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Bitrh Name: Melody Thornton
Birthday: September 28th, 1984
Age: 22
Sign: Libra
Hometown:
Pheonix, AZ
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Facts: Is of African and Mexican decent. Is very close with her family.
Bio:The only member chosen from an open audition talent search, Melody Thornton was a rising young star in hometown
Phoenix . She sang backup for local artists, the National Anthem for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and at
Arizona
State
University talent shows. Her grandmother from her maternal Mexican side had been a singer for mariachi bands; her grandfather from her paternal African-American side was a blues guitarist. Being the only
Latina and African-American in The Pussycat Dolls means a great deal to her. I think a lot of the audience can relate to me, she says, and that adds to the Dolls.
The first time she saw The Pussycat Dolls was on Christina Aguilera's MTV Diary. I loved the concept and if Christina loved it, that's all I needed.
Thornton recorded the show and played it back over and over. When she heard on MTV News that the group was auditioning, she took time off from her job in the City of Phoenix after-school recreation program and drove to
Burbank with her mother and sister. When they arrived at 5 a.m., five people were ahead of her.
Thornton went in for the audition and her mother and sister waited across the street in their car for nine hours.
I tried to mimic the concept to get noticed, she says, but that wasn't easy. I've never even had a dance class. But once I sang, I worked it. Called back with three others, she did choreography for a day and then sang for Iovine. I wasn't nervous because I didn't know who he was, she says with a laugh. Besides, I don't like to come off weak. Failure is not an option. She then sang for Fair, who accompanied her on piano. A week of rehearsals and a Viper Room show later and
Thornton was welcomed aboard in December 2003.
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