Nicole ScherzingerNicole was born on June 29, Air Jordan Nike Lunar Haze 7 Retro 1978 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her mother, Rosemary is of Hawaiian Russian descent while her father, Alfonso is Filipino of Ilocano descent. She has a younger sister, Keala.Rosemary was only 18 years old when she gave birth to Nicole and lived in an inner city neighborhood. Nicole's parents separated when she was only a baby. As a child, Nicole watched her Air Jordan 10 family perform traditional Polynesian numbers featuring her mom as the lead hula dancer and her grandmother, Tutu, as the singer.At the age of 6, Nicole and Nike Basketball her maternal family moved to Louisville, Kentucky along with her sister and stepfather, Gary Scherzinger (whom Nicole took his last name after he adopted her). Nicole attended Bowen Elementary and Meyzeek Nike Free Middle School. She attended the Youth Performing Arts School at duPont Manual High School and performed with Actors Theatre of Louisville.In 1996, Nicole was the first runner up at the 1996 Kentucky State Fair's Coca Cola Talent Classic Air Jordan Others contest. Nicole attended Wright State University where shemajored in theatre and minored in dance. While at Wright State, she played Velma Kelly in "Chicago" and Julie La Verne in "Show Boat."In 1999, Nicole put her Air Jordan 18 college studies on hold to sing backing vocals for rock band, Days of the New. She later appeared on the WB series, "Popstars" in 2001 and earned a spot in the girl pop group, Eden's Crush which featured four other girls: Ivette Sosa, Maile Misajon, Ana Maria Lombo and Rosanna Tavarez.Eden's Crush scored a pop hit with their first single, "Get Over Yourself (Goodbye)" and Air Jordan 11 toured with NSYNC and Jessica Simpson. Eden's Crush disbanded Nike Air Presto after their record Air Jordan 1 label, London Sire Records folded.Recalling her experience with the group in Nike Air Yeezy November 2007, Nicole stated:"It was hell. I was in a band with five other girls and every day was torture for me. We were on TV all Air Jordan 6 the time Nike Shoes and the atmosphere was awful. Every day I was in that band, I cried my eyes out. The band was meant to be fun and frivolous but the reality was that it was miserable. I was too sensitive back then, but I got toughened up. I couldn't have gone into the Dolls without my experience in Crush."After After Eden's Crush ended, Nicole made a few promotional solo appearances under the stage name of Nicole Kea. In 2003, she recorded a cover version of "Breakfast in Bed" for the "50 First Dates" movie soundtrack. They were so impressed with Nicole's Air Jordan 3 Retro stage presence and vocals that they opened discussions with her immediately about joining the group as lead singer, and soon reached an agreement.After a series of performances on shows such as "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," Nicole and the Pussycat Dolls began working on their debut album.The group's debut album, "PCD" was released in September 2005 to critical and financial acclaim, selling more than 6 million copies worldwide. During that time, Nicole started working on her solo album.My Name is NicoleEditFrom 2005 to 2008, Nicole had been working on her debut album entitled, "My Name is Nicole." The album was scheduled for release in 2007 before being pushed to October 16, 2008. It was later pushed to 2009 until the album was shelved. Nicole stated it was her decision not to release the album, Kids Nike Trainers not her label's. The album sold less than "PCD." This became the last album that featured Nicole and fellow PCD members Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta, Melody Thornton, and Kimberly Wyatt. album release date is scheduled for 2012.Nicole scored a 1 hit in the UK with the song, "Don't Hold Your Breath," making it Nicole's first 1 hit song. In 2012, she will be appearing in "Men in Black III."