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Nicole Elikolani Prescovia Scherzinger
(also known as Nicole Kea) (born June 29, 1978), is an
American singer, dancer, songwriter and occasional
actress best known for her work as the lead vocalist for
The Pussycat Dolls.
Early life: Scherzinger was born in Hawaii, to a
Filipino father and Hawaiian/Russian mother. Her mother,
Rosemary, separated from her father and then moved to
Louisville, Kentucky with her German American stepfather
Gary Scherzinger, and sister Ke'ala. She has described
her upbringing as "conservative Catholic".
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: 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.
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. 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. 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.
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.
Scherzinger worked with Yoshiki Hayashi 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.
The Pussycat Dolls: In June 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." The Pussycat Dolls
now have world-wide status as a popular singing group;
their Billboard top five hits "Don't Cha",
"Buttons", "Wait a Minute" and
"Stickwitu" 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.
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.
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. The group is
planning to release their second album in 2007, titled
Double the Trouble. Scherzinger's PCD nickname is
"Lead Doll" or "Queen Doll".
Scherzinger is often asked if she and the group members
get along and she says that they have good relationships
because they know where each other's boundaries are and
when to give each other space. But she says that she
works so hard, she barely gets to see the girls anymore.
They usually meet up on stage and she says they have
great chemistry there. She's often either performing on
stage or making music in the studio.
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.
In 2006 she sang on Avant's single
"Lie About Us", and P.Diddy's hit single
"Come to Me" (which she also co-wrote),
"Winning Women" with Rihanna, and Daddy
Yankee's "Papi Lover" .
Solo album: Scherzinger worked on her debut album
over the last 2 years with record producers including
will.i.am, Timbaland, Kara Dioguardi and Bryan Michael
Cox.
In a recent interview Ne-Yo has said
that he originally wrote songs for Britney Spears's new
album (which should be released sometime this year) but
thinks that they would work better for Scherzinger's new
upcoming solo album. Her first single will be released
in the summer, with the album scheduled for late summer.
Scherzinger announced in a March 17, 2007 interview in
Winnipeg, Manitoba, that the album would be called Her
Name Is Nicole....
Personal life: Scherzinger was once engaged to
the lead singer of 311, Nick Hexum, and was reportedly
the inspiration for the song "Amber". |
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