{{Infobox Musique (artiste)
|charte    = vocal
|NomArtiste            =Nicole Scherzinger
|nom naissance               =Nicole Elikolani Prescovia Scherzinger
|nom alias                =
|image          = 200px
|légende        = Nicole Scherzinger 2006
|naissance      =, Honolulu, 
|décès                  =
|pays origine           =américaine
|profession        =danseuse<br />parolière<br />actrice
|années actives     =2001 - Présent
|genre          =Pop - R&B - Dance
|instrument            =
|label                 =Cheyenne Polydor (2001-2002)<br />A&M (depuis 2004)
|entourage       = The Pussycat Dolls
|entourage      =
|site officiel          = [http://www.hernameisnicole.com/ HerNameIsNicole.com] 
}}

'''Nicole Elikolani Prescovia Scherzinger''' est née le . Elle est la chanteuse principale du groupe musical américain, les Pussycat Dolls. Elle est aussi danseuse, parolière et occasionnellement actrice.
== Biographie ==
Nicole est née à philippin et d'une mère russo-hawaïenne. Elle a également révélé qu'elle a des origines Iraniennes.

Enfant, elle est attirée par le monde du spectacle et assiste à de nombreux shows que donne sa famille.

Adolescente, elle suit des cours d'arts du spectacle. À l'âge de 14 ans, elle participe à sa première pièce, dans l'Actors Theatre de Louisville (Kentucky). À la Wright State University de Dayton (Ohio) lui sont enseignés le théâtre et la danse. Elle décroche des rôles tout en gagnant sa vie en tant que mannequin.

En 1999, Nicole apprend que le groupe Days Of The New recherche une chanteuse. Elle enregistre alors des maquettes avec Travis Meeks. Peu après, le producteur du groupe, Scott Litt, la fait venir à Los Angeles : elle y enregistre le deuxième album avec eux, puis tout le groupe part en tournée. La série de concert terminée, elle rentre chez elle et se remet à travailler à sa musique.

Elle se présente en 2001 au concours Popstars à Chicago. Eden's Crush, le groupe qui se forma grâce à Popstars, fait sensation. Le groupe passe un peu plus d'un an ensemble et se produit sur scène avec *NSYNC  et Jessica Simpson. Peu après, Nicole se consacre à la comédie. Elle décroche des rôles dans des films et joue dans la série télé Ma famille d'abord.

Elle ne quitte pas la musique pour autant et on lui apprend par la suite, en 2003, que les Pussycat Dolls cherchent des chanteuses. Jimmy Lovine et Ron Fair, deux stars de l'industrie du disque, sont personnellement impliqués dans le projet. Nicole s'arrange pour passer un soir et faire un show a cappella : Lovine et Fair sont médusés. Ils lui proposent le rôle de chanteuse principale des Pussycat Dolls.
Aujourd'hui, Nicole Scherzinger est membre des Pussycat Dolls et co-auteur des albums. Au sein du groupe The Pussycat Dolls, on la surnoma «Lead doll» ou encore «Queen doll», puiqu'on la considère comme le membre principal du groupe. 

Son premier album solo Her Name is Nicole devait sortir le 7 novembre 2007 mais fut repoussé de nombreuses fois. La date officielle de sortie n'est pas encore connue. Le site [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Her-Name-Nicole-Scherzinger/dp/B000XJ415S/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=gateway&qid=1202729885&sr=8-1 Amazon UK] indique une sortie pour le 17 Mars 2008. Whatever U like en collaboration avec le rappeur T.I. est le premier single US alors que Baby Love a été choisi comme premier single pour l'Europe.

Hélas l'incontournable Whatever U Like Ft. T.I a été un énorme flop aux Etats-Unis, vite remplacé par Baby Love Ft. Will.I.Am celui çi aussi n'a pas eu le succès espéré par Nicole et sa maison de disque, celle-çi envisage d'ailleurs de retoucher l'album de Nicole, et menace Nicole au renvoi définitif de sa maison de disque, des bruits courent que Nicole aurait rejoint les Pussycat Dolls en studio et serait en train d'enregistrer le nouvel album : "Elle est a 100% avec nous, elle a fait ses trucs en solo, maintenant elle nous a rejoint en studio" dit Robin Antin.
Nicole est aussi la petite amie du pilote de formule 1 lewis hamilton 

== Discographie ==

==== Avec The Pussycat Dolls ====
*PCD (2005)
* Doll Domination (prévu entre septembre et décembre 2008)

Avec Les Pussycat Dolls 

{{Infobox Musical artist
| Name = Nicole Scherzinger
| Img = Nicole Scherzinger 2006.jpg
| Img_capt = Scherzinger at the Tacoma, Washington on December 10 2006
| Background = solo_singer
| Birth_name = Nicole Elikolani Prescovia Scherzinger<ref name="NNDB" />
| Alias = Nicole Kea
| Born = <br>Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
| Origin =
| Genre = Pop, R&B
| Occupation = actress
| Years_active = 2001–present
| Label = Polydor, A&M, Interscope
| Associated_acts = Days of the New, Eden's Crush, Pussycat Dolls, Timbaland
| URL = [http://www.hernameisnicole.com/ www.hernameisnicole.com]
}}

'''Nicole Elikolani Prescovia Scherzinger'''<ref name="NNDB"></ref> (also known as '''Nicole Kea''') (born American pop/R&B actress best known for her role as the lead vocalist for the Pussycat Dolls.<ref name="NNDB" />

==Early life==
Scherzinger was born in Filipino father and a Russian mother.<ref></ref> Her mother Rosemary was 18 at the time of Nicole's birth and lived in an Catholic" upbringing.<ref></ref> Scherzinger began her life as a performer in Louisville, attending the Youth Performing Arts School at duPont Manual High School and performing with Actors Theatre of Louisville. Scherzinger majored in theater arts at Wright State University but put her studies on hold in 1999 to sing backing vocals for the rock band Days of the New.<ref>http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6599/title.days-of-the-new-singer-reveals-past-on-nicole-scherzinger</ref>

==Recording career==
===Early career===
Scherzinger appeared on the second album by F.O.B, which were released in 2001.

In 2001, Scherzinger competed in the premiere season of PCD'' and ''Her Name is Nicole''.

After the disbanding of Eden's Crush, Scherzinger made a few promotional solo appearances under the covering "Breakfast in Bed" for the soundtrack to ''50 First Dates'' in 2003.

Scherzinger worked with Yoshiki of Japanese rock band X Japan on in his Violet UK project. She sang the English version of "I'll Be Your Love" live with the Tokyo Symphonic Orchestra. The track also appeared on the 2003 Various Artists album ''Exposition of Global Harmony''.

===Pussycat Dolls===

In May 2003, Scherzinger joined the Pussycat Dolls Chicago'' in college."<ref></ref>
The Pussycat Dolls now have world-wide status as a popular singing group, with "Buttons" and "U.S.. The album ''PCD'' went double-platinum in 2006. Scherzinger sang nearly all lead vocals on the album, with Carmit Bachar and Melody Thornton also contributing.

Scherzinger is the only group member with songwriting credits on ''PCD''; she co-wrote "I Don't Need a Man" with Kara DioGuardi and producer Rich Harrison, and co-wrote "Buttons" with producer Sean Garrett. Another collaboration with DioGuardi, "Flirt", became a B-side to "Stickwitu" and a bonus track on ''PCD''.

In 2006, Scherzinger toured with the Pussycat Dolls for their album promotion. It was revealed in 2006 that the Dolls are salaried employees of Interscope Records, giving the label a high level of control over the group's finances and business decisions.

She was ranked at number twenty-two on ''Maxim''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Hot 100 in 2006.<ref>[http://www.maximonline.com/slideshows/index.aspx?slideId=3668&imgCollectId=190] ''Maximonline.com''</ref>

Scherzinger appeared on the March 2008 cover of ''Men's Fitness'' magazine.<ref>[http://www.mensfitness.com/media/photo_gallery/65] ''MensFitness.com''</ref>
Her latest single with the Pussycat Dolls is called "When I Grow Up".

Following the popularity of "Don't Cha" and the continuing rise of the Pussycat Dolls, Scherzinger recorded a series of duets or "guest appearances", predominantly with male vocalists. In 2005, she appeared on recordings by Shaggy, P. Diddy's hit "her discography.

===Solo career===

Scherzinger worked on her debut album from 2006-2008 with record producers including will.i.am, Timbaland, Kara DioGuardi, and Bryan-Michael Cox. Scherzinger announced in a March 17, 2007 interview in Winnipeg, Manitoba, that the album would be called ''Her Name is Nicole''; It was originally slated for a 2007 release but is currently without an official release date.

The first single, "Baby Love" (released September 2007) would replace "Whatever U Like" as the "lead single" from the album. Media reports commented on the fact that both Interscope's and Scherzinger's official websites started in September 2007 to refer to "Baby Love" as her first single.<ref>[http://www.buddytv.com/articles/pussycat-dolls-present-the-search-for-the-next-doll/pussycat-dolls-trouble-ahead-f-12043.aspx] ''Buddytv.com''</ref> After both these singles were unsuccessful in North America ("Baby Love" charted well in Europe and Brazil however), a poll was placed on Scherzinger's website, asking fans to vote for the third single. Choices include: "Supervillian", "Happily Never After", "Who's Gonna Love You" and "Power's Out". However on November 28, the poll was updated and the songs "Power's Out" and "Supervillian" were removed and replaced with "Puakenikeni" and "Physical". It was announced via the website on December 10 that "Puakenikeni" was to be the next official single to be taken from the album, however it has yet to be fully released internationally.

"Supervillian" and "Puakenikeni" were both released as iTunes downloads only.<ref>[http://www.apple.com/itunes/affiliates/download/?trackName=Supervillian&artistName=Nicole+Scherzinger&thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fa1.phobos.apple.com%2Fr40%2FMusic%2Fc9%2F99%2Ffc%2Fmzi.stnhztnp.100x100-75.jpg&itmsUrl=itms%3A%2F%2Fax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net%2FWebObjects%2FMZStore.woa%2Fwa%2FviewAlbum%3Fi%3D266389869%26id%3D266389862%26s%3D143441%26v0%3DWWW-NAUS-ITUWEEKLY-OVERVIEW%26ign-mscache%3D1&albumName=Supervillain+-+Single iTunes.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.apple.com/itunes/affiliates/download/?trackName=Puakenikeni&artistName=Nicole+Scherzinger&thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fa1.phobos.apple.com%2Fr40%2FMusic%2F57%2Fb4%2Fa4%2Fmzi.nyvzqfks.100x100-75.jpg&itmsUrl=itms%3A%2F%2Fax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net%2FWebObjects%2FMZStore.woa%2Fwa%2FviewAlbum%3Fi%3D270139647%26id%3D270139643%26s%3D143441%26v0%3DWWW-NAUS-ITUWEEKLY-OVERVIEW%26ign-mscache%3D1&albumName=Puakenikeni+-+Single iTunes.com]</ref> As with Scherzinger's earlier solo singles, they failed to make any impact on the U.S. charts.   Following this, Interscope announced that Scherzinger's album would be put on hold for the time being.