Carmit Bachar | |
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Bachar at the premiere of 27 Dresses, 2008
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Background information | |
Also known as | Foxy Doll |
Born | September 4, 1974 |
Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Genres | Pop, rock, R&B, dance |
Occupation(s) | singer, dancer, model, actress, showgirl |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels |
A&M (2004–2009) Cheyenne, Polydor (2001–2002) |
Associated acts | Pussycat Dolls dance troupe (1995-2001), Pussycat Dolls recording group (2001-2008) |
Carmit Bachar (Hebrew: כרמית בכר; born September 4, 1974) is an American singer, dancer, model, actress and showgirl. She was a member of the successful pop/R&B group, the Pussycat Dolls and one of the main vocalists of the group, along with Nicole Scherzinger and Melody Thornton. Bachar left the group in February 2008. She is currently engaged and gave birth to a baby girl named Keala Rose on September 18, 2011. She is currently a member of electro/pop duo called LadyStation.
Bachar was born in Los Angeles, her father is of Jewish Israeli descent and her mother is of Indonesian, Dutch and Chinese descent. She was born with a cleft lip and cleft palate. She was raised in Encino, California. Both parents were dancers; her mother worked as a dance teacher at Bancroft Middle School of Performing Arts and her father worked with Elvis Presley and Marcel Marceau. Bachar competed internationally as a rhythmic gymnast for 10 years, and placed 5th in the U.S. Olympic trials in 1992. During her career competing on the U.S. National Team, she attended Hamilton Academy of Music in Los Angeles, studying music, dance, piano and viola.