Jessica Sutta

Prior to her music career, Sutta became captain of the Miami Heat's cheerleading squad in her teens and she had a brief acting career in the films Bully (2001) and From Justin to Kelly (2003) and soap opera Ocean Ave.

• Name — Jessica Sutta • Alias — J Sutta • Birth Name — Jessica Lynn Sutta • Born — { • Birthplace — Miami, Florida, U.S. • Partner — Joseph Slaughter (2009–2011) James Tobin (2012–2014) • Genre — * Pop • electropop • Occupation — * Singer • songwriter • dancer • Years Active — 2001–present • Label — * Hollywood • Citrusonic • Premier League Music • Past Member Of — The Pussycat Dolls

Jessica Lynn Sutta was born in Miami, Florida to a Catholic and Jewish family of Russian and Polish descent. At the age of three, she was enrolled in various dance classes. She later attended Miami City Ballet and the New World School of the Arts at the age of 14 to further her dance skills. When she was 17, Sutta tore her ACL on both knees and switched to theatre, thinking her dance career was over. Eventually, through rehabilitation Sutta's knees healed and joined NBA's cheerleading squad Miami Heat in 1999, becoming the captain in 2001.

• Illustration — Sutta performing live in 2006 In 2001 Sutta debuted as an actress in the crime drama film Bully, directed by Larry Clark. From 2002 to 2003 she was cast as a series regular on Ocean Ave., in which she played Jody, a rich and arrogant teenager of an elite family. In 2003 she played Nadine in the romantic comedy film From Justin to Kelly. She moved to Los Angeles to work as a dancer and met choreographer Robin Antin, who asked her to join the Pussycat Dolls, along with Nicole Scherzinger, Melody Thornton, Carmit Bachar, Ashley Roberts and Kimberly Wyatt. The group achieved worldwide success with the singles "Don't Cha", "Stickwitu", "Buttons", and their multi-platinum debut album PCD (2005). Their second and final studio album Doll Domination (2008) contains hit singles "When I Grow Up", "I Hate This Part", and "Jai Ho!". Despite their commercial success, the group was plagued by internal conflict due to the emphasis on Scherzinger and the subordinate treatment of the other members. In February 2010, for these reasons, Sutta, Wyatt, Roberts, and Thornton had announced their departures from the Pussycat Dolls and the group disbanded. Sutta said in an interview she was tired of living in "the shadow of Scherzinger".

• Illustration — Sutta performing live in 2012 On September 19, 2010, Sutta released her debut solo single, "I Wanna Be Bad", as an independent artist, and the music video premiered exclusively on MTV. In 2011 Sutta signed with Hollywood Records and released her first single on a record label, "Show Me", on August 23. The song peaked at number one on the US Dance Club Songs, becoming the first former Pussycat Dolls to reach the top of an American chart. In 2012 she worked on her debut album, titled Sutta Pop and produced by Timbaland, RedOne and Busbee, recording songs such as "Amplify", "Good Boy", "Jack in the Box", "Disco Ball" and "Kissing the Sky". She also toured in festivals in US. Sutta planned to release "Make It Loud" as the lead single, but in October 2012 she was dropped from Hollywood and the album was canceled; the label said they didn't know how to promote her image into a catalog of teen artists. She has since stated that she still intends to release the album. In 2013 she signed with the independent label Citrusonic Stereophonic and released two singles, "Again" on March 26 and "Lights Out" on August 20 – both songs reached top 5 on US Dance Club Songs. In 2014 she signed to another independent label, Premier League Music, and released "Candy". On the label, she released a series of singles, including "Bottle Bitch", "Let It Be Love", "Feline Resurrection" and "Damn! (I Wish I Was Your Lover)". On June 9, 2016, she released her debut mixtape, Feline Resurrection, just for free download on her website. The album compiled the five previously singles and twelve new songs. On March 3, 2017, she released her second work, I Say Yes, also her debut studio album commercially, produced by Dave Audé and Danny Majic. The album was promoted with singles "Forever", "I Say Yes", "Feel Like Making Love" and "Distortion", the latter became her fourth number one single on US Dance Club Songs.

On November 29, 2019, the Pussycat Dolls confirmed their comeback and, on February 7, 2020, they released a new single, "React", with a live performance on the finale of The X Factor: Celebrity. They announced a 36-date world tour, but plans were canceled due the worsening situation arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and the group ended the reunion in 2021. In 2021, Sutta took a hiatus from her artistic career to become a mother. In 2026, Sutta was not included in the Pussycat Dolls' 2026 reunion and subsequent tour, with Sutta not being informed of the announcement. She theorized her exclusion was because of her personal politics aligning with anti-vaccine activism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and MAGA. She made her musical comeback with the single, "Don't Take Much", produced by Dave Audé.

• Illustration — Sutta at LGBT Marriage Rights parade in 2012 From 2012 to 2014 she dated Australian presenter James Tobin. In 2016 Sutta met drummer Mikey Marquart and they married on September 14, 2019, in Malibu. In May 2021, Sutta gave birth to a boy, Michael Jesse. In the same year she suffered neuropathy. At the height of the Pussycat Dolls popularity, Sutta was struggling with alcoholism. After the end of the group the problem got worse. She has abstained from alcohol since 2016 after entering in Miami Beach House Rehab Center.

Sutta is a supporter of gay rights. In December 2010, she appeared in a YouTube video by the LGBT for-profit company FCKH8, and a play on the NOH8 Campaign. In 2016, Sutta headlined the second annual Babes for Boobs bachelor auction benefitting Susan G. Komen L.A. She also headlined the Main Stage at San Francisco Pride and paid tribute to the victims and families of the Orlando nightclub shooting. Sutta spoke out publicly for the vaccine injured after feeling like she was "on the brink of death" after taking a COVID-19 vaccine, and connected with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over their shared medical beliefs. She subsequently endorsed Kennedy for president in 2024, and identified herself as "aligning with MAGA" after Kennedy aligned with President Donald Trump, despite not liking Trump's approach to war.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2002–2003 — Ocean Ave. — Jody Starr / Abby — Main role; 159 episodes • 2008 — Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious — Herself — 8 episodes • 2012 — America's Next Top Model — Guest Judge — Episode: "Jessica Sutta"

• Year — Title — Artist • 1998 — "Miami" — Will Smith • "Don't Let This Moment End" — Gloria Estefan • 2003 — "Suga Suga" — Baby Bash • "Spanish" — Craig David • 2004 — "Don't Cry for Pain" — Ana Johnsson