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Friday, April 29, 2011

Nicole Scherzinger an American singer 2010 news

Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente Scherzingerborn June 29, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and occasional actress who is best known as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls.

Previously, Scherzinger was a backing vocalist for the late-1990s rock group Days of the New, then she was part of reality TV girl group Eden's Crush. After the disbandment of the group, she joined the Pussycat Dolls and became the group's lead vocalist during their transition into a career in music. With the Pussycat Dolls, she released two albums and Doll Domination and embarked on several concert tours After leaving the group in December 2010, Scherzinger began a solo career with the release of her debut studio album Killer Love. The album's second single, "Don't Hold Your Breath" peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart, in turn marking her first number one hit as a solo artist

Scherzinger became the winner of the tenth season of Dancing with the Stars in early 2010.
1 Early life
2 Music career
2.1 2001–03: Eden's Crush and Pre:Pussycat Dolls
2.2 2003–06: The Pussycat Dolls and PCD
2.3 2006–09: Her Name is Nicole and Doll Domination
2.4 2010–present: Killer Love
3 Other ventures
4 Personal life
5 Discography
6 Awards and nominations
7 References
8 External links

Nicole Scherzinger was born on June 29, 1978, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her father, Alfonso Valiente, is of Filipino descent, and her mother, Rosemary is mixed of Hawaiian and Russian descent Her mother Rosemary was eighteen at the time of Scherzinger's birth and lived in an inner city neighborhoodNicole's parents separated when she was still a baby. Her maternal family moved to Louisville, Kentucky, when she was six years old with her sister Ke'ala and her German American stepfather Gary Scherzinger

She first attended Meyzeek Middle School as an adolescent. Growing up, Scherzinger states that she did not have a lot of money and the singer thanks her mom for all the support she gave her to become what she is today. Scherzinger began performing in Louisville, attending the Youth Performing Arts School at duPont Manual High School and performing with Actors Theatre of Louisville a teenager, Scherzinger was the first runner-up at the 1996 Kentucky State Fair's Coca-Cola Talent Classic contest Scherzinger majored in acting and musical theatre at Wright State University, where she played Velma Kelly in Chicago and Julie La Verne in Show Boat but put her studies on hold in 1999 to sing backing vocals for the rock band Days of the New
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