Filipinos are quite familiar with
seeing dance troupes being developed further into ensemble talent groups that
are able to sing (and thus record songs) or even act in film and television.
They have seen this happen to some success with the Universal Motion Dancers of
the 1990s and the SexBomb Girls in the 21st Century. This can be
seen overseas as well, with the Pussycat Dolls transitioning from being a
burlesque troupe to a sexy pop girl band, or less generously “singer Nicole
Scherzinger and backup dancers” by the time the team split up in 2010. But a successful
reunion has now led to them taking a surprise concert tour.
The Manila Bulletin has it that the Pussycat Dolls – Nicole Scherzinger,
Ashley Roberts, Carmit Bachar, Kimberly Wyatt and Jessica Sutta – are going
back in the touring saddle following their reunion performance on “The X
Factor: Celebrity,” the UK version on ITV in November last year. They are head
straight for the Philippines in what will be their second concert in the
country after a decade and one year away. That was in 2009 or a year before the
roster disbanded.
Such a comeback is both a boon
for fans of the Pussycat Dolls and a play on the “native-son” (or make that
daughter) appeal concerning Scherzinger’s return to the Philippines in a
performing capacity. Despite the German surname she adopted from her
stepfather, Nicole’s birth father was a Hawaiian resident of Filipino descent;
and Filipinos have always been welcoming of foreign talents and celebrities
with local-originating parentage (such as “Independence Day” film producer Dean
Devlin, who has a Filipina mother).
. @pussycatdolls to return to Manila on May 9 at MOA Arena. Tickets will be available starting February 29 via SM Tickets. Presented by @WilbrosLive pic.twitter.com/NqQRZ5mlpo— Philippine Concerts (@philconcerts) February 24, 2020
The Pussycat Dolls comeback concert
here in the Philippines will be held this coming May 8 at the SM Mall of Asia
Arena. Top concert organizer Wilbros Live is again behind the wheel for getting
a recognizable international act to perform in Manila. Tickets will be made
available via SM Tickets beginning on February 29. It is very likely that one
the songs the girls will perform during this concert is “React,” their surprise
comeback single that they briefly previewed for audiences during their reunion
song and dance at “The X Factor UK” last year.
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