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Jessica Sutta 
Jessica Sutta attending "Susan G. Komen's 8th Annual Fashion For The Cure" event - Hollywood, CA on Sept. 24, 2009Background information Birth name Jessica Lynn Sutta Born May 15, 1982
Miami, Florida, U.S.Genres Pop, dance, house Occupations Singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, model, spokesmodel, showgirl/vedette Years active 2002–present Labels A&M (2004–2010)
Hollywood Records (2011-present), VanditAssociated acts Pussycat Dolls, Paul van Dyk, Dave Audé, Eva Simons Website www.jessicasuttaonline.com Jessica Lynn Sutta (born May 15, 1982) is an American dancer, showgirl, singer, recording artist, model, and actress. She is best known as a member of the American pop girl group and dance ensemble, the Pussycat Dolls. She left the group in January 2010 to embark her solo career. She is currently finishing up her debut solo album which is expected to be released in 2012. She is currently signed to Hollywood Records.
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Biography
1982–2004: Early life
Sutta was born in Miami, Florida to a Jewish father of Polish and Russian descent and a Roman Catholic mother of Irish-Japanese descent.[1] She grew up in Cutler Bay, Florida with two older brothers, Billy and Kevin. She started dance classes at the age of three. She was a child model in a dance wear catalog/magazine in Miami called Star Style among the child models was Melissa Pastrana who also graduated from NWSA New World School of the Arts. She was a Miami City Ballet dance student in Miami Beach, Florida among the alumni were Crista Villela, Melissa Pastrana, Kelly Hess, Patricia Delgado, Cherilyn Franco- Morroco, Jeanette Delgado just to name a few. At New World School of the Arts, she studied dance.[2] She tore the ACL on both knees and switched to theater studies, before finally returning to dance.[2] She joined the NBA's cheerleading squad Miami Heat in 1999 and became captain in 2001.[2]
2003–2010: Pussycat Dolls and solo career beginnings
Main article: Pussycat Dolls
Jessica with the Pussycat Dolls
In 2003, she moved to L.A. and three months later was on a dance audition for a PSA involving Smokey Bear when she came to the attention of choreographer Robin Antin, who cast her with the Pussycat Dolls in 2003.
From the moment Sutta joined The Pussycat Dolls, she says: "This is where I always wanted to be. I thought The Pussycat Dolls were genius. I am so blessed to be a part of this group."[2] Sutta sang co-lead along with Carmit Bachar and Ashley Roberts in the "Stickwitu" single B-side, "Santa Baby". After the departure of Bachar from the group, Sutta took the parts that Bachar used to sing, and co-leads with Melody. Sutta also recorded a solo song, "If I Was a Man", for the Deluxe Edition of the Dolls' second studio album Doll Domination. The song is produced by Smidi, Ron Fair, and Stefanie Ridel.
During the hiatus of the Pussycat Dolls in 2007, Sutta was featured on two tracks, "Make It Last" and "White Lies". Both managed to chart on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, reaching the top three while "White Lies" was successful in Europe. It made Sutta the second artist to have two concurrent top 10 Club Play singles. "White Lies" peaked at #1 for four weeks on Billboard's Hot Dance Singles Sales chart.[3]
On January 29, 2010, Sutta revealed she had been ousted from the group. In an interview with E! Online Sutta revealed that she broke a rib while on tour with the group and the group's management failed to provide her with any accommodation, so the "almost homeless" singer had to crash on a friends couch as she recovered from a broken rib.[4] In Life & Style magazine she stated: "I basically felt like nothing more than a glorified back-up dancer after seven years with the group. I wasn't feeling like I was growing in the situation. It was something I had to do. Breaking my rib is what sent me over the edge."[5] Sutta told MTV News that she had the blessing of the Dolls to step out on her own. "They were really supportive of me. It was a big decision, but it was the best decision." She also said she can be her own woman. "I think I was always in the shadow of Nicole, so I think it's the chance for me to come out."
On January 30, 2010, Sutta clarified her comments with ABC News regarding her leaving the Pussycat Dolls, stating that Scherzinger is like a sister and she has love for her. Sutta also said that the rib injury obtained during the tour made her realize she did not want to be with the group any more as she did not think it was her future. She said she was recording and writing her debut album and said that fans could expect music very soon.[6]
2010–present: Solo career development
Jessica Sutta performing at KIIS-FM's Jingle BallIn September 2010, Jessica revealed that her first solo single would be called "I Wanna Be Bad".[7] She debuted the song at the Truck Stop / Here Lounge in West Hollywood. "I Wanna Be Bad" was produced by Dutch producer Tearce Keaz[8] and written by Jessica: "I actually wrote this particularly song called "I Wanna Be Bad", it was right after I broke my rib, and I got inspired, I went in the studio with Tearce, and we made a song a year ago, so now it’s coming, and will be released on iTunes very soon with the video coming out as well."[9] Jessica premiered the video for "I Wanna Be Bad" on RadarOnline on October 19. The video was directed by Frank E. Flowers. In an exclusive interview for RadarOnline.com, she spoke about her first music video, her solo album, and the Pussycat Dolls: "Being the producer and the artist you'd think it would be really stressful, but for some reason everything went so smoothly. All my close friends were in the video, they're my best girl friends…I had a vision; I love the Marie Antoinette feeling and the girly, decadent kind of feeling in the video...the fantasy of it all." Since quitting the Pussycat Dolls, Jessica says there's no bad blood between the girls. "I talk to them a lot. They're really supportive and all doing their own thing. We grew a sisterhood, so I miss them a lot."[10] "I Wanna Be Bad" was released on iTunes on October 19.[11]
Sutta performed during the Tailgate Show at the Dolphins vs. Lions Game at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida on January 19, 2011. She performed two new songs from the album called "Jack In The Box" and "Good Boy".[12] In an interview she said "Jack in the Box" might be her new single, stating that it's her favorite song of the album alongside "Good Boy", which she described as "sexy and fun".[13] Sutta also announced that she has a single coming up with DJ Erick Morillo,[14] called "Pin-Up Girl" which also features American rapper Justin Oxley. The song was written by VASSY & Jamie Hartman,[15] and produced by Morillo, Harry Romero and José Nunez. She performed "Pin-Up Girl" with Oxley and Morillo at Ultra Music Festival, on 27 March.[16]
Jessica's collaboration with Cedric Gervais, "Where Ever U Are"[17] was released on August 2, 2011.[18] The song appeared on Gervais' new album Miamication.[19] She officially confirmed on her Twitter that she had signed to "Hollywood Records", home to several Disney artists. She also confirmed her album is nearly completed and it will be called "Sutta Pop". Jessica's official first single "Show Me" appears as a bonus track on Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 39, which was released on August 9, 2011.[20] "Show Me" premiered on Idolator on August 3, 2011.[21] The video premiered on Saturday, August 6 on ABC Family.[22] Following that, the song became available digitally on August 23.[23] The song peaked at number one on the Hot Dance Club Songs in the United States, becoming Sutta's first number-one single as a solo artist. "When the record went No. 1, I kind of had to stop for a second. I didn't even know what to say," Sutta tells Billboard.com. "The transitions are sometimes very hard, but it's so worth it in the end because the hard work always pays off. I'm really grateful, and I'm working as hard as I possibly can because that's how bad I want it." Sutta's debut LP will include the dance sounds of "Show Me", as well as "Cry Wolf," a "sexy, feel-good" collaboration with Swedish producer Harry Sommerdahl, but "Sutta Pop" will also explore R&B and pop territory. "I have tracks that are heavily dance-influenced, but then I have tracks that are full of 808 drums [Roland TR-808 drum machine] with a more R&B feeling to them," she says to Billboard. [24]
Media appearances
Sutta plays the woman who was abused by her husband in Ana Johnsson's music video for "Don't Cry for Pain". As a freelance dancer, she appeared in music videos for Will Smith ("Miami"), Baby Bash ("Suga Suga"), Craig David ("Spanish") and Gloria Estefan ("Don't Let This Moment End"), among others.
As an actress, she was part of the original cast in the Swedish American soap opera known as Ocean Ave., along side Megan Fox, where she played Jody Starr, a pill-poppin' Gothic teenager.[2] She has also appeared in the movie From Justin to Kelly, a 2003 American romantic comedy musical film, and Bully where she played Blonde.[2] Sutta had a brief role in the 2003 film Bad Boys II. She was also hosting a show for a Miami based cable network called "SoBe in the Night". In 2007, she appeared on an episode of the game show Identity in disguise as a Pussycat Doll.
In 2007, Sutta appeared in a series of video ads on MySpace for Unilever's Axe body spray, as part of their 'Bom Chicka Wah Wah' campaign. The ads took the form of instructional dance videos, with Sutta displaying 'sexy' dance moves.[25]
In 2010, Jessica appeared in FHM Magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World", ranking at #71.[26]
In December 2010, Sutta appeared in the YouTube video for non-profit organisation FCKH8, a play on the NOH8 campaign, of which she also shot a photo for.
In 2011, Jessica appeared in Capra's music video for their new song "If I Was".[27] Sutta also guest featured in "HAHA,JK!", an online hidden-camera show, in webisode entitled "The Assistant", that stars Comedian Jamie Kennedy.[28]
Discography
See also: Pussycat Dolls discographyAlbum
Studio albums
Title Album details US Sutta Pop - Released: May 2012
- Label: Hollywood Records
- Format: CD, digital download
- Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album US US Dance
[29]CAN SVK
[29]"I Wanna Be Bad" 2010 — — — 65 Sutta Pop "Show Me" 2011 — 1 — 7 "—" denotes release did not chart or was not released As featured artist
List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album US
[30]US Dance
[31]AUT
[32]FIN
[33]GER
[34]UK
[35]"Make It Last (Dave Audé feat. Jessica Sutta) 2007 — 1 — — — — Make It Last - EP "White Lies" (Paul van Dyk feat. Jessica Sutta) 1151 3 73 14 38 80 In Between "Where Ever U Are" (Cedric Gervais ft. Jessica Sutta)[17] 2011 — — — — — — Miamication "—" denotes release did not chart or was not released - Notes
- 1.^ "White Lies" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at number fifteen.
Album appearances
List of appearances as a featured artist on album songs Title Year Other artist Album "Be With You" 2007 Paul Van Dyk "In Your Heart" 2008 "If I Was a Man" Doll Domination[36] "Pin Up Girl" 2011 Erick Morillo Erick Morillo's Solo Project Filmography
Year Title Role 2001 Bully Blonde 2002 Ocean Ave. Jody Starr 2003 From Justin to Kelly Bracelet Girl Bad Boys II Prostitute 2007 Identity Herself 2008 Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious Herself 2009 The Truth About Angels Herself 2010 The Search for Shangela's Best Dance Crew Guest judge 2011 SoBe Real[37] Mitch Music videos
Year Title Director 2007 "White Lies" (Paul van Dyk feat. Jessica Sutta) Lucy Adams[38] 2010 "I Wanna Be Bad" Frank E. Flowers[39] 2011 "Pin-Up Girl" Eugene Riecansky[40] "Show Me" SKINNY[41] References
- ^ "In the Valley of the Dolls". The Philippine Star (PhilStar Daily, Inc.). 2008-11-02. http://beta.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=411978. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- ^ a b c d e f ""Inside every woman is a Pussycat Doll," says Robin Antin". William Morris Endeavor (Interscope Records). http://www.wma.com/pussycat_dolls/Bio/pussycat_dolls.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- ^ "Kanye's King of The Billboard 200 With 957,000". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc). 2007-09-19. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/charts/chart_alert/e3i2456bfa8a8b3972fa089263ddddb0ef4. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ^ "Jessica Sutta Bitter About Leaving Pussycat Dolls, Is Jealous Of Nicole Scherzinger". Starpulse.com. 2010-01-30. http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2010/01/30/jessica_sutta_bitter_about_leaving_pussy_1. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- ^ "Former Pussycat Doll: how I lost it all". Life & Style (Bauer). 2010-01-29. http://www.lifeandstylemag.com/2010/01/jessica-sutta.html. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ^ Golden, Jessica (2010-01-29). "Former Pussycat Doll Jessica Sutta". ABC News. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/video/pussycat-doll-jessica-sutta-9701259. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ http://twitter.com/IamJessicaSutta/status/25450827742
- ^ http://twitter.com/Tearcekizzo/status/25800279089
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pCAmn2RuSw
- ^ http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/10/exclusive-video-former-pussycat-doll-jessica-sutta-goes-solo-sings-i-wanna-be-bad
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-wanna-be-bad/id398686673
- ^ "Jessica Sutta performing at Miami Dolphins". Miami Dolphins. http://www.miamidolphins.com/video?bcpid=585645507001&bckey=AQ~~,AAAAPLps31k~,TJzr-TEF9ZDBr32E7bGQERjsyfeFVgGP&bclid=630402801001&bctid=725774545001. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ http://www.ialivenetwork.com/video/484/jessica-sutta----former-member-of-the-pussycat-dolls--ialive-exclusive-interview
- ^ http://twitter.com/IamJessicaSutta/status/43424138190266370
- ^ "http://www.bensbrother.com/news.php?item=43". Bens Brother. http://www.bensbrother.com/news.php?item=43. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ "Ultra Music Fest Miami". MTV.com. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1660827/ultra-music-fest-miami.jhtml. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ a b http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/where-ever-u-are-feat.-jessica/id452124730
- ^ http://www.djtunes.com/cedric-gervais/miamication/where-ever-u-are__1124694
- ^ "Where Ever U Are - Cedric Gervais feat Jessica Sutta". iTunes. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/miamication/id424686526. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ "Now Thats What I Call Music Vol 39". American Superstar Mag. http://www.americansuperstarmag.com/celebrity-news/katy-perry-britney-spears-head-now-39-compilation. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ "Jessica Sutta - Show Me-Premiere". Idelator. http://idolator.com/5961212/jessica-sutta-show-me-idolator-premiere. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ "Jessica Sutta - Show Me-Video Premiere ABC Family". ABC Family. http://abcfamily.go.com/music/videos-details/promos/jessica-sutta---show-me/pl_PL55/vd_VD55137907. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ "Former Pussycat Doll, Jessica Sutta, Signs With Hollywood Records". Disney Info Net. http://disneyinfonet.com/2011/08/03/former-pussycat-doll-jessica-sutta-signs-with-hollywood-records-pophollywood. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/news/show-me-the-no-1-former-pussycat-doll-jessica-1005490182.story#/news/show-me-the-no-1-former-pussycat-doll-jessica-1005490182.story
- ^ "See All My Bom Chicka Wah Wah!". My Space. http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=17036221. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ "FHM Hot 100 2011 Girls". Toronto Pics. http://www.torontopics.com/digital/fhmus2010.html. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ "It’s finally here! CAPRA – "If I Was" Music Video". Capra Music Online. http://capramusiconline.com/2011/04/29/its-finally-here-capra-if-i-was-music-video/. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/9/prweb8802750.htm
- ^ a b "Billboard Chart Highlights: Dance/Club Play". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-dance-club-play-country-1005324502.story. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
- ^ Billboard Charts
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in US Hot Dance Club Songs:
- "Make it Last" "US Hot Dance Club Songs - Week of September 22, 2007". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/dance-club-play-songs?chartDate=2007-09-22. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- "White Lies" "Paul Van Dyk Album & Song Chart History: "Billboard Hot 100"". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/paul-van-dyk/chart-history/195777?f=359&g=Singles. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ^ "Paul van Dyk feat. Jessica Sutta - White Lies". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Paul+van+Dyk+feat.+Jessica+Sutta&titel=White+Lies&cat=s. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ^ "Paul van Dyk feat. Jessica Sutta - White Lies". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Paul+van+Dyk+feat.+Jessica+Sutta&titel=White+Lies&cat=s. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung / Paul Van Dyk featuring Jessica Sutta / Single" (in German). musicline.de. Phononet. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Dyk%2CPaul+Van+Feat.Sutta%2CJessica/single. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ^ "Chart Stars - Paul Van Dyk ft Jessica Sutta". chartstars.com. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=33088. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ^ "Doll Domination (Deluxe Edition) by The Pussycat Dolls". iTunes. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/doll-domination-deluxe-edition/id291375026. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ^ "SoBe Real (2011)". imdb.comaccessdate=2010-08-23. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1773687/.
- ^ ""White Lies" Music Video". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/videos/paul-van-dyk/177712/white-lies.jhtml#artist=899. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ Iacuzzi, Frances (2010-10-20). "Jessica Sutta: the Making of ‘I Wanna Be Bad’". WordPress. http://francesiacuzzi.wordpress.com/2010/10/20/jessica-sutta-the-making-of-i-wanna-be-bad/. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ^ Jessica Sutta new video > director Idcri
- ^ "Jessica Sutta ‘Show Me’ by Skinny". Promo News. http://www.promonews.tv/2011/09/01/jessica-sutta-show-me-by-skinny/. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
External links
Jessica Sutta Studio albuns Sutta PopSingles "I Wanna Be Bad" · "Show Me"Featured singles Related articles Pussycat Dolls Lauren Bennett • Vanessa Curry • Kristal Smith • Tiffany Zavala • Kia Hampton • Paula Van Oppen
Nicole Scherzinger • Cyia Batten • Casey Campbell • Kaya Jones • Robin Antin • Carmit Bachar • Asia Nitollano • Jessica Sutta • Kimberly Wyatt • Ashley Roberts • Melody ThorntonStudio albums Live albums Live from LondonSingles "Don't Cha" • "Stickwitu" • "Beep" • "Buttons" • "I Don't Need a Man" • "Wait a Minute" • "When I Grow Up" • "Whatcha Think About That" • "I Hate This Part" • "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" • "Bottle Pop" • "Hush Hush; Hush Hush"Promotional singles "Sway" • "Right Now" • "Top of the World"Concert tours Related topics Solo Artists Adam Hicks · Anna Margaret · Bridgit Mendler · China Anne McClain · Demi Lovato · Jesse McCartney · Jessica Sutta · Joe Jonas · Marié Digby · Miley CyrusBands/Groups Allstar Weekend · Atreyu · Breaking Benjamin · Capra · Grace Potter and the Nocturnals · Jonas Brothers · Nick Jonas & the Administration · Plain White T's · Queen · Selena Gomez & the Scene · ValoraFormer Artists List of former Hollywood Records artistsCategories:- 1982 births
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