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The Pussycat Dolls are an American female Pop singing group. The group began as a 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 1995, and the group released their first Single in 2004. ABOUT THE GROUP 1993-2003:Discovery Some sources claim that Antin first began casting her burlesque troupe in 1993; their first performance was in 1995. During this period the troupe performed with numerous guest vocalists (see list below), with a repertoire of '50s and '60s Pop Standard s, performed in Lingerie and/or old-fashioned Pin-up costumes. Anton reportedly drew inspiration from the choreography of Bob Fosse ('' Sweet Charity '', '' Cabaret '', '' Chicago ''). They secured a Thursday night residency at a Los Angeles nightclub The Viper Room and stayed from 1995-2001. In 2002 they moved to The Roxy. The group became internationally popular and was featured in magazines, television specials for MTV and VH1 , ad campaigns, and movies. Carmen Electra was the group's lead performer for many of these appearances, and she has been featured most frequently of all the celebrity performers. With the involvement of Music Producer s Jimmy Iovine and Ron Fair the troupe were re-cast and transformed into a Pop / R&B recording group. The group began its career on the gay and lesbian scene and has a strong Transexual following, fans of the Brini Maxwell show will be familiar with the groups prominance in alternative sexuality society. 2003-present: Music beginnings In 2003 Nicole Scherzinger (a.k.a. Nicole Kea), a former member of the American Popstars winners Eden's Crush , became the group's lead singer. The present members of the group are Jessica Sutta (who joined in 2002), Nicole Scherzinger , Melody Thornton , Kimberly Wyatt (who all joined in 2003), Carmit Bachar and Ashley Roberts . They opened the MTV Asia Awards 2004. In 2005 their second single " Don't Cha " (featuring Busta Rhymes , originally recorded by Tori Alamaze ) peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and reached #1 on the Pop 100 and Hot Dance Music/Club Play singles charts. It also reached #1 on the Australia n ARIAnet Singles Chart, and debuted at #1 on the official UK Singles Chart on September 11 2005 . More recently, " Stickwitu " 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 selling over 99,000 copies.The album slipped down to number 15 on its second week, 23 its third week, 36 its fourth week, but returned to the top 30 thanks to the hit single "Stickwitu." The album has sold over 1.3 million copies, achieving platinum certification. It continues to receive attention, spending its 20th week at number 20. The album features tracks produced by Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas , Timbaland , Rich Harrison , Sean Garrett , and Ron Fair . Will.i.am produced and rapped on "Beep," while Timbaland produced and rapped on "Wait A Minute." {Link without Title} In 2005, the group appeared in the mobile game '''', which was published by the French Software Company Gameloft along with a MIDI File of Moby 's single "Lift Me Up." In November 2005, they appeared at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Lisbon , where host Borat (in reality comedian Sacha Baron Cohen ) infamously introduced them with "Please prepare yourself for Masturbation , because next are international singing Prostitute s, Pussycat Dolls." In December 2005, the band won a Billboard Music Award for "Don't Cha" as Top Hot/Dance Club Play Single of the Year, the song was also nominated for Top-selling Single of the Year and Top-selling Dance Single of the Year. In January 2006, the album ''PCD'' continued to gain success. In February 2006, they released the news that they would be going on tour with the Black Eyed Peas . They also released their latest single "Beep" featuring the lead singer of the Black Eyed Peas, Will.I.Am . Later that week MTV News released information on the group's next single, " Buttons " featuring Snoop Dogg . In April 2006, Soreal Entertainment released a Promo Remix for The Pussycat Dolls for their new single " Buttons ". Producer Yamill Vallecillo Produced the track giving it the same ethnic feel as the Original, just a little more flavor for Club DJ's falling into the Hip-hop/R&B/Pop Categories. Toy Company, Hasbro , announced that they will be releasing Dolls of the group's six members. The dolls will be released during the 2006 holiday season. {Link without Title} REPERTOIRE The Dolls' repertoire includes both contemporary pop/R&B and / Shirley Bassey ), " Fever " ( Peggy Lee ), " Sway " ( Dean Martin ), " Santa Baby " ( Eartha Kitt ), " Feelin' Good " ( Nina Simone ), " Tainted Love " ( Gloria Jones / Soft Cell ), " Where Did Our Love Go " ( The Supremes ), and " Hot Stuff " ( Donna Summer ). AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
DISCOGRAPHY Albums Singles TOURS
CELEBRITIES WHO HAVE PERFORMED WITH THE GROUP (bottom center), featured in '' Interview (magazine) ]]'' Female guests
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