( Killer Love includes the hit singles ' Poison', ' Right There', and ' Don't Hold Your Breath'.) She shelved her first attempt with her debut EP, Her Name is Nicole, and went on to release two studio albums ( Killer Love in 2011 and Big Fat Lie in 2014) that were moderately successful. Despite mainstream recognition, Scherzinger has struggled to carve out a successful singing career outside the group. The prominence of her role in the group was a point of contention within it, and eventually contributed to its dissolution in 2009. Aspiring to pursue a career in music, Scherzinger dropped out of college and toured with the American rock band Days of the New before finding modest success with Eden's Crush, a girl group created through The WB's Popstars.Īfter taking on some minor acting roles, Scherzinger rose to fame as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. Born in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, she began acting at the age of 14 and studied musical theatre at Wright State University. Nicole Scherzinger ( / ˈ ʃ ɜːr z ɪ ŋ ər/ born Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Valiente June 29, 1978) is an American singer, actress, and television personality.
