Nicole Scherzinger was born with the quite lengthy name Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente Scherzinger on June 29, 1978 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is also known by the name Nicole Kea. She was born to a Filipino father and a Russian/Hawaiian mother. Her mother Rosemary was eighteen at the time of Nicole Scherzinger’s birth and lived in an inner city neighborhood. Nicole’s parents separated when she was a baby. The family moved to Louisville, Kentucky when she was only six years old. She studied acting and musical theatre at Wright State University bu abandoned her studies to sing backing vocals for the rock band Days of the New. Nicole Scherzinger appeared on the second album by Days of the New, released in 1999. In 2001, Scherzinger competed in the premiere season of The WB’s television show Popstars, on which she earned a spot in the all-girl pop group Eden’s Crush. She became one of the main vocalists for the group. The band disbanded in 2002. In 2003 Nicole Scherzinger joined the Pussycat Dolls burlesque troupe, who were being re-cast as recording artists. The band’s debut was PCD and it was released in September of 2005. The album has sold in excess of 7 million copies worldwide. From about 2006 until the present day Nicole Scherzinger has been working on her debut album tentatively titled "Her Name Is Nicole". It’s release date hasn’t of yet been set.
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