Jessica Sutta

Jessica Lynn Sutta was born in Miami, Florida to a Catholic and Jewish family of Russian and Polish descent. At the age of three, she was enrolled in various dance classes and would later attend Miami City Ballet and the New World School of the Arts at the age of 14 to further her dance skills.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/j-sutta-mn0003595367/biography|title=J Sutta|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=October 3, 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wma.com/pussycat_dolls/Bio/pussycat_dolls.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060321135952/http://www.wma.com/pussycat_dolls/Bio/pussycat_dolls.pdf|title=The Pussycat Dolls|archive-date=March 21, 2006|publisher=William Morris Agency|access-date=October 3, 2020}} When she was 17, Sutta tore her ACL on both knees and switched to theatre, thinking her dance career was over.{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/inside/overtheropes/divasdolls/mickiejessica|title=The Divas Meet the Dolls: Mickie James & Jessica|last1=James|first1=Mickie|last2=Sutta|first2=Jessica|publisher=WWE|access-date=October 5, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://dallasvoice.com/ya-gotta-love-sutta-dont-cha/|title=Ya gotta love J Sutta … don't cha?|last=Widner|first=Joanna|date=September 16, 2016|work=Dallas Voice|access-date=October 5, 2020}} Eventually, through rehabilitation Sutta's knees healed and joined NBA's cheerleading squad Miami Heat in 1999, becoming the captain in 2001.{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/heat/news/heatdancersbracket0809html|title=HEAT Dancers go for Four In a Row in NBA Dance Team Bracket|date=March 26, 2009|work=Nba.com|access-date=October 3, 2020}}

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In 2001 Sutta debuted as an actress in the crime drama film Bully, directed by Larry Clark.

From 2002 to 2003 she was cast as a series regular on Ocean Ave., in which she played Jody, a rich and arrogant teenager of an elite family.{{cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2006/05/17/pussycat-dolls-move-from-dance-troupe-to-pop-phenomenon/|title=Pussycat Dolls move from dance troupe to pop phenomenon|date=May 17, 2006|last=Baca|first=Ricardo|work=The Denver Post|access-date=October 3, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gainesville.com/news/20060414/whats-new-pussycats|title=What's new, Pussycats?|date=May 17, 2006|last=Macias|first=Chris|work=The Sacramento Bee|access-date=October 3, 2020}} In 2003 she played Nadine in the romantic comedy film From Justin to Kelly. She moved to Los Angeles to work as a dancer and met choreographer Robin Antin, who asked her to join the Pussycat Dolls, along with Nicole Scherzinger, Melody Thornton, Carmit Bachar, Ashley Roberts and Kimberly Wyatt.{{cite news|url=http://www.wma.com/pussycat_dolls/Bio/pussycat_dolls.pdf |title="Inside every woman is a Pussycat Doll," says Robin Antin |publisher=Interscope Records |work=William Morris Endeavor |access-date=June 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207064229/http://www.wma.com/pussycat_dolls/Bio/pussycat_dolls.pdf |archive-date=December 7, 2008 }} The group achieved worldwide success with the singles "Don't Cha", "Stickwitu", "Buttons", and their multi-platinum debut album PCD (2005). Their second and final studio album Doll Domination (2008) contains hit singles "When I Grow Up", "I Hate This Part", and "Jai Ho!".{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/the-pussycat-dolls-breakups-boys-and-bravado-00zxj92gq|title=What's new, Pussycats? Break‑ups, boys and bravado|last=Potton|first=Ed|date=February 6, 2020|work=The Times|access-date=October 5, 2020|url-access=subscription}}

Despite their commercial success, the group was plagued by internal conflict due to the emphasis on Scherzinger and the subordinate treatment of the other members.{{Cite news |url=https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/people/pussycat-dolls-announced-first-northampton-headliners-summer-1383176 |title=Pussycat Dolls announced as first Northampton headliners this summer |last=Roberts |first=Carly |date=February 3, 2020|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-date=February 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228170910/https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/people/pussycat-dolls-announced-first-northampton-headliners-summer-1383176|url-status=live}} In February 2010, for these reasons, Sutta, Wyatt, Roberts, and Thornton had announced their departures from the Pussycat Dolls and the group disbanded.{{cite magazine|title=Paula Abdul's 'Live to Dance' Show Gets Host and Judges|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/953886/paula-abduls-live-to-dance-show-gets-host-and-judges|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 6, 2015}} Sutta said in an interview she was tired of living in "the shadow of Scherzinger".{{cite web|url=http://www.lifeandstylemag.com/2010/01/jessica-sutta.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206211916/http://www.lifeandstylemag.com/2010/01/jessica-sutta.html|title=Former Pussycat Doll: how I lost it all|archive-date=February 6, 2010|date=January 29, 2010|last=Raftery|first=Brian|work=Life & Style|access-date=October 3, 2020|url-status=live}}

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On September 19, 2010, Sutta released her debut solo single, "I Wanna Be Bad", as an independent artist, and the music video premiered exclusively on MTV.{{cite web|title=EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Former Pussycat Doll Jessica Sutta Goes Solo, Sings 'I Wanna Be Bad'|url=http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/10/exclusive-video-former-pussycat-doll-jessica-sutta-goes-solo-sings-i-wanna-be-bad|website=Radaronline.com|date=October 19, 2010 |access-date=May 23, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bensbrother.com/news.php?item=43|title=BensBrother News..February 2011.. Goo Goo Dolls, Pussycat Dolls, Baby Dolls and Pin-up Girls...|publisher=Bens Brother|access-date=August 6, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707223735/http://www.bensbrother.com/news.php?item=43|archive-date=July 7, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1660827/ultra-music-fest-miami.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501192950/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1660827/ultra-music-fest-miami.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 1, 2011|title=Ultra Music Fest Miami|publisher=MTV|access-date=August 6, 2010}} In 2011 Sutta signed with Hollywood Records and released her first single on a record label, "Show Me", on August 23.{{cite web|url=http://idolator.com/5961212/jessica-sutta-show-me-idolator-premiere|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715025732/http://idolator.com/5961212/jessica-sutta-show-me-idolator-premiere|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2012|title=Jessica Sutta – Show Me-Premiere|publisher=Idelator|access-date=August 6, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://abcfamily.go.com/music/videos-details/promos/jessica-sutta---show-me/pl_PL55/vd_VD55137907|title=Jessica Sutta – Show Me-Video Premiere ABC Family|publisher=ABC Family|access-date=August 6, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://disneyinfonet.com/2011/08/03/former-pussycat-doll-jessica-sutta-signs-with-hollywood-records-pophollywood|title=Former Pussycat Doll, Jessica Sutta, Signs With Hollywood Records|publisher=Disney Info Net|access-date=August 6, 2010}} The song peaked at number one on the US Dance Club Songs, becoming the first former Pussycat Dolls to reach the top of an American chart.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/465233/show-me-the-no-1-former-pussycat-doll-jessica-sutta-tops-dance-chart |title='Show Me' the No. 1: Former Pussycat Doll Jessica Sutta Tops Dance Chart |magazine=Billboard |date=September 14, 2009 |access-date=March 28, 2012}} In 2012 she worked on her debut album, titled Sutta Pop and produced by Timbaland, RedOne and Busbee, recording songs such as "Amplify", "Good Boy", "Jack in the Box", "Disco Ball" and "Kissing the Sky".{{cite web|title=Jessica Sutta – Sexy Siren |url=http://adelantemagazine.com/2012/03/jessica-sutta-sexy-siren/ |access-date=May 23, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104081030/http://adelantemagazine.com/2012/03/jessica-sutta-sexy-siren/ |archive-date=January 4, 2014}}{{cite web|title=Jessica Sutta eyes May release for 'Sutta Pop'|url=http://www.theprophetblog.net/jessica-sutta-eyes-may-release-for-sutta-pop|website=Theprophetblog.net|access-date=May 23, 2012|archive-date=June 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620221212/http://www.theprophetblog.net/jessica-sutta-eyes-may-release-for-sutta-pop/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title= The Morning Show : Jessica Sutta's solo success |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TzwsogD3Ak&feature=player_detailpage#t=132s |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019123716/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TzwsogD3Ak&feature=player_detailpage |archive-date=2013-10-19 |url-status=dead|publisher=YouTube|access-date=October 11, 2012}} She also toured in festivals in US.{{cite web|url=http://chicago.gopride.com/calendar/event.cfm/id/149738 |title=Jessica Sutta at Market Days on August 11, 2012 |website=Chicago.gopride.com |date=August 11, 2012 |access-date=June 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323104904/http://chicago.gopride.com/calendar/event.cfm/id/149738 |archive-date=March 23, 2014 }} Sutta planned to release "Make It Loud" as the lead single, but in October 2012 she was fired from Hollywood and the album was canceled; the label said they didn't know how to promote her image into a catalog of teen artists.{{cite web |url=https://www.pophatesflops.com/news/newmusic/pussycat-to-tiger-jessica-sutta-escapes-her-cage-r270/|title=Pussycat to Tiger: Jessica Sutta Escapes Her Cage|website=pophatesflops|date=15 May 2016 |access-date=May 2, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6cpmVSLhHQ&feature=player_detailpage |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709153221/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6cpmVSLhHQ&feature=player_detailpage#t=583s |archive-date=2013-07-09 |url-status=bot: unknown |title=The Jessica Sutta Show! on USTREAM 6.10.2012 – PART1 | date=6 October 2012 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=October 11, 2012 }}

In 2013 she signed with the independent label Citrusonic Stereophonic and released two singles, "Again" on March 26 and "Lights Out" on August 20 – both songs reached top 5 on US Dance Club Songs.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/again-feat.-kemal-golden-radio/id619671800?i=619671915 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506133818/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/again-feat.-kemal-golden-radio/id619671800?i=619671915 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 6, 2013 |title=iTunes – Music – Again (feat. Kemal Golden) [Radio Edit] – Single by Jessica Sutta |website=iTunes |date=March 26, 2013 |access-date=June 5, 2014}}{{cite web|author=Luis Gonzalez |url=http://eqmusicblog.com/listen-to-lights-out-by-jessica-sutta/ |title=Listen to "Lights Out" by Jessica Sutta ‹ EQ Music Blog |publisher=Eqmusicblog.com |date=August 20, 2013 |access-date=June 5, 2014}} In 2014 she signed with she signed to another independent label, Premier League Music, and released "Candy".{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/premiere-see-former-pussycat-doll-jessica-suttas-103045894261.html|title=Jessica Sutta Debuts Sweet and Spicy 'Candy' Music Video|date=19 November 2014 |publisher=Yahoo|access-date=2023-03-03}} On the label, she released a series of singles, including "Bottle Bitch", "Let It Be Love", "Feline Resurrection" and "Damn! (I Wish I Was Your Lover)".{{cite web|url=https://popcrush.com/jessica-sutta-feel-like-making-love-video-premiere/|title=J Sutta Offers Her Spurned Lover a Sensual Olive Branch on 'Feel Like Making Love': Premiere|date=16 March 2017 |publisher=Popcrush|access-date=2023-03-03}} On June 9, 2016, she released her debut mixtape, Feline Resurrection, just for free download on her website.{{cite web|url=https://clichemag.com/music/j-sutta-talks-new-album-feline-resurrection/amp/|title=J. Sutta Talks New Album 'Feline Resurrection'|date=26 February 2016 |publisher=clichemag|access-date=2023-03-03}} The album compiled the five previously singles and twelve new songs. On March 3, 2017, she released her second work, I Say Yes, also her debut studio album commercially, produced by Dave Audé and Danny Majic.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-say-yes/1201361600|title=I Say Yes|publisher=iTunes|access-date=2023-03-03}} The album was promoted with singles "Forever", "I Say Yes", "Feel Like Making Love" and "Distortion", the latter became her fourth number one single on US Dance Club Songs.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/148753-former-pussycat-doll-j-sutta-cant-wait-for-pcd-fans-to-check-out-her-new-solo|title=Former Pussycat Doll J Sutta Can't Wait For PCD Fans To Check Out Her New Solo Sound|last=KOERNER|first=ALLYSON|date=March 21, 2016|website=Bustle.com|access-date=August 10, 2016}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7625242/billboard-dance-chart-upstarts-alan-walker-solano-j-sutta|title=Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: Alan Walker, SOLANO & J Sutta|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 28, 2017}}

On November 29, 2019, the Pussycat Dolls confirmed their comeback and, on February 7, 2020, they released a new single, "React", with a live performance on the finale of The X Factor: Celebrity.{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a30037483/pussycat-dolls-reunion-tour-2020/|last=Mccreesh|first=Louise|date=November 28, 2019|title=Pussycat Dolls officially announce reunion tour 9 years after split|work=Digital Spy|access-date=September 27, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128121833/https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a30037483/pussycat-dolls-reunion-tour-2020/|archive-date=November 28, 2019}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8545096/pussycat-dolls-reunion-x-factor-celebrity-video|last=Iasimone|first=Ashley|date=November 28, 2019|title=The Pussycat Dolls Reunite for First Time in a Decade on U.K.'s 'X Factor': Watch|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 30, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305023422/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8545096/pussycat-dolls-reunion-x-factor-celebrity-video|archive-date=March 5, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2020/02/19/justin-bieber-5-seconds-of-summer-and-the-pussycat-dolls-5-major-moves-on-this-weeks-uk-singles-chart/#6cde0a3b339c|title=Justin Bieber, 5 Seconds Of Summer And The Pussycat Dolls: 5 Major Moves On This Week's U.K. Singles Chart|last=McIntyre|first=Hugh|date=February 19, 2020|work=Forbes|access-date=September 27, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118084856/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2020/02/19/justin-bieber-5-seconds-of-summer-and-the-pussycat-dolls-5-major-moves-on-this-weeks-uk-singles-chart/#6cde0a3b339c|archive-date=January 18, 2021}} They announced a 36-date world tour, but plans were canceled due the worsening situation arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and the group ended the reunion in 2021.{{cite web |url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/11/03/pussycat-dolls-star-urges-nicole-scherzinger-and-founder-to-end-drama-15535266/ |title=Kimberly Wyatt pleads with Nicole Scherzinger and Pussycat Dolls founder to 'end the drama' amid lawsuit |work=Metro |last=Griffin |first=Louise |date=November 3, 2021 | access-date = January 9, 2022 | archive-date = January 10, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220110012125/https://metro.co.uk/2021/11/03/pussycat-dolls-star-urges-nicole-scherzinger-and-founder-to-end-drama-15535266/ | url-status = live}}

In 2021 Sutta took a hiatus from her artistic career to become a mother.

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From 2009 to 2011 Sutta dated American dancer Joseph Slaughter.{{cite web|url=https://m.famousfix.com/topic/joe-slaughter-and-jessica-sutta|title=Joe Slaughter and Jessica Sutta|website=famousfix |accessdate=March 1, 2023}} From 2012 to 2014 she dated Australian presenter James Tobin.{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/channel-sevens-sunrise-entertainment-reporter-james-tobin-in-romance-with-ex-the-pussycat-dolls-singer-jessica-sutta/news-story/df028ee7eadfb70bc7dc2d2b190fe9b1|title=Sunrise reporter James Tobin in romance with ex Pussycat Dolls' singer Jessica Sutta |website=news.com.au |accessdate=March 1, 2023}} In 2016 Sutta met drummer Mikey Marquart and they married on September 14, 2019, in Malibu.{{cite web|url=https://www.dirt.com/gallery/entertainers/musicians/jessica-sutta-house-calabasas-1203437113/jessicasuttahouse_cb/|title=The Pussycat Dolls' Jessica Sutta Pounces on Secluded Monte Nido Horse Ranch|last=Bowman|first=Wendy|date=December 2, 2019|publisher=Dirt.com|access-date=September 14, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117004846/https://www.dirt.com/gallery/entertainers/musicians/jessica-sutta-house-calabasas-1203437113/jessicasuttahouse_cb/|archive-date=November 17, 2021}} In May 2021, Sutta gave birth to a boy, Michael Jesse.{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/pussycat-dolls-singer-jessica-sutta-gives-birth-to-baby-boy-exclusive-166514|title=Pussycat Dolls Singer Jessica Sutta Gives Birth to Baby Boy (Exclusive)|last=Bueno|first=Antoinette|date=June 1, 2021|publisher=Entertainment Tonight|access-date=January 28, 2022|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128052338/https://www.etonline.com/pussycat-dolls-singer-jessica-sutta-gives-birth-to-baby-boy-exclusive-166514|archive-date=January 28, 2022}}

At the height of the Pussycat Dolls popularity, Sutta was struggling with alcoholism.{{cite web|url=https://etcanada.com/news/548979/pussycat-dolls-reunite-after-nearly-a-decade-following-battles-with-bulimia-addiction-more/|title=Pussycat Dolls Reunite After Nearly A Decade Following Battles With Bulimia, Addiction & More|last=Atad|first=Corey|date=November 28, 2019|publisher=ET Canada|access-date=January 28, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128052356/https://etcanada.com/news/548979/pussycat-dolls-reunite-after-nearly-a-decade-following-battles-with-bulimia-addiction-more/|archive-date=January 28, 2022}} After the end of the group the problem got worse.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/pussycat-doll-j-sutta-new-album-jason-derulo-swalla-backstreet-boys-vegas-7723863/|title=Pussycat Doll J Sutta Finds Closure On New Album, and More Inside Scoop|last=Fonsesca|first=Selma|date=March 14, 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 28, 2022|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128052338/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/pussycat-doll-j-sutta-new-album-jason-derulo-swalla-backstreet-boys-vegas-7723863/|archive-date=January 28, 2022}} She has abstained from alcohol since 2016 after entering in Miami Beach House Rehab Center.{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/the-pussycat-dolls-jessica-sutta-marries-mikey-marquart/|title=The Pussycat Dolls' Jessica Sutta Marries Mikey Marquart in Malibu|last=Hautman|first=Nicholas|date=September 14, 2019|work=Us Weekly|access-date=September 18, 2020|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029020910/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/the-pussycat-dolls-jessica-sutta-marries-mikey-marquart/|archive-date=October 29, 2020}}

Sutta is a supporter of gay rights. In December 2010, she appeared in a YouTube video by the LGBT for-profit company FCKH8, and a play on the NOH8 Campaign.{{cite web|url=http://www.torontopics.com/digital/fhmus2010.html|title=FHM Hot 100 2011 Girls|publisher=Toronto Pics|access-date=August 6, 2010}} In 2016, Sutta headlined the second annual Babes for Boobs bachelor auction benefitting Susan G. Komen L.A. She also headlined the Main Stage at San Francisco Pride and paid tribute to the victims and families of the Orlando nightclub shooting.

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• Feline Resurrection (2016)
• I Say Yes (2017)

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