Nicole Scherzinger is an American singer and actress who has recorded widely and appeared in film, television, music videos and on stage in both the West End and Broadway. She first appeared on television as a contestant and eventually became a member of Eden's Crush on Popstars USA; a show aimed at finding new talent to form a group. Following the band's dissolution in 2002, Scherzinger took a detour in acting and guest-starred in television shows such as My Wife and Kids (2002) and had a cameo in the independent comedy, Chasing Papi (2003).

Her performances as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls from 2003 to 2009 brought her international attention, which led to her collaborating with other artists and appearing in three music videos in 2006, including a collaboration with P. Diddy's "Come to Me". The following year, she released her first music videos as a solo artist to the songs "Whatever U Like" and "Baby Love" from her shelved solo project, Her Name is Nicole. In 2009, the music video for "Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)" received a MTV Video Music Award nomination. After the group's hiatus, Scherzinger became a judge on The Sing-Off for its two first seasons and won the tenth season of Dancing with the Stars.

After her stint as a guest judge on the British X Factor was favorably received by viewers and producers, Scherzinger was a main judge on the first season of the American version of the show. Her role was met with several controversies, while her performance was panned by critics. Meanwhile, Scherzinger released her debut album Killer Love (2011) and music videos for the disc's singles "Poison", "Don't Hold Your Breath", "Right There", "Wet" and "Try with Me". The following year, she appeared in Barry Sonnenfeld's Men in Black 3, and found greater success on the British X Factor, where she appeared as a judge for four series (2012–2013 and 2016-2017). She received a nomination for National Television Award for Best TV Judge (2017).

Scherzinger released four music videos from her sophomore solo album, Big Fat Lie (2014), including the lead single "Your Love". In 2015, she appeared on three variety shows; in the United States as a contestant, winning the inaugural season of I Can Do That, co-hosting Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris, and in the UK appeared as a music panelist in Bring the Noise. She voiced the titular mother's role of Sina in Moana in 2016 and in 2017 starred in the television film Dirty Dancing, a remake of the 1987 film of the same name. Scherzinger appeared as a panelist on The Masked Singer from 2019 to 2023, to ratings success. She made her West End debut in Cats, as Grizabella, in 2014, followed in 2023 by Sunset Boulevard, where her starring role as Norma Desmond earned her the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. The following year, she reprised the role on Broadway.

Film + List of films and roles Title Year Role(s) Notes Chasing Papi Miss Puerto Rico Love Don't Cost a Thing Champagne Girl Be Cool Herself Cameo Men in Black 3 Boris' Girlfriend Moana Sina (voice) Ralph Breaks the Internet Mo's Mother (voice) Mid-credits scene Yoshiki: Under the Sky Herself Documentary film Moana 2 Sina (voice) Girl Group Filming

Music videos As a performer Title Year Other performer(s) Director(s) "Lie About Us" 2006 Avant "You Are My Miracle" Vittorio Grigolo "Come to Me" P. Diddy "Whatever U Like" 2007 T.I. "Baby Love" will.i.am "Scream" 2008 Timbaland Keri Hilson "Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)" 2009 A.R. Rahman The Pussycat Dolls "Heartbeat" 2010 Enrique Iglesias "Poison" "Don't Hold Your Breath" 2011 "Right There" 50 Cent "Coconut Tree" Mohombi "Wet" "Try with Me" "Boomerang" 2013 "Fino all'estasi" / "Hasta el éxtasis" Eros Ramazzotti "Missing You" Alex Gaudino "Io ti penso amore" David Garrett "Your Love" 2014 "On the Rocks" +(Wideboys video edit) "Run" "Bang" "Mona Lisa Smile" 2016 will.i.am "Papi" Todrick Hall "She's BINGO" 2021 MC Blitzy Luis Fonsi

Guest appearances Title Year Performer(s) Director(s) "Enemy" 1999 Days of the New John Schindler "Amber" 2002 311 The Malloys "Yes We Can" 2008 will.i.am "Please Don’t Bomb Nobody This Holiday" 2009 The Dan Band "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" 2010 Artists for Haiti "(It) Feels So Good" 2011 Steven Tyler "I Like How It Feels" Enrique Iglesias Pitbull The WAV.s "American Girl (Celebrity Lipsync Version)" 2013 Bonnie McKee "Imagine" 2014 Various Michael Jurkovac "In Love By Now" 2015 Jamie Foxx

Television

Title Year(s) Role(s) Notes Popstars USA Herself / Contestant Season 1 Half & Half Jasmine Episode: "The Big in with the in Crowd Episode" Wanda at Large Gorgeous Woman Episode: "The Plane Trip" My Wife and Kids Veronica 2 episodes The X Factor (UK) Herself / Various Series 4, 7, 9-10, 13-14 Cane Herself Episode: "Family Business" Big Time Rush Herself Episode: "Big Time Audition" The Sing-Off Herself / Judge Season 1 & 2 Dancing with the Stars Herself / Contestant Season 10 How I Met Your Mother Jessica Glitter Episode: "Glitter" The X Factor (US) Herself / Judge Season 1 Mixology Herself Episode: "Fab & Jessica & Dominic" Project Runway All Stars Herself / Guest judge Episode: "Sketching with Sharks" I Can Do That Herself / Contestant Season 1 Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris Herself / Co-Host Season 1 Bring the Noise Herself / Team Captain Season 1 RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars Herself / Guest Judge Episode: "Drag Movie Shequels" Dirty Dancing Penny Riviera Television film Drop the Mic Herself / Contestant Episode: "[Scherzinger] vs. Lil Rel Howery / Charlie Puth vs. Backstreet Boys" Lip Sync Battle Herself / Various 2 episodes Australia's Got Talent Herself / Judge Season 9 The X Factor: Celebrity Herself / Judge 8 episodes The X Factor: The Band Herself / Judge 4 episodes The Masked Singer Herself / Panelist Seasons 1–10 I Can See Your Voice Herself / Guest Panelist Episode: "[Scherzinger], DeRay Davis, Russell Peters, Cheryl Hines, Adrienne Houghton" Trese Miranda Trese (voice) 2 episodes Annie Live! Grace Farrell Television special That's My Jam (UK) Herself / Contestant Episode: "[Scherzinger] & Thom Evans vs. Joey Fatone & Aloe Blacc" That's My Jam Herself / Contestant Episode: "Jason Derulo & [Scherzinger] vs. Kelsea Ballerini & Julia Michaels" Building the Band Herself / Judge Elsbeth Serena Collyer

Web series

Title Year Role(s) Notes The Sidemen Show Herself Episode: "Sidemen Rescue Nicole Scherzinger"

Stage + Title Year Role(s) Venue Rent Maureen Johnson Hollywood Bowl The Rocky Horror Show The Usherette (Act 1)Janet Weiss (Act 2) Wiltern Theatre Cats Grizabella London Palladium Sunset Boulevard Norma Desmond Savoy Theatre St. James Theatre

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