Nicole Scherzinger was born on June 29, 1978 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father is Alfonso Valiente, a Filipino worker, and his mother is Rosemary, who was born in Hawaii and is of Russian origin; His mother, Nicole, was only 18 years old when she was born. Although her parents separated when she was young, when she was six years old, her mother married a German stepfather, Gary Scherzinger, and the family moved to Louisville, Kentucky.
Growing up in a Catholic family, Nicole was first introduced to music by singing in the church choir; He also has a sister named Ke'ala.
In 2000, when she was 22 years old, she participated in the Popstars contest held in the USA and was selected as a contestant after impressing the jury with her performance of Whitney Houston's song "I Will Always Love You". The group Eden's Crush, which was founded at the end of this process, achieved first place in 2003, but after Nicole met Robin Antin in 2004, she left this group and joined Pussycat Dolls as a soloist. He was 25 years old at the time and appeared on stage as the group's lead vocalist.
The group, which had a worldwide breakthrough with Pussycat Dolls' album "PCD" released in 2005, reached the top of the charts with songs such as "Don't Cha", "Beep" and "Buttons". Nicole released the group's second album, "Doll Domination", on September 19, 2008, and in this album, she produced a wide range of singles such as "When I Grow Up", "Whatcha Think About That", "I Hate This Part", "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)", "Bottle Pop" and "Hush Hush; Hush Hush"; Most of the song "Hush Hush" belongs to Nicole.
He also appeared as a guest artist in works such as Avant's "Lie About Us", Shaggy's "Don't Ask Her That", Diddy's "Come To Me"; T.I. Songs such as "Whatever U Like" by Will.I.Am, "Baby Love" by Will.I.Am, and "Puakenikeni" by Akon also contributed to his solo career. In 2010, he released his new single called "Nobody Can Change Me".
Nicole, who was a jury member in the American song contest "The Sing-Off" in December 2009, sang the song "You Don't Own Me" with the band Beelzebubs towards the final. In the same year, she won first place by dancing with Derek Hough in the 10th season of the dance program "Dancing With The Stars". His solo albums include 2011's "Killer Love" and 2014's "Big Fat Lie"; With these albums, he strengthened his identity as both a group and an individual artist.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 98 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) โ Self - Guest
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
- Conan (2010)
- The Graham Norton Show (2007)
- How I Met Your Mother (2005) โ Jessica Glitter
- Dancing with the Stars (2005) โ Self - Contestant
- The Sherri Shepherd Show (2022) โ Self - Guest
- Great Performances (1971)
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
