Kimberly Wyatt

Kimberly Wyatt
Kimberly Wyatt, December 2006
Background information
Birth name	Kimberly Kaye Wyatt
Born	February 4, 1982 (1982-02-04) (age 27) Warrensburg, Missouri, U.S.
Genres	Pop, R&B
Occupations	Singer, dancer
Years active	2001 – present
Labels	A&M (2004 - present)
Associated acts	Pussycat Dolls

Kimberly Kaye Wyatt (born February 4, 1982) is an American singer, dancer, choreographer, and a member of the modern burlesque pop/R&B group the Pussycat Dolls. She is currently recording her debut solo album expected to be released in early 2010.

Early life

Wyatt was born in Warrensburg, Missouri, a university town near Kansas City.^[1] Her father is a trucker and her mother travels with him. Before dancing, she attempted Tee-Ball, basketball and Brownies,^{[citation needed]} which ended unsuccessfully. Wyatt began dancing at the age of seven.^[2] When she was fourteen, she earned a scholarship to study in New York's Joffrey Ballet^[1] and the Broadway Dance Center. At the age of seventeen, she graduated from high school and flew to Las Vegas to audition for cruise ship and casino shows. She worked in a revue on Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas,^[1][3] and visited most of Southern Europe.

Career

Pussycat Dolls

She moved to Los Angeles in 2001 to pursue her dance career,^[1] despite an offer from the Hubbard St. Dance Coompany in Chicago. In 2002, Wyatt became one of the dancers on the comedy sketch show, Cedric the Entertainer Presents.

In 2003, Wyatt participated in the Black Eyed Peas' video "Shut Up" along side fellow Pussycat Doll Carmit Bachar, and was the choreographer and dancer for a music video for Nick Lachey's solo album. During the video shoot, choreographer Robin Antin, founder of the Pussycat Dolls, asked Wyatt to join the group.^[4] Like her fellow members, she is a salaried employee of Interscope Records. She is best known with her dance sign, standing oversplit, which is shown in most of Pussycat Dolls music video. She stated herself in Loose Women that it is her trademark move, as she said that "her leg has become a celebrity in its own rights." ^[5] Beginning in January 2010 Wyatt will appear alongside Ashley Banjo and Adam Garcia as judges on the reality show Got To Dance.^[6]

Wyatt's first major vocal role in the Pussycat Dolls came when she recorded a solo song called "Don't Wanna Fall in Love" for the Deluxe Edition of their second album, Doll Domination.

Other Projects

Kimberly is one of three judges of Sky 1's dance show, Got To Dance. Got To Dance will be on Sky 1 in January 2010. The other judges are Ashley Banjo, choreographer and dancer in Britain's Got Talent winning act Diversity and Actor and West End star, Adam Garcia. The show is presented by Davina McCall.

Kimberly is currently working on a solo album.

Personal life

Wyatt resides in Los Angeles, California. Wyatt is very active in charity work, and is a big supporter and contributor to RAINN.^[7] Wyatt started a blog called Beautiful Movements on the website Dipdive. Her site allows users to express their emotional feelings. Wyatt posts blog posts, videos and pictures to the site regularly.^[8] Wyatt is currently working on the online store portion, which includes clothing and beauty products.

Discography

Also, see Pussycat Dolls discography

Appearances in films and television

• 2002 - Cedric the Entertainer Presents - Dancer - TV series
• 2004 - Starsky & Hutch - Nightclub Dancer
• 2004 - 13 Going on 30 - Dancer
• 2005 - Be Cool - Pussycat Doll
• 2008 - Celebracadabra season 1
• 2009 - Just Dance and Poor Paul

Solo songs

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kimberly Wyatt

• Kimberly Wyatt Website
• Kimberly Wyatt at the Internet Movie Database