Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente Scherzinger ( born June 29, 1978) is an American recording artist, and television personality. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii and performing in singing and dancing competitions as a child, she began her music career as a member of Eden's Crush, which in 2003 she was relocated to join Pussycat Dolls, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. Scherzinger's debut solo single "Baby Love" (2007), released during the group's hiatus, became a moderate success. Scherzinger followed with single "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" (2009), which reached the top of the charts in 18 countries, establishing the singer as a viable solo artist worldwide.
Following the disbandment of Pussycat Dolls in 2010, Scherzinger's debut solo album ''Killer Love'' (2011) became one of the most successful albums of that year by a female artist and spawned two of her biggest hits: "Don't Hold Your Breath" and "Right There". After embarking on the The Killer Love Tour (2012), she will follow with her currently untitled second album and is preceded by its lead single "Boomerang" another top ten hit. She has served as a judge on ''The X Factor'' in the United Kingdom since 2012, and for the first season of the United States version in 2011.
Since the beginning of her career in 1999, Scherzinger has sold 80 million records worldwide. In 2009, ''Billboard'' ranked her, along with The Pussycat Dolls, as one of the top ten most successful musical acts of the 2000s. In 2011, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked Scherzinger the ninth best dancing musician. She also appeared on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Women in Music" in 2012 and was ranked eighth "Sexiest Artist of All Time" in 2013. In 2013, Scherzinger was The Harvard Foundations "Artist of the Year". Scherzinger's work has earned her awards and accolades, including two MTV Music Video Awards, three Billboard Music Awards and a Cosmopolitan Award.
Scherzinger also had her debut tour in many venues around Europe in February 2012. As of 2008, Scherzinger has been in a relationship with Lewis Hamilton. Scherzinger has since endorsed such brands as Estée Lauder, Nike, Herbal Essences, Müller, La Senza, Bebe Stores, London Fog, Beats By Dr Dre and many more.
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