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Jade Ewen
(born 24 January 1988) is a
British
singer
and
actress
. She is best known for performing the
United Kingdom
's
Eurovision 2009
entry "It's My Time" and also being a member of the
Sugababes
.
She started her career when she got the role as Nala in the
West End
production of
The Lion King
, she has then been seen in many TV-series in both the
United Kingdom
and
Australia
. In 2005 she joined
R&B
group Trinity Stone which reached moderate success in the UK,
Ireland
and
Russia
. In early 2009 she was selected by
Andrew Lloyd Webber
to participate in the UK national selection for
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
with the song "It's My Time".
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The song finished fifth. From 2009 to 2011, Ewen was a member of the
girl group
Sugababes
.
Ewen was born in
Plaistow, Newham
,
London
to a
Jamaican
mother and
Scottish
-
Sicilian
father.