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Ashley Roberts
Ashley Maria Roberts (born September 14, 1981) is an American dancer, recording artist, model, actress, fashion designer and television personality. Best known as a former member of the modern burlesque group the Pussycat Dolls. She left the Pussycat Dolls in 2010, to pursue a solo career in acting.
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Asia Nitollano
Asia Nitollano (born February 14, 1988) is an American singer, dancer, model and cheerleader. After winning the television series , Nitollano became a member of the Pussycat Dolls, only to leave a few months later to pursue a solo career.
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Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album in 1999. During her first decade within the music industry, she became a prominent figure in mainstream popular music and popular culture, followed by a much-publicized personal life. Her first two albums established her as a pop icon and broke sales records, while title tracks "...Baby One More Time" and "Oops!... I Did It Again" became international number-one hits. Spears was credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s.
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Busta Rhymes
Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known as Busta Rhymes (born May 20, 1972), is an American rapper, songwriter, and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the name Busta Rhymes (from former NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes).
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Carmen Electra
Tara Leigh Patrick (born April 20, 1972), professionally known as Carmen Electra, is an American glamour model, actress, television personality, singer, dancer and sex symbol. She gained fame for her appearances in Playboy magazine, on the MTV game show Singled Out, on the TV series Baywatch, and dancing with the Pussycat Dolls, and has since had roles in the parody films Scary Movie, Date Movie, Epic Movie, Meet the Spartans, and Disaster Movie.
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Carmit Bachar
Carmit Bachar (born September 4, 1974) is an American singer, dancer, model and actress. She was a member of the successful pop/R&B; group, The Pussycat Dolls and one of the main vocalists of the group, along with Nicole Scherzinger and Melody Thornton. Bachar left the group in February 2008. She is currently recording her debut album with a debut solo single to be released early 2010.
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Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera ( in English; born December 18, 1980) is an American pop singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994. Aguilera signed to RCA Records after recording "Reflection" for the film Mulan.
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Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate (born November 25, 1971) is an American actress, best known for playing Kelly Bundy on the FOX sitcom Married... with Children. She has since established a film and television career, with major roles in several pictures, including ''Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, The Big Hit, The Sweetest Thing, , Farce of the Penguins, and . She has also starred in numerous productions including the 2005 Broadway revival of the musical Sweet Charity. More recently, she played the lead character Samantha Newly in the ABC sitcom Samantha Who?''.
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Cyia Batten
Cyia Batten (born January 26, 1975) is an American dancer, model and film/television actress. She has worked as a professional dancer all over the world for various projects including The Pussycat Dolls and Carmen Electra, Teatro Comunale di Firenze and others.
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Danity Kane
Danity Kane was an American female music group signed to Bad Boy Records, first established in 2005. Formed on the third installment of MTV's Making the Band reality television series, the quintet comprised members Aubrey O'Day, Wanita "D. Woods" Woodgett, Shannon Bex, Dawn Richard, and Aundrea Fimbres. On the finale episode of the third season of , O'Day and Woods were confirmed as no longer a part of the group. On January 27, 2009, Richard confirmed to MTV.com in an interview that Danity Kane were no longer a group. The final line-up of the group, featured in the 2009 season of Making the Band, consisted of Richard and Fimbres; all group members were ultimately released from their contracts with Bad Boy Records later within the year.
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Jann Wenner
Jann Simon Wenner (born January 7, 1946) is the co-founder and publisher of the music and politics biweekly Rolling Stone, as well as the owner of ''Men's Journal and Us Weekly'' magazines.
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Jessica Sutta
Jessica Lynn Sutta (born May 15, 1982) is an American dancer, recording artist, model, and actress. She is best known as a member of the American pop girl group and dance ensemble, the Pussycat Dolls. She left the group in January 2010 to embark her solo career. She is currently finishing up her debut solo album which will hopefully be expected to be released in the second half of 2010.
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Jimmy Iovine
James "Jimmy" Iovine (born March 11, 1953) is an American music producer, entrepreneur and chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M.;
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Kaya Jones
Kaya Jones (born Chrystal Neria, August 28, 1984, Toronto, Canada) (a Canadian-American dual citizen) is a singer, dancer and model. She was a member of the girl group Pussycat Dolls from 2003-2004. Jones left the group after recording two songs for the PCD album, to pursue modeling, and a solo musical career. She released her debut single, and music video, "Hollywood Doll" in July 2009, and contributed two songs to the 2009 movie .
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Kherington Payne
Kherington Taylor Payne (born January 26, 1990) is an American dancer and actress who came to prominence as a Top 10 Finalist in Season 4 of the hit reality-dance show So You Think You Can Dance and in a role in the 2009 reinvention of the movie Fame. She is currently a new member of the Pussycat Dolls.
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Kimberly Wyatt
Kimberly Kaye Wyatt (born February 4, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress and choreographer. She is best known as a former member of the American pop girl group and dance ensemble, the Pussycat Dolls. She joined the Pussycat Dolls in 2003. In 2010 she announced her departure from the group, continuing as solo. She is currently recording her debut solo album expected to be released in 2010.
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Lady Gaga
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), better known by the stage name Lady Gaga, is an American recording artist. She began performing in the rock music scene of New York City's Lower East Side in 2003 and enrolled at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She soon signed with Streamline Records, an imprint of Interscope Records. During her early time at Interscope, she worked as a songwriter for fellow label artists and captured the attention of Akon, who recognized her vocal abilities, and signed her to his own label, Kon Live Distribution.
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Lauren Bennett
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McG
Joseph McGinty Nichol (born August 9, 1968), better known as McG, is an American director and producer of film and television, as well as a former record producer.
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Melody Thornton
Melody Thornton (born September 28, 1984) is an American R&B; singer-songwriter, dancer, model, and television personality who rose to stardom as a member of the successful pop group the Pussycat Dolls. The youngest member of the group, Thornton assumed the second most prominent vocal role, after lead vocalist Nicole Scherzinger, and was distinguished for her melismatic vocal runs. According to Slant Magazine, she was often recognized as "the group's best vocalist". As of 2010, Thornton has departed the group.
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Morgan Higby Night
[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2036224/ Morgan Higby Night] (born August 15, 1970) is an American writer, director, [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367027/ producer], and DJ. His notable works include; feature film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480557/ Matters of Consequence], the award winning [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmsOIjzQ1V8 video] for The Asylum Street Spankers, [http://bestofneworleans.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A30242 The Shim Sham Club], and [http://www.devilsnight.com/radio.htm Devil's Night Radio].
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Natalie Mejia
Natalie Nicole Mejia (born May 7, 1988) is an American singer, dancer and occasional rapper. Mejia is a member of the musical group Girlicious.
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Ne-Yo
Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1982), better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American pop and R&B; singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actor, and occasional rapper. Since his debut, Ne-Yo has had five top ten songs on the Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist and two number-one albums on the Billboard 200. Ne-Yo has also amassed a catalog of chart-topping songs that he has written for other artists.
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Nicole Scherzinger
Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente Scherzinger (born June 29, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and occasional actress who is best known as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls.
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People (magazine)
People (originally called People Weekly) is a weekly American magazine of celebrity and human-interest stories, published by Time Inc. As of 2006, it has a circulation of 3.75 million and revenue expected to top $1.5 billion. It was named "Magazine of the Year" by Advertising Age in October 2005, for excellence in editorial, circulation and advertising. People ranked #6 on Advertising Age's annual "A-list" and #3 on ''Adweek's'' "Brand Blazers" list in October 2006.
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Pink (singer)
Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8, 1979), better known by her stage name Pink (stylized as P!nk), is an American contralto singer-songwriter, musician, acrobat, dancer and actress, who rose to fame in early 2000. She released her first single "There You Go", on her first album, the R&B-oriented; ''Can't Take Me Home, in 2000 via LaFace Records, which garnered commercial success. Her more pop rock-oriented second studio album, Missundaztood'', which began a marked shift in the sound of her music, was released in 2001 and was a huge success worldwide, featuring the singles Get The Party Started, Don't Let Me Get Me, Just Like A Pill and Family Portrait. Pink released her third album, Try This, in November 2003, which although less successful commercially than her previous release, still managed to sell around 3 million copies and earned her a Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for the single Trouble. Her fourth album, called ''I'm Not Dead, was released in April 2006. The album generated several hit singles, including "Stupid Girls", "U + Ur Hand" and "Who Knew". Both "U + Ur Hand" and "Who Knew" went to #1 on the pop chart. Her fifth album, Funhouse'', was released in late October 2008 and was preceded by her first solo number one on the Hot 100, "So What". The album notched three other Top 20 hits; "Sober", "Please Don't Leave Me" and "Glitter in the Air"
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Robin Antin
Robin Antin (6 July 1961, Los Angeles County, California)
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Ron Fair
Ron Fair is a veteran A&R; executive, record producer and songwriter. In a career that has spanned over 25 years at major record labels he has produced and arranged hits for several artists, but he is best known as a "guru/mentor", guiding the careers of unknown artists and turning them into superstars. Among the artists he has mentored are Christina Aguilera, Keyshia Cole, Travis Garland, Vanessa Carlton, Ashlee Simpson and the Black Eyed Peas.
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Snoop Dogg
Cordozar Calvin Broadus (born October 20, 1971), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American entertainer, rapper, record producer and actor. Snoop is best known as an MC in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school. Shortly after graduation, he was arrested for cocaine possession and spent six months in Wayside County Jail. His music career began in 1992 after his release when he was discovered by Dr. Dre. He collaborated on several tracks on Dre's solo debut, The Chronic and on the titular theme song to the film Deep Cover.
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The Times
The Times is a daily national newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785, when it was known as The Daily Universal Register.
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Tori Alamaze
Tori Alamaze (born July 7, 1977) is an American singer best known as a backing vocalist for the hip hop duo OutKast.
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Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, an unincorporated township in Clark County, Nevada, United States in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Caesars Palace is owned and operated by Harrah's Entertainment. Caesars is located on the west side of the Strip, between the Bellagio and the Mirage.
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California (pronounced ) is the most populous state in the United States and the third-largest by land area, after Alaska and Texas. California is also the most populous sub-national entity in North America. It's on the U.S. West Coast, bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west and by the states of Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, Baja California, Mexico, to the south. Its 5 largest cities are Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, and Long Beach, with Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Jose each having at least 1 million residents. Like many populous states, California's capital, Sacramento is smaller than the state's largest city, Los Angeles. The state is home to the nation's 2nd- and 6th-largest census statistical areas and 8 of the nation's 50 most populous cities. California has a varied climate and geography and a multi-cultural population.
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Kuala Lumpur (translated as: "muddy confluence," "muddy estuary," and "muddy city"; in English; Malay , locally or even , and often abbreviated as K.L.) is the capital and largest city of Malaysia. The city proper, making up an area of , has an estimated population of 1.6 million in 2006. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million. It is the fastest growing metropolitan region in the country, in terms of population as well as economy.
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The State of Kuwait (, Dawlat al-Kuwayt) is a sovereign Arab nation situated in the northeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south, and Iraq to the north. It lies on the northwestern shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the Arabic "akwat", the plural of "kout", meaning fortress built near water. The emirate covers an area of 17,820 square kilometres (6,880 sq mi) and has a population of about 2.7 million.
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The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South in Clark County, Nevada. The Strip lies in the unincorporated areas of Paradise and Winchester. Most of "the Strip" has been designated an All-American Road.
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Los Angeles ( ; , Spanish for "The Angels") is the second most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of California and the western United States, with a population of 3.83 million within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Los Angeles extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of over 14.8 million and it is the 14th largest urban area in the world, affording it megacity status. The metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is home to nearly 12.9 million residents while the broader Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside combined statistical area (CSA) contains nearly 17.8 million people. Los Angeles is also the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated and one of the most multicultural counties in the United States. The city's inhabitants are referred to as "Angelenos" ().
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The United States of America (also referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
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Pussycat Dolls, The Filmography
- (2009-02-11) (2009) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (#1.4) (2009) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2009-03-17) (2009) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2009-01-27) (2009) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (#1.7) (2009) (actress, plays Themselves - Musical Guest)
- Macy's Passport Celebrity Catwalk Challenge (2008) (actress, plays Performer)
- Maxim Hot 100 (2008) (actress, plays Herself)
- Maxim Hot 100 (2008) (actress, plays Host)
- MTV Asia Awards 2008 (2008) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (#3.3) (2008) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-12-08) (2008) (actress, plays Themselves)
- MTV Video Music Awards 2008 (2008) (actress, plays Themselves)
- 2008 American Music Awards (2008) (actress, plays Themselves - Performers)
- New Year's Rockin' Eve 2009 (2008) (actress, plays Themselves)
- Operation MySpace (2008) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-11-24) (2008) (actress, plays Themselves)
- Public Image (2008) (actress, plays Themselves)
- 2008 MTV Movie Awards (2008) (actress, plays Themselves)
- Exclusif á MusiquePlus: The Pussycat Dolls et Girlicious (2008) (actress, plays Themselves - Invitees)
- You Are Girlicious (2008) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-12-08) (2008) (actress, plays Themselves)
- Live Earth (2007) (actress, plays Themselves)
- MTV Goes Gold: New Year's Eve 2007 (2007) (actress, plays Themselves)
- Premiya Muz-TV 2007 (2007) (actress, plays Themselves - Special Guest Performer)
- (#3.98) (2007) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2006-05-22) (2006) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2006-06-24) (2006) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2006-02-20) (2006) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2006-03-04) (2006) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2006-05-18) (2006) (actress, plays Themselves)
- T4 on the Beach 2006 (2006) (actress, plays Themselves)
- T4 on the Beach: The Cheeky Highlights (2006) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (#1.12) (2006) (actress, plays Themselves)
- Fashion Rocks (2006) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-09-19) (2006) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-11-25) (2006) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2006-03-06) (2006) (actress, plays Themselves)
- MTV Video Music Awards 2006 (2006) (actress, plays Themselves - Performers & Winners)
- The 20th Annual Soul Train Music Awards (2006) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-09-18) (2006) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-08-21) (2006) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2006-01-12) (2006) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2005-09-20) (2005) (actress, plays Themselves)
- Tainted Love (2005) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2005-11-16) (2005) (actress, plays Themselves)
- Sony Ericsson Christmas Calling: The Soundtrack to Your Season (2005) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2005-11-18) (2005) (actress, plays Themselves)
- New Year's Rockin' Eve 2006 (2005) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2005-12-11) (2005) (actress, plays Themselves)
- The Teen Choice Awards 2005 (2005) (actress, plays Performer)
- (2005-11-27) (2005) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2005-10-13) (2005) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2005-10-06) (2005) (actress, plays Themselves)
- MTV Europe Music Awards 2005 (2005) (actress, plays Themselves - Performers)
- 2005 Radio Music Awards (2005) (actress, plays Themselves - Performers)
- Whatever Happened to Seymour Magoon? (2005) (actress, plays Themselves)
- 2004 Radio Music Awards (2004) (actress, plays Themselves)
- Fashion Rocks (2004) (actress, plays Themselves)
- New Year's Eve with Carson Daly (2004) (actress, plays Performers)
- VH1 Divas 2004 (2004) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-10-03) (2004) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-11-18) (2004) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2006-06-24) (2004) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2009-04-20) (2003) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-05-20) (2003) (actress, plays Themselves - Musical Guest)
- (2006-09-28) (2003) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-09-23) (2003) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-11-03) (2003) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-12-19) (2003) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (#6.164) (2003) (actress, plays Themselves - AMA Red Carpet Interviewees)
- (2009-03-18) (2002) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2006-09-23) (2001) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2006-09-30) (2001) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2005-12-03) (2001) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-10-03) (2001) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2006-10-06) (2001) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (#10.15) (2000) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2006-07-05) (1999) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2006-02-12) (1998) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2006-04-20) (1998) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2005-07-21) (1998) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-11-22) (1998) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2009-02-01) (1998) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2005-09-04) (1998) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2006-10-17) (1997) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-08-28) (1996) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-09-08) (1996) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-03-10) (1996) (actress, plays Themselves - 'Patriots')
- (2008-12-06) (1996) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2009-03-25) (1996) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-09-15) (1994) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-06-19) (1994) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2006-09-30) (1994) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-09-16) (1993) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2009-01-06) (1992) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2009-03-12) (1989) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-09-18) (1988) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2009-02-23) (1988) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-08-30) (1986) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2009-01-14) (1981) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-10-20) (1981) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-12-08) (1981) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2009-03-09) (1981) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2009-03-06) (1981) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2009-01-23) (1981) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2009-01-17) (1981) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-03-10) (1980) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2006-06-30) (1975) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2005-09-11) (1964) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2005-09-04) (1964) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2006-06-25) (1964) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2005-12-25) (1964) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-12-25) (1964) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-08-29) (1952) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2009-03-12) (1952) (actress, plays Themselves)
- (2008-09-04) (1952) (actress, plays Themselves)
Pussycat Dolls
Releases by year: 2009 2006
Releases by album:
Doll Domination |
PCD |
Album releases
Doll Domination
(Released 2009)
- When I Grow Up
- I Hate This Part
- Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)
- Hush Hush; Hush Hush (Up-tempo remix)
- Top of the World
- Halo
- Painted Windows
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- Takin' Over the World
- I'm Done
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- Sway
- Flirt
- Stickwitu (R&B; remix) (feat. Avant)
- Buttons (final edit) (feat. Snoop Dogg)
- Don't Cha (More Booty mix) (feat. Busta Rhymes)
- Hot Stuff (I Want You Back) (remix)
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- Bottle Pop
- Britney Spears
- burlesque
- Busta Rhymes
- Buttons (song)
- Caesars Palace
- California
- Carmen Electra
- Carmit Bachar
- Christina Aguilera
- Christina Applegate
- Chrystina Sayers
- Contactmusic.com
- Contemporary R&B;
- cosmetics
- Cyia Batten
- dance ensemble
- dance-pop
- Danity Kane
- Destiny's Child
- Digital Spy
- Doll Domination
- Doll Domination Tour
- Don't Cha
- E!Online
- Eden's Crush
- Electronica
- Entertainment Weekly
- ESPN on ABC
- euro-pop
- extended play
- fame (movie)
- GameSpot
- girl group
- Girlicious
- Grammy Award
- Harajuku girl
- Hasbro
- hip-hop
- Honda Civic Tour
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name | Pussycat Dolls |
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landscape | yes |
background | group_or_band |
alias | PCD; The Dolls |
origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
genre | Pop, R&B;, dance-pop |
years active | 2003–2009; on hiatus |
label | A&M;, Interscope |
major | Universal Music Group |
associated acts | Robin Antin |
website | |
members | TBA |
past members | Nicole ScherzingerCarmit BacharCyia BattenKasey CampbellAsia NitollanoKaya JonesJessica SuttaKimberly WyattAshley RobertsMelody Thornton }} |
Success as a music group came in 2005 with their first album PCD which debuted at number five in the US producing three successful singles "Don't Cha", "Buttons", and "Stickwitu"; the latter earned the group a Grammy Award nomination. Following the departure of Carmit Bachar in February 2008, the group continued as a quintet and in September of that year they released their second album, Doll Domination, spawning singles "When I Grow Up", "I Hate This Part" and "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)".
Throughout their rise to fame, the group has been criticized for its overtly sexual image and explicit dance routines. The group has also been scrutinized for the over-emphasis on lead singer Nicole Scherzinger, who sings all lead vocals in the group. In late 2009/early 2010 the group went on hiatus to record their third album and prepare their next world tour. It has since been confirmed that Jessica Sutta, Kimberly Wyatt, Ashley Roberts, and Melody Thornton have left the group in pursuit of solo careers. Later on, Scherzinger announced that she will also be leaving the group in order to focus on her solo career. Auditions are now being held by Robin Antin to recruit new members. Billboard ranked them as the 80th Artist of the 2000s decade.
History
1995–2002: Beginnings as a dance troupe
Antin began exploring the idea of a modern burlesque troupe during 1990 with Christina Applegate and Carla Kama. The dance troupe's first performance was in 1995. During this period which have seen many members in its evolving lineup since debuting in 1995, they performed with numerous guest vocalists, with a repertoire of 1950s and 1960s popular music standards while dressed in lingerie or old-fashioned pin-up costumes. They secured a Thursday night residency at a Los Angeles nightclub, The Viper Room, where they stayed from 1995 to 2001. The Pussycat Dolls were also featured in the 1997 Morgan Higby Night directed film Matters of Consequence. Robin Antin had a supporting role in the film as well.The troupe received wider press coverage during June 1999, when Playboy featured a Pussycat Dolls pictorial, featuring at least seven contemporary members posing semi-nude (Kasey Campbell, Kiva Dawson, Antonietta Macri, Erica Breckels, Katie Bergold, Erica Gudis and Lindsley Allen). Three years later, the Dolls moved to The Roxy. The group became internationally popular and was featured in magazines, television specials for MTV and VH1, ad campaigns, and movies. Some of the Pussycat Dolls appeared in the 2003 film Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, dancing to "The Pink Panther Theme". They were also featured in Pink's "Trouble" music video. Along with Christina Applegate, Christina Aguilera and Carmen Electra (who was the group's lead performer for many of their shows) the troupe was featured in a Maxim magazine shoot in 2002, which increased public interest in them.
Following their growing popularity, music producers Jimmy Iovine and Ron Fair became involved with the group helping them to transform into a franchise. The former dance troupe evolved into a popular music recording group and became employees of Iovine's label Interscope Records. The only troupe members who remained after the re-casting process were Robin Antin (taking on the creative, executive and managerial roles), Carmit Bachar, Cyia Batten, Kasey Campbell, Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta and Kimberly Wyatt.
Electra, when asked about her lack of involvement with the group's evolution into a popular music group, she said, "I was part of [The Dolls] for over two years and did every show with them [...] but financially, I couldn't become part of their new music project [...] It was a sacrifice I couldn't make.
2003–06: Recording group formation and PCD
During 2003, Scherzinger, a former member of Popstars winners Eden's Crush, became the recording group's lead singer. In the same year, vocalist Thornton and Jones were also recruited in order to add vocal strength to the group. The musical group's initial line-up consisted of Scherzinger, Thornton, Jones, Antin, Bachar, Batten, Campbell, Wyatt, Roberts, and Sutta. The group appeared in two soundtracks during 2004, for the films Shark Tale and Shall We Dance?. The newly formed recording group's first single was "Sway" from Shall We Dance?, with a music video inspired by the movie.In 2004, Jones left the group after recording a few demo songs for the debut album, to pursue modeling and a solo musical career. In early 2005, just before the group's debut, Batten and Campbell left the group to pursue their solo dancing careers. Antin remained with the group as founder, manager and business associate to Interscope. By the time the recording group was launched the musical lineup was a sextet composed of Scherzinger, Bachar, Thornton, Sutta, Roberts and Wyatt.
On September 13, 2005, they released their debut album, PCD (2006). The album combined several dance-pop songs with the Dolls' burlesque style, while the second half of the album contain tributes and covers. All lead vocals are by lead singer Nicole Scherzinger, which was higly criticized by critics. The album peaked at number one in New Zealand, the top-five in Canada, the Netherlands and the United States, and top-ten in United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Ireland. Worldwide, PCD has sold nine million copies. Their first single, "Don't Cha" was a success, reaching number one in multiple countries including United Kingdom, Australia and Canada and scored a maximum of number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was originally sung by Tori Alamaze and featured rapper Busta Rhymes.
The ballad "Stickwitu" was another top five in the United States, and was their second number one in the United Kingdom. It was later nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group. "Beep", featuring will.i.am, was less successful but did reach number one in Belgium and New Zealand. "Buttons" (with rapper Snoop Dogg) scored number three on the UK Singles Chart and in the United States. Their next single, "I Don't Need a Man" was not as successful, although it scored the top 10 in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and United Kingdom. The group's sixth single from the album was "Wait a Minute" featuring Timbaland, becoming the groups top 40 success in the United States. The group was selected to perform for the introduction for ABC's coverage of the NBA. The Pussycat Dolls first opened for The Black Eyed Peas Honda Civic Tour in North America. At the beginning of 2007 they toured in North America as a support act for Christina Aguilera's Back to Basics Tour, along with Danity Kane and NLT. In November 2006, the Pussycat Dolls embarked their PCD World Tour with Rihanna as the opening act in the UK leg. The Pussycat Dolls performed at the Manchester Evening News Arena in a concert that was recorded and later streamed via MSN Music.
In parallel with the Pussycat Dolls franchise as a recording act, during April 2005 a resident live show commenced at the "Pussycat Dolls Lounge" adjacent to Pure Nightclub in Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip. This show contains "cast members" who continue the burlesque-style show which began in Los Angeles during 1995.
At least one early member of the L.A. dance troupe, Rachel Sterling, made the move to the Las Vegas show. The cast includes vocalist Jamie Preston, Hayley Zelniker, Amanda Nowak, Colby Amanda and Alicia. Former dolls include Meredith, Jessica Lea, Rachel Sterling, Laurel, Laura Diane, Cindy, Ashley Gates, Bridget Nicole, Jennifer Affronti, Sheila Joy and Jamie Ruiz from Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious.
2007–08: Musical hiatus, and The Pussycat Dolls Present
In April 2006, The New York Times reported that Interscope executives were working to produce their own reality TV series, overseen by the producers of America's Next Top Model and McG, the director of the Charlie's Angels films. The show, entitled Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search For the Next Doll would search for a new member for the recording group. The new member would sing on the next album and tour with the group. The show premiered on The CW, on March 6, 2007. It premiered in Australia and the UK on April 1. The season finale announced the winner of the show to be Asia Nitollano. It was announced in July that Asia Nitollano had "decided to pursue a solo career" instead.The second season of the show commenced broadcast on February 18, 2008, titled Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious. Unlike the previous series which tried to find a new member to join the Dolls, the second series auditioned women to become part of a new three member all-female group, Girlicious. However, on the show's finale, it was revealed that Girlicious would be a quartet. The lineup was composed of Nichole Cordova, Tiffanie Anderson, Chrystina Sayers, and Natalie Mejia. The group debuted just after the show's finale, releasing their debut album and gaining attention from mostly Canadian and Brazilian audiences with their hip-hop, urban sound. However on June 2009, after a change of direction from urban to pop, it was announced by Antin that Anderson left the group and that Girlicious will continue as a trio. Members of the Pussycat Dolls recording group appeared on both seasons of the Pussycat Dolls Present: either as guest judge, performing songs, or in a video message shown to the contestants each week.
During February 2007, Caesars Palace opened the Pussycat Dolls Casino just across the Pussycat Dolls Lounge. It features "Dolls-style" decor and attire for the gaming staff, waitresses and dancers. The Dolls returned to Los Angeles and the Viper Room from November 2008 for regular Friday and Saturday nights performances billed as the "Pussycat Dolls Lounge".
In 2007, Asia Nitollano nominally became the group's seventh member after winning in the reality show Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search For the Next Doll, allegedly giving her the opportunity to sing on the next album and on tour. Nitollano performed for the first time with the Dolls during the show's finale, singing their Number 1 Hit "Don't Cha". She later performed again with the Dolls during The CW Upfronts Party. Her place in the group was questioned due to her only seen performing with the group twice, and was intensified by her non-appearance most notably during the group's Live Earth performances.
While the Pussycat Dolls were on break between the recording of the two albums Scherzinger worked on her own debut album titled Her Name is Nicole. She released four singles, none of which matched the commercial success of her work with the Dolls. The album was scheduled for a late 2007 release, then rescheduled for October 2008, and but the project was then shelved in late 2008 and some of the songs appeared on the group's second album titled Doll Domination. Just before the release of the first single after 2 years, longstanding member of the group Carmit Bachar announced she was departing the group for other projects. The group performed for the first time after their break and as a quintet for US troops in Kuwait for Operation Myspace.
2008–10: Doll Domination, third line-up change, and Scherzinger's departure
The group returned to the Music scene on May 27, 2008 with a new single entitled "When I Grow Up" which reached number nine on the U.S. Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play. The song topped several European charts and became a worldwide top ten hit. The follow-up single "Whatcha Think About That" with Missy Elliott failed to enter the U.S. charts but managed to reach top 20 in several other countries including the UK with a limited release.After a slight delay and with two singles released the album, Doll Domination was released as a standard and deluxe edition. The latter featured a disc with a solo song by each of the girls. The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, with 79,000 copies sold in its first week beating their debut album by one chart position but selling 20,000 less copies. It only spent seven weeks in the top 100, compared with their debut album which sat in the top 100 for nearly one year. In January 2009 it re-entered the top 100 following several more successful singles. The album in original form spawned two other singles, worldwide top 20 hit "I Hate This Part" and the number-one club song "Bottle Pop" which only received a limited release in the US and Oceania. On January 2009 they embarked their second world tour called Doll Domination Tour to support Doll Domination. Lady Gaga opened for them in Europe and Australia, while Ne-Yo supported the Pussycat Dolls in the UK leg. In mid-2009 they opened for Britney Spears' tour The Circus Starring Britney Spears on the first leg in North America. In April 2009 Scherzinger confirmed to Billboard that the album would be re-released to give more people a chance to get their music. In Europe the album was re-released with three or four new songs. In Australia a compilation called Doll Domination 2.0 was released with six songs from the original version plus four new songs whereas the UK received a six-song EP called Doll Domination: The Mini Collection released on April 27, 2009 featuring four of the original songs plus a remix and a new song. In August 2009 the album was repackaged once more, this time as Doll Domination 3.0 to include all of the previously released bonus songs on one CD with the original album. Its release was limited to Europe and the UK where the group's singles had all reached top 20.
The repackaged versions spawned two more singles: the worldwide number one "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" (featured on the soundtrack for Slumdog Millionaire) and euro-pop remix of "Hush Hush" (retitled "Hush Hush; Hush Hush") which reached top 20 internationally. Following Scherzinger's over-emphasis in the release of these two singles there were several emotional outbursts to the media including one by Thornton during one of the group's appearances on tour.
Following repeated media speculation and growing tension within the group their founder and manager Robin Antin broke her silence on her official Twitter page to say that the group was not splitting up. She explicitly said "The Pussycat Dolls r NOT breaking up.... & IF they ever were, u would hear it from ME 1st, NOT GOSSIP...Album #3 on the way!" Thornton further clarified the situation to MTV: "Right now the Pussycat Dolls are on a break. It's actually a much-needed break. It's like when you're with your sisters for 24 hours a day and you need to take your own shower." Thornton said that the Dolls will eventually find their way back to one another.
Since then Wyatt has been very vocal about the actual reality of the group and gave a long series of interviews about the status of the dolls. In October 2009 she told the Daily Star that her "role in group was a job at the end of the day and that they all had individual lives to live". She went on to explain that the group had been put together not bonded naturally therefore she saw Scherzinger as a business associate rather than a friend. This comments highlighted the group's position that the band would continue regardless of who returned to the band or who was part of it. On October 12 she told the Daily Record that Antin could bring in whoever she liked and the group would still continue just like a broadway show. In December Wyatt once again spoke about the group to Digital Spy. She confirmed earlier reports that she had been in the recording studios working on her own Electronica-influenced debut solo album. Crucially she revealed that she did not know what was currently happening with the group's third album as she was not the driving force behind it. It was also mentioned that "fans should expect new faces". She described her role in the group as irreplaceable saying that "she will always be involved with the [Pussycat Dolls] whether its helping with the choreography or the creative direction."
This amongst many other interviews and appearances by the group separately led to rumors and media speculation that the group were about to split up over the group's strained relationship with lead singer Scherzinger. However Antin responded quickly stating:
The Pussycat Dolls are very much alive and there is no truth to the silent treatment statements. Nicole and the Dolls have ALWAYS been close. Nicole is and always has been a strong creative force within this group and I cherish the way we collaborate.
In January 2010, the News of the World claimed that both Wyatt and Thornton were to be "sacked from the group for clashing with Scherzinger" with the possibility of more dolls following. Wyatt stated that she was unhappy about Scherzinger's preferential treatment including arranging private transport instead of joining the girls on the tour bus and requesting her own dressing room whilst the rest of the girls shared one during their recent tours. The final straw came when it was announced that changes were being made to the group, Wyatt revealed in response that she had spoken to Thornton, Roberts and Sutta about a rival project to the Pussycat Dolls. Although an official statement detailing the changes is not due until Scherzinger's solo project is due. Wyatt stated that "[Me and the other girls except Nicole] are looking at ways to keep working together. We all want to. But when we do that we're not allowed to call ourselves the Pussycat Dolls. Right now there is a lot of controversy. I haven't spoken to Nicole about it. She's full speed ahead with her career."
Finally from January 29, 2010 the true fate of the group came to light. It began with Jessica Sutta revealing to E!Online she had been ousted from the group following the broken rib she sustained whilst on tour with the group. The news put her under financial strain and at one point she nearly ended up homeless. Similar to Wyatt's earlier interviews Sutta spoke at length about Scherzinger's preferential treatment. Whilst the group toured with Britney Spears the other dolls had to undergo regular drugs tests but Scherzinger was exempt. According to Sutta, Scherzinger has more involvement than just singing lead vocals, she apparently controls the amount of camera time each of the dolls receives in their music videos. Sutta told In Style magazine that although being a doll was a joyful experience even after seven years, she does not want to be just a glorified back-up dancer.
Less than a month later on February 26, Wyatt confirmed what was widely expected: she was also leaving the group and officially revealed the news in Loaded magazine. She left the group because she wasn't happy of her position in the group stating: "I wish that it was different because I love what we do on stage. I love being a Doll, but as far as variables off-stage are concerned - I just couldn't do it anymore ... when I came out on stage, I knew what my job was and I did it to the best of my ability. I feel like I can relate to anybody in a corporate job – because it's just a job, nothing more!" Just one day later Ashley Roberts also announced her departure from the group via her website. In a simple message she said "Yes, I have left the Pussycat Dolls.. I love you all sooo much!!! I am so grateful to have the love and support of all of you. It was an amazing ride and I learned so much!" Meanwhile Wyatt would later go on to confirm that all of the Dolls had left the group including Thornton.
Antin appeared on the Wendy Williams show to promote her new fitness DVD. Williams took the opportunity to ask Antin about the rumours surrounding the group's alleged break up. Antin responded by saying that "The [Pussycat Dolls] have not broken up. In fact we're preparing to make new music". She confirmed that Scherzinger was here to stay. However Antin did state that she will be bringing in a few new faces and several of the existing members will be leaving to pursue solo projects. She continued saying "the brand is about female empowerment. Inside every woman is a pussycat doll waiting to get out. There are millions of women out there who wants to know what it feels like. I want to bring in new faces".
Reaffirming the group's position, on March 4 Scherzinger told MTV that her position with the group is secure though it will consist of a new line-up with hopes of releasing a new album near the end of 2010. She also stated that she is in the studio recording music. But when asked about the nature of the recordings she wasn't sure if they would be for her own album or for the doll's third album but the latter will definitely be released for the fans. Speaking of the music she said "I don't know if I'm gonna put [the new music out] under my name yet or if it's going to be perfect for the Dolls, It doesn't matter. I just want to make great music for the fans". Thus, the new Dolls album will have "popular music but with more rock, soul-inspired sound." On May 22, Creator Robin Antin announced the possibal new members of PCD through her twitter page and debuted a photo of lead singer (and Dancing with the Stars finalist) Nicole Scherzinger along with the new gals. The new possibal third line-up included former So You Think You Can Dance contestant and Fame star Kherington Payne, plus America's Best Dance Crew runner-up and former Harajuku girl Rino Nakasone-Razalan, former Lakers Girl Vanessa Curry, and former Girlicious contestant Jamie Lee Ruiz alongside Scherzinger remaining as the leader of the group. It was later said that when Rino and Kherington were offert a spot on the group they did not accept the offer. In late 2010, Scherzinger officaly left the group to porsue a solo career. Curry and Ruiz are still working with Antin.
2011–present: New line-up
In March 2011, Antin confirmed that she would be holding auditions to find new girls in order to replace the departed members of the group.In July 2011, Antin confirmed that the line-up had been finalised and that she was working with the girls. She also confirmed that all of the members will sing, opposed to the past line-ups. She announced that the members would be revealed sometime soon.
It is rumored that former Girlicious contestant Jamie Lee Ruiz is in the new fourth line-up.
Other work
In 2007, Interscope formed a London-based spin-off group called Paradiso Girls through an open audition. The group's original lineup was composed of lead singers Aria Cascaval and Lauren Bennett, rapper Shar Mae Amor and DJ Kelly Beckett. Antin and Ron Fair selected Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search For the Next Doll finalist Chelsea Korka to join as a third vocalist, making it into the group's final lineup. The group has yet to make an international debut whilst releasing their debut single and a yet to be released debut album. The Pussycat Dolls had re-recorded "Don't Cha" in Simlish for inclusion in the computer game The Sims 2: Pets. They also appeared in character form in the computer game Asphalt: Urban GT 2 in November 2006.
Merchandise
In 2006, Interscope engaged the California company BandMerch to distribute a range of merchandise, including clothing and other items, linked through the group's official website.In a merchandising agreement with Interscope in 2006, toy manufacturer Hasbro had plans for a line of dolls modelled after the Pussycat Dolls, and reportedly marketed at six to nine-year-olds. The groups Dads and Daughters and Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood successfully lobbied the company to scrap the plan because they felt that the Pussycat Dolls would have been inappropriate for children, due to the overtly sexual nature of the Pussycat Dolls' songs, videos and live shows. They also negotiated a deal with Estée Lauder for a Pussycat Dolls line of cosmetics under the Stila brand. A second edition will feature Rin Okinawa, Lauren Bennett, Vanessa Curry, Jamie Lee Ruiz and Michelle Maniscalco.
During 2008, it was reported that Antin and the La Senza Corporation of Canada were producing a line of Burlesque/Pussycat Dolls-styled lingerie called "Shhh...by Robin Antin". On December 15, 2009 Robin Antin released Robin Antin's Pussycat Dolls Workout DVD composing of dancers from the Pussycat Doll Lounge Review, Chrystina Sayers (member of the group Girlicious) and featuring Nicole Scherzinger.
Controversies
In 2006, the group ran into trouble in Kuala Lumpur with the authorities for sexually explicit dancing. The performance, part of their PCD World Tour, was not well-received in the Muslim state which frowned upon the group's "eye-popping attire" and "sexually suggestive stage routines". 'Absolute Entertainment', the company behind the group's appearance in Malaysia was fined $3000 for the incident.Meanwhile Margeaux Watson of Entertainment Weekly took a major swipe at the group for their overemphasis of Scherzinger as the lead singer. Watson said, "there are two kinds of girl groups: those anchored by a superstar (The Supremes, Destiny's Child), and those made up of charismatic personalities endowed with limited individual gifts (Spice Girls, TLC). The Pussycat Dolls are neither — they're a brand, not a band. This follow-up to 2005's multiplatinum PCD finds lead Doll Nicole Scherzinger in the spotlight, and she's no Beyoncé. As for the others, well...can you name them? Do you even know how many there are?"
Discography
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See also
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