Age: 25
Hometown: Long Beach, California
Occupation: Singer/Dancer/Actress/Dance Instructor
First, second and sometimes third impressions are often wrong. At least that’s what I’ve discovered after speaking with The Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll, third eliminee, Sisely Treasure. This very talented and spunky vixen turned out not to be as cutthroat as she seemed. What’s even more apparent is why she was chosen as a Pussycat Doll hopeful - simply because she’s got it going on. We had a chance to catch up with Sisely recently.
Hi Sisely! How’re you doing? Well, thanks for talking to us today.
Hi. I’m great, thanks. No problem.
How did you get started with music and dance?
Well, I have been in a few different bands. I was in a band called the Cooler Kids. That was actually signed to Dreamworks and had a song on the Lizzie McGuire soundtrack and stuff like that. That was like a dance pop band. Following that was Boygirl which was like an underground, electro spawn of Cooler Kids, hence the name Boygirl. After that I had some mutual friends that were looking for a singer for their pop/rock band. That was the band I mentioned on the show. I wasn’t supposed to mention it on the show, but I guess I can mention it now. It’s called the Holograms. I performed and sang for them when they were looking for a singer. For about 9 months I joined their band. It was something at the time that I joined, but it wasn’t mine, which is another reason why I didn’t really want to talk about it too much on the show.
So you were just helping out some friends?
Well, I joined the band and it was a great experience, but it was in replacement of another singer. So I didn’t really get to contribute to the band what I would’ve liked to. That’s another reason why I decided to go for the audition for the Pussycat Dolls.
What else convinced you to audition for the Pussycat Dolls?
First off, I was very inspired by seeing the girls perform, opening up for the Black Eyed Peas. I was sitting in the audience. I was wondering why I was sitting in the audience for a second, cause I was like, “I could do that up there.” Really in my life I hadn’t been given the opportunity to both sing and dance in a way that is shown with the Dolls. So, that is why I decided to audition for the group. Plus I had seen the evolution of the Dolls from Sunset Strip, Hollywood. And since I live in Hollywood… (I grew up in the LA area) I’ve always been around since the evolution from Sunset Strip to pop group. That was something that was really inspiring for me.
The Pussycat Dolls have a distinctive sound of their own. How connected to their sound were you before the competition?
You know, they have some songs that do rock out. “Buttons” is kind of like one of those songs that’s sung with a lot of attitude. I felt like the attitude was there, whether or not it’s the genre of music as where I was coming from. I feel like, now it all blends together. There’s so much in that sound that is stemming from rock. What is pop music? It’s rock, it’s hip hop, it’s R & B, it’s pop… you know. There’s so many different things. I felt like I could most definitely fit in with the group.
Upon your arrival, did you feel you had more to learn or more to offer?
You know, it was weird. I came into the competition not knowing what to expect at all. Then when I was going through it I realized a few things that I had a lot to learn about myself and the girls that were surrounding me, which was why I was open to the whole experience. It’s another reason why I was being so emotional when all these things were coming out. I was really just like, letting it happen. I wasn’t like trying to stop it from happening or kind of like fake it or anything. No, I was trying to take the whole thing in and I was letting it out, you know? So I think as far as gaining stuff and like having stuff to offer, I feel like in different ways I took equally as I gave to the whole experience.
Before the Pussycat Dolls, were you already a strong dancer?
Man I was dancing since I was two years old. Believe it or not I was a back up dancer for Britney Spears. That’s how much dancing experience I have. Do you remember those Super Bowl Pepsi commercials? I was in the back there. I had platinum blonde hair at the time though.
Were you more comfortable as a dancer or singer?
You know it’s weird because I started as a dancer and then more recently I’ve been doing more singing. I can’t really say. As far as putting them both together, it was a whole new experience for me because I had never danced that much or sang that much at the same time. It was either one or the other for me. Yeah that’s why I wanted to do this. No one had ever really seen me in this context so I felt this would be a good opportunity for me to do it.
At times, it seemed you separated yourself from the group. Did you purposely keep a distance?
(Laughs) Like you mentioned before… I would have to say “yes” to that. I didn’t purposefully do anything intentionally. I wasn’t intentionally separating myself. With somebody like me, I’m kind of like more of a tomboy. I kind of like already do my own thing in life. I think it’s just kind of natural for a person or people who have their idea of how people are supposed to be. I feel like Asia had a lot of ideas about not only me but about how girls are and how this and that… Coming out of high school, that’s one of those things you think about… these little cliques that you go through. For me, I’ve been out of high school; I’ve been out of college. It’s like I’m not worried about cliques. I’m worried about me and my happiness in life. No, it wasn’t intentional but it’s something that just happened.
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