappella concert together at an industry showcase.

[6] He noted the different ethnicity of each member of the group, and likened their appearance to a commercial campaign from Italian fashion brand Benetton.

The song was nominated for a Brit Award for British Single of the Year,[3] sold over 231,000 copies in the UK as of 2021,[8] and was a top five hit on several international charts.

[9] Their debut album, One Touch, was primarily produced by Cameron McVey,[3] and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry,[5] selling over 226,000 in the UK.

Buchanan and Buena reportedly invented their own coded language to exclude Donaghy from conversations, and allegedly bullied her out of the group.

"[6] Buchanan has denied all accusations of bullying other members of Sugababes,[12] and she and Buena have described a culture of intimidation within the group instigated by their former manager and producers.

[14] In March 2003, Donaghy released the 7-inch vinyl single "Nothing But Song" under this title as she did not want to be known as "the girl who left the Sugababes [sic]".

[citation needed] For the release of her first commercial single in June 2003, "Overrated" (co-written with McVey and Paul Simm), Donaghy reverted to her given name.

Each of the 12 tracks on the album was co-written by Donaghy with collaborators including McVey, Silvio Pacini, Preetesh Hirji and Matt Kent.

[citation needed] She recorded a second album independently which was picked up by Parlophone, part of the EMI group, which also bought the rights to Revolution in Me.

The album's title track, "Ghosts", was released in February 2007 as a 12-inch promotional two-track single with the song "Don't Give It Up".

[22] Donaghy appeared as the character of Mimi, a lead role, in the William Baker-directed production of Rent in London's West End at the Duke of York's Theatre, which opened in October 2007 and ran until February 2008.

Nonetheless, if I find myself in the future bursting with ideas and experiences I feel the need to share through music, I will be back," Donaghy stated.

Later in the year, she said in an interview with fashion site ponystep.com that she feels she had "had the break" she wanted from the industry and was currently working on new music but was unsure when it would be finished.

[27] In March 2010, it was reported Donaghy's former colleague Mutya Buena was pursuing legal rights to the Sugababes name.

[29][30][31] In January 2012, further circulations that the group would reunite were sparked, after both Buena and Buchanan tweeted that they were in the studio with "two other females" and British rapper Professor Green.

(sic)"[32] Despite this, Scottish singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé confirmed to MTV UK that she had written new songs for Buena, Buchanan and Donaghy, saying: "Yes, that is true.

"[35] In July 2012, it was officially confirmed the group had re-formed under the name Mutya Keisha Siobhan and were writing songs for a new album under Polydor.

The group attended the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony on 27 July 2012 and posted pictures on their official Instagram page, marking Buena, Buchanan and Donaghy's first public appearance together in 11 years.

[39] In August 2019, Donaghy, Buena and Buchanan reunited for a cover of Sweet Female Attitude's "Flowers", produced by DJ Spoony, as part of his album Garage Classical.

[47] In March 2023, Donaghy appeared as a special guest on 'Spinning Plates', a podcast series presented by Sophie Ellis Bextor.