Pop Singer - Nicole Scherzinger

By Preethi Shankar


Nicole Scherzinger was born on June 29 in Honolulu, and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. While attending a performing arts high school, she won the Coca-Cola Classic Talent Contest and performed in many plays at The Actors Theatre of Louisville. She then furthered her studies majoring in theater arts at Wright State University before entering the premiere season of the WB's television show, Pop stars where she earned a role of lead vocalist in the female pop group "Eden's Crush. Nicole is best known as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls. Outside of her work with the Dolls, Nicole recently performed with Japanese superstar, Yoshiki, at the Tokyo International Forum of Japan and had guest appearances on "My wife and Kids" and "Wanda at Large". Nicole also has a single, "Breakfast in Bed" out on Adam Sandler's 50 First Dates soundtrack.

In a very short time Nicole gained a lot of experience and she worked with a lot of important and famous people. She worked with many famous names from the musical world and after that she entered in the famous band named "Pussycat Dolls" and she became very famous because with the girls she released a lot of songs which became hits. A lot of people appreciated the band and the girl gained many fans all over the world because they were very talented and their songs very good.

From 2006 until late 2008 Scherzinger had been working on her debut album which was titled Her Name Is Nicole. She recorded and wrote about 75-100 songs for the album which was supposed to be released in 2007 before being pushed to October 16, 2008 and later into 2009. "Whatever U Like" (featuring T.I.) which was released as the album's lead single on July 24, 2007 but deemed unsuccessful reaching just 57 in Canada. "Baby Love" was the second single released on September 10, 2007, but the track didn't chart well in the United States.

Internationally the single fared well reaching Top 15 in most countries including the UK, and mainland Europe. The third single, "Supervillain", and the fourth single, "Puakenikeni" (a type of flower in Hawaii), was released iTunes in November, but failed to chart. In 2009 the album was officially cancelled and shelved.

Internationally the single fared well reaching Top 15 in most countries including the UK, and mainland Europe. The third single, "Supervillain", and the fourth single, "Puakenikeni" (a type of flower in Hawaii), was released iTunes in November, but failed to chart. In 2009 the album was officially cancelled and shelved. In 2010 Nicole continue pursuing her solo career and release her debut studio album, Killer Love, on March 18, 2011 through Interscope Records. Killer Love was preceded by the release of the Red One-produced lead single, "Poison" which was quite successful in international territories. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it respectively peaked at number three and number seven becoming one of Scherzinger's best charting solo singles. It received mainly positive critical reception. It was followed by second single, "Don't Hold Your Breath" in March 2011, which debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart. Now Nicole is back to her pop life. Nicole Scherzinger will begin to focus on her US fans and is currently preparing her US edition of her album 'Killer Love' and the singer said that she will be revisiting her roots, and give it an "urban" edge. The former Pussycat Dolls singer is planning on adding four or five new songs to the album ahead of its release in the US this summer, including her track with 50 Cent, 'Right There'.

When she was asked about her marriage, she told her fans: "The guy who marries me is going to be with me forever because I am very traditional." "There's no rush. I just want to make sure it is the right time for everything. And I'm really married to my work. It takes up all of my time." The work Nicole is talking about is the latest projects of her including competing on the new season of Dancing with the Stars. Nicole Scherzinger finds being a solo artist more relaxing, though she admits she felt like the "queen" of former group Pussycat Dolls.




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