Nicole Scherzinger

**Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Scherzinger** (née **Valiente**; born June 29, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter, television personality, and philanthropist. She was the lead singer of the girl group The Pussycat Dolls. Scherzinger is also known for being a judge on TV talent shows such as _The X Factor_ and _The Masked Singer_.

## Early life

Her father is of Filipino ancestry. Her mother is of Hawaiian and Ukrainian ancestry. Her Catholic parents separated when she was a baby. At age six, she moved to Louisville, Kentucky. She took her German American stepfather's surname when he adopted her.

## Career

Scherzinger was one of the group members in Edens Crush after winning a spot from the reality show _Popstars_. Scherzinger was later a member of the Pussycat Dolls. On November 16, 2007, she released her first solo album, _Killer Love_.

She was a judge on The Sing-Off in 2009 and 2010. She was a judge on _The X Factor_ in the United States in 2011. She was also a judge on _The X Factor_ in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2017. Scherzinger is also a panellist on _The Masked Singer USA_.

will.i.am is the executive producer of her second album.

## Personal life

Since 2006, Scherzinger has had an on-off relationship with Lewis Hamilton. She has had bulimia nervosa.

### Solo singles

|rowspan="2"|Year|rowspan="2"|Title|colspan="9"|Chart positions|rowspan="2"|Album||||||||||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="4"|2007|"Whatever U Like" <small>(featuring T.I.)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|104|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|57|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|rowspan="4"|_Her Name Is Nicole_ <small>[shelved]</small>|
|"Baby Love" <small>(featuring will.i.am)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|108|style="text-align:center;"|14|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|58|style="text-align:center;"|5|style="text-align:center;"|15|style="text-align:center;"|21|style="text-align:center;"|14|style="text-align:center;"|51|||||
|"Supervillain" <small>(feat. Mad Scientist)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|||||
|"Puakenikeni" <small> (featuring Brick & Lace)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|||||

### As featured performer

|rowspan="2"|Year|rowspan="2"|Title|rowspan="2"|Main artist|colspan="9"|Chart positions|rowspan="2"|Album||||||||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="3"|2006|"Lie About Us"|Avant|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|76|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|_Director_|
|"You Are My Miracle"|Vittorio|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|_Vittorio_|||
|"Come to Me"|Diddy|style="text-align:center;"|9|style="text-align:center;"|4|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|11|style="text-align:center;"|6|style="text-align:center;"|3|style="text-align:center;"|8|style="text-align:center;"|3|style="text-align:center;"|44|_Press Play_|||
|2007|"Scream"|Timbaland (also featuring Keri Hilson)|style="text-align:center;"|122|style="text-align:center;"|12|style="text-align:center;"|41|style="text-align:center;"|20|style="text-align:center;"|9|style="text-align:center;"|10|style="text-align:center;"|18|style="text-align:center;"|45|style="text-align:center;"|8|_Shock Value_||
|rowspan="2"|2009|"Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)"|A.R.Rahman & Pussycat Dolls|style="text-align:center;"|15|style="text-align:center;"|3|style="text-align:center;"|4|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|29|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|18|style="text-align:center;"|7|style="text-align:center;"|40|_Doll Domination_|
|"Hotel Room Service" (Official Remix)|Pitbull|style="text-align:center;"|8|style="text-align:center;"|9|style="text-align:center;"|7|style="text-align:center;"|15|style="text-align:center;"|22|style="text-align:center;"|6|style="text-align:center;"|22|style="text-align:center;"|11|style="text-align:center;"|14|_Rebelution_|||

### Album appearances

||Year||Song||Artist||Album|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|2001|"I Saw You"|rowspan="2"|F.O.B.|rowspan="2"|_Love's a Woman's Game_||
|"I'm Getting There"||||||||
|2003|"I'll Be Your Love" (English Version)|Violet UK|_Exposition of Global Harmony_|||||
|2004|"Breakfast in Bed"|Various Artists|_50 First Dates_ Official Soundtrack, appeared on one track as 'Nicole Kea'|||||
|rowspan="3"|2005|"If U Can't Dance (Slide)"|Will Smith|_Lost & Found_||||
|"Supa Hypnotic"|rowspan="2"|Shaggy|rowspan="2"|_Clothes Drop_||||
|"Don't Ask Her That"||||||||
|rowspan="3"|2007|"Scream"|Timbaland|_Shock Value (album)_||||
|"Papi Lover"|Daddy Yankee|_El Cartel: The Big Boss_||||||
|"Fire"|50 Cent|_Curtis_||||||
|2009|"Until U Love U"|Pussycat Dolls|_Doll Domination Deluxe Edition_|||||
|2010|TBA|Slash|_Slash & Friends_|||||

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Nicole Scherzinger
- **image**: Nicole Scherzinger, 2011.jpg
- **image size**: 220px
- **caption**: Scherzinger in 2011
- **birth name**: Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Valiente
- **birth place**: Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
- **background**: solo_singer
- **genre**: Contemporary R&B, R&B, Pop music, pop, Hip hop music, hip hop, Dance music, dance, Soul music, soul
- **occupation**: Singer-songwriter, dancer, model
- **years active**: 1999-present