The Pussycat Dolls (abbreviated to PCD) are an American pop girl group and dance ensemble founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 as a burlesque troupe based in Los Angeles. After attracting national attention, Antin eventually negotiated a record deal with Interscope Records in 2003 turning the group into a music franchise. Nicole Scherzinger and Melody Thornton were introduced to strengthen the group\\\\\\\'s vocals. Since then the group has developed a global image and commercial brand overseen by Antin, Interscope and various partners. They have diversified into reality television programs, a Las Vegas and product endorsements amongst other things. Background information Also known as PCD; The Dolls Origin Los Angeles Genres Pop, R&B, dance pop Years active 1995–2003 (burlesque troupe) 2003–present (band) Labels A&M; Interscope; Polydor Associated acts Girlicious; Paradiso Girls; Robin Antin Members Nicole Scherzinger (2003 – present) Ashley Roberts (2001 – present) Kimberly Wyatt (2003 – present) Melody Thornton (2003 – present) Former members Jessica Sutta (2002 – 2010)[1] Carmit Bachar (1995 – 2008) Kaya Jones (2003 – 2006) Asia Nitollano (2007) is a Hindi song composed by A. R. Rahman and lyrics by Gulzar for the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire. It accompanies a choreographed dance sequence at the end credits of the film. The song also features vocals by Mahalakshmi Iyer, Tanvi Shah, Vijay Prakash, and Sukhwinder Singh, who is the main vocalist. The film won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. A version featuring the Pussycat Dolls was released with English lyrics. \\\"Jai Ho\\\" topped the charts in five countries, while reaching #2 on the European Hot 100 Singles chart and #15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Original version After his Oscar win, A. R. Rahman revealed in an interview that it was Subhash Ghai who had asked him to use the words Jai Ho in a song. After its inclusion in Slumdog Millionaire, it was later nominated for best song at the 2008 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, the 2008 Satellite Awards and at the 2008 Houston Film Critics Society Awards. In 2009, it won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, beating out WALL-E\\\'s \\\"Down to Earth\\\" by Peter Gabriel, and \\\"O…Saya\\\", also of Slumdog Millionaire and by A. R. Rahman and M.I.A. The lyrics are mostly in Hindi interspersed with some Spanish lyrics. According to Rahman, “Jai Ho,” or “Victory to You,” was meant to create “a vision of the whole world celebrating this victory”. Rahman, who performed \\\"Jai Ho\\\" live on The Oprah Winfrey Show on February 23, 2009 with the rest of the original performers, was asked by Winfrey what the song title means. Rahman stated \\\"Jai Ho\\\" means \\\"Victory to you\\\". Of the four singers credited, Sukhwinder Singh is the principal vocalist. Vijay Prakash sang the portion with the words \\\"Jai Ho\\\" that takes a high pitch at numerous junctures of the song. Mahalakshmi Iyer sang the Urdu words between the \\\"Jai Ho\\\" chants, as well as those portions of the verses not sung by Singh. Tanvi Shah sang the Spanish words. In March 2009, Super Cassettes Industries (T-Series), the music company which holds the song\\\'s copyright only for India, received nearly $200,000 from the governing Indian National Congress party for its use in its national campaign in the May 13th 2009 Indian General Elections. This version features altered lyrics sung by Sukhwinder Singh, who performed on the original song. A new video was shot for this version. The song\\\'s writers, Gulzar and Rahman, publicly distanced themselves from the use of the song in the campaign, saying \\\"Jai Ho\\\" belongs to everybody.\\\" The original version also saw fame on the Billboard charts. It reached 8th position on the \\\"Top Digital Tracks\\\" chart of Billboard. The song has also won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media at the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2010. The song was recorded in 2009 by the Pussycat Dolls with English lyrics, a different key signature with all vocals from Nicole Scherzinger,. Scherzinger confessed at the beginning that she did not wanted to do the remix of the song. She also explained that the single is an interpretation rather than a remix. The English version of the song was sung by various voice actors of English children\\\'s shows during the 2009 Children in Need Promotional dance video. It was also sung in The Official BBC Children in Need Medley. The song was released on February 23, 2009 on the U.S. iTunes Store and released internationally on February 24. It was initially released as a promotional single, but then later received a full worldwide release as the first single from the two re-issues of Doll Domination, The Mini Collection and Doll Domination 2.0. The music video premiered on March 13, 2009. The video recreates the last scene from Slumdog Millionaire at a Tramway Museum in Vienna, Austria, and was directed by Thomas Kloss. The video received a nomination at the MTV Video Music Awards 2009 for Best Choreography. The song debuted on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Hot 100 at number 100. The next week the song rose on the Hot 100 from 100 to 15, with downloads for \\\"Jai Ho\\\" up nearly 500%, totaling about 103,000 for the soundtrack version and 27,000 for the Dolls\\\' version, and also debuted on the Pop 100 chart at 20. Sales for both versions were figured into the song\\\'s chart placement. As of Monday 16 March, the song has entered top 40 on US radio. On the Canadian Hot 100, the song reached its peak of number five on 14 March 2009. \\\"Jai Ho!\\\" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 20 on March 22 and two weeks later, rose to number three giving the Pussycat Dolls their sixth top three single in the country ,it has sold 405,665 copies to date certifying as Gold. To date it has spent 25 weeks inside the UK top 100 singles, making it their second longest running. The single debuted on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart at number ten and later peaked at number one, becoming the Dolls\\\' second number one hit there. Single by A. R. Rahman & The Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger from the album Doll Domination 2.0 A-side Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) B-side \\\"Lights, Camera, Action!\\\" Released February 23, 2009 (see release history) Format CD single, digital download Recorded 2009 Genre Pop Length 3:42 Label Interscope Writer(s) Evan Bogart, Esther Dean, Ron Fair, Gulzar, E. Nuri, D. Quinones, A.R. Rahman, N. Scherzinger, Tanvi Shah, N.Thorbourne Producer Ron Fair, Nicole Scherzinger Certification Platinum (IFPI), (ARIA), (RIANZ) Gold (RIAA)