# Nicole Scherzinger on screen and on stage

Nicole Scherzinger is an American singer and actress who has recorded widely and appeared in film, television, music videos and on stage in both the West End and Broadway. She first appeared on television as a contestant and eventually became a member of Eden's Crush on Popstars USA; a show aimed at finding new talent to form a group. Following the band's dissolution in 2002, Scherzinger took a detour in acting and guest-starred in television shows such as My Wife and Kids (2002) and had a cameo in the independent comedy, Chasing Papi (2003).
Her performances as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls from 2003 to 2009 brought her international attention, which led to her collaborating with other artists and appearing in three music videos in 2006, including a collaboration with P. Diddy's "Come to Me". The following year, she released her first music videos as a solo artist to the songs "Whatever U Like" and "Baby Love" from her shelved solo project, Her Name is Nicole. In 2009, the music video for "Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)" received a MTV Video Music Award nomination. After the group's hiatus, Scherzinger became a judge on The Sing-Off for its two first seasons and won the tenth season of Dancing with the Stars.
After her stint as a guest judge on the British X Factor was favorably received by viewers and producers, Scherzinger was a main judge on the first season of the American version of the show. Her role was met with several controversies, while her performance was panned by critics. Meanwhile, Scherzinger released her debut album Killer Love (2011) and music videos for the disc's singles "Poison", "Don't Hold Your Breath", "Right There", "Wet" and "Try with Me". The following year, she appeared in Barry Sonnenfeld's Men in Black 3, and found greater success on the British X Factor, where she appeared as a judge for four series (2012–2013 and 2016-2017). She received a nomination for National Television Award for Best TV Judge (2017).
Scherzinger released four music videos from her sophomore solo album, Big Fat Lie (2014), including the lead single "Your Love". In 2015, she appeared on three variety shows; in the United States as a contestant, winning the inaugural season of I Can Do That, co-hosting Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris, and in the UK appeared as a music panelist in Bring the Noise. She voiced the titular mother's role of Sina in Moana in 2016 and in 2017 starred in the television film Dirty Dancing, a remake of the 1987 film of the same name. Scherzinger is currently appearing as a panelist on The Masked Singer to ratings success. She made her West End debut in Cats, as Grizabella, in 2014, followed in 2023 by Sunset Boulevard, where her starring role as Norma Desmond earned her the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. The following year, she reprised the role on Broadway.

## Film

List of films and roles :
| Title | Year | Role(s) | Notes |
| Chasing Papi | 2003 | Miss Puerto Rico | |
| Love Don't Cost a Thing | 2003 | Champagne Girl | |
| Be Cool | 2005 | Herself | Cameo |
| Men in Black 3 | 2012 | Boris' Girlfriend | |
| Moana | 2016 | Sina (voice) | |
| Ralph Breaks the Internet | 2018 | Mo's Mother (voice) | Mid-credits scene |
| Yoshiki: Under the Sky | 2023 | Herself | Documentary film |
| Moana 2 | 2024 | Sina (voice) | |

## Music videos
### As a performer

| Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Director(s) |
| "Lie About Us" | 2006 | Avant | Benny Boom |
| "You Are My Miracle" | 2006 | Vittorio Grigolo | Declan Whitebloom |
| "Come to Me" | 2006 | P. Diddy | Chris Robinson |
| "Whatever U Like" | 2007 | T.I. | Paul Hunter |
| "Baby Love" | 2007 | will.i.am | Francis Lawrence |
| "Scream" | 2008 | Timbaland Keri Hilson | Justin Francis |
| "Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)" | 2009 | A.R. Rahman The Pussycat Dolls | Thomas Kloss |
| "Heartbeat" | 2010 | Enrique Iglesias | Hiro Murai |
| "Poison" | 2010 | — | Joseph Kahn |
| "Don't Hold Your Breath" | 2011 | — | Rich Lee |
| "Right There" | 2011 | 50 Cent | Paul Hunter |
| "Coconut Tree" | 2011 | Mohombi | Director X |
| "Wet" | 2011 | — | Justin Francis |
| "Try with Me" | 2011 | — | Aaron Platt Joseph Toman |
| "Boomerang" | 2013 | — | Nathalie Canguilhem |
| "Fino all'estasi" / "Hasta el éxtasis" | 2013 | Eros Ramazzotti | Robert Hales |
| "Missing You" | 2013 | Alex Gaudino | Paul Boyd |
| "Io ti penso amore" | 2013 | David Garrett | — |
| "Your Love" | 2014 | — | Dawn Shadforth |
| "On the Rocks" +(Wideboys video edit) | 2014 | — | Tim Mattia |
| "Run" | 2014 | — | Christopher Sims |
| "Bang" | 2014 | — | Anders Rostad |
| "Mona Lisa Smile" | 2016 | will.i.am | Michael Jurkovac |
| "Papi" | 2016 | Todrick Hall | Todrick Hall |
| "She's BINGO" | 2021 | MC Blitzy Luis Fonsi | Roy Raz |

### Guest appearances

| Title | Year | Performer(s) | Director(s) |
| "Enemy" | 1999 | Days of the New | John Schindler |
| "Amber" | 2002 | 311 | The Malloys |
| "Yes We Can" | 2008 | will.i.am | Jesse Dylan |
| "Please Don’t Bomb Nobody This Holiday" | 2009 | The Dan Band | — |
| "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" | 2010 | Artists for Haiti | Paul Haggis |
| "(It) Feels So Good" | 2011 | Steven Tyler | Ray Kay |
| "I Like How It Feels" | 2011 | Enrique Iglesias Pitbull The WAV.s | Enrique Iglesias |
| "American Girl (Celebrity Lipsync Version)" | 2013 | Bonnie McKee | — |
| "Imagine" (UNICEF: World version) | 2014 | Various | Michael Jurkovac |
| "In Love By Now" | 2015 | Jamie Foxx | — |

## Television

| Title | Year(s) | Role(s) | Notes |
| Popstars USA | 2001 | Herself / Contestant | Season 1 |
| Half & Half | 2002 | Jasmine | Episode: "The Big in with the in Crowd Episode" |
| Wanda at Large | 2002 | Gorgeous Woman | Episode: "The Plane Trip" |
| My Wife and Kids | 2003 | Veronica | 2 episodes |
| The X Factor (UK) | Various | Herself / Various | Series 4, 7, 9-10, 13-14 |
| Cane | 2007 | Herself | Episode: "Family Business" |
| Big Time Rush | 2009 | Herself | Episode: "Big Time Audition" |
| The Sing-Off | 2009–10 | Herself / Judge | Season 1 & 2 |
| Dancing with the Stars | 2010 | Herself / Contestant | Season 10 |
| How I Met Your Mother | 2010 | Jessica Glitter | Episode: "Glitter" |
| The X Factor (US) | 2011 | Herself / Judge | Season 1 |
| Mixology | 2014 | Herself | Episode: "Fab & Jessica & Dominic" |
| Project Runway All Stars | 2015 | Herself / Guest judge | Episode: "Sketching with Sharks" |
| I Can Do That | 2015 | Herself / Contestant | Season 1 |
| Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris | 2015 | Herself / Co-Host | Season 1 |
| Bring the Noise | 2015 | Herself / Team Captain | Season 1 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars | 2016 | Herself / Guest Judge | Episode: "Drag Movie Shequels" |
| Dirty Dancing | 2017 | Penny Riviera | Television film |
| Drop the Mic | 2017 | Herself / Contestant | Episode: "[Scherzinger] vs. Lil Rel Howery / Charlie Puth vs. Backstreet Boys" |
| Lip Sync Battle | 2017–18 | Herself / Various | 2 episodes |
| Australia's Got Talent | 2019 | Herself / Judge | Season 9 |
| The X Factor: Celebrity | 2019 | Herself / Judge | 8 episodes |
| The X Factor: The Band | 2019 | Herself / Judge | 4 episodes |
| The Masked Singer | 2019–23 | Herself / Panelist | Seasons 1–10 |
| I Can See Your Voice | 2020 | Herself / Guest Panelist | Episode: "[Scherzinger], DeRay Davis, Russell Peters, Cheryl Hines, Adrienne Houghton" |
| Trese | 2021 | Miranda Trese (voice) | 2 episodes |
| Annie Live! | 2021 | Grace Farrell | Television special |
| That's My Jam (UK) | 2022 | Herself / Contestant | Episode: "[Scherzinger] & Thom Evans vs. Joey Fatone & Aloe Blacc" |
| That's My Jam | 2023 | Herself / Contestant | Episode: "Jason Derulo & [Scherzinger] vs. Kelsea Ballerini & Julia Michaels" |

## Web series

| Title | Year | Role(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| The Sidemen Show | 2018 | Herself | Episode: "Sidemen Rescue Nicole Scherzinger" | |

## Stage

| Title | Year | Role(s) | Venue |
| Rent | 2010 | Maureen Johnson | Hollywood Bowl |
| The Rocky Horror Show | 2010 | The Usherette (Act 1) Janet Weiss (Act 2) | Wiltern Theatre |
| Cats | 2014–15 | Grizabella | London Palladium |
| Sunset Boulevard | 2023–24 | Norma Desmond | Savoy Theatre |
| Sunset Boulevard | 2024–25 | Norma Desmond | St. James Theatre |