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The Pussycat Dolls
"Inside every woman is a Pussycat Doll," says Robin Antin,
the creator of the singing-and-dancing ensemble that has risen from underground
cool to major label hot. "It's about female empowerment, about being
confident with who you are. It's about singing and dancing in front of
a mirror by yourself and having fun."
With their A&M Records debut album, PCD, (led by the #1 smash "Don't
Cha," a duet with Busta Rhymes and produced by Cee-Lo), the Pussycat
Dolls go beyond being extraordinarily beautiful. With tremendous voices,
and after working with today's top songwriters and producers (including
Will.I.Am from the Black Eyed Peas, Timbaland, Rich Harrison, Sean Garrett,
and Ron Fair), the Pussycat Dolls are ready to stamp their mark on music
and on attitudes.
"To me, a Pussycat Doll is fearless but also vulnerable," says
lead singer Nicole Scherzinger. "We're strong but we like to play
too. The line in 'Don't Cha'--'don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot
like me'--is meant to be empowering. The Pussycat Dolls are not about
just being hot but also about saying something with real feeling."
From Scherzinger, who earlier scored a Top 10 album and single while in
girl group Eden's Crush, to Jessica Sutta, the one-time captain of the
Miami Heat dance troupe; from Carmit Bachar, the "La Vida Loca"
girl on Ricky Martin's world tour, to Ashley Roberts and Kimberly Wyatt,
two of the most talented young dancers in Hollywood, and Melody Thornton,
a stunning singer chosen from an open audition, these Pussycat Dolls represent
the next step for the group whose Sunset Strip performances became the
hippest ticket in Hollywood.
The Pussycat Dolls were born in a tiny dance studio in the L.A. garage
of actress Christina Applegate, with whom Antin was rooming in the early
'90s. Antin had appeared in commercials for Coke and 7-Up, and did choreography
for music videos for the likes of Smash Mouth, The Offspring, and No Doubt.
"But I wanted to do something creative and different," she says.
So Antin invited over a few girlfriends who were also tour/music video
dancers and they began to play around with her own choreography, a style
endowed with the spirit of famed choreographer Bob Fosse ("Sweet
Charity," "Cabaret") but also music from Led Zeppelin to
punk rock, Siouxsie & the Banshees to Bjork, and fashion as well.
Meanwhile Applegate suggested they perform at the Sunset Strip's renowned
Viper Room. Owner Johnny Depp saw them rehearse and reportedly said, "This
is why I opened a club." The Pussycat Dolls, which have seen many
members in its evolving lineup since debuting in 1995, became the Thursday
night opening act for the next six years.
A turning point came in 2000 when No Doubt's Gwen Stefani came to a show
and said she'd love to do a guest spot, not just to dance but to sing.
So did Christina Aguilera. In 2002 it was time to take the show to a bigger
venue and so the Pussycat Dolls moved to the Roxy. For two shows a week,
for seven weeks, the place was sold out. Other guest performers included
Brittany Murphy, Charlize Theron, Nikka Costa, Paris Hilton, and Pamela
Anderson. All of them appeared without pay, just for the fun of it, including
emcee Applegate.
That same year, Antin joined forces with Jimmy Iovine, Chairman, Interscope
Geffen A&M, who also envisioned taking them to a higher level.
Their song "We Went As Far As We Felt Like Going" was heard
in 2004's Shark Tale, their cover of the standard "Sway" (helmed
by Ron Fair, A&M President and producer for Aguilera and the Black
Eyed Peas, among others) was heard in 2004's Shall We Dance? The Pussycat
Dolls were also seen in 2003's Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and Pink's
"Trouble" video as well as 2005's Be Cool. Scherzinger was featured
with Will Smith on "If U Can't Dance (Slide)" on his 2005 Lost
And Found album.
Today, there is a Pussycat Dolls line of makeup from Stila and the Pussycat
Dolls Lounge opened in April 2005 inside Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas,
featuring a different roster of performers. The future may hold a line
of clothing, lingerie, perfume, videogames, TV, and movie projects, and
other lounges.
Let us connect you with a Pussycat Dolls Agent now to book
The Pussycat Dolls to appear at your next corporate,
private or special event!
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