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Nicole Elikolani Prescovia Scherzinger (born June 29, 1978), is an American singer and dancer best known for her work as the lead vocalist for The Pussycat Dolls.

Early life

Scherzinger was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to a Filipino father and a Hawaiian/Russian mother. She grew up in Louisville, Kentucky with stepfather Gary Scherzinger, mother Rosemary and sister Ke'ala. 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 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.

Recording career

Eden's Crush

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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. 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 eventually disbanded. Songwriter Kara DioGuardi contributed one track to the album, and later went on to co-write with Scherzinger for PCD.

The Pussycat Dolls

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In June 2003, following her stint with Eden's Crush, 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 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 Chicago in college." http://www.columbusdispatch.com/features-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/05/02/20060502-F3-01.html

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. Scherzinger sang nearly all lead and backing vocals on the album, with Melody Thornton and Carmit Bachar also contributing.

Scherzinger is the only group member with songwriting credits on this album; 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 "Stickwitu" B-side and a bonus track on PCD.

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. As reported, the group is currently working on their yet-untitled sophomore album.

Solo career

After the disbandment of Eden's Crush, Scherzinger made a few promotional solo appearances under the stage name Nicole Kea, including covering "Breakfast in Bed" for the soundtrack to 50 First Dates. To date, this is her only solo release. She then appeared on recordings by Shaggy, Vittorio Grigolo, and Will Smith. In 2006 Scherzinger sang on Avant's single "Lie About Us", and Diddy's hit single "Come to Me" (which she also co-wrote).

Since late 2005 Scherzinger has also been working on her yet-to-be-titled solo album , involving producers Akon, Timbaland, Sean Garrett, Polow Da Don, Kara DioGuardi, Will.i.am, Bryan Michael Cox, and co-producer Wyldcard. The album is scheduled for an early 2007 release. http://www.mtv.com/#/news/articles/1543692/10202006/id_0.jhtml Her first single, which has not been officially named, is set to be released in February and the album soon after.

Personal life

Scherzinger was once engaged to lead singer of the 311, Nick Hexum. She appeared in the video for their hit song "Amber". Hexum produced the song that 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 her career was starting to take off, and 311's tour schedule was growing more

Discography

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

Solo singles

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| 2006
| "Come to Me"
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Appearances

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| 1999 || (Backing vocals) || Days of the New || Days of the New II
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| 2003 || "Breakfast in Bed" || Various artists ||50 First Dates
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| 2005 || "If U Can't Dance (Slide)" || Will Smith || Lost & Found
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| 2005 || "Supa Hypnotic"
"Don't Ask Her That" || Shaggy || Clothes Drop
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| 2006 || "Lie About Us" || Avant || Director
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| 2006 || "Il Mio Miracolo (You Are My Miracle)" || Vittorio Grigolo || In the Hands of Love
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| 2006 || "Come to Me" || Diddy || Press Play
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| 2006 || "Contigo O Sin Tí (If The Mood)" || Belinda || Utopía
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