Nicole Scherzinger is an American singer, actress, and television personality who has received multiple awards and nominations across music, theater, and television. In 2025 she was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.
She first achieved worldwide fame as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, earning a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in 2007 amongst other accolades. She went on to enjoy substantial success as a solo artist and television star, winning the tenth season of Dancing with the Stars (2010) and the inaugural season of I Can Do That (2015). Her role on the British singing competition The X Factor was popular amongst audiences and recognized by both Cosmopolitan and Glamour magazines. She was also nominated for Best TV Judge at the 22nd National Television Awards in 2017.
In 2015, Scherzinger received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical for Cats. For her role as Norma Desmond in the West End and Broadway revivals of Sunset Boulevard, she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musica, the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Performer in a Musical, the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance, and the Evening Standard Awards for Best Musical Performance.