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Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente Scherzinger[1] (pron.: /niˈkoʊl ˈʃɜrzɪŋər/ ni-kohl shur-zing-ər; born June 29, 1978) is an American recording artist and television personality. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, she enrolled in performing arts schools and performed in singing and dancing competitions as a child before becoming the lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time, in the 2000s.

During the group's hiatus, Scherzinger released her debut single "Baby Love" (2007), which brought Scherzinger into the media spotlight. After the disbandment of The Pussycat Dolls in 2010, Scherzinger released her debut solo studio album Killer Love (2011); it became one of the most successful albums of that year and spawned three top three hit singles "Poison", "Don't Hold Your Breath" and "Right There". Scherzinger's currently untitled second album is to be released in November 2013, and is preceded by its lead single "Boomerang" which became a top ten hit. Scherzinger has also featured on hit singles including "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" and "Heartbeat".

Scherzinger's work has earned her numerous awards and accolades, including two MTV Music Video Awards, three Billboard Music Awards and a Cosmopolitan Award. As of 2012, Scherzinger has sold 50 million records worldwide.[2] In 2009, Billboard ranked her, along with the Pussycat Dolls, as one of the most successful musical acts of the 2000s.[3] In 2011, Rolling Stone ranked Scherzinger the ninth best dancing musician.[4] She also appeared on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Women in Music" in 2012 and was ranked eighth "Sexiest Artist of All Time" in 2013.[5][6] In 2013, Scherzinger was The Harvard Foundation's "Artist of the Year".[7]

Scherzinger has also endorsed such brands as Estée Lauder, Nike, Herbal Essences and Beats By Dr Dre. Scherzinger also had her debut tour in the small venues around Europe in February 2012. As of 2008, Scherzinger has been in a relationship with Lewis Hamilton.

Scherzinger was born Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente in Honolulu, Hawaii, into a staunchly Roman Catholic family.[8][9] Her father, Alfonso Valiente, is of Filipino descent, and her mother, Rosemary Elikolani, is of half-Hawaiian and half-Russian descent.[10][11][12][13][14] Her mother was eighteen at the time of Scherzinger's birth and lived in an inner city neighborhood.[15] Scherzinger's parents separated when she was still a baby. When she was six years old, her maternal family moved to Louisville, Kentucky,[16] with her sister, Keala, and her German American stepfather, Gary Scherzinger.[17][18] She took her stepfather's surname after he adopted her.[16] She first attended Bowen Elementary, and later attended Meyzeek Middle School as an adolescent. Scherzinger states that, growing up, her family did not have a lot of money, and she thanks her mother for all the support she gave her to become what she is today. Scherzinger began performing in Louisville, attending the Youth Performing Arts School at duPont Manual High School, and performing with Actors Theatre of Louisville.[16] As a teenager, Scherzinger was the first runner-up at the 1996 Kentucky State Fair's Coca-Cola Talent Classic contest.[16]

In college, Scherzinger majored in musical theatre at Wright State University, where she had a role in Chicago and in Show Boat.[19] She then put her studies in art on hold in 1999 to sing backing vocals for the rock band, Days of the New.[20] Meeks also claims that after touring for the album, the two grew apart creatively and that despite being an "amazing entertainer," she "didn’t seem to understand music very well."[21] In 2001, Scherzinger went on to audition on The WB's television show, Popstars in which she auditioned with Whitney Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You". Scherzinger later won the show as part of Eden's Crush, in which she was one of the lead vocalists for the group. The group released the single, "Get Over Yourself", which charted within the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.[22] They later went on to tour with 'N Sync and Jessica Simpson.[22] will.i.am approached Scherzinger to become a member of The Black Eyed Peas, but her boyfriend at the time, Nick Hexum forced her to decline as he controlled her entire career to try to make her a solo artist.[23] The position was eventually given to Fergie.[24] In late 2001, the band's record company, London-Sire Records, went bankrupt, and the group split.[25] Scherzinger subsequently made a few promotional solo appearances under the stage name of Nicole Kea, including covering "Breakfast in Bed" for the soundtrack to 50 First Dates in 2003.[26] Scherzinger also worked with Yoshiki of Japanese rock band X Japan on his Violet UK project.[27] She sang the English version of "I'll Be Your Love" live with the Tokyo Symphonic Orchestra. The track also appeared on the 2003 Various Artists album Exposition of Global Harmony.[27]

In May 2003, Scherzinger joined The Pussycat Dolls, a burlesque troupe, as a lead singer, when they were re-cast as recording artists. She had first seen them performing on the Late Show with David Letterman in November 2002, where Carmen Electra sang "Big Spender" from the Bob Fosse musical Sweet Charity.[19] Scherzinger's first recordings with the band was in two soundtracks in 2004, for the films Shark Tale and Shall We Dance?.[28] The newly formed recording group's first single was "Sway" from Shall We Dance?, with a music video inspired by the movie.[29] In September 2005, the band released PCD, an album combined with several dance-pop songs interlacing their burlesque style,[30] while the second half of the album contain tributes and covers.[31] The album peaked at number one in New Zealand,[32] the top-five in Canada,[33] the Netherlands[34] and the United States,[33] and top-ten in United Kingdom,[35] Austria,[36] Germany,[37] Switzerland[38] and Ireland.[39] PCD has sold over three million copies in the US.[40] Worldwide, PCD has sold nine million copies.[41][42][43] The album received a certification in thirty-six countries.[43] Their first single, "Don't Cha" was a global commercial success, reaching number one in multiple countries.[44] Worldwide, the song has sold more than 6 million copies, making it one of the best selling singles of all time.[45][46] The band went onto release five more successful singles from the album—"Stickwitu", "Beep", "Buttons", "I Don't Need a Man" and "Wait a Minute".[47][48][49] "Stickwitu" was later nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group.[50] The group was selected to perform for the introduction for ABC's coverage of the NBA.[51] They also toured with The Black Eyed Peas on their Honda Civic Tour[52] and Christina Aguilera's Back to Basics Tour.[53] With the success of the debut album, it brought Scherzinger into the media spotlight, which resulted in a series of duets and guest vocals with many male vocalists, including: Shaggy, Vittorio Grigolo and Will Smith.[54] In 2006, she sang co-lead vocals with Avant on his single "Lie About Us". Shcherzinger later appeared on Diddy's lead single "Come to Me" marking her first solo top-ten hit on Billboard Hot 100.

In 2008, the band returned with a comeback single, "When I Grow Up" which Scherzinger had originally recorded "When I Grow Up" for her own solo album, but felt as if the song was more suitable to the Pussycat Dolls. The song became another hit single, charting in the top 10 in numerous countries.[48][49] "Whatcha Think About That" was released with Missy Elliott as a single before the album and had moderate success internationally. Doll Domination was released on September 19, 2008. It debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, with 79,000 copies sold in its first week of release. Worldwide, Doll Domination sold over five million copies.[55] Three more successful singles were released from the album—"I Hate This Part", "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" and "Hush Hush"[48][49] One less successful single was also released, which was a collaboration with Snoop Dogg—"Bottle Pop".[49] The band began their second world tour, Doll Domination Tour in early 2009.[56] Lady Gaga[57][58] and Ne-Yo supported the Pussycat Dolls on the UK leg.[59] and were opening acts for the tour. In mid-2009, Scherzinger and the band joined Britney Spears' on her The Circus Starring Britney Spears tour as an opening act for the first leg in North America.[60] In April 2009, Scherzinger confirmed to Billboard that the album would be re-released to give more people a chance to get their music.[61] Scherzinger left the group in 2010.[62] Scherzinger later admitted that she cried when she saw the first outfit she would have to wear as a member of the band.[63] As of 2012, the Pussycat Dolls have sold 50 million records.