Nicole Scherzinger
Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Valiente was born on June 29 in Honolulu, and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. While attending a performing arts high school, she won the Coca-Cola Classic Talent Contest and performed in many plays at The Actors Theatre of Louisville. She furthered her studies majoring in theater arts at Wright State University before entering the premiere season of the WB's television show, "Popstars" (2000/I), where she earned the role of lead vocalist in the female pop group, Eden's Crush. Outside of her work with The Pussycat Dolls, Nicole performed with Japanese superstar Yoshiki Hayashi, at the Tokyo International Forum of Japan and had guest appearances on "My Wife and Kids" (2001) and "Wanda at Large" (2003). Nicole has a single out on Adam Sandler's 50 First Dates (2004) soundtrack: a cover of UB40's "Breakfast in Bed". Her two most recent film roles are the voice of Sina in Moana (2016) and Penny Rivera in Dirty Dancing (2017). During her career, Scherzinger has received nominations for a Grammy, two Laurence Olivier Awards, and a Tony Award. She won the 2024 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance as Norma Desmond in the 2023 West End revival of Sunset Boulevard and received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 2025 when the show transferred to Broadway in 2024.
92 acting credits
Acting · 92
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
The Graham Norton Show
2007
How I Met Your Mother
2005
Conan
2010
Dancing with the Stars
2005
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Hot Ones
2015
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
Sherri
2022
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
Moana 2
2024
The Masked Singer
2019
Wizards of Waverly Place
2007
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
Celebrity Juice
2008
People's Choice Awards
1975
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
Germany's Next Topmodel
2006
Lip Sync Battle
2015
The X Factor
2004
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
My Wife and Kids
2001
Goldene Kamera
1984
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
American Music Awards
1974
Big Time Rush
2009
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
Half & Half
2002
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
2003
MTV Europe Music Awards
1994
Star Academy
2001
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020
Men in Black 3
2012
Drop the Mic
2017
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
2003
Cane
2007
The X Factor
2011
Freddie
2005
That's My Jam
2021
I Can See Your Voice
2020
Wanda at Large
2003
Trese
2021
Mixology
2014
Be Cool
2005
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
2009
Moana
2016
Gogglebox
2013
The Sing-Off
2009
Cup of Joe
2020
LadyGang
2018
Building the Band
2025
Finding Magic Mike
2022
Dirty Dancing
2017
The X Factor Celebrity
2019
Bring the Noise
2015
Chasing Papi
2003
I Can Do That
2015
Popstars (US)
2001
Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris
2015
VH1 Divas
1998
The Sidemen Show
2018
Annie Live!
2021
Straight Outta OZ
2016
The Coronation Concert
2023
Britney: For the Record
2008
The X Factor The Band
2019
The Big Night In
2020
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
2025
Luke Evans: Showtime!
2022
IZ
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Girl Group
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20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas
2018
The Pussycat Dolls - Live From London
2006
Yoshiki: Under the Sky
2023
Gary Barlow and Friends
2013
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
2025
Musicals: The Greatest Show
2021
Nicole Scherzinger: Cocofest
2018
Enrique Iglesias: Live at The Isle of MTV Malta
2014
Pussycat Dolls - Live in Malaga
2008
Doll Domination World Tour
2009
The Kennedy Who Changed The World
2019
An Evening with Nicole Scherzinger: Live at Royal Albert Hall
2026
Pussycat Dolls - Live From Manchester
2007
Nicole Scherzinger: Golden Stag Festival
2018
Nicole Scherzinger: MTV World Stage
2014