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Nicole Scherzinger
Scherzinger at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington on December 10, 2006
Background information
Birth name	Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente Scherzinger
Also known as	Nicole Kea
Born	June 29, 1978 (1978-06-29) (age 29) Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Genre(s)	Pop, dance-pop, R&B, hip pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, dancer, actress
Years active	2001–present
Label(s)	Polydor, A&M, Interscope
Associated acts	Days of the New, Eden's Crush, Pussycat Dolls
Website	www.hernameisnicole.com

Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente Scherzinger (also known as Nicole Kea) (born June 29, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, and occasional actress best known for her work as the lead vocalist for the Pussycat Dolls. “Libel” redirects here. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... The Tacoma Dome (constructed by Tacoma Dome Associates, led by McGranahan Messenger Architects a design build enity) is an indoor arena located in Tacoma, Washington, USA. Completed in 1983 for $44 millon and opened on April 21, the arena seats 17,100 for basketball. ... Nickname: Location of Tacoma in Pierce County and Washington State Coordinates: , Country State County Pierce Government  - Mayor Bill Baarsma (D) Area  - City  62. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... For the city and county of Honolulu, see City & County of Honolulu. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... Dance-pop is a subgenre of pop music that evolved from disco, circa the early 1980s, that combines dance beats with a pop song structure. ... Contemporary R&B is a music genre of American popular music, the current iteration of the genre that began in the 1940s as rhythm and blues music. ... Pop rap (sometimes referred to as hip pop) is the name given to a style of hip hop that has a strong pop music influences. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... 1920s vintage Polydor export label with its double-horn gramophone logo In 1954 Polydor Records introduced their distinctive orange label. ... A&M redirects here. ... Interscope Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... Days of the New is a post-grunge rock band from Charlestown, Indiana (later relocated to Louisville, Kentucky), formed in 1995. ... Edens Crush was a girl group based in Los Angeles created on the American television series Popstars which aired on The WB Television Network in early 2001. ... The Pussycat Dolls are an American hip hop, pop and R&B quintet, and dance and burlesque ensemble founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995. ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... The Pussycat Dolls are an American hip hop, pop and R&B quintet, and dance and burlesque ensemble founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995. ...

Early life

Scherzinger was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to a Filipino father and a Hawaiian/Russian mother.^[1] Her mother Rosemary was 18 at the time of Nicole's birth and lived in an inner city neighborhood and separated from her father when Nicole was a baby.^[2] They then moved to Louisville, Kentucky with her half sister Ke'ala and German American stepfather Gary Scherzinger. Scherzinger 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 theater 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. Honolulu as seen from the International Space Station Honolulu is the largest city and the capital of the U.S. state of Hawai‘i. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Hawaiian could refer to the Hawaiian language the native Hawaiian people within Hawaii. ... The term inner-city is often applied to the poorer parts at the centre of a major city. ... Louisville redirects here. ... German Americans are citizens of the United States of German ancestry. ... Youth Performing Arts School (YPAS) is a performing arts school in Louisville, Kentucky that concentrates on various music, theatre and dance disciplines for high school students. ... The title of this article is shown beginning with a capital letter due to technical restrictions. ... Actors Theatre of Louisville is a performing arts theater located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. ... Wright State University is a public university in Ohio, U.S. The university uses Dayton as its postal address but the campus is actually completely within the city limits of Fairborn. ... Days of the New is a post-grunge rock band from Charlestown, Indiana (later relocated to Louisville, Kentucky), formed in 1995. ...

Recording career

1999 – 2001

Scherzinger appeared on the second album by Days of the New, released in 1999. She also recorded two songs with Barry Drake's F.O.B, which were released in 2001. Days of the New is a post-grunge rock band from Charlestown, Indiana (later relocated to Louisville, Kentucky), formed in 1995. ... Look up fob, FOB in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Eden's Crush

Main article: Eden's Crush

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 number one 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. Songwriter Kara DioGuardi contributed one track to the album, and later went on to co-write with Scherzinger for PCD and Her Name is Nicole. Edens Crush was a girl group based in Los Angeles created on the American television series Popstars which aired on The WB Television Network in early 2001. ... The WB Television Network is a television network in the United States, founded as a joint venture between the Warner Bros. ... Countries which had a version of Popstars Popstars is an international reality television program and a precursor to the Idol series. ... Edens Crush was a girl group based in Los Angeles created on the American television series Popstars which aired on The WB Television Network in early 2001. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... Sire London Records was created in 2000 by merging Sire Records and London Records. ... Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi (born December 9, 1970) is an American songwriter, record producer, and singer who has contributed to a long list of internationally successful popular songs. ... Alternate cover Tour edition cover Singles from PCD Released: June 2005 Released: September 2005 Released: January 2006 Released: May 2006 Released: September 2006 Released: November 2006 PCD is the debut album by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls, released by A&M Records on September 13, 2005 in the United... Her Name Is Nicole is the debut solo album by American singer Nicole Scherzinger, lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls. ...

In November 2007, Scherzinger talked of her time in Eden's Crush

During her time with Eden's Crush Nicole was offered a position to be part of The Black Eyed Peas but was forced to turn down and let Fergie take place because she was under contract with Eden's Crush.^{[citation needed]} The Black Eyed Peas is an American hip-hop group from Los Angeles, California, who have enjoyed worldwide pop success. ... Fergie is a nickname, most frequently derived as a diminutive variant of the Scottish surname Ferguson. ...

2001 – 2003

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. For the Okkervil River album, see The Stage Names. ... // In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... Breakfast in Bed is a soul/R&B song written by Eddie Hinton and Donnie Fritts. ... 50 First Dates is a 2004 romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore and directed by Peter Segal. ...

Scherzinger worked with Yoshiki of Japanese rock band X Japan on in his Violet UK project. 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. Yoshiki Hayashi , born in 1965 in Tateyama, Japan) is a Japanese musician, songwriter and producer. ... X Japan, or X which was their initial name, was a Japanese Visual kei band, the brainchild of Yoshiki (Yoshiki Hayashi). ... Yoshiki, the leader, founder, drummer, pianist and composer of Violet UK Violet UK, or Violet which was its initial name, is a project that Yoshiki Hayashi, founder of the Japanese rock group X Japan has been working on since after the bands breakup in 1997. ... Ill Be Your Love is a the second single by Nicole Scherzinger on her solo album Nicole Scherzinger. This song was recorded between December 2006 and January 2007. ...

Pussycat Dolls

Main article: Pussycat Dolls

In May 2003, Scherzinger joined the Pussycat Dolls burlesque troupe, who were being 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. In 2006, Scherzinger said "It caught my eye because I’d played Velma Kelly in [Fosse's] Chicago in college."^[4] The Pussycat Dolls now have world-wide status as a popular singing group, with "Don't Cha", "Buttons" and "Stickwitu" as top five hits in the U.S.. The album PCD went double-platinum in 2006. Scherzinger sang nearly all lead vocals on the album, with Carmit Bachar and Melody Thornton also contributing. The Pussycat Dolls are an American hip hop, pop and R&B quintet, and dance and burlesque ensemble founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995. ... For other uses, see Burlesque (disambiguation). ... Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. ... Tara Patrick redirects here. ... Big Spender is a song written by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields for the musical play Sweet Charity. ... Bob Fosse, early promotional image Bob Fosse (June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was a musical theater choreographer and director. ... Sweet Charity, based on Federico Fellinis screenplay for Nights of Cabiria, is a musical directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse, with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and book by Neil Simon. ... Chicago is a Kander and Ebb musical set in prohibition era Chicago. ... Dont Cha is a 2004 song written by Cee-Lo and Sir Mix A Lot. ... Buttons is a song written by Sean Garrett, Jamal Jones, Jason Perry, and Nicole Scherzinger for the Pussycat Dolls debut album PCD (2005). ... Stickwitu (a colloquialism for stick with you) is the second single from The Pussycat Dolls debut album, PCD. The ballad, expressing loyalty in a relationship, was a success in the US and it debuted at number one in the UK, making it their second consecutive number one single there. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... Alternate cover Tour edition cover Singles from PCD Released: June 2005 Released: September 2005 Released: January 2006 Released: May 2006 Released: September 2006 Released: November 2006 PCD is the debut album by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls, released by A&M Records on September 13, 2005 in the United... Carmit Bachar (born September 4, 1974) is an American dancer and singer best known as a member of the successful pop / R&B group, the Pussycat Dolls. ... Melody Thornton (born September 28, 1984) is an American R&B singer, dancer, songwriter, and occasional model who rose to stardom as a member of the successful pop group the Pussycat Dolls. ...

Scherzinger is the only group member with songwriting credits on PCD; she co-wrote "I Don't Need a Man" with Kara DioGuardi and producer Rich Harrison, and co-wrote "Buttons" with producer Sean Garrett. Another collaboration with DioGuardi, "Flirt", became a B-side to "Stickwitu" and a bonus track on PCD. A songwriter is someone who writes either the lyrics or the music for songs. ... I Dont Need a Man is the fifth single released from the The Pussycat Dolls debut album, PCD (2005). ... Rich Harrison is a Grammy winning record producer and song writer from Washington, D.C. // A classically trained pianist and trumpet player, from an early age Harrison demonstrated an exceptional ability to play anything he heard on the radio. ... Sean Garrett is an American R&B Singer, songwriter and record producer. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ...

In 2006, Scherzinger toured with the Pussycat Dolls for their album promotion. It was revealed in 2006 that the Dolls are salaried employees of Interscope Records, giving the label a high level of control over the group's finances and business decisions. Interscope Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ...

She was ranked at number twenty-two on Maxim's Hot 100 in 2006.^[5] Maxim is an international English language lad mag (mens magazine) based in the United Kingdom and known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, of which none are nudes. ...

Scherzinger appeared on the March 2008 cover of Men's Fitness magazine. ^[6]

Duets

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". Other appearances are listed in her discography. Shaggy (born October 22, 1968, in Kingston, Jamaica as Orville Richard Burrell) is a Jamaican reggae deejay who takes his nickname from Scooby-Doos companion, a nickname given to him by his friends, during his teenage years in which his hair bore a similarity to the Scooby Doo character. ... Vittorio Grigolo (b. ... “W. S.” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Avant (disambiguation). ... Lie About Us is the third single from Avants album Director and features Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls. ... Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969[1]) is an American record producer, CEO, clothing designer, actor, and rapper. ... Come to Me is the first single released from Diddys 2006 album Press Play. ... For other persons named William Adams, see William Adams (disambiguation). ... This is the discography of Nicole Scherzinger // ^ World Chart Positions. ...

Solo album

This section contains information about a scheduled or expected future album. The content may change as the album release approaches and more information becomes available.

Main article: Her Name Is Nicole

Scherzinger worked on her debut album from 2006-2008 with record producers including will.i.am, Timbaland, Kara DioGuardi, and Bryan-Michael Cox. Scherzinger announced in a March 17, 2007 interview in Winnipeg, Manitoba, that the album would be called Her Name is Nicole; It was originally slated for a 2007 release but is currently without an official release date. Her Name Is Nicole is the debut solo album by American singer Nicole Scherzinger, lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... For other persons named William Adams, see William Adams (disambiguation). ... Timothy Z. Mosley, who works under the performing name Timbaland (born March 10, 1971), is a Grammy Award-winning American record producer, composer, rapper, and singer. ... Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi (born December 9, 1970) is an American songwriter, record producer, and singer who has contributed to a long list of internationally successful popular songs. ... Bryan-Michael Cox (born December 1, 1977)[1] is an award winning American songwriter and record producer. ... Her Name Is Nicole is the debut solo album by American singer Nicole Scherzinger, lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls. ...

The first single, "Whatever U Like", featuring rapper T.I., was released in July 2007. The song was unsuccessful commercially and with critics, and it was soon announced that "Baby Love" (released September 2007) would replace "Whatever U Like" as the "lead single" from the album. Media reports commented on the fact that both Interscope's and Scherzinger's official websites started in September 2007 to refer to "Baby Love" as her first single.^[7] After both these singles were unsuccessful in North America ("Baby Love" charted well in Europe however), a poll was placed on Scherzinger's website, asking fans to vote for the third single. Choices include: "Supervillian", "Happily Never After", "Who's Gonna Love You" and "Power's Out". However on November 28, the poll was updated and the songs "Power's Out" and "Supervillian" were removed and replaced with "Puakenikeni" and "Physical". It was announced via the website on December 10 that "Puakenikeni" was to be the next official single to be taken from the album, however it has yet to be fully released internationally. Whatever U Like is a pop/R&B song written by Nicole Scherzinger, Clifford Harris, Jr. ... This article is about the musician. ... will. ... is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

"Supervillian" and "Puakenikeni" were both released as iTunes downloads only.^[8][9] As with Scherzinger's earlier solo singles, they failed to make any impact on the U.S. charts. This article is about the iTunes application. ...

To date, both Interscope and Scherzinger have not made any announcement on the official release date, however a recent interview with Robin Antin confirmed that the second Pussycat Dolls album will be released first, followed by a revised solo album from Scherzinger. Interscope Records is a record label currently owned by the Universal Music Group. ... Robin in the Pussycat Dolls video Dont Cha. Robin Antin (born July 6, 1961) is an American choreographer, music video director, actress, and entrepreneur. ... The Pussycat Dolls are an American hip hop, pop and R&B quintet, and dance and burlesque ensemble founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995. ...

Non-album singles

In April 2008, Scherzinger recorded a cover version of "Rio" by Duran Duran for an advertising campaign for Unilever's Caress brand of body wash. It has been announced that this will be her next single, and a commercial video has already been released ^[10] . "Rio" will be released to radio in early May 2008, and the full length music video will be premiering on MTV and other music channels on the following months. ^[11] // In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... Duran Duran are an English rock band notable for a long series of popular singles and vivid music videos. ... Unilever is a widely listed [2] [3] multi-national corporation, formed of Anglo-Dutch parentage, that owns many of the worlds consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ...

Discography

Main article: Nicole Scherzinger discography

See also Eden's Crush and Pussycat Dolls discography for information about Scherzinger's releases with those groups.

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Album

• 2008: Her Name Is Nicole

Her Name Is Nicole is the debut solo album by American singer Nicole Scherzinger, lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls. ...

Singles

• 2007: "Whatever U Like" (featuring T.I)
• 2007: "Baby Love" (featuring will.i.am)
• 2007: "Supervillian" (featuring Mad Scientist)
• 2007: "Puakenikeni" (featuring Brick and Lace)
• 2008: "Rio"

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Featured singles

• 2006: "Lie About Us" Avant (featuring Nicole Scherzinger)
• 2006: "Come to Me" P.Diddy (featuring Nicole Scherzinger)
• 2008: "Scream" Timbaland (featuring Keri Hilson & Nicole Scherzinger)

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Filmography

Scherzinger appeared in the TV comedy My Wife and Kids. She briefly appeared in the movie Chasing Papi as Miss Puerto Rico, whose appearance as a candidate was impersonated by the character of Roselyn Sanchez, with whom Scherzinger shared a physical resemblance. She also had a small role in the 2003 film Love Don't Cost a Thing. Scherzinger has recently done a commercial for The CW Television Network promoting their 2007-2008 Fall Primetime schedule – Get Into The CW. My Wife and Kids is an American sitcom which ran on ABC from March 28, 2001 until May 29, 2005, starring Damon Wayans and Tisha Campbell. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Miss Puerto Rico and Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico are the official national preliminaries to the Miss Universe and Miss World international pageants respectively. ... Roselyn Sanchez (born April 2, 1973 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Latin Grammy Award-nominated singer, model and film/television actress. ... Christina Milian and Nick Cannon in Love Dont Cost a Thing. ... The CW Television Network, normally abbreviated to The CW, also known as The New CW in its first season of the network, is a television network in the United States launched during the 2006 television season. ...

In October 2007, Scherzinger appeared on two episodes of UK TV show X Factor Season 4 in which she helped Sharon Osbourne pick her finalists in her home in Los Angeles. Scherzinger also turned up as a member of the audience in the finale of X Factor Season Four. None of the other Pussycat Dolls were present. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... Sharon Rachel Osbourne (née Levy, previously Arden; born 9 October 1952) is an English music manager and promoter, television personality and presenter. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

References

Sources

• BMI.com repertoire search
• Errico, Mike. "25 Reasons to Love '07", Blender Magazine Online, Jan/Feb 2007. Retrieved on 2006-02-09. 

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External links

• Official website
• Nicole-Scherzinger.us
• Pussycat Dolls official website
• Nicole Scherzinger MySpace
• Nicole Scherzinger at the Internet Movie Database
• Interscope Official website