Nicole Scherzinger to fulfil childhood dream with solo show at iconic UK venue

Daily Mirror

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Nicole Scherzinger is set to live out a lifelong dream as she prepares for a major solo performance at one of the UK's most legendary venues, marking a milestone moment in her career
Nicole Scherzinger will return to the UK with a one-off performance at the Royal Albert Hall. The American singer and actress, who rose to fame as a member of girl group The Pussycat Dolls, will perform on October 6 at the London venue for the concert titled An Evening With Nicole Scherzinger.
This comes after the 47-year old won an Olivier award for best actress in a musical for her role as Norma in a West End production of Sunset Boulevard.
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Former X Factor judge Nicole broke down in tears when accepting the best actress honour for her role on Sunset Boulevard praising her family and fiance Thom Evans for his continued support.
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She had detailed her upset and frustration at being treated like a pop flop and 'put in a box' for over a decade after the Pussycat Dolls success. The American star now plans to build a movie career and continue stage shows, including creating her own, asserting: "I'd love to do it all."
The singer was told applying for stage and screen roles was a 'a waste of time' for over a decade and branded nothing more than a past it girl band star. She said she feels vindicated to have financially banked and created her own solo show, performing show tunes, at small venues across London and the US.
Nicole admitted: "This has been a very healing process for me. I always felt like I wasn't living in my full potential and full purpose. I was never happy with myself. It is because I knew I had so much more to give. And this role and this opportunity allowed me to give all of me. It's changed my life.
"But it has been hard. It has not been an easy road. I am so grateful that I am able to connect to people on a spiritual and soulful level and I could make a difference in these people's lives. That is exactly what we do it for. So I am thankful."
She added: "I am living in my dream. This is my childhood dream come true. I feel like I win every night when people tell me the impact of how my performances impact them. This has been 30 years in the making and I've been working and fighting for this my whole life.
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The setlist will feature hits from both the West End and pop tracks accompanied by a live band to capture the full range of her career across musical theatre and as a popstar.
Days later, the singer will make her debut at Carnegie Hall in New York City followed by a performance at Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA – which she promised fans would be 'nothing short of powerful and magical'.
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The singer has had a series of top five hits in the UK singles charts as part of The Pussycat Dolls including Don't Cha, Stickwitu and Buttons.
Aside from her music and acting career, she is also known as a TV personality including being a judge on The X Factor – where she helped to form the boyband One Direction.
She will soon appear as a judge in the upcoming Netflix series Building The Band, where she is joined by the late One Direction singer Liam Payne and former Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland as the trio judge attempts by contestants to create a band.
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Scherzinger was among the stars who performed at the Coronation Concert in the grounds of Windsor Castle in 2023.