Melody Thornton
{{Short description|American singer and television personality (born 1984)}}
{{Distinguish|Melanie Thornton}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Melody Thornton
| image = Melody Thornton na "World Domination Tour".jpg
| caption = Thornton in 2009
| background = solo_singer
| birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1984|09|28}}}}
| birth_place = Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|television personality}}
| years_active = 2003–present
| label = {{flatlist|
| past_member_of = The Pussycat Dolls
| origin = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| genre = {{Flatlist |
}}
| website = {{URL|melodythornton.com}}
}}
Melody Thornton (born September 28, 1984) is an American singer and television personality. After graduating high school, Thornton became one of the main vocalists of the girl group the Pussycat Dolls and released the albums PCD (2005) and Doll Domination (2008) becoming one of the world's best-selling girl groups. As part of the group, she has received a Grammy Award nomination.
Following her departure from the group in 2010, Thornton independently released a mixtape, P.O.Y.B.L (2012), and an EP, Lioness Eyes (2020). Outside her music, she has competed on reality shows, Popstar to Operastar (2011), Dancing on Ice (2019) and won the fourth season of the Australian version of The Masked Singer (2022) and Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls. She has also done several stage works, including playing Rachel Marron in the musical The Bodyguard.
Early life
Melody Thornton is a native of Phoenix, Arizona and was born on September 28, 1984, to a family of Mexican and African-American descent.{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/leqkyz/pussycat-dolls-melody-thornton-sounds-off-onstage-in-phoenix|title=Pussycat Dolls' Melody Thornton Sounds Off Onstage in Phoenix|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=April 27, 2009|publisher=MTV |access-date=September 3, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903024620/https://www.mtv.com/news/leqkyz/pussycat-dolls-melody-thornton-sounds-off-onstage-in-phoenix|archive-date=September 3, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/melody-thornton-mn0000198461/biography|title=Melody Thornton: Biography|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=September 10, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505220709/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/melody-thornton-mn0000198461/biography|archive-date=May 5, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna10243149|title=Pussycat Dolls: More than a novelty act?|website=NBC News |date=November 3, 2009|agency=Associated Press|access-date=September 2, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005003324/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/10243149/ns/today-entertainment/page/2/|archive-date=October 5, 2012}} She was educated in Camelback High School.{{cite web|url=https://eu.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2014/08/01/celebrities-attended-phoenix-high-schools/13097511/|title=Celebrities Attended Phoenix High School|last=Scot|first=Eugene|work=The Arizona Republic|access-date=September 3, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220903025553/https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2014/08/01/celebrities-attended-phoenix-high-schools/13097511/|archive-date=September 3, 2022}} Her first performance was at her school, where she sang "This Little Light of Mine" at the age of six, and continued to perform at local talent shows in Arizona.{{cite web|url=http://rapindustry.com/melody-thornton-of-the-pussycat-dolls-taking-over-the-world/|title=Melody Thornton of The Pussycat Dolls: Taking Over The World|last=Davis|first=Todd|date=October 2, 2008|publisher=Rapindustry.com|access-date=September 11, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501102938/http://rapindustry.com/melody-thornton-of-the-pussycat-dolls-taking-over-the-world/|archive-date=May 1, 2019}} After high school, she majored in music engineering for one semester.{{cite web|url=https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/melody-thornton/|title='Black artists like me owe everything to Whitney': Former Pussycat Doll Melody Thornton reveals debt to soul legend as she reprises iconic role|last=Scougall|first=Murray|date=January 23, 2023|work=The Sunday Post|access-date=October 31, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123163721/https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/melody-thornton/|archive-date=January 23, 2023}}
Career
= 2003–2010: The Pussycat Dolls =
{{main|The Pussycat Dolls}}
File:Pussycat Dolls (cropped).jpg
At the age of 19, Thornton traveled to Burbank, California to audition for the Pussycat Dolls. The group's founder Robin Antin, struck a deal with Interscope Geffen A&M Records' Jimmy Iovine to develop the Pussycat Dolls into a brand and create a separate recording pop group. Thornton was selected to strengthen their vocal ability and joined Carmit Bachar, Ashley Roberts, Nicole Scherzinger, Jessica Sutta, and Kimberly Wyatt,{{cite web|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1958|title=Pussycat Dolls: Pussy Galore!|last=Raftery|first=Brian|date=July 2006|work=Blender|access-date=July 26, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20060708101605/http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1958|archive-date=July 8, 2006}} and signed a contract with the Pussycat Dolls partnership, receiving a percentage of the group's revenues.{{cite web|url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112501337985823631|title=Pussycat Dolls, Music Label Share All Profits in Novel Deal|last=Smith|first=Ethan|date=August 26, 2005|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=August 9, 2020|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170121160340/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112501337985823631|archive-date=January 21, 2017}} Thornton along with Bachar supplied vocals as secondary vocalists, while Scherzinger assumed the majority of the vocals as the lead singer.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/pussycat-dolls-reunion/|title=How The Pussycat Dolls became pop's most embittered group|last=White|first=Adam|date=December 2, 2019|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|access-date=August 9, 2022|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110235756/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/pussycat-dolls-reunion/|archive-date=January 10, 2020}} Thornton was the youngest and the only member who did not have a background in dance.{{cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/2006/5/19/19954038/pussycat-dolls-pounce-on-salt-lake|title=Pussycat Dolls pounce on Salt Lake|last=Iwasaki|first=Scott|date=May 18, 2006|work=Deseret News|access-date=September 10, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911045336/https://www.deseret.com/2006/5/19/19954038/pussycat-dolls-pounce-on-salt-lake|archive-date=September 11, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/secret-feud-that-tore-apart-pussycat-dolls/news-story/8245ae82b5532be075b2e93c91b69de7|title=Pussycat Dolls singer Melody Thornton reveals band's secret feud|last=Awford|first=Jenny|date=February 13, 2019|publisher=News.com.au|access-date=November 27, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213044451/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/secret-feud-that-tore-apart-pussycat-dolls/news-story/8245ae82b5532be075b2e93c91b69de7|archive-date=February 13, 2019}} The group released their first single, "Don't Cha" (featuring Busta Rhymes), which stands as the group's most successful single to date peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and reaching the top in 15 other countries.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-story-of-girl-groups-in-45-songs/?page=5|title=The Story of Girl Groups in 45 Songs|last=Carr|first=Daphne|date=July 2, 2018|website=Pitchfork|access-date=November 27, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308120051/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-story-of-girl-groups-in-45-songs/?page=5|archive-date=March 8, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/nov/28/nicole-scherzinger-i-was-living-in-a-very-dark-world-either-working-or-tormenting-myself|last=Hunt|first=Elle|title=Nicole Scherzinger: 'I was living in a very dark world – either working or tormenting myself'|date=November 28, 2019|work=The Guardian|location=London|access-date=November 27, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128063221/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/nov/28/nicole-scherzinger-i-was-living-in-a-very-dark-world-either-working-or-tormenting-myself|archive-date=November 28, 2019}} Thornton didn't like the song in the beginning, as she found too controversial.{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/melody-thornton-on-breaking-free-of-pcd-that-viral-amas-performance-and-her-sacrifices-for-solo|title=Melody Thornton on Breaking Free of PCD, That Viral AMAs Performance and Her Sacrifices for Solo Success|last=Behar|first=Deidre|date=September 2, 2020|publisher=Entertainment Tonight|access-date=November 27, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904042739/https://www.etonline.com/melody-thornton-on-breaking-free-of-pcd-that-viral-amas-performance-and-her-sacrifices-for-solo|archive-date=September 4, 2020}} They released their self-titled debut album in September 2005. Subsequent singles, "Stickwitu and "Buttons" also reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. PCD went on to sell seven million copies worldwide and established the Pussycat Dolls as viable in the music industry earning them a reputation among the century's few breakout successes.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/style/la-hm-hotprop2-2008aug02-story.html|last=Brenoff|first=Ann|title=Hot Property: Nicole Kidman takes Beverly Hills|date=August 2, 2008|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=November 27, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031053504/https://www.latimes.com/style/la-hm-hotprop2-2008aug02-story.html|archive-date=October 31, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-aug-01-et-pussycat1-story.html|last=Lee|first=Chris|title=Attack of the Dolls|date=August 1, 2006|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=October 30, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304010533/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-aug-01-et-pussycat1-story.html|archive-date=March 4, 2021}}
Thornton was featured on Jibbs' single "Go Too Far", which was released in March 2007;{{cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2007/03/09/video-jibbs-f-melody-thornton-go-too-far/|title=Video: Jibbs f/ Melody Thornton – "Go Too Far"|date=March 9, 2007|work=Rap-Up|access-date=November 27, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516160806/https://www.rap-up.com/2007/03/09/video-jibbs-f-melody-thornton-go-too-far/|archive-date=May 16, 2022}} it entered the top-twenty on the New Zealand Singles Chart. Their second and final studio album Doll Domination was released in September 2008, the album attained its highest peak position on the US Billboard 200, but it is considered a commercial disappointment selling less than 400,000 copies in the US.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269071/pussycat-doll-nicole-scherzinger-talks-solo-album-domination-20|title=Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger Talks Solo Album, 'Domination 2.0'|last=Graff|first=Gary|date=April 1, 2009|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=October 5, 2020}} Doll Domination included the singles "When I Grow Up" and "I Hate This Part", which reached the top twenty on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/418902/pussycat-dolls/chart?f=379|title=The Pussycat Dolls – Chart history|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=March 14, 2014}} In January 2009, the group embarked on the Doll Domination Tour, their second headlining concert tour, which highlighted stops in Europe, Oceania and Asia,{{cite web|url=http://interscope.com/pussycatdolls/dates |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413045246/http://interscope.com/pussycatdolls/dates|title=Pussycat Dolls : Tour & Events |archive-date=April 13, 2009|publisher=Interscope Records|access-date=September 10, 2016}} and grossed over $14 million.{{efn|The gross takings from the 23 shows which were reported to Billboard Boxscore totalled $14.3 million.{{cite magazine|title=Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=54RrDyfz10MC|date=July 25, 2009|page=32|volume=121|issue=29|magazine=Billboard|issn=0006-2510|access-date=September 9, 2016}}}} Following the release of the group's single 2009 "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)", tensions in the group rose due to Scherzinger being billed as a featured artist on the release. This would go on to lead to a public outburst by Thornton during the group's tour appearance while opening for The Circus Starring Britney Spears.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pussycat-dolls-fight-danity-kane-split-bad-week-for-girl-groups-20090427|last=Ganz|first=Caryn|title=Pussycat Dolls Fight, Danity Kane Split: Bad Week for Girl Groups|date=April 27, 2009|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=November 27, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410220304/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pussycat-dolls-fight-danity-kane-split-bad-week-for-girl-groups-20090427|archive-date=April 10, 2014}} The group would then announce a hiatus towards the end of the year.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1622274/pussycat-dolls-taking-break-melody-thornton.jhtml|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|title=Pussycat Dolls 'Taking A Break,' Melody Thornton Says|date=September 24, 2009|publisher=MTV News|access-date=November 28, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313185137/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1622274/pussycat-dolls-taking-break-melody-thornton.jhtml|archive-date=March 13, 2014}}
Thornton then appeared as a panelist on E!'s Bank of Hollywood in which contestants must appeal to a celebrity panel to receive money. It lasted for one season. In June 2010, Thornton confirmed she had departed the Pussycat Dolls and was working on a solo album.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2010/06/03/video-melody-thornton-sings-at-dodger-stadium/|title=Video: Melody Thornton Sings at Dodger Stadium|date=June 3, 2010|magazine=Rap-Up|access-date=November 29, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119073319/https://www.rap-up.com/2010/06/03/video-melody-thornton-sings-at-dodger-stadium/|archive-date=January 19, 2022}}
= 2011–present: Solo music, television, and stage work =
{{Main|P.O.Y.B.L}}
Since her departure from the group, Thornton has remained an independent artist.{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/melody-thornton-interview-lioness-eyes-pussycat-dolls|last=Gracie|first=Bianca|title=Melody Thornton On How Her Comeback EP 'Lioness Eyes' Reshaped Her Musical Identity|date=August 16, 2020|publisher=The Recording Academy|access-date=November 29, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607132313/https://www.grammy.com/news/melody-thornton-interview-lioness-eyes-pussycat-dolls|archive-date=June 7, 2022}} In June 2011 she participated in the second series of Popstar to Operastar, a British television programme in which pop stars were trained to sing opera; she was eliminated in the third week.{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a325742/melody-thornton-axed-from-popstar-to-operastar/|title=Melody Thornton axed from 'Popstar to Operastar'|last=Sperling|first=Daniel|date=June 19, 2011|publisher=Digital Spy|access-date=September 2, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507035057/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a325742/melody-thornton-axed-from-popstar-to-operastar/|archive-date=May 7, 2021}} The same month she released her debut single "Sweet Vendeta"{{cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2011/06/17/new-music-melody-thornton-sweet-vendetta/|title=New Music: Melody Thornton - 'Sweet Vendetta'|date=June 17, 2011|work=Rap-Up|access-date=October 31, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820045521/https://www.rap-up.com/2011/06/17/new-music-melody-thornton-sweet-vendetta/|archive-date=August 20, 2022}} which preceded the release of her debut mixtape, P.O.Y.B.L (Piss On Your Black List), the following year. It contains ten tracks which consist of five covers and four songs solely written by Thornton.{{cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2012/03/15/new-music-melody-thornton-poybl-mixtape/|title=New Music: Melody Thornton - 'P.O.Y.B.L' [Mixtape]|date=May 15, 2012|work=Rap-Up|access-date=October 31, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028170256/https://www.rap-up.com/2012/03/15/new-music-melody-thornton-poybl-mixtape/|archive-date=October 28, 2023}} In 2013 she collaborated with Bizzy Crook, LL Cool J, and Prince Kay One for their respective albums released that year.{{cite AV media|people=Bizzy Crook|title=84|type=CD|publisher=Independent release}}{{cite AV media|people=LL Cool J|title=Authentic|type=CD|publisher=429 Records}}{{cite AV media|people=Prince Kay One|title=Rich Kidz|type=CD|publisher=AP Allstars (Embassy of Music)}}
In 2017, Thornton returned to British television by appearing on the second series of Celebs Go Dating and Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls. She then landed the lead role of Rachel Marron in the musical The Bodyguard, which toured in China for several months.{{cite web|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/glasgow-theatre/news/melody-thornton-the-bodyguard-musical-tour_56955.html|title=Melody Thornton to lead UK and Ireland tour of The Bodyguard|last=Millward|first=Tom|date=July 19, 2022|publisher=WhatsOnStage.com|access-date=August 29, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719111557/https://www.whatsonstage.com/glasgow-theatre/news/melody-thornton-the-bodyguard-musical-tour_56955.html|archive-date=July 19, 2022}} In 2019, Thornton was eliminated on the eight-week and placed fifth on the eleventh series of Dancing on Ice. This was followed with stage roles on Rip It Up – The 70s, a show inspired by music of the 70s and played the part of Cinderella in the New Wimbledon Theatre production of the family pantomime, Cinderella. Thornton opted out of joining the November reunion of the Pussycat Dolls in order to focus on her solo endeavors.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/carmit-bachar-pussycat-dolls-reunion-tour-interview-8548516/|title=Doll Domination: Carmit Bachar on Pussycat Dolls Reunion Tour & Solo Self-Expression|last=Jefferson|first=J'na|date=January 20, 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 29, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305053637/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/carmit-bachar-pussycat-dolls-reunion-tour-interview-8548516/|archive-date=March 5, 2022}} She collaborated with UK DJ producer Harrison on the dance track "Freak Like Me" and released her first solo track in seven years, "Love Will Return". A ballad that is a nod to her heritage and serves as the lead single for her debut EP, Lioness Eyes.{{cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2020/07/24/melody-thornton-phoenix-rise/|title=Melody Thornton Returns with Powerful Single 'Phoenix Rise'|date=July 24, 2019|work=Rap-Up|access-date=September 29, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725061105/https://www.rap-up.com/2020/07/24/melody-thornton-phoenix-rise/|archive-date=July 25, 2020}} The EP, which includes seven songs was released on August 7.
In 2022, Thornton competed and won the fourth season of the Australian version of The Masked Singer as "Mirrorball", and the following year reprised her role as Rachel Marron in the 2023 UK and Ireland production of the musical The Bodyguard. In February 2024, Thornton participated in the fifth series of The Masked Singer UK as the character "Maypole". She was eliminated and unmasked in the sixth episode.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/68197710|title=The Masked Singer: Who left the show in this week's double elimination?|date=February 4, 2024|publisher=BBC|access-date=August 22, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204161036/https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/68197710|archive-date=February 4, 2024}}
Artistry and musical style
Thornton was inspired to sing after her father's favorite artists, B. B. King, Aretha Franklin, and The Jacksons. In another interview, she named Mariah Carey as a vocal inspiration.{{cite web|url=http://www.thesource.com/articles/6380/Melody-Thornton/|title=Melody Thornton|date=February 20, 2010|work=The Source|access-date=October 3, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100730065712/http://www.thesource.com/articles/6380/Melody-Thornton/|archive-date=July 30, 2010}} Her vocals were likened to Christina Aguilera's, who also influenced Thornton's career, as the singer noted: "[She] inspired me to follow my dreams, [...] she changed my life".{{cite news|url=https://x.com/MelodyThornton/status/1252616321629474817|title=Here is an 18 year old ME at the Stripped/Justified tour defending @Xtina to the deaths Hunty! (...)|author=Melody Thornton|via=Twitter|access-date=September 10, 2024|date=April 21, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=September 10, 2024|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/Q17LP}}
Discography
{{see also|The Pussycat Dolls discography}}
= Extended plays =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of extended plays, with track listings ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Album details |
| scope="row"| Lioness Eyes{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7913276/melody-thornton-drops-debut-ep-lioness-eyes?view-all|title=Melody Thornton Drops Debut EP 'Lioness Eyes'|last=Wass|first=Mike|date=August 7, 2022|publisher=Idolator|access-date=September 28, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220928025934/https://www.idolator.com/7913276/melody-thornton-drops-debut-ep-lioness-eyes?view-all&chrome=1|archive-date=September 28, 2022}}
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{{Collapsible list|title=Track listing|1. "Pray For Me"|2. "Goodbye To Happiness"|3. "Love Will Return"|4. "Sing About You"|5. "I Will Wait"|6. "Lioness Eyes"|7. "Phoenix Rise" }} |
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=Mixtapes=
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| style="width:12em;"| Title
! style="width:18em;"| Details |
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| scope="row"| P.O.Y.B.L
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= Singles =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;"
|+ List of singles, showing album name and year released ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Album ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row" | "Sweet Vendetta"
| 2011 |
|---|
| scope="row" | "Love Will Return"
| 2019 | rowspan="3"| Lioness Eyes |
| scope="row" | "Phoenix Rise"
| rowspan="2"| 2020 |
| scope="row" | "I Will Wait" |
=Featured singles=
= Album appearances =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;"
|+ List of album appearances, showing album name and year released ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Other artists ! scope="col"| Album(s) ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row" | "Space"{{efn|Each member was credited to a solo track on the European double-disc deluxe version of the album.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pussycat-idUSN1933256420080920|last=Concepcion|first=Mariel|title=Pussycat Dolls' solo work on hold for "Domination"|date=September 20, 2008|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 4, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108091337/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pussycat-idUSN1933256420080920|archive-date=January 8, 2016}}}}
| 2008 |
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| scope="row" | "Ease Off the Liquor"{{efn|additional vocals}}
| 2009 | {{cite AV media|people=Timbaland|title=Shock Value 2|type=CD|publisher=Blackground and Mosley Music Group}} |
| scope="row"| "Something About You (Love The World)"
| rowspan="4"| 2013 |
| scope="row" | "Mittelfinger"
| rowspan="2"| Prince Kay One | rowspan="2"|Rich Kidz |
| scope="row" | "24/7" |
| scope="row" | "I'll Be Fine"
|84 |
= Music videos =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;" |
| scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Other artist(s) ! scope="col"| Director(s) ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
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| scope="col" colspan="5"| As a lead artist |
| scope="row" | "Lipstick&Guilt"
| rowspan="4"| 2012 | rowspan="3" {{N/A}} | rowspan="2"| {{Sort|Cerny, Dano|Dano Cerny}} |
| scope="row" | "Smoking Gun" |
| scope="row" | "Someone to Believe"
| Yaro |
| scope="row" | "Bulletproof"
| rowspan="2"| Bobby Newberry | Don Tyler |
| scope="row" | "Goodbye"
| 2015 | Noel Maitland |
| scope="col" colspan="5"| Guest appearances |
| scope="row" | "Slow Dance"
| 2009 | {{Sort|Robinson, Chris|Chris Robinson}} | {{center|{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/09/11/video-keri-hilson-slow-dance/|title=Video: Keri Hilson – 'Slow Dance'|date=September 11, 2009|work=Rap-Up|access-date=September 2, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314002311/http://www.rap-up.com/2009/09/11/video-keri-hilson-slow-dance/|archive-date=March 14, 2016}}}} |
| scope="row" | "Don't Wanna Go Home"
| 2010 | {{Sort|Lee, Rich|Rich Lee}} |
| scope="row" | "Ballin"
| 2013 | Fat Joe | {{Sort|Rivera, Elf|Elf Rivera}} |
Filmography
= Film =
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| scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | Be Cool
| {{center|2005}} | Herself | Uncredited cameo | {{center|{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/i-think-ive-picked-this-seasons-masked-singer-contestants/news-story/c5f2e109e8ce7eb03560852b5217de11|title=I think I've picked this season's Masked Singer contestants|last=Bond|first=Nick|date=August 9, 2022|publisher=News.com.au|access-date=September 2, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220901233305/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/i-think-ive-picked-this-seasons-masked-singer-contestants/news-story/c5f2e109e8ce7eb03560852b5217de11|archive-date=September 1, 2022}}}} |
| scope="row" | Holiday Twist
| {{center|2023}} | Brenda | |
= Television =
Stage credits
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| scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | The Bodyguard
| {{center|2017}} | Rachel Marron | China tour |
| scope="row" | Rip It Up – The 70s
| {{center|2019}} | {{N/A}} | UK tour |
| scope="row" | Cinderella
| 2019–2020 | Cinderella |
| scope="row" | The Bodyguard
| {{center|2023}} | Rachel Marron | UK and Ireland tour |
Awards and nominations
{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by the Pussycat Dolls}}
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| scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Work ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | Grammy Awards
| {{center|2007}} | "Stickwitu" | Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | {{nom}} | {{center|{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/melody-thornton/16143|title=Melody Thornton – Artist|publisher=The Recording Academy|access-date=August 29, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830002802/https://www.grammy.com/artists/melody-thornton/16143|archive-date=August 30, 2022}}}} |
Footnotes
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References
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External links
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