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Nicole Scherzinger Parents: Meet Alfonso Valiente, Rosemary Elikolani

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Emily Baldwin

Published Jan 07, 2026

Nicole Scherzinger is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality. She is best known as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.

Scherzinger also ventured into television, winning Dancing with the Stars in 2010, and serving as a judge on several other television talent shows, including The Sing-Off (2009–2010), The X Factor US (2011), The X Factor UK (2012–2013, 2016–2017, 2019), and Australia’s Got Talent (2019).

Since its inception in 2019, Scherzinger has been a panellist on The Masked Singer, which was a rating success, and she briefly reunited with the Pussycat Dolls for a planned 2020 tour.

During her career to date, Scherzinger has sold over 16 million records as a solo artist and has received nominations for a Grammy and a Laurence Olivier Award.

Her other ventures include clothing lines and a fragrance, as well as serving as an ambassador for the Special Olympics and as a supporter of UNICEF UK.

Nicole Scherzinger Parents: Meet Alfonso Valiente, Rosemary Elikolani

Alfonso Valiente and Rosemary Elikolani are the biological parents of American singer, songwriter, actress and TV personality Nicole Scherzinger. The two met back in the early 1970s and dated for a while before tying the knot.

The exact date of their wedding cant is confirmed at the moment. On 29th June 1979, the couple welcomed their first child, Nicole. After a while, Rosemary gave birth to their second child, Keala.

Unfortunately, Alfonso and Rosemary parted ways with a divorce in 1982 when Nicole was just two years old.

Following her divorce from Alfonso Valiente, Rosemary Elikolani soon met, dated, and got married to German American, Gary Scherzinger. The newlyweds, Nicole, and her sister, Keala soon moved to Louisville, Kentucky.

The couple has been living happily for over two decades now. According to sources, Nicole revealed that her parents were strict with her while growing up.