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The Pussycat Dolls were in Bangkok lastweek for its South East
Asian showcasepromoting its debut album, PCD. NIKICHEONG caught up
with the girls anddiscovered that there is more to thegroup than
meets the eye.
YOU heard it here first. I am going to be the firstguy, and the
latest member of the PussycatDolls. Yup, thats right. They said I
could.
Theres a Pussycat Doll in everybody, groupmember Kimberly Wyatt
said. Even guys!
So, obviously, sitting amongst these bevy ofbeauties, I
volunteered myself.
Sure! they responded and all cracked up
laughing. If I didnt know any better, Id havethought they were
nuts. But it really does seemlike theyre having the time of their
lives. Whowouldnt? Even the girls Nicole Scherzinger,Carmit Bachar,
Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta,Melody Thornton and Kimberly are
aware oftheir sudden rise to fame.
The success has happened pretty fast, espe-cially with the
release of Dont Cha lead singerNicole said.
Weve really only been in the scene for sixmonths. Its just kind
of amazing that everyoneknows us now! she added.
And theyve even been compared to the SpiceGirls, in a
complimentary way, of course, due totheir fast capturing of the
world's attention.
The fact that weve been compared to them,Jessica said, is like a
dream come true. They hadthis worldwide success.
Kimberly added, The Spice Girls blazed thetrail for us.
Its definitely not difficult to see where thecomparison to the
Spice Girls comes from. Apartfrom the fact that they too are an
all-girl group,
there is also the fact that they, well, kind of looklike the
Spice Girls.Theres Carmit, the redhead whose hearty
laugh but grounded answers during the inter-view is reminiscent
of Geri Halliwell; the twoblondes Kimberly and Ashley who remindone
of Emma Bunton; the very fit Jessica
(Melanie C); posh-looking Nicole no prizes forguessing this one;
and, Mexican-African-American Melody, who is kind of like Melanie
B.
All that aside, though, what is most prominentis the fact that
the groups debut single DontCha is fast becoming a pop anthem the
sameway the Spice Girls Wannabe was many yearsago.
Think about it. You may never had heard of thegirls before but
its a miracle if any of you can getthe first line from the song
Dont cha wish yourgirlfriend was hot like me out of your headsafter
listening to that song. Indeed, the biggestsimilarity has to be
both the groups phenome-nal rise to stardom.
However, the Pussycat Dolls has been aroundfor a decade now. The
group started off as more
of a sexy burlesque act. Its creator, Robin Antin,was a
dancer/choreographer who was roomingwith Christina Applegate at
that time. WhenRobin formed the group, Christina introducedthem to
the Viper Room, a club on Hollywoodsfamous Sunset Strip owned by
Johnny Depp.
It wasnt long before the dancers were the talk
DOLLS ON THE RISE
PUSSYCATS GALORE: (From left)Kimberly Wyatt, Jessica Sutta,
NicoleScherzinger, Ashley Roberts, CarmitBachar and Melody
Thornton.
Address:
R.age, Star Publications (M) Bhd,
Menara Star, #15, Jalan 16/11,
46350, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
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of the town and big stars started to get interested inperforming
with them, just for the fun of it.
The one person who made a difference was Gwen
Stefani. She wanted to perform, not just to dance, butalso to
sing. She enjoyed herself so much that sheinvited the executives
from her record label to watchthe girls perform, and that was where
talk of a singinggroup surfaced.
As Nicole explains, unlike other girl groups around,the Pussycat
Dolls has history.
Yes, the brand will no doubt go down in history. Ithas already
had a limited edition makeup line fromStila, as well as its own
permanent show at thefamous Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The show
fea-tures a different bunch of performers though, andremains
faithful to the original Pussycat Dolls concept cabaret-styled,
skimpy clothes stage shows. But ifany of you are hoping that the
singing group would bejust as, well, minimally dressed, you can
shake yourhead in disappointment now.
Weve evolved as a group stylistically, Nicole said.People talk
about us being risqu, but were not anymore risqu than say, Destinys
Child.
If you watch our videos, were fully dressed and thisis how were
dressed on stage too.
Dont be overly upset though, guys, because there isno denying
that these six girls are, well, hot. And trustme, you really do
want your girlfriends to be hot likethem.
WhohasPerformed
WithThePussycatDolls?
1. CarmenElectra
2.ChristinaApplegate
3.GwenStefani
4.EvaLongoria
5.ChristinaAguilera
6.JaimePressly
7.KellyOsbourne
8.BrittanyMurphy
9.ChalizeTheron
10. ParisHilton
11.PamelaAnderson
12. ScarlettJohansson
13.Pink
14. BritneySpears
*Thedancersalsoappearedin
CharliesAngels2:FullThrottle
Carmen Electra
A scene fromCharlies Angels2: Full Throttle.
