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Latina? Indian? Filipina? Persian? | The Pussycat Dolls' Nicole Scherzinger goes solo
Even though the world's population is becoming more and more Tiger Woods-ish every day, people of mixed heritage are still curios in a society intent on categorizing everything into neat little boxes. So you're watching The Pussycat Dolls, and you can't help but wonder about the ethnicity of lead singer NICOLE SCHERZINGER, right? Let's help you out...
Nicole Elikolani Prascovia Scherzinger was born in Hawaii to a Filipino father and a Hawaiian/Russian mother. Nicole subsequently moved and grew up in Louisville, Kentucky. When asked about growing up in Kentucky, Nicole replied: "I moved to Louisville at age seven and have been there since. It was okay. I remember being a kid always wanting to have blonde hair and blue eyes; nobody around me really looked like me. I haven't really had any problems. When I got older I realized how fortunate it was being a minority. I was proud to be one of the few people there that were Hawaiian."
In 2003, Nicole attended an open audition for popular Burlesque group, The Pussycat Dolls, and the rest is MTV heaven. Her solo album Her Name is Nicole is due for release on Nov 17 in Australia; Nov 20 in Canada; and January 2008 in the US.
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