March 27, 2001
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Popstars on parade
By BILL BRIOUX


TORONTO -- Sugar Jones sounds like the title of the latest Quentin Tarantino movie. Instead, it's the name of the five-girl band chosen on Popstars.

The five finalists for the making-the-band show were introduced to the press yesterday in Toronto. From bottom left: Sahara MacDonald, 24, and Maiko Watson, 20, both hail from Winnipeg; Mirella Dell'Aquila, 21, and Julie Crochetiere, 22, are from Montreal; and in the back left, the newest member Andrea Henry, 23, is from Hamilton.

Henry joined the band after one of the original finalists, Marla Joy Berman, was kicked out of the band after pleading guilty to a theft charge last month.

"We all wish Marla nothing but the best," said Crochetiere, "but we're thrilled Andrea is here and we think we've ended up with the best possible band."

Why Sugar Jones? Red-haired MacDonald says it has a catchy, retro hook. "Plus Jones just felt right, as in a craving or a crush," she says.

The five young women are all being sequestered in Toronto while they're being groomed for stardom. They held hands throughout the press conference and even offered an impromptu, soulful rendition of Amazing Grace.

The series continues Sunday nights at 7 p.m. on Global.


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