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Pussycat Dolls

The idea for the girl-band The Pussycat Dolls came from Robin Antin, a choreographer in Los Angeles, California. Antin usually did choreography for music videos, but was looking to try something different. Using some of her dancer girlfriends, she started experimenting with her own style of choreography. She tried mixing in rock music and fashion with her dance moves. Antin's friend, actress Christina Applegate, gave her the idea to have the dancers perform at The Viper Room, Johnny Depp's popular nightclub in Hollywood. The Pussycat Dolls show became a hit, and was performed every Thursday evening from 1995 - 2001.

In 2000, Gwen Stefani became the first celebrity guest-star member of The Pussycat Dolls. Other celebrities soon made guest appearances in the show, including Christina Aguilera, Brittany Murphy, and Charlize Theron. By 2002, the show had become so popular that they moved it to The Roxy, a larger nightclub. Around the same time, Antin started working on a music deal with the chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records.

Over the years, different girls in the show have come and gone. The current Pussycat Dolls include Scherzinger, who used to be in the girl-band Eden's Crush; Jessica Sutta, a former captain of the Miami Heat cheerleaders; Carmit Bachar, who performed on Ricky Martin's world tour; Ashley Roberts and Kimberly Wyatt, both dancers in Hollywood; and Melody Thornton, a singer who auditioned and was picked to join The Pussycat Dolls.

The group's songs started appearing in several movie soundtracks, including "We Went as Far as We Felt Like Going," which was featured in the movie "Shark Tale." In 2005 they released their first album, "PCD." It produced several hit songs, including "Stickwitu," "Buttons," and "Don't Cha," a duet featuring rapper Busta Rhymes. The Pussycat Dolls have also worked with Will.I.Am from the Black Eyed Peas and Timbaland. In 2006, they were nominated for a Teen Choice Award and an MTV Video Music Award.

Written by Michele Meyer