X factor judges nicole biography

Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente (born 29 June ) is an American recording artist and judge of both The X Factor USAandThe X Factor UK. She was originally hired to co-host alongside Steve Jones but later replaced Cheryl Cole as a judge. She was the mentor of the Over 30s group and her three finalists were Josh Krajcik, Stacy Francis, and LeRoy Bell. Krajcik finished second to Melanie Amaro.

Scherzinger is formally a member of the groups Eden's Crush and the Pussycat Dolls. She also competed on season 10 of Dancing with The Stars, which she won along with partner Derek Hough. Scherzinger also has judging experience, having previously been a judge on the NBC singing competition show The Sing-Off, leaving after two seasons to join The X Factor USA. In Week 7 of the first season, she attracted harsh criticism when finalists Rachel Crow and Marcus Canty were in the sing off and she sent the result to deadlock, which revealed that Crow finished last in the public vote. She did not return for the remaining two seasons.

In addition to her judging and mentoring duties on the show, she is also working on a solo career, having released her debut solo album Killer Love on March 18, The album's second single "Don't Hold Your Breath" hit number 2 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.

On June 15, , it was announced that Scherzinger would replace Kelly Rowland as a judge on The X Factor UK for the UK series. She mentored the Boys category and became the first judge to have all her acts remaining at the quarter-final stage. Her last two acts made it through to the second night of the final, guaranteeing her a winner and James Arthur was announced as the champion.

American singer (born )

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Elikolani and the surname or paternal family name is Valiente.

Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Scherzinger (SHUR-zing-ər née Valiente; born June 29, ) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality. She was a member of the R&B-pop group and dance ensemblethe Pussycat Dolls between and With only two albums and over 55 million records sold worldwide, the Pussycat Dolls became one of the world's best-selling female groups of all time.

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Scherzinger began acting at the age of 14 and studied musical theatre at Wright State University. In pursuit of a musical career, Scherzinger dropped out of college and toured with the American rock band Days of the New before finding mild success with Eden's Crush, a girl group created through The WB's talent competition show Popstars. After taking on minor acting roles, Scherzinger became the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls. Scherzinger carved out a solo career outside the group; her debut album, Her Name is Nicole, was shelved due to insufficient commercial response from its promotional singles. However, her debut album was released as Killer Love ()—which was supported by the singles "Right There" (featuring 50 Cent), "Poison" and "Don't Hold Your Breath"—followed by its sequel, Big Fat Lie (). Both albums failed to chart domestically, although they found moderate success on international charts.

Scherzinger has served as a judge on television talent shows, including The Sing-Off (–), The X Factor US (), The X Factor UK (–, –), Australia's Got Talent (), and The Masked Singer (–). In , she competed on the television dancing competition show Dancing with the Stars, in which she won. Other work during this period includes her

Grammy®-Award nominated, Nicole Scherzinger is a multi-award- winning, platinum-selling singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. The multi-hyphenate was formerly a member of one of the world’s best-selling music groups of all time, The Pussycat Dolls, firmly cementing herself as a global pop icon. Scherzinger has previously starred on the West End in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats, for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress. On screen, she recently led a critically acclaimed cast in the NBC musical television special, Annie Live! and performed at Windsor Castle – headlining the entertainment at King Charles III’s Coronation Concert in London. The Hawaiian native has graced screens worldwide for over a decade in movies such as Disney’s Moana and ABC’s remake of fan favorite Dirty Dancing, and as a judge on shows such as X Factor, Australia’s Got Talent, and The Masked Singer.

Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Scherzinger (néeValiente; born June 29, ) is an American singer-songwriter, television personality, and philanthrophist. She was the lead singer of the girl group The Pussycat Dolls. Scherzinger is also known for being a judge on TV talent shows such as The X Factor and The Masked Singer.

Early life

Her father is of Filipino ancestry. Her mother is of Hawaiian and Ukrainian ancestry. Her Catholic parents separated when she was a baby. At age six, she moved to Louisville, Kentucky. She took her German American stepfather's surname when he adopted her.

Career

Scherzinger was one of the group members in Edens Crush after winning a spot from the reality show Popstars. Scherzinger was later a member of the Pussycat Dolls. On November 16, , she released her first solo album, Killer Love.

She was a judge on The Sing-Off in and She was a judge on The X Factor in the United States in She was also a judge on The X Factor in the United Kingdom from to Scherzinger is also a panellist on The Masked Singer USA.

is the executive producer of her second album.

Personal life

Since , Scherzinger has had an on-offrelationship with Lewis Hamilton. She has had bulimia nervosa.

Discography

Solo singles

As featured performer

Album appearances

References