Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)

"Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" is a song performed by American girl group The Pussycat Dolls for their second studio album Doll Domination (2008). It was released on February 5, 2009, by Interscope Records as the first single from the record Doll Domination 2.0. After watching Slumdog Millionaire record executives Jimmy Iovine and Ron Fair wanted to turn "Jai Ho" into a "pop record without deviating from the original melody" and asked Scherzinger to do her own interpretation of the song. This song only features Nicole Scherzinger's vocals through the entire song. None of the Dolls sing the chorus or any solo parts at all. Due to the featuring it caused tons of drama in the group. Nicole Scherzinger late apologizes for the featuring and didn't know it would cause a lot of drama. It had upset Melody Thornton most as she was a main singer of the group and had been very loyal to Nicole and manager Robin Antin.
==Music Video==
===Background and synopsis===
An accompanying music video for "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" was directed by Thomas Kloss, filmed in October 2008. in the Vienna Transport Museum Remise, a tramway museum in Vienna, Austria, while A. R. Rahman filmed his scenes in Los Angeles days before the 81st Academy Awards. The video premiered through VH1's Top 20 Countdown on March 21, 2009. The clip recreates the last scene from the movie, Slumdog Millionaire. The video starts off where Scherzinger is followed by a mystery man through the marketplace, while her bandmates record him. On the second verse, Scherzinger is separated from the rest of the group and sings and dances. The remainder of the video focuses on dance routines inspired by Bollywood.
===Reception===
DesiHits praised the video. "The rhythmic beats of the drums, coupled with the scintillating dance moves is sure to get you on your feet. You've already heard the remix of the song, but the video adds another dimension thanks to the captivating scenes in it." Daniel from MTV Buzzworthy agreed with Banes. "The video is an elaborate dance extravaganza, the kind made famous by suddenly super-hip Bollywood movies. And you know what? It fits. Like a midriff-revealing sari, it fits. On 4 August 2009, it was announced that the video was nominated for Best Choreography at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
==Vocals==
*Nicole Scherzinger - lead vocals, chorus vocals
*A.R. Rahman - vocals
Category:Singles
Category:Doll Domination 2.0
Category:Nicole Scherzinger
Category:Melody Thornton
Category:Jessica Sutta
Category:Ashley Roberts
Category:Kimberly Wyatt
Category:A.R. Rahan