Chelsea Korka

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Chelsea Korka
Born	June 10, 1986 (1986-06-10) (age 22)
Genre(s)	Pop, R&B, Rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, Actress, Model
Label(s)	Interscope Records
Associated acts	Paradiso Girls,The Pussycat Dolls,Personal Life,Girlicious

Chelsea Korka (born June 10, 1986) is an American pop singer and former beauty pageant queen. As of 2007 she is a member of Pussycat Dolls' European spin-off group the Paradiso Girls. She is best known for her participation in the CW network TV show Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search For the Next Doll, where she was the 2nd runner-up.

Contents 1 Early years 2 Pussycat Dolls Present 3 Post show career 3.1 Paradiso Girls 3.2 Other endeavours 4 Personal Life 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Early years

Korka was an outgoing young girl who learned and loved everything about Marvel Comics, video games, and action. Despite her somewhat boyish interests, she was still very much a girl, playing with make-up and shopping with friends. Her greatest insecurity was a serious weight problem, tipping the scales at 187 pounds.^[1]. However, she managed to lose weight in her middle school years through diet and exercise.^[2] She suffered from Bacterial Meningitis in 2005, and almost lost her life. Then in 2006, in a "spur of the moment" decision, she decided to take part in Pussycat Dolls Present. As well, she became Miss West Brodward USA 2007 at the age of 19 and competed in Miss Florida USA.

[edit] Pussycat Dolls Present

Thanks to her voice, admired by both contestants, judges and often compared to Christina Aguilera's, Korka made it to the semi-finals, where she was one of the girls who got sick^[3] compromising her chances, but Robin Antin felt she was the girl with the most potential^[3] and decided to have her move on to the next round. Throughout the competition she struggled with her dancing and had an underlying feud with fellow contestant Melissa Smith about it. Yet, even though the final four elimination round featured harsh choreography, she moved on together with Melissa Reyes, and Asia Nitollano.^[4]. She finished third and many of her fans felt it was because of her strong vocals which would have outshined some of the other dolls.

[edit] Post show career

[edit] Paradiso Girls

Chelsea has since joined the Paradiso Girls, which is a five-member group Robin Antin created and aimed for Europe and then to be introduced to the US. Each girl represents a country, with Chelsea representing the USA. Chelsea has been taking dancing classes with the other members.^[5]. This group used to consist of eight members^[6] but now features three English girls, one French girl and then Korka was the last member to join.^[7]. Unlike the Pussycat Dolls it has no lead singer and all of the girls represent something unique^[5]. Their first album will be released by Interscope records^[8] before summer 2008. Chelsea has stated she would get a new look for this group as she considers her trademark bangs to be her "Doll" look, but has recently decided to perform with the bangs and a new look because she feels that her fans would appreciate it more if she kept the bangs.^[9], however she has gone blonde before returning to her old looks^[10]. She has also been to Australia to record for the Paradiso Girls^[11].

[edit] Other endeavours

Keeping in touch with Antin, she later took part in the Fashion Cares 2007 event where she performed a "Pink Panther/Fever" medley alongside Girlesque, Melissa Smith, and Melissa Reyes. She also starred in a one week installment at the Pussycat Dolls lounge in Las Vegas alongside Melody Thornton in 2007^[12]. She is often featured in CW events to promote Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious^[13] although she has recently confirmed she would not be part of the show, due to her Paradiso Girls commitments.^[14]. She will be performing again in the Las Vegas Pussycat Dolls Lounge on May 18th and 20th 2008^[15]

[edit] Personal Life

Korka said in an interview with the CW Channel "I love to play video games and my favorite one is Halo."

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official MySpace Music Page
• Forum Français/french forum

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