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.

Filmography

• 2026Girl Group
• 2024Moana 2 — Sina (voice)
• 2024Sunset Blvd — Norma Desmond
• 2021Annie Live! — Grace Ferrell
• Trese — Miranda Trese (voice)
• I Can See Your Voice
• 2018Nicole Scherzinger: Cocofest
• 2018Nicole Scherzinger: Golden Stag Festival
• 2018Ralph Breaks the Internet — Mo's Mom (voice)
• 2017Dirty Dancing — Penny Rivera
• 2016Moana — Sina (voice)
• 2016Straight Outta OZ
• 2014Nicole Scherzinger: MTV World Stage — Nicole Scherzinger
• 2012Men in Black 3 — Boris's Girlfriend
• Big Time Rush — Nicole Scherzinger
• 2009Doll Domination World Tour — Nicole Scherzinger
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon — The Pussycat Dolls - Musical Guest
• 2008Pussycat Dolls - Live in Malaga
• Cane — Nicole
• Wizards of Waverly Place — Vanessa
• 2005Be Cool — Pussycat Doll
• How I Met Your Mother — Jessica Glitter
• 2003Chasing Papi — Miss Puerto Rico
• 2003Love Don't Co$t a Thing — Champagne Girl
• Wanda at Large
• Half & Half — Jasmine
• My Wife and Kids
• Popstars (US) — Eden's Crush
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch — Pop Star #3

Appearances as themselves (67)

• 2026An Evening with Nicole Scherzinger: Live at Royal Albert Hall — Self
• Building the Band — Self - Mentor
• 2025Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade — Self- Performer
• 2025The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular — Self
• 2023The Coronation Concert — Self
• 2023Yoshiki: Under the Sky — Self
• Finding Magic Mike — Self
• 2022Luke Evans: Showtime! — Herself
• Sherri — Self - Guest
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self
• 2021Musicals: The Greatest Show — Self
• Secret Celebrity Renovation — Self
• That's My Jam — Self - Guest
• Cup of Joe — Self
• Michael McIntyre's The Wheel — Self - Celebrity Contestant
• 2020The Big Night In — Self
• A Little Late with Lilly Singh — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• 2019The Kennedy Who Changed The World — Self
• The Masked Singer — Self - Panelist
• The X Factor Celebrity — Self - Judge
• The X Factor The Band — Self - Judge
• 201820 Years of the Black Eyed Peas — Herself
• LadyGang — Self
• The Sidemen Show — Herself
• Carpool Karaoke: The Series — Self
• Drop the Mic — Self
• Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris — Herself
• Bring the Noise — Herself - Team Captain
• Hot Ones — Self
• I Can Do That — Self - Contestant
• Lip Sync Battle — Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self, Self - Guest
• 2014Enrique Iglesias: Live at The Isle of MTV Malta — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• Mixology — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
• 2013Gary Barlow and Friends — Self
• Gogglebox — Self
• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars — Self - Guest Judge
• The Jonathan Ross Show — Self
• The X Factor — Self - Judge
• Conan — Self
• Let's Dance for Comic Relief — Self - Performer
• The Sing-Off — Self - Judge
• 2008Britney: For the Record — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Celebrity Juice — Self
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• 2007The Pussycat Dolls - Live from Manchester — Herself
• Germany's Next Topmodel — Self - Guest Judge, Self - Special Guest
• 2006The Pussycat Dolls - Live From London — Self
• Dancing with the Stars — Self - Contestant
• Freddie — Herself
• The X Factor — Self - Judge
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown — Self (archive footage)
• Star Academy — Self
• VH1 Divas — Self -Performer
• Behind the Music — Self
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks — Self - Panellist
• MTV Europe Music Awards — Self - Presenter
• Goldene Kamera — Self
• MTV Video Music Awards — Self
• People's Choice Awards — Self - Performer
• American Music Awards — Self - Musical Guest
• Great Performances — Self
• IZ — Self