The Pussycat Dolls is a US female singing group, currently consisting of lead singer Nicole Scherzinger. The Dolls began as a burlesque troupe based in Los Angeles, and expanded to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The group, which was founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995, eventually got a record deal in 2003 with A&M Records and Interscope Records. They were transferred and moulded into a music group and by 2005 they had recorded their first album.