The Pussycat Dolls are a female burlesque dance troupe based in Los Angeles, as well as in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The group was founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1993.

A number of celebrities have also guest-performed with the group. The dancers perform in lingerie and old-fashioned pin-up costumes and there is no nudity or explicit sex in their performances. The group has become nationally popular and has been featured in magazines, television specials for MTV and VH1, ad campaigns, and movies. Carmen Electra has been the group's lead performer for many of these magazine articles and television appearances, and she has been featured on stage with the Pussycat Dolls most frequently of all the celebrity performers. Nicole Scherzinger (a.k.a. Nicole Kea), a former member of the American Popstars winners Eden's Crush, has now become the group's lead singer. Other past and present members of the group include Carmit Bachar, Cyia Batten, Kasey Campbell, Kaya Jones, Ashley Roberts, Rachel Sterling, Jessica Sutta, Melody Thornton, and Kimberly Wyatt.

They congratulated themselves with their first hit "Don't Cha" (featuring Busta Rhymes, originally recorded by Tori Alamaze), in 2005 by performing it in a club for their fans. It has peaked at #2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached #1 on the Pop 100 and Hot Dance Music/Club Play singles charts. It has also reached #1 on the Australian ARIAnet Singles Chart, and debuted at #1 on the official UK Singles Chart on September 11 2005. In doing so, the Pussycat Dolls became only the third ever girl band to enter the UK charts at #1 with their debut single. (The other girl bands are B*Witched and Girls Aloud). More recently, Stikwitu, reached the No.1 spot in UK charts on 12/11/05.

The Pussycat Dolls released their debut album, PCD, on September 13, 2005. It debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200. The album features tracks produced by will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, Timbaland, Scott Storch, Rich Harrison, Polow, and Ron Fair. Will.i.am produced and rapped on "Beep", while Timbaland produced and rapped on "Wait A Minute".

Current members

• Carmit Bachar
• Ashley Roberts
• Nicole Scherzinger
• Jessica Sutta
• Melody Thornton
• Kimberly Wyatt

Former members

• Carmen Electra
• Staci Flood
• Cyia Batten
• Nadine Ellis
• Kasey Campbell
• Kaya Jones
• Rachel Sterling

NOTE: According to the members of PCD, Mia Shittam was never a member of the Pussycat Dolls.

Discography

Albums

• 2005 PCD #5 US(US Certification: Gold), #8 UK

Singles

• 2004 "Sway" Released in US. Did not chart.
• 2005 "Don't Cha" (featuring Busta Rhymes) #2 (#1 on pop chart) US, #1 UK, #1 New Zealand, #1 Australia, #9 Slovakia, #4 Denmark, #3 Netherlands, #1 Belgium, #3 Norway, #15 Finland, #7 Sweden, #1 Italy, #6 France, #2 Austria, #1 Germany, #1 Ireland, #1 Europe, #1 Canada, #1 World: Music Charts Singles
• 2005 "Stickwitu" #8 US, #1 UK, #3 Australia
• 2005 "Beep(song)" Originally planned to be released, but because of the Black Eyed Peas' release of My Humps; the single was dropped.
• 2006 "Wait A Minute" (featuring Timbaland)
• 2006 "Sway" To be released in UK only.

Compilations

• 2004 Shark Tale (Original Soundtrack) #31 US
• 2004 Shall We Dance? (Original Soundtrack) #116 US
• 2005 Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 20 #1 US

Tours

• 2005 - Christmas Radio Show Tour

Celebrities who have performed with the group

• Christina Aguilera
• Pamela Anderson
• Christina Applegate
• Samaire Armstrong
• Nikka Costa
• Stacy Ferguson
• Willa Ford
• Paris Hilton
• Scarlett Johansson
• Eva Longoria
• Vanessa Marcil
• Brittany Murphy
• Kelly Osbourne
• Pink
• Jaime Pressly
• Britney Spears
• Gwen Stefani
• Charlize Theron
• Dita Von Teese
• Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, and Cameron Diaz performed together with the troupe in the movie Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003).

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

External links

• Official website
• A Pussycat Dolls fansite
• Pussycat Dolls Life fansite
• Fansite for Pussycat Doll, Melody Thornton
• Nicole Scherzinger Fansitede:The Pussycat Dolls

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