Nicole Scherzinger

 

 

Nicole Scherzinger
Scherzinger attending will.i.am's album wrap party in Hollywood in August 2012.
Born	Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente June 29, 1978 (age 37) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Wright State University
Occupation	Singer songwriter dancer actress television personality fashion designer record producer philanthropist
Years active	2001–present
Home town	Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Religion	Roman Catholic
Website	nicolescherzingerofficial.com
Musical career
Genres	R&B pop hip hop dance soul
Instruments	Vocals piano
Labels	A&M Interscope RCA Epic
Associated acts	Days of the New Eden's Crush The Pussycat Dolls

Nicole Scherzinger (/niˈkoʊl ˈʃɜːrzɪŋər/; born Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente; June 29, 1978) is an American recording artist, songwriter actress and television personality. Born in Honolulu,Hawaii and raised in Louisville,Kentucky, she performed in various singing competitions and musicals before joining American rock band Days of the New as a backing vocalist and later becoming one of the members of the ill-fated girl group Eden's Crush in 2001. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the burlesque troupe turned-recording act, the Pussycat Dollsbecoming one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. During their hiatus Scherzinger planned to embark on her solo career with Her Name is Nicole but was later shelved after four singles failed to impact the charts. Following the disbandment of the Pussycat Dolls, Scherzinger became a judge for two seasons of The Sing-Offand in 2010 won the tenth season ofDancing with the Stars.

In 2011 she released her debut studio album, Killer Love to moderate success. It featured the top-ten hits "Don't Hold Your Breath" and "Right There". Later that year she served as a judge during the first season of the American versionof The X Factor before heading to the UK version for two years in 2012. Her second studio album, Big Fat Lie (2014) had a minor impact on the charts. Its release was preceded by three singles including, "Your Love". For starring in the 2014 West End revival of the musical Cats Scherzinger garnered aLaurence Olivier Award nomination forBest Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical.

Throughout a career spanning over 13 years, she has had 3 UK number one singles, sold over 16 million albums and over 37 million singles worldwide^[1] and 16 million records as a solo artist,^[2] and a further 54 million with Pussycat Dolls,^[3][4][5] making the group one of thebest-selling girl groups of all time.^[6]Since her first chart entry in 2005, Scherzinger has also scored 20 top 20 hits on the UK Singles Chart.^[7] Outside of her work in the entertainment industry, Scherzinger has many other ventures like Herbal Essences, Müllerand more. She is also is an Ambassador for UNICEF and a Global Ambassador for the Special Olympics and is involved in charitable activities.^[8]