Mis-Teeq on reuniting, UK garage and Alesha Dixon's ad libs

Here is the latest breaking news from around the world: Mis-Teeq on reuniting, UK garage and Alesha Dixon's ad libs52 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on GooglePete AllisonandIan Murphy , NewsbeatSimon Jones PR(L-R) Su-Elise Nash, Sabrina Washington and Alesha Dixon were known for blending UK garage with R&BA lot has changed for noughties girl group Mis-Teeq since they split two decades ago. Member Su-Elise Nash confesses her son "didn't even know I was in a singing group six months ago". The trio, who had hits like Scandalous and One Night Stand, helped make the UK garage sound go mainstream, alongside the likes of Craig David, in the early 2000s.

They've now reunited to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their first album, Lickin' on Both Sides, and will play London's Wembley Arena in September. "At home, I am just the mum, I do the daycare drop-offs," Nash tells Newsbeat. "The whole thing has been a big shock.

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"People had approached the group about doing a limited edition version of their debut album, but Alesha Dixon says the comeback "started in the WhatsApp group". "We felt maybe we should do something bigger to mark this moment," the singer and rapper says. "The fans have been asking for it for years and this felt like the right time.

"The reunion show also gives Mis-Teeq the chance to tap into the wave of nineties and noughties nostalgia that's found its way into TikTok and Instagram feeds. "To be honest we've been blown away and overwhelmed at the outpour of support from the music industry, from our fans, from the general public," says Nash. "There seems to be a real nostalgia moment going on.

"Getty ImagesThe trio played at Capital's Summertime Ball earlier this month as part of their comebackMis-Teeq sold more than 12 million records, were nominated for a Brit Award and won a Mobo for best garage act in 2002. They were known for mixing R&B vocals with Dixon's raps, all on top of the garage and two-step drum beats that were popular with underground scenes at the time. Dixon says she thinks she knows why garage had such a special place in their hearts - as well as for other British acts like So Solid Crew and Ms.

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"Garage music, before it became mainstream, it was a real movement and it was very British," she tells Newsbeat. "The identity of it, that's what made it special, it felt homegrown. "There's so many artists that came out from that genre and we all felt very proud that it was British, and it felt like it was ours.

"Sabrina Washington, the third member of the group, agrees and says they knew they were onto something when the garage version of their first hit Why "blew up". "Our fans and family and everyone loved it," she says. "UK garage was a music scene that started from the ground growing up and that music spoke to everyone.

"We wrote those songs all that time ago and they're still standing.

The development has drawn wide international attention, with diplomatic circles watching closely.