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Kaya Jones
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Chrystal Neria (born August 28, 1984), known professionally as Kaya Jones, is a Canadian-born American singer and model. She originally became known in 2003 for performing with the American girl group the Pussycat Dolls. Since 2004, she has pursued a solo career in music. In 2017, she joined the National Diversity Coalition for Trump as their Native American Ambassador for Trump despite having no membership or cultural involvement in any federal or state tribe.
Chrystal Neria was born in Toronto, Ontario and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. She joined the girl group the Pussycat Dolls in December 2003, when she was 19. Group founder and choreographer Robin Antin claimed she was not an official member of the group after she claimed that the group was a "prostitution ring" for entertainment executives.
After Robin Antin struck a deal with Interscope Records to form the Pussycat Dolls into a brand, auditions were held for a recording group that would not include celebrity members. In December 2003, Jones was recruited as a vocalist alongside Nicole Scherzinger and Melody Thornton. She performed with the group for the first time on February 13, 2004, where they performed "Big Spender" live at the MTV Asia Awards. Jones provided vocals for "We Went as Far as We Felt Like Going" for the Shark Tale soundtrack and the single, "Sway" which is featured on the soundtrack of Shall We Dance?, as well as appearing in the music video for the latter. She performed with the group at the VH1 Divas 2004 where they sung "Tainted Love" (with Carmen Electra), "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (with Tom Jones) and "Girls on Film" before joining the headliners in a finale performance of "New Attitude" alongside Patti LaBelle. The group also performed "Tainted Love" at the 2004 Fashion Rocks, along with Marc Almond.
There has been controversy over whether or not she was ever a full member of the group. Antin has stated that Jones "was never an official member of the group". Jones left the group in September 2004 while the group was recording their debut album, claiming that it was no longer fun to be in the band.
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