Nicole Scherzinger Biography
Nicole Scherzinger : Nicole Scherzinger's Biography
Nicole Elikolani
Prescovia Scherzinger (born June 29, 1978), also known as Nicole
Kea, is an American singer-songwriter and dancer best known for her work
as the lead vocalist for The Pussycat Dolls.
Nicole Scherzinger was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to a Filipino father and
a Hawaiian/Russian mother. Nicole Scherzinger grew up in Louisville,
Kentucky with stepfather Gary Scherzinger, mother Rosemary and sister
Ke'ala. Nicole 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. Nicole Scherzinger
majored in theater arts at Wright State University, but put Nicole
Scherzinger's studies on hold in 1999 to sing backing vocals for the
rock band Days of the New.
In 2001, Nicole Scherzinger competed in the premiere season of The WB's
television show Popstars, on which Nicole Scherzinger earned a spot in
the all-girl pop group Eden's Crush. The group's 2001 single "Get Over
Yourself" peaked at #1 in sales and hit the top five 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 disbanded. Songwriter Kara DioGuardi contributed one track to
the album, and later went on to co-write with Scherzinger for PCD.
In June 2003, following Nicole Scherzinger's stint with Eden's Crush,
Nicole Scherzinger joined The Pussycat Dolls burlesque troupe, who were
being re-cast as recording artists. Nicole Scherzinger had first seen
them performing on The Late Show with David Letterman in 2002, where
Carmen Electra sang "Big Spender" from the Bob Fosse musical Sweet
Charity. In 2006, Nicole Scherzinger said "It caught my eye because I’d
played Velma Kelly in (the Fosse musical) Chicago in college."
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Nicole Scherzinger and The
Pussycat Dolls now have world-wide status as a popular singing group;
their Billboard top five hits include "Don't Cha", "Buttons" and "Stickwitu"
and the top 20 hit "Beep". The album PCD went double-platinum in 2006.
Nicole Scherzinger is the only group member with a songwriting credit on
this album; Nicole Scherzinger co-wrote "I Don't Need a Man" with Kara
DioGuardi and producer Rich Harrison (another collaboration with
DioGuardi, "Flirt", appeared later as a bonus track). Nicole Scherzinger
sang nearly all lead and backing vocals on the album, with Melody
Thornton and Carmit Bachar also contributing (see Pussycat Dolls article
for details).
In 2006, Nicole Scherzinger toured with The Pussycat Dolls for their
album promotion. It was revealed in 2006 that Nicole Scherzinger and the
Dolls are salaried employees of Interscope Records, giving the label a
high level of control over the group's finances and business decisions.
Nicole Scherzinger's only solo release so far is her cover version of
"Breakfast in Bed" on the soundtrack to 50 First Dates, under the
pseudonym Nicole Kea. Nicole Scherzinger's various recordings as a
backing vocalist, guest artist or leader of a group are listed
chronologically in the discography section of this article.
In 2003 (prior to joining the Pussycat Dolls), Nicole Scherzinger sang
live at the Tokyo International Forum performing "I'll Be Your Love", a
song by composer Yoshiki.
In acting roles Nicole Scherzinger has appeared on the television shows
My Wife and Kids, Las Vegas, and Half & Half; and in the films Chasing
Papi and Love Don't Cost a Thing.
Nicole Scherzinger has been working on a solo album since late 2005. The
singer has already worked with producers Akon, Timbaland and Polow Da
Don. A track completed in mid 2006, tentatively titled "Steam," was
leaked on the Internet days after it was recorded with Bryan Michael Cox
and co-producer Wyldcard. Nicole Scherzinger's solo album is scheduled
for an early 2007 release.
In September 2006 advertisements appeared in which Nicole Scherzinger
modeled Bench Body underwear, which is manufactured by the
Philippines-based company Suyen.
Nicole Scherzinger was once engaged to lead singer of the American rock
band 311, Nick Hexum. Nicole Scherzinger appeared in the video for their
hit song "Amber". Hexum produced the song that Nicole Scherzinger sang
on for the 50 First Dates soundtrack, as they were still dating at the
time. Eventually, the two decided to go separate ways as Nicole
Scherzinger's career was starting to take off, and 311's tour schedule
was growing more demanding.