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Asia Nitollano (born in Mt. Vernon, New York on February 14, 1988) is an American singer and dancer, who won the television series Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll. She was also a dancer for the New York Knicks of the NBA.

Life and career

Nitollano is the daughter of R&B musician Joe Bataan and has a two-year-old daughter. She is of Filipino, and African-American Puerto Rican descent. Before her entry into the group, Nitollano was a dancer for the New York Knicks. In 2007 she became one of the nine finalists on the CW reality television series, Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll. During the season finale of the show, she was chosen to become the newest member of the group by judges Robin Antin, Ron Fair and Lil Kim. According to judge and Pussycat Doll founder Robin Antin, while Nitollano wasn't the strongest vocalist of the final three, she had greater stage presence and is an all-round better performer.

Possible solo career

In July, 2007, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that Nitollano, who was never contractually obligated to join the Pussycat Dolls, has decided to embark on a solo career. According to Dawn Ostroff, head of the CW Network , Niollano was not fired from the group, but opted to go solo after the final episode of the show was aired. Nitollano's position in the group had been questioned for months, since she had never performed with the group (except on the final of the show) and has been absent from the group's high-profile performances, most notably Live Earth, held in July.

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