Singer-songwriter, dancer, actor, model, record producer, reality show star.

Nicole Scherzinger was born on June 29 1978. She is an American recording artist, actress and television personality.  She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Alfonso Valiente (who is of Fillipino descent) and Rosemary Elikolani (who is of Hawaiian and Russian descent). Her parents separated when she was young, but her mother acted as a guiding light in her life, encouraging her as an artist, pushing her to strive for her best. She was 6 when her family relocated and moved to Louisville, Kentucky along with her sister Keala and her German-American stepfather Gary Scherzinger- whose last name she eventually took up

She began her performing career in Louisville, attending the Youth Performing Arts School at DuPont Manual High School, performing with the Actors Theatre of Louisville. In 1996, she went on to be the first runner-up at the 1996 Kentucky State Fair’s Coca-Cola Talent Classic contest.

When it was time for her to go to college, she chose to major in musical theatre at the Wright State University where she had roles in musicals such as Chicago and in Show Boat.

She however, pressed the pause button on her college education to sing backing vocals for a band called Days of the New. At the time, the band leader Travis Meeks claimed that “She was an amazing entertainer, but she didn’t seem to understand music very well.”

Her first tryst with television was when she made an appearance in and participated in the television series Popstars- an international TV series that was the precursor to the famous singing reality show American Idol. She won Popstars as a member of Eden’s Crush. She later went on to join The Pussycat Dolls as the lead singer. The pussycat dolls were an American pop girl group and dance ensemble that was founded in Los Angeles, California. They were choreographed by the famous Robin Antin. In 1995. In 2003, Interscope Records turned the group into a music franchise comprising of Nicole Scherzinger, Carmit Bachar, Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta, Melody Thornton, and Kimberly Wyatt. They released their first album PCD in 2005.

Nicole Scherzinger (third from right on the cover of PCD

The album was hugely successful and saw guest contributions from the likes of Timbaland, CeeLo Green, Rich Harrison, among others. The album contained various number-one singles such as “Don’t Cha” “Buttons” and “Stickwitu”

Their next album Doll Domination followed shortly in 2008. Her work as their lead singer helped establish the pussycat dolls as the one of the best selling girl groups of all time. The combination of the song’s lyrics, catchy tunes and fun videos made them hugely popular. PCD went on to sell more than 3 million copies worldwide and more than 10 million copies worldwide.

She simultaneously began working on her solo career, going on to make collaborations with big names in the industry such as P. Diddy, Timbaland and 50 cent. However, there was trouble in paradise. The band was amidst constant conflict as Nicole was overshadowing the rest of the dolls and the rest were treated as mere subordinates. They eventually broke up and Nicole went on to establish a successful solo career for herself.

She won the tenth season of Dancing with the stars in 2010.

Scherzinger on an episode of Dancing with the stars

Soon, she went on to replace famous singer Cheryl Cole as one of the judges on famous reality TV show The X Factor.She became hugely popular as one of its judges. However, her stint with X factor was brief, before she announced recently that she had forgone the opportunity of judging yet another season of X Factor as she wanted to focus on her career.

Scherzinger has an emotional moment as a judge on the X Factor

HOME

Scherzinger used to reside in a luxurious mansion on Hollywood hills in Hollywood. She purchased the house from real estate agent Daisy Fuentes for $2,165,000. The magnificent Mediterranean style home consisted of 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms spread out over 4,014 sq feet, nestled in 1.5 acres of land with no immediate neighbours. However, Scherzinger made a shocking decision to sell the house- at a whopping sum of $2,349,000.

In 2012, she made a decision to buy a house in London for over $5 million, in order to be closer with ex-beau F1 star Lewis Hamilton.

Scherzinger’s salary is as below.

• Annual: USD 1,500,000.00
• Monthly: USD 125,000.00
• Weekly: USD 30,000.00
• Daily: USD 6,000.00

BRAND ENDORSEMENTS

Nicole Scherzinger’s popularity resulted in various brand endorsement offers. She signed on a brand endorsement agreement with popular brand Herbal Essences. She soon became the face of a particular type of Herbal essences shampoos and conditioners called ‘Hello Hydration’ and ‘Moroccon Mu shine’

Scherzinger endorsing Herbal Essences’ “Hello Hydration” shampoo

Scherzinger endorsing Herbal Essences’ “Moroccan Mu Shine”

In 2012, she was also eventually signed on as the brand ambassador for the famous brand ‘London Fog’             replacing Christina Hendricks, one of their most successful brand ambassadors till then. London Fog’s foundations were in 1923, when they began making waterproof clothing for the U.S Navy during the world war II.

Scherzinger endorsing London Fog

Nicole has also agreed to be the brand ambassador of The imPRESS Press-On Manicure range of products by Broadway nails. It’s a collection of six patterns and 3 colours- inspired by Nicole’s birthplace- Hawaii, reflecting her love and passion for music, life and fashion.

Scherzinger’s Broadway Nails range

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Profile – Recording Artist, Dancer, Actress and Model

Born Aaliyah Dana Haughton was an American recording artist, dancer, actress, and model. She was one of the richest singers.

Early life and career

Haughton was born on January 16, 1979 in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Detroit, Michigan. She was named after a Swahili word meaning “most exalted one.” Aaliyah done her schooling from Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts. She took her voice lessons since her childhood. Also, she started appearing in various television shows (“Star Search”) and performed in various concerts (alongside Gladys Knight) from her early years. At age 12 she signed a contract with Jive Records and Barry Hankerson’s (her uncle) and soon became popular in the year 1994. Aaliyah’s debut album was “Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number”, which was mentored by R. Kelly, introduced by her uncle. Apart from her mentor he was also lead songwriter and producer of her debut album. Her debut album experienced a tremendous success by selling three million copies in the United States. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified her album as double platinum. She had worked with various renowned personalities like Timbaland and Missy Elliott , record producers, for her second album – One in a Million. Her second album also earned great success selling over eight million copies worldwide. The first single released from her second studio album, “If Your Girl Only Knew” topped theBillboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for two weeks. Aaliyah, her third album was released in July 2001 and reached No. 2 on the Billboard album chart. She had 15 #1 Singles Out of 3 Albums.

She graduated in the year 1997. Soon after her graduation, Aaliyah started her acting career. Haughton did her first major movie role in Romeo Must Die opposite martial artist Jet Li in 2000. It was ranked number two at the box office. She also contributed to the film’s soundtrack, “Try Again”. After Romeo Must Die she appeared in Queen of the Damned. Aaliyah with several posthumous releases she earned the nickname “Princess of R&B.”

Personal life

Aaliyah’s parents, Diane and Michael Haughton are African-American and her elder brother is Rashad Haughton. Aaliyah got her middle name Dana from her grandmother. Her mother Diane was a vocalist but gave her singing to raise her children. At the age of 15 she married to her mentor R.Kelly, at that time he was 27. Soon her marriage was annulled by her parents. After such allegations Haughton ended her contract with Jive and signed with Atlantic Records. Aaliyah was inspired by a number of performers like Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Sade, En Vogue, Nine Inch Nails, Korn, Prince, Naughty by Nature, Johnny Mathis and Janet Jackson.

She had four tattoos all over her body – The letter “A” on the side of her wrist, an Egyptian Unk in her inner wrist, a music symbol on her ankle and a dove ( as a tribute to her grandmother) on her lower back.

Death

Aaliyah and her boyfriend, Roc-A-Fella co-CEO Damon Dash had plans of getting married but their plan could not get success as Aaliyah’s life was tragically cut short by her death in a plane crash in August 2001. She was returning from Bahamas after shooting a music video. The plane crash happened in Marsh Harbour, Abaco Island, Bahamas soon after the plane take off. Crash took place because of the overloading of the plane reportedly. Along with her various persons like pilot Luis Morales III, hair stylist Eric Forman, Anthony Dodd, security guard Scott Gallin, video producer Douglas Kratz, stylist Christopher Maldonado, and Blackground Records employees Keith Wallace and Gina Smith, were all killed . at her funeral 22 doves were released from the steps of the church, one for each year of her life. She decided to promote her album in more than 22 countries by planning concerts for her last album.

Genres – R&B, pop and hip hop

Awards

The talented aaliyah got 6 nominations and 1 award in all. Aaliyah got her first nomination- MTV Movie award in the year 1999, category Best Movie Song for Doctor Dolittle (1998). She was nominated for the same in 2001 and 2002 also. In 2001, category best female performance and breakthrough female performance both for Romeo Must Die (2000). In 2002 she got nominated in the Best Villian category for Queen of the Damned (2002). She again got nominated for BET award category Best Actress for Romeo Must Die (2000) and Queen of the Damned (2002) in 2001 and 2002 respectively. In year 2003, Aaliyah finally fetched a Chainsaw award for her, although at 2 place, category Best Actress for Queen of the Damned (2002). For the song, “Try Again”, Aaliyah earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocalist.

She also won 2 posthumous awards for Aaliyah at the American Music Awards of 2002; Favorite Female R&B Artist and Favorite R&B/Soul Album .

Assets owned by her

After her death, the Detroit High school from which she gained her education,  has named the Recital Hall after Aaliyah in honor of her memory (original founder was Dr. Denise Davis-Cotton).

Personal quotes

It is dark in my favorite dream. Someone is following me. I don’t know why. I’m scared. Then suddenly I lift off. Far away. How do I feel? As if I am swimming in the air. Free. Weightless. Nobody can reach me. Nobody can touch me. It’s a wonderful feeling. [Source:- interview with "Die Zeit",2001.]

I want people to remember me as a full-on entertainer and a good person. [Source:- "MTV Diary: Aaliyah".]

It’s hard to say what I want my legacy to be when I’m long gone.

[her advice for aspiring artists) Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want. If God gave you the talent, you should go for it. But don't think it's going to be easy. It's hard!

Everything is worth it. The hard work, the times when you're tired, the times where you're a bit sad . . . In the end, it's all worth it because it really makes me happy. There's nothing better than loving what you do.

Sensual is being in tune with your sensual self.

When I'm long gone, I want to be remembered not just as an actress or singer, but as a full-on entertainer.

[on her inspirations]: Sade. How beautiful is she? I chose her because I idolize her. I’ve always looked up to her. She and I have the same birthday which is January 16th so I feel like she is my soul sister. What I love about Sade is that she stays true to her style no matter what. She can leave us for 8 years and come back and be absolutely mind blowing. And you gotta respect that.

Being female, you’re raised to be a good, sweet girl and not flip out. So I had to give myself permission to be mean and evil. It’s tough. But I’ve always been drawn to the darker side of things.

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Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born on 9 August 1963 in Newark, New Jersey, U.S. She is an American recording artist, singer, actress, producer and model. She is a famous singer and stunned everyone by her breakthrough performance. She won Guinness World Records in the year 2009. Not only is this, she is the most awarded female act of all time. Also, she is one of the world’s best-selling music artists who have sold over 200 million records worldwide. Overall, she has released six studio albums, one holiday album and three movie soundtrack album. Moreover, on all the albums, she has diamond, multi-platinum, platinum or gold certification. Talking about more of her life, she has seven consecutive no 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits. She is counted after Elton John and it is reported that she is the only women who have two number 1 Billboard 200 awards on the Billboard magazine year end charts. Her debut album, Whitney Houston was released in the year 1985 which was considered as the best-selling debut album by a woman in the history this album was ranked on 254 on the magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all Time.

Early Life

Whitney Houston belongs to middle-income family. She was the second child of Army serviceman and entertainment executive John Russell Houston Jr. and a singer Cissy Houston. Moreover, she has two older brothers who are also a singer. Talking about her descent, she is African American, Native American and Dutch. She was very much dedicated towards her career and only at the age of 11, she started performing as a soloist in the junior gospel choir at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark. “Guide Me. O Thou Great Jehovah” was her first solo performance in the Church. Talking about her studies, she attended Mount Saint Dominic Academy school when she was a teenager. Moreover, her teenage days were spent in touring nights at the clubs along with her mother. A photographer, Carnegie Hall saw her singing with her mother and in the year 1980 she started working as a fashion model with her. In the year 1983, she was appeared as the lead vocalist on Paul Jabara album entitled Paul Jabara and Friends.

Awards and Achievements

Whitney Houston has received a number of awards and appreciation all over the world. overall, she has received two Emmy Awards, six Grammy awards, 30 Billboard awards, 22 American Music awards and a total of 415 career awards. This is really a breakthrough record. Not only is this, she is also named in Guinness World Records. I the year 1994, she got the most WMAs in a single year winning five awards at the 6^th world music awards. In the year 2003, she was on number three on VH1s list of “50 Greatest Women of the Video Era” after Madonna and Janet Jackson. On the list of “200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons of all the Time” and ranked on number 116. In the year 2008, Billboard magazine released a list of the Hot 100 All-Time Top Artist and she was ranked on number nine. She was ranked number three in the year 2010, when Billboard released it “Top 50 R&B Hip-Hop Artists of the past 25 years”. Not only is this, by the Rolling Stone magazine, she was on number 1 of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In the year 2004, Billboard picked the success of her first release on the charts of 110 Musical Milestone in the history. In the year 2001, she was the first artist to be a given a BET Lifetime Achievement Award. Moreover, she was on fourth number for best-selling female artist in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America and at that time her 55 million copies were sold all over the world. Her breakthrough performance is famous all over the world.

Richness

Whitney Houston is a very rich personality. Her net worth is $5 million. She owns a very lavish home in New Jersey. It is worth 5 million dollar. It is spread in 12,561 square feet area. This mansion has been used for filming the Bobby Brown’s reality series in the year 2005. This luxurious home has beautiful features with five bedrooms and five bathrooms. It has a separate dining room and extraordinary outside view. Apart from this, she also owns a East Orange home in New Jersey. This home has ample fencing and an undersized entrance. This beautiful lady earns a lot from her hard work. Moreover, she is liked to spend her money in good cause. She is involved in Fight Night Foundation which contributes significant dollars for charities for the people in need, by the active involvement of celebrities and qualified athletes from all over the country. Another non-profit organization is “Children’s defense fund” which aims at providing every child with a fair start in life and a thriving passage to adulthood without facing any problems. He is also actively involved with “Red Cross” foundation which aims at offering relief to the victims of disasters. Not only is this, he seems active in “United Service Organization” which provides self-belief, maturity and recreation-type services to the military forces. UNCF “United Negro College Fund” is another American philanthropic organization which provides student prestigious scholarships and internships.

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