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Biography
Born: Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente Scherzinger on 29 June 1978, in Honolulu, Hawaii, US.
Nicole Scherzinger (also known as Nicole Kea) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and occasional actress best known for her work as the lead vocalist for the Pussycat Dolls.
Scherzinger was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to a Filipino father and a Hawaiian/Russian mother. Her mother Rosemary was 18 at the time of Nicole's birth and lived in a inner city neighborhood, and separated from her father when Nicole was a baby. Then they moved to Louisville, Kentucky with her sister Ke'ala and German-American stepfather Gary Scherzinger, who adopted the children. She began her life as a performer in Louisville, attending the Youth Performing Arts School at duPont Manual High School and performing with Actors Theatre of Louisville. Scherzinger majored in theatre arts at Wright State University, but put her studies on hold in 1999 to sing backing vocals for the rock band Days of the New.
In 2001, Scherzinger competed in the premiere season of The WB's television show Popstars, on which she earned a spot in the all-girl pop group Eden's Crush. She became one of the main vocalists for the group. The group's 2001 single Get Over Yourself peaked at #1 in sales and hit the top ten on Billboard Hot 100. Love This Way was the second single chosen from the Popstars album; however, their record company, London-Sire Records, folded and the group eventually disbanded.
After the disbanding of Eden's Crush, Scherzinger 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.
In May 2003, Scherzinger joined The Pussycat Dolls burlesque troupe, who were being re-cast as recording artists. The Pussycat Dolls now have world-wide status as a popular singing group; their Billboard top five hits Don't Cha, Buttons, Stickwitu, and Wait a Minute and the top 20 hit Beep. The album PCD went double-platinum in 2006. Scherzinger sang nearly all lead vocals on the album, with Melody Thornton and Carmit Bachar also contributing.
Dancing is another way to communicate. That's what separates Pussycat Dolls from other groups. 
Following the popularity of Don't Cha and the continuing rise of the Pussycat Dolls, Scherzinger recorded a series of duets or guest appearances, predominantly with male vocalists. In 2005, she appeared on recordings by Shaggy, Vittorio Grigolo, and Will Smith. The following year she sang on Avant's single Lie About Us and P. Diddy's hit Come to Me (which she also co-wrote). She has recently also been on a track by will.i.am along with many other musicians called Yes We Can.
Scherzinger appeared in the TV comedy My Wife and Kids and briefly appeared in the movie Chasing Papi as Miss Puerto Rico. She also had a small role in the 2003 film Love Don't Cost a Thing. In October 2007, Nicole Scherzinger appeared on two episodes of the X Factor Season 4 in which she helped Sharon Osbourne pick her finalists in her home in Los Angeles.
