Jessica Sutta

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Jessica Sutta

Background information
Born May 15, 1982 (1982-05-15) (age 26)
Genre(s) Pop, R&B
Occupation(s) Singer, dancer, actress
Label(s) Cheyenne, Polydor (2001 - 2002), A&M (2004 - present)
Associated acts Pussycat Dolls

Jessica Sutta (born May 15, 1982) is an American dancer, singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the successful pop/R&B group the Pussycat Dolls.

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[edit] Early life

Sutta was born in Miami, Florida. She grew up with two older brothers, Bill and Kevin. She started dance classes at the age of three. She went to the New World School of the Arts at age fourteen to study dance. She tore the ACL on both knees and switched to theater studies, before finally returning to dance. She joined the Miami Heat dance team in 1999 and became captain in 2001.

[edit] Media appearances

Jessica Sutta in the music video for "Don't Cry for Pain" (2004).
Jessica Sutta in the music video for "Don't Cry for Pain" (2004).

Sutta plays the woman who got abused by her husband in Ana Johnsson's music video for "Don't Cry for Pain". She also acted in the Swedish TV soap opera Ocean Ave., which was shot in Florida. In 2002, Sutta moved to Los Angeles. As a freelance dancer, she appeared in music videos for Will Smith, Baby Bash ("Suga Suga"), Craig David and Gloria Estefan, among others. She has also appeared in the movies From Justin to Kelly and Bully. In 2007, she appeared on an episode of the game show Identity.

[edit] Pussycat Dolls

She came to the attention of choreographer Robin Antin, who cast her with the Pussycat Dolls in 2002. As with all the other Dolls, Sutta is a salaried employee of Interscope Records.

Sutta sang co-lead along with Carmit Bachar and Ashley Roberts in the "Stickwitu" b-side "Santa Baby". Now that Bachar has left the group, Sutta sings all her lead vocals in "I Don't Need A Man" and shares her duets with Melody Thornton and Nicole Scherzinger in "Buttons" and Beep. She also takes her solo part in "Beep" along with Roberts and Wyatt. On the second PCD album "To Those Who Wait" she has a lead vocal role along with Nicole Scherzinger & Kimberly Wyatt on a song called "Bottle Pop".

Reportedly, at the MTV Movie Awards she did sing the second half of the chorus, "You Just Might Get It"and "When I grow Up". Sutta vocals can be heard at the Pure Night Club performance.

[edit] Solo career

Sutta is featured on a track named "Make It Last" with Dave Aude, which was released in May 2007 and reached number one on Billboard magazines Hot Dance Club Play charts for September 22, 2007.[1] She is also featured on Paul Van Dyk's July 2007 single "White Lies", which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales. It also appeared on the album In Between.

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