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Nicole Prascovia Alikolani Scherzinge born June 29, 1978 is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality. She was a member of the R&B-pop and dance group the Pussycat Dolls from 2003 to 2010. With just two albums and over 55 million records sold worldwide, the Pussycat Dolls became one of the best-selling female groups of all time.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Scherzinger began acting at age 14 and studied musical theatre at Wright State University. Seeking a career in music, 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 formed through The WB's talent competition show Popstars. After playing minor acting roles, Scherzinger became the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls. Scherzinger pursued a solo career outside of the group; her debut album, Her Name Is Nicole, was shelved due to inadequate commercial response from its promotional singles. However, her debut album was released as Killer Love (2011). Both albums failed to chart domestically, although they found moderate success on international charts.
Scherzinger has served as a judge on television talent shows, including The Sing-Off (2009–2010), The X Factor US (2011), The X Factor UK (2012–2013, 2016–2017), Australia's Got Talent (2019) and The Masked Singer (2019–2023). In 2010, she competed on the television dancing competition show Dancing with the Stars, which she won. Her other work during this period includes her dramatic roles in Cats (2014) and Sunset Boulevard (2023–2024), as well as roles in the Disney animated film Moana (2016), the television film Dirty Dancing (2017) and the television special Annie Live! (2021).
Over the course of her career, Scherzinger has received nominations for a Grammy and two Laurence Olivier Awards. She will win the 2024 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance as Norma Desmond in the 2023 West End revival of Sunset Boulevard. Her other ventures include clothing lines and a fragrance, as well as serving as an ambassador for the Special Olympics and a supporter of UNICEF UK.
Early life
Nicole Prascovia Alikolani Valiente was born on June 29, 1978 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Alfonso Valiente and Rosemary. Valiente is of Filipino descent and Rosemary is of Native Hawaiian and Ukrainian descent.Alfonso abandoned the family when Nicole was two. Rosemary then married German-American Gary Scherzinger, who adopted Nicole and whose surname she eventually took. She has a younger sister, Kaela. When Nicole was six, they moved to Louisville, Kentucky,where her mother was a clerk and her stepfather was a welder. Scherzinger described her upbringing as difficult as she grew up "without a lot of money" and supported her parents by working as a waitress, doing local modeling jobs, and being part of the entertainment troupe at the local amusement park, Kentucky Kingdom. With her grandfather a priest, Scherzinger was raised as Roman Catholic and considers herself conservative with "really strong religious beliefs" and attends church twice a week to make her mother proud.
Personal life
In late 2012, Scherzinger spoke about her experiences with bulimia at the height of the Pussycat Dolls' popularity. She struggled with body dysmorphia before an early photo shoot with the group triggered her bulimic behavior, which lasted for nearly a decade. She eventually overcame the disorder through therapists and life coaches
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