Asia Nitollano

Asia Nitollano became a member of the Pussycat Dolls after winning the CW reality series, "Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll," but she left a few months later to pursue a solo career.
==Biography==
Asia was born on February 14, 1988 in Mt. Vernon, New York. She is of African-American, Filipino, Mexican and Puerto Rican descent. She is the daughter of singer Joe Bataan. Asia also has a young daughter. As a teenager, Asia was a cheerleader for the New York Knicks.
In 2007, Asia became one of the nine finalists on "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 Asia wasn't the strongest vocalist of the final three, she was a better all-round performer.
==Departure==
Asia was a member of the Pussycat Dolls for a brief period of time, where she performed with them live only twice. In July 2007, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that Asia (who was never contractually obligated to join PCD) had decided to embark on a solo career. 
According to CW Network head Dawn Ostroff, Asia was not fired from the group, but she opted to go solo after the final episode of the show was aired or in short, after the season was completely filmed in the summer of 2006.
Her position in PCD had been questioned for months since she had never performed with the group (except on the finale of the show) and had been absent from the group's high-profile performances, most notably Live Earth, held in July 2007.
==Solo Projects==
In 2007, Asia appeared in advertisements for Sean Combs's clothing line, Sean Jean Women's collection. She reportedly signed a recording deal with The Inc. Records, but hasn't released any music. 
By July 2009, Asia had returned to the New York Knicks, as a finalist in the auditions for the 2009-2010 Knicks City Dancers.
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