Sugababes give Barbie a makeover

Updated 09.20 Sat Apr 28 2007

Keywords: Barbie, Girls Aloud, Sugababes

The Sugababes are launching a Barbie collection they hope will outsell dolls by Girls Aloud.

Each member of the band has created a doll's look, including clothes, hair colour and skin tone.

Sugababes Keisha Buchanan, Heidi Range and Amelle Berrabah appear in a commercial for the dolls

Toy manufacturer Mattel expects the Sugababes' dolls to outsell Barbies designed by Girls Aloud which went on sale in November 2005.

Kirsty Bullen, girls' marketing manager at the firm, said: "Hot off the success of Barbie designed by Girls Aloud, the new Sugababes collection is going to do even better.

"We have doubled our order as we sold out so quickly last time and we want to make sure that all the Sugababes fans everywhere can get their hands on these brilliant dolls."

Sugababes Keisha Buchanan, Heidi Range and Amelle Berrabah appear in a commercial for the dolls.

The 11.5 inch Sugababes-designed Barbie dolls will go on sale at UK toy stores next month priced at £9.99 each.