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As well as all the other dolls, Melodys biography was written by me, please do not copy it on to your site, as it took time. I will report you to piczo for using my material if I find it anywhere else.
Melody Thornton was a rising young star in hometown Phoenix, singing backup for local artists and performing the National Anthem for the Arizona Diamondbacks while attending college. Her Mexican maternal grandmother had been a singer for mariachi bands; her African-American paternal grandfather was a blues guitarist and her mother was a Mexican folklore dancer. 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." Melody has a sister called Nichole,23 who lives in Phoenix, and she has family in Utah.
The first time she saw The Pussycat Dolls was on Christina Aguilera's "MTV Diary." "I loved the concept." She recorded the show and played it back over and over. Studying that tape paid off. Melody was welcomed aboard in December 2003, after she drove up to LA with her sister and her mom to auditon. She said `I was the first one there and last to leave. I thought there would be people sleeping outside and stuff, but in reality there were only a couple of hundred. The singer said she wasnt nervous going into the whole thing.
"I was more anxious," she said. "And when I found out I was accepted, I wanted to meet everyone. I love meeting new people and getting connected. I have a sister and I need that companionship. So, getting into The Pussycat Dolls was a step in that direction."
Thornton, however, had always focused on singing. "I'm the only one in the group who isn't a trained dancer. So there lies my biggest hardship. I can't watch the choreography and pick it up like the rest of the girls. My build is more athletic. So I have to work harder to get the steps down."
What she lacks in natural dance ability, Thornton makes up with singing.
"I grew up with a singing family," she said. "I was raised on blues and Motown — Jackson 5, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Marvin Gaye.
"But as I got older, I found other music for myself. It's a mix with Neo Soul and pop. Right now I'm into Music Soul Child. And I'll always have a place in me for Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. I mean, those two were the pop stars for me."
After the Dolls recorded their first album, "PCD," which has since gone platinum, Thornton had an idea of how good it was.
"I don't want to be biased, but I knew it was going to be successful," she said. "It had some good catchy tunes and nice melodies.
"What took me a little by surprise was how fast it caught on."
With the charting album and singles — "Don't Cha," "Beep," "Stickwitu" and the new one, "Buttons," featuring Snoop Dogg — the Dolls have been busy.
"We appeared on 'Dancing With the Stars,' and doing this tour with the Black Eyed Peas and we're also doing 'The Tonight Show,' " said Thornton. "I really enjoyed doing 'Dancing with the Stars.' We did the song 'Sway,' which we recorded for the movie 'Shall We Dance?' with Jennifer Lopez. So, that was meaningful to me. And I had a small appearance in the movie. So that made it more meaningful."
Thornton said The Pussycat Dolls do have eyes on the future.
"We definitely will make another album. Like all musical groups, there are contracts that we need to fulfill. But we will be around for a while."
