Mutya Beuna - Live at Borderline 4/4/07

In one of those (why not) moments I went to see ex Sugababe Mutya Beuna last night at the Borderline. Dragged Pete along. Not exactly a long set - around 45 mins including encore, but tickets were only £7, so still not too bad.

The girl can sing. They did always say she was the Sugababe with the best voice. Musically she's not really my bag, kind of soul by numbers for the most part, but there were a couple of stand out tracks: The current single (which borrows Lenny Kravitz's - It ain't over til it's over') Real Girl; the upbeat and (live at least) rocky 'Strung Out'; and 'Just a little Bit'.

On last night's evidence she should be set for a successful solo career.

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