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| '''Nicole Scherzinger''' (born '''Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Valiente''';<ref name=fullname>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NKvZNzrK1ksC|title=The Extraordinary Book of Native American Lists|first1=Arlene|last1=Hirschfelder|first2=Paulette F.|last2=Molin|date=March 22, 2012|publisher=Scarecrow Press|access-date=April 26, 2017|via=Google Books|isbn=9780810877108}}</ref> June 29, 1978) is an American singer, actress, and television personality. Born in [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i]] and raised in [[Louisville, Kentucky]], she began acting at the age of 14 and studied musical theatre at [[Wright State University]]. 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]]''.
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| After taking on some minor acting roles, Scherzinger rose to fame as the lead singer of [[the Pussycat Dolls]], one of the [[list of best-selling girl groups|best-selling girl groups of all time]]. The prominence of her role in the group was a point of contention within it, and eventually contributed to its dissolution in 2009. Despite mainstream recognition, Scherzinger has struggled to carve out a successful singing career outside the group. 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. (''Killer Love'' includes the hit singles "[[Poison (Nicole Scherzinger song)|Poison]]", "[[Right There (Nicole Scherzinger song)|Right There]]", and "[[Don't Hold Your Breath]]".)
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| Scherzinger also ventured into television, winning ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' in 2010, and serving as a judge on several other television talent shows, including ''[[The Sing-Off]]'' (2009–2010), ''[[The X Factor (U.S. TV series)|The X Factor]]'' US (2011), four seasons of ''[[The X Factor (UK TV series)|The X Factor]]'' UK (2012–2013, 2016–2017), and ''[[Australia's Got Talent]]'' (2019). Other work during this period includes her [[West End theatre|West End]] debut in the 2014 revival of the musical ''[[Cats (musical)|Cats]]'', as well as roles in the [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] animated film ''[[Moana (2016 film)|Moana]]'' (2016), the television film ''[[Dirty Dancing (2017 film)|Dirty Dancing]]'' (2017), and the television special ''[[Annie Live!]]'' (2021). In 2019, Scherzinger began appearing as a panelist on ''[[The Masked Singer (U.S. TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'', which was a ratings success, and she reunited with the Pussycat Dolls for an upcoming tour.
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