Electra showcased signature moves that have made her a Pussycat Dolls favorite, showing the audience why she is the modern burlesque icon. Wearing sexy over-the-knee black boots, she danced with the saloon’s house dolls to “Don’t Cha,” “These Boots Were Made for Walking” and more. When people think of The Pussycat Dolls, they often think of hit songs such as “Buttons,” “When I Grow Up,” and “Don’t Cha.” While their music is their claim to fame, The Pussycat Dolls actually didn’t start out as a singing group at all.
It peaked at number thirty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached the top ten in countries such as Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Romania, Scotland and the United Kingdom. In May 2011, Scherzinger was hired as a judge on the first season of the American version of The X Factor, alongside Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and L.A. After her stint in the United States, Scherzinger joined The X Factor UK for its ninth series as the fourth permanent judge. In May 2013, Scherzinger was confirmed as a returning judge for the tenth series of The X Factor UK. In January 2014, it was reported that Scherzinger left Interscope Records and signed a multimillion-dollar recording deal with Sony Records. Since the Pussycat Dolls were originally a burlesque dance troupe, Scherzinger and Thornton were the only members specifically hired for singing role when the group turned into a pop act in 2003. As part of a Behind the Music special on Scherzinger’s career, she claimed that she was responsible for singing both lead and background vocals on both of the group’s studio albums, with hardly anything sung by her fellow members.
Scherzinger, who said that she did not want to get in trouble for her revelations, explained that the other members did not even hear the tracks until they were finished. The Dolls previously started as a burlesque group created by choreographer, Robin Antin back in 1995. The group would regularly feature celebrity members such as Carmen Electra, Christina Aguilera, and Gwen Stefani. It was later formed as a music group with Jessica Sutta, Ashley Roberts, Kimberly Wyatt, Cyia Batten, and Kasey Campbell hired as dancers, and who were all from the burlesque group. Four vocalists were hired, Carmit Bachar, who is an original Pussycat Doll, Nicole Scherzinger, Melody Thornton, and Kaya Jones. Kaya, Cyia, and Kasey left the group before the release of the group’s first studio album, PCD, while Robin became the group’s manager.
Billboard ranked the Pussycat Dolls as the 80th most successful musical act of the 2000s. The group has sold 55 million records worldwide, making them one of puppy playtime dolls the best-selling girl groups of all time. In 2012, the Pussycat Dolls ranked 100th on VH1’s 100 Greatest Women in Music, and as the tenth all-girl group.
Between the first two legs, the group opened for The Circus Starring Britney Spears in North America. In May 2009, Jessica Sutta suffered a back injury during the first Sydney show, leaving the group performing as a foursome throughout the following shows. While on tour in Europe, Nicole Scherzinger was asked to re-write pop version of “Jai Ho” from the film Slumdog Millionaire . The song was entitled “Jai Ho! ” and credited Scherzinger as a featured artist.