1. Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Scherzinger is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality.
75 Facts About Nicole Scherzinger
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In pursuit of a musical career, Nicole Scherzinger dropped out of college and toured with the American rock band Days of the New before finding mild success with Eden's Crush, a girl group created through The WB's talent competition show Popstars.
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Nicole Scherzinger has served as a judge on television talent shows, including The Sing-Off, The X Factor US, The X Factor UK, Australia's Got Talent, and The Masked Singer.
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Nicole Scherzinger won the 2024 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance as Norma Desmond in 2023 West End revival of Sunset Boulevard.
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Nicole Scherzinger Prascovia Elikolani Valiente was born on June 29,1978, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Alfonso Valiente and Rosemary.
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Alfonso left the family when Nicole Scherzinger was two years old.
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When Nicole Scherzinger was six, they moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where her mother was a clerk, and her step-father was a welder.
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Nicole Scherzinger describes her upbringing as difficult as she grew up "without much money" and supported her parents by being a waitress, taking local modelling jobs, and being part of an entertainment troupe of the local amusement park, Kentucky Kingdom.
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Nicole Scherzinger graduated in 1996 from the Youth Performing Arts School at duPont Manual High School, where she participated in many plays, including Alice in Wonderland, in which she portrayed Alice.
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Nicole Scherzinger was surprised she got the part as she was up "against a girl with blue eyes and blonde hair".
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Since 2013, Nicole Scherzinger has endowed YPAS with a yearly $2,000, namesake scholarship.
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In 2018, Nicole Scherzinger received the 2017 Alumna of the Year Award from the Wright State Alumni Association.
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In 2001, Nicole Scherzinger's mother saw a commercial for the WB's show Popstars USA, a reality series with the aim to chronicle a music group's formation until the recording of their debut album.
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Nicole Scherzinger's performance was interrupted by a citywide blackout, and she was forced to leave.
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In February 2006, Nicole Scherzinger signed a global publishing agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group, which would cover her future songwriting.
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Nicole Scherzinger's first solo recording was a feature on Avant's "Lie About Us" that was released in July 2006 and later collaborated with Diddy on "Come to Me", which became Nicole Scherzinger's first solo top-ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100.
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In March 2007, Scherzinger announced that her debut studio album would be titled Her Name is Nicole and was initially scheduled for a release in late summer.
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Rahman and the Pussycat Dolls while Nicole Scherzinger was credited as a featured artist causing dissatisfaction within the group.
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In December 2009, Nicole Scherzinger was announced as the third judge joining Ben Folds and Boyz II Men band member Shawn Stockman on the first season of The Sing-Off.
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Nicole Scherzinger returned for the second season before being replaced by Sara Bareilles.
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In July 2010, Nicole Scherzinger served as a guest judge on The X Factor UK, where she formed One Direction, by picking up the boys and insisting with other judges that the boys together would have been a smash.
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Nicole Scherzinger later received backlash and death threats after sending the result to deadlock in the quarter-final, which resulted in Rachel Crow's elimination.
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Nicole Scherzinger mentored the Over 30s; her final act, Josh Krajcik, was named the runner-up of the season.
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In December 2011, as part of the 25th anniversary of The Phantom of the Opera, Nicole Scherzinger performed the song of the same name at the Royal Variety Performance.
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Nicole Scherzinger left The X Factor USA after the conclusion of the first season.
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Nicole Scherzinger was replaced by Demi Lovato for the second season of The X Factor USA.
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Nicole Scherzinger mentored the Boys category and selected James Arthur, Rylan Clark-Neal, and Jahmene Douglas to compete in the live shows.
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Nicole Scherzinger made history and a hugely successful judge on the UK show by becoming the only judge to have all three of her acts in the quarter-final and the second judge to have her remaining two remaining acts as the final two, with Arthur eventually winning the series.
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Nicole Scherzinger sang "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" at the Andrew Lloyd Webber: 40 Musical Years tribute show.
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In March 2013, Nicole Scherzinger released "Boomerang", which debuted and peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart; after its lackluster success, the associated album was scrapped.
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Nicole Scherzinger returned as judge on The X Factor for its tenth series for a reported salary of $2.3 million.
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In February 2014, Nicole Scherzinger announced that she signed a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment and RCA Records for a reported $4.5 million.
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In December, Nicole Scherzinger made her West End debut starring as Grizabella in the 2014 revival of the musical Cats at the London Palladium where she played the role for a 12-week run until February 8,2015; her performance received rave reviews from critics particularly praising her rendition of the song standard "Memory" and garnered a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical.
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Nicole Scherzinger was set to reprise Grizabella in the Broadway revival of Cats but a week before rehearsals she quit after producers refused to give her top billing.
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On June 30,2015, Nicole Scherzinger was crowned as the winner of the variety show I Can Do That where six celebrities compete with each other by performing skills that they never knew they had.
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Nicole Scherzinger left before the fifteenth series, where she was replaced by Robbie Williams.
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Nicole Scherzinger voiced Sina in the animated feature Moana, which was released in November 2016 through Walt Disney Pictures.
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Nicole Scherzinger starred as Penny in ABC's television film Dirty Dancing, a remake of the 1987 film of the same name.
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In 2018, Nicole Scherzinger had a voice cameo in Ralph Breaks the Internet.
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Nicole Scherzinger began 2019 with appearing as a panelist on The Masked Singer; a reality singing competition where celebrities sing covers of famous songs while wearing costumes that conceal their identities.
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In May 2019, Nicole Scherzinger was announced as a judge on the ninth season of Australia's Got Talent.
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Nicole Scherzinger voiced Miranda Trese on Netflix original anime series, Trese, which premiered on June 10,2021.
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The Pussycat Dolls reunion tour was put on hold after Nicole Scherzinger was sued by the group's founder Robin Antin.
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Nicole Scherzinger confirmed that she remains unsigned at the time of writing.
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On June 17,2022, and according to Belfast news outlet The Newsletter, it was revealed Nicole Scherzinger is set to debut an interior design range including bedding under the name 'Nalu'.
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On 7 May 2023, Nicole Scherzinger performed at the Coronation Concert, held in celebration of the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla the day before.
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Nicole Scherzinger performed the song "Reflection", from Disney's 1998 animated film Mulan, accompanied by Chinese pianist Lang Lang.
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In 2023, Nicole Scherzinger collaborated with Japanese rock star Yoshiki to perform "I'll Be Your Love" in the documentary film Yoshiki: Under the Sky.
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Nicole Scherzinger returned to the West End starring as Norma Desmond in the 2023 revival of Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre.
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On June 16,2024, Nicole Scherzinger performed "What I Did for Love " to accompany the In memoriam segment of the 77th Tony Awards.
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Nicole Scherzinger has named Whitney Houston as her idol and biggest influence.
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Nicole Scherzinger said that she wanted to be "Whitney Houston growing up" and praised the singer's vocal abilities and stage presence.
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Nicole Scherzinger has stated that Andrew Lloyd Webber's music has been influential to her as an artist as she grew up listening to musicals such as Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Evita.
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Nicole Scherzinger cited Janet Jackson's sixth studio album, The Velvet Rope, as her main inspiration for her second album, Big Fat Lie, while the music video for "Your Love" was inspired by Jackson's "Love Will Never Do " clip.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber praised Nicole Scherzinger's recording of "Memory", calling it the "best recording of anything of [his] music ever done".
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Nicole Scherzinger's intent was to differentiate herself from her role as the lead vocalist of the Pussycat Dolls and establish herself as a solo artist.
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Nicole Scherzinger selects to record songs that would lend themselves to being performed live.
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Nicole Scherzinger is best known as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls and is credited with leading the group into becoming one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time, selling over 55 million records worldwide.
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Nicole Scherzinger opined that despite her possessing natural talents, she doesn't have "Lady Gaga's edge, Katy Perry's chutzpah nor Rihanna's elan" adding her "drive, passion, [and] unstinting commitment to succeed" is what sets her apart from other singers.
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In late 2012, Nicole Scherzinger spoke of her experiences with bulimia at the height of the popularity of the Pussycat Dolls.
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Nicole Scherzinger struggled with body dysmorphia before an early photo shoot with the group triggered her bulimic behavior, which lasted nearly a decade.
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Nicole Scherzinger eventually overcame the disorder through therapists and life coaches.
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Nicole Scherzinger considers herself shy and keeps her personal life to herself, and declines to answer questions in interviews that pertain to her relationships.
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Nicole Scherzinger commenced a high-profile relationship with Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton, after meeting at the 2007 MTV Europe Music Awards in Munich.
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In January 2020, Nicole Scherzinger confirmed her relationship with former Scottish rugby player Thom Evans.
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Nicole Scherzinger endorsed Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign; she appeared in the music video for will.
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Nicole Scherzinger has taken a public stance against abortion, and avoids identifying as a feminist.
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Since 2014 Nicole Scherzinger is a UNICEF UK supporter and has traveled to Guyana, Manila, Philippines, and Kenya, where she visited the organization's supported centers benefiting children in poverty.
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Nicole Scherzinger later performed "Brave" with the SU2C choir for Stand Up 2 Cancer to raise money for cancer research on October 17,2014.
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In cooperation with Unilever, Nicole Scherzinger recorded Duran Duran's "Rio".
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In December 2011, Nicole Scherzinger began endorsing the imPress Nails manicure line and has her own signature series.
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From 2012 to 2014, Nicole Scherzinger was the ambassador for Herbal Essences.
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In September 2014, Nicole Scherzinger joined Proactiv+ as the new celebrity ambassador for the skin care company.
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On November 29,2016, Nicole Scherzinger was announced as the new face of Perfectil, a vitamin product.
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Nicole Scherzinger featured in a television commercial for Vitabiotics's new Perfectil advertising campaign in March 2017.