Cumpleaños 🎂
Nicole Scherzinger cumple 45 años
Nicole Scherzinger (29 de junio de 1978) es una cantante, actriz, bailarina, compositora y personalidad de televisión estadounidense.
Actuó inicialmente en obras de teatro de secundaria, y estudió en la Universidad Estatal Wright antes de abandonarla para seguir una carrera musical junto a la banda de rock estadounidense "Days of the New" y más tarde realizó una audición para Popstars, convirtiéndose en miembro del grupo de chicas "Eden's Crush".
Alcanzó la fama como la cantante principal de "The Pussycat Dolls", que se convirtió en uno de los grupos femeninos con más ventas en el mundo.
Durante su pausa, Scherzinger planeó emprender su carrera como solista con "Her Name is Nicole", pero luego se archivó después de que cuatro sencillos no lograron impactar significativamente en las listas.
Tras la disolución del grupo, Scherzinger se aventuró exitosamente en la televisión ganando la décima temporada de "Dancing with the Stars", se convirtió en juez en "The Sing-Off" y en las versiones de "The X Factor" en los Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido (que aparecen en cuatro de sus catorce series).
Ella ha lanzado dos álbumes de estudio; "Killer Love" (2011), que fue lanzado con éxito moderado y fue precedido por el sencillo número uno «Don't Hold Your Breath», y "Big Fat Lie" (2014).
Como actriz, Scherzinger debutó en el West End en un renacimiento del musical Cats, recibiendo una nominación por un Premio Laurence Olivier a la Mejor Actriz en un Papel de Apoyo y ha aparecido en varios papeles en televisión, incluyendo un papel protagónico en la película de televisión, "Dirty Dancing" (2017).
A lo largo de su carrera, ha tenido un total de tres sencillos número uno en el Reino Unido, dos de los cuales provienen del grupo "The Pussycat Dolls" y uno como solista.
Scherzinger ha vendido más de 60 millones de discos en todo el mundo, como solista y como cantante principal de "Pussycat Dolls".
Fuera de su trabajo en la industria del entretenimiento, Scherzinger ha promocionado marcas como Herbal Essences y Müller, y ha colaborado con Missguided para diseñar una línea de ropa de gran éxito.. También es embajadora de UNICEF y embajadora mundial de las Special Olympics y participa en actividades benéficas.
Scherzinger se comprometió con Nick Hexum, con quien salió desde 2000 hasta 2004.
Scherzinger comenzó una relación con el campeón Mundial de Fórmula 1 Lewis Hamilton después de que se conocieron en los MTV Europe Music Awards 2007 en Múnich. Su relación intermitente de siete años. fue un elemento sensacionalista en la prensa británica.196 Se separaron en febrero de 2015.
Comenzó a salir con el tenista búlgaro Grigor Dimitrov en 2016.
A finales del 2019, comenzó a salir con el exjugador de rugby, Thom Evans, comprometiéndose en matrimonio el 15 de Julio del 2022.
En 2012, reveló públicamente su lucha de ocho años con la bulimia
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2595. Pussycat Dolls - ‘When I Grow Up’ (2008)
Be careful what you wish for
‘Cause you just might get it
from the album Doll Domination
For an act who only lasted two albums, the Pussycat Dolls certainly left an impression on pop, garnering attention for their overtly sexual image (the band did originate as a burlesque troupe, after all) and the way they made no attempt to disguise the fact that Nicole Scherzinger provided 99% of the vocals heard on the group’s records. The emphasis on Nicole eventually led to the end of PCD, but it was certainly a successful formula while it lasted - for whatever reason, American audiences did not take to Nicole Scherzinger as a solo star (significant but ultimately short-lived success in the UK was her consolation prize), and there is still regular buzz for a Pussycat Dolls reunion, despite the fact that any new material would presumably sound more or less the same as Nicole’s solo work.
Across those two LPs, there were several great Pussycat Dolls singles - ‘Don’t Cha’, ‘Stickwitu’, ‘I Don’t Need A Man’ and ‘Hush Hush; Hush Hush’, to name a few - but my favourite is their most relentless dance-pop moment, the cautionary ‘When I Grow Up’. Before PCD could even get to a second album, the cracks had begun to show: a legendarily messy American Music Awards performance of ‘Buttons’ featured group member Melody attempting to overshadow Nicole and finally grab just a sliver of the limelight, a TV series to find a seventh Pussycat Doll had ended with the winner going solo, and long-time group member Carmit Bachar, who had been part of PCD since 1995, departed the line-up. Meanwhile, Nicole had her ego bruised when early attempts at solo success had floundered, and ‘When I Grow Up’ was not only a confirmation that the Pussycat Dolls would remain primarily a vehicle for her talents, but that the whirlwind of the past few years would only make her more over-the-top, more eager to justify herself as the focal point of a now mega-famous group.
Though she didn’t write it, ‘When I Grow Up’ invokes Nicole’s journey through the ups and downs of the music industry - in the early 2000s, she had been a part of Eden’s Crush, the short-lived winners of reality talent show Popstars - finally arriving at the current moment, in which she had, at last, achieved her goal. With a Darkchild production that was just as banging as you would hope, the track features the most memorable PCD hook since ‘Don’t Cha’, a celebration of paparazzi culture delivered with an ominous warning: fame might not turn out exactly the way you planned. That caveat could be directed at Nicole’s bandmates - in the context of the Pussycat Dolls, they might be relegated to the background, but as they happily danced around Nicole in the ‘When I Grow Up’ video, they must have known that thousands of women would have killed to have their luck. By early 2010, this incarnation of the Pussycat Dolls had come to an end, and as one of their last major hits, ‘When I Grow Up’ represents a key moment for a fascinating pop group, an irresistibly self-aware single that defined their tumultuous few years at the top.
‘When I Grow Up’ music video:
Chart peaks: AUS #2, UK #3, US #9
Written by Richard Eric, 21/1/19
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Team Desire
Alignment: Good
Status: Active
Based in: Athens, New York (Team Desire HQ Condominium)
Founded by: Queen Freesia of Serenity
Lead by: Queen Freesia of Serenity (Status: Captured and presumed dead) Sunset Shimmer (Currently)
Members:
Sunset Shimmer:
Home: Canterlot City (Formerly) Athens, New York (Team Desire HQ) (Currently)
Species: human
Occupation: Chakra shaman/Team leader
Sunset Shimmer was a girl who was cruel, selfish, and hateful. She ruled her high school with an iron fist, and no one, not even the staff were brave enough to argue. However, she was soon dethroned by Twilight Sparkle, after she was consumed by equestrian magic. She was ashamed and felt awful, she left Canterlot City, feeling hopeless and broken, however, she ran into Queen Freesia by pure chance. The royal Shaman saw potential in the teen and took her in as her student. Sunset Shimmer learned to tap into the Chakras and use magic from within, rather than outside sources. Later, Queen Freesia started Team Desire, however, during a mission, Queen Freesia was captured by Zavok and the Deadly Six. Sunset Shimmer was crushed, that she wasn’t able to save her mentor, but swore to avenge her by leading team Desire.
Axl:
Home: Able City (Formerly) Athens, New York (Team Desire HQ) (Currently)
Species: Reploid
Occupation: Weapons specialist
Axl is a reploid who’s origins are unknown, he was found by Red, the leader of Red Alert, in a weakened and near death state. Red took in Axl and he became Red Alert’s secret weapon for defeating Mavericks and getting the job done. However, a stranger appeared before Red, who called himself, “The Professor” Who claimed he was a sympathizer with Red’s cause and wanted to “help out” Red Alert, Red agreed, not realizing the mistake he had made. With that, slowly, but surely, The Professor infected almost all the members of Red Alert with the Maverick Virus, causing them to run amuck. Axl, who couldn’t bear to see those he cared for fall to such low states, ran away, He later was found by Zero and Lucario who introduced him to Queen Freesia who welcomed him into team Desire. He helped out with many missions, however, he later found out that Red Alert had been eliminated entirely, and Axl fell into depression. Queen Freesia, Cosmo, and Sunset Shimmer comforted him and eventually helped him back up again. As of now, Axl serves as the Weapons specialist of Team Desire, using his copy chip (Which had been enhanced by Queen Freesia’s chakras and could now also copy living beings) gain not only an edge against his opponents, but also to send info on the battle tactics and and weapons of team desire’s enemies.
Cosmo:
Home: Unknown (Destroyed) Athens, New York City (Currently)
Species: Seedrian
Occupation: Strategist and negotiator
Cosmo was born on an unknown planet and lived there peacefully for eight years, however, the Metarex came and attacked the planet, Her Mother, Earthia, refused to allow the Metarex to harm her. So she sent her off the planet in a pod which later crashed on earth. She was found by Sunset Shimmer, who introduced Cosmo to Queen Freesia, Cosmo explained about how the Metarex destroyed her planet. Queen Freesia adopted Cosmo, feeling sorry for the youngster. She later joined Team Desire, as she had shown great ability in strategy and negotiation.
Kirby
Home: Popstar
Species: Unknown
Occupation: Wild Card
Kirby hails from the Planet Pop Star, he has been it’s defender for over 20 years, stopping the forces of Dark matter from taking over the planet and universe, he even stopped Magalor from taking over the Universe with the master crown, stopped Queen Sectonia from sapping the universe dry, and Saved the universe from Star Dream’s forced peace. After such acts of courage, Queen Freesia sought out the pink puffball, and eventually found him while he was soaring through the sky on his Warp Star. She approached him and told him he could help the universe in amazing ways by joining team Desire, Kirby, despite his simple demeanor, jumped at the chance and joined, team desire as their wild card due to his copy ability, so long as the team had a snack ready for him.
Metal Man
Home: Wily Castle (Formerly) Athens, New York (Team Desire HQ) (Currently)
Species: Robot Master
Occupation: Other Weapons Stagist/main bodyguard of leader
Created to be the improved and better version of Cut Man, Metal Man was powerful, fast, and deadly. His metal blades could take out any robot master. He felt he was unstoppable until he was defeated by Mega Man. He felt like a failure, and left the Wily Castle, planning to take his revenge on Mega Man and Dr. Light. He tried and failed many times to defeat Mega Man. Eventually, Metal Man grew tired and planned to commit suicide. However, He was stopped by Sunset Shimmer, who told him there was a better way, she introduced him to Queen Freesia. Who showed him to use his Metal blades for a better purpose, and used her Chakras to slowly help him open his mind. He, in turn, joined Team Desire and vowed to protect Queen Freesia, as a way of thanking her. Since being reformed, Metal Man speaks in a respectful manner, Especially towards the leaders Calling them “Lady” or “Sir”, when addressing them. He also became the other weapons strategist. After Queen Freesia was captured by the Deadly Six, Metal Man took it upon himself to find her, but after months of searching, couldn’t. He then decided to protect the next leader, Sunset Shimmer. He has since developed feelings for Sunset Shimmer, and has since become more than just friends with her.
Raychel:
Home California (Formerly) Athens, New York (Team Desire HQ) (Currently)
Species: Battle Robot
Occupation: Muscle and speed
Raychel was one of the early creations of Bill Blackwell, she was created as an experiment, a robot who could absorb the xels of robots and use them in combat. She initially was a success, until an accident at the battle coliseum damaged her xel core, causing extreme decay and turning her into a predator. Bill attempted to repair Raychel, but the decay had messed with her mind, giving her a warped sense of right and wrong, she abandoned Bill and hid in an abandoned cherry Dyn lab for ten years. She later resurfaced, deranged and deathly ill. She threatened Sanda tech, causing Dr. Sanda and Dr. White to send Beck and the other Mighty Numbers to fight her. They defeated her but She escaped and hid once more, later She was found by Axl and Sunset Shimmer, the latter subdued her and the pair brought her to Queen Freesia, who healed her, feeling that she owed her life to the royal shaman, she joined Team Desire as their muscle as well as their speed. She, however, buds heads often with Metal Man, largely due to the pair differing about what's best for the Team, leaving Queen Freesia, and now Sunset Shimmer to break it up.
Shay Cormac:
Home: Colonial America (Formerly) Athens, New York; Team Desire HQ (Currently)
Species: Human
Occupation: Assassin
Born to Irish immigrants in colonial New York, Shay lost his parents at a young age and was brought into the Colonial Brotherhood of Assassins by his best friend Liam O’Brien. They trained under Master Assassin, Achilles. However, Shay never seemed to fit in along with his fellow Assassins and felt at times, lonely. After many successful battles against the Templars, Shay was sent to a temple to find a piece of Eden. But it ended up causing an earthquake, killing thousands. Shay tried to let Achilles and the others in his group know, but they ignored and brushed him to the side, and planned to find the other pieces. Feeling betrayed, he took the manuscripts and tried to get rid of them, only to be attacked by his fellow Assassins, and left for dead. He soon awoke to Queen Freesia, and found himself somewhere that wasn’t even in his time period. She healed Shay and explained to him, that it wasn’t his time to go, and that he had much to do for the world. He, however, worried that his Order of Assassins would abuse the Pieces of Eden, but Freesia assured him, the Manuscripts were in safe hands. She asked him to join Team Desire, to ensure the modern pieces of Eden would not fall into the wrong hands. He agreed, so long as he could get caught up on the times. As of now, Shay has developed many real friendships with his new teammates, and Assassinates those who would threaten the peace of the multiverse, and is always searching for the deadly Six, the ones who kidnapped the one person he truly ever saw a mentor.
Alexa Woods:
Home: Unknown, Team Desire HQ (Currently)
Species: Human
Occupation: Explorer/battle trainer
A Woman well known for her feats within her own dimension, It wasn’t long before she was approached by Queen Freesia, not to join Team Desire, as the team didn’t exist at the time, but to befriend her and possibly make her, her appertince. While the latter never truly went through, the former did. After many adventures, the pair were approached by Weyland Industries to head to Antartica to investigate a temple under the ice. After a team is assembled, the group headed for the temple and discover it was created by ancient humans eons ago for their “Gods” It’s also revealed that the temple was full of Xenomorphs, Feral, violent, and bloodthirsty Aliens that inhabited the Temple. To make matters worse, three predator-like aliens known as the Yaujta; Celtic, Chopper, and Scar, arrive to hunt the Xenomorphs as a rite of passage, and the humans end up in the middle. Soon enough, almost all of the team is offed by either the Xenomorphs or the Yautja, leaving only Lex, Freesia, and their team member, Sebastion. Soon The trio of Humans come face-to-face with the Trio of the Predators, However, the trio doesn’t attack them, rather they attack the Xenomorphs in the same room, giving the humans a chance to escape them. However, Sebastion got taken by a Xenomorph, leaving Lex and Freesia on their own. However, They are found once more by both the Yaujta and The Xenomorphs. The trio of Yaujta initially have the upper hand against the Xenomorphs, but soon are overpowered. Realizing that the Predators are struggling, Freesia began to assist them against the Xenomorphs, And even kills one. However, one Xenomorph tries to attack Lex, but she impales it and stops it in its tracks. After that, the duo earned the respect of the Yaujta and join them in the defeating the other Xenomorphs and even defeat the Queen. After everything is said and done, The three Yaujta returned to their planet, Lex and Freesia returned to civilization. Years later, after Starting Team Desire, Queen Freesia approached Lex once more, this time to invite her to join Team Desire. To which Lex was more than happy to.
Celtic Yaujta:
Home: Yaujta Prime, Team Desire HQ (Occasionally)
Species: Yaujta
Occupation: Predator
Celtic was a young blood Yaujta who, Along with Scar and Chopper, Headed to Earth to prove himself a true blooded warrior. The trio landed in Antarctica and entered the Temple to hunt down Xenomorphs. He and the others found a team of humans and discovered a few of them had stolen their weapons, and so went after them. Chopper and Scar killed Two of the Humans who had stolen weapons While Celtic handled the Xenomorphs that attacked. Soon enough The Trio caught up to Alexa, Queen Freesia, and Sebastion. However, They didn’t attack them, however, rather they attacked the Xenomorphs in the room. After defeating them, the trio branded themselves with the blood of the Xenomorphs. Making them Blooded Warriors, Later the Trio found Lex and Freesia, however, not to attack them, but to attack the Xenomorphs that were there as well. The trio had the upper hand initially, however, Celtic’s Arrogance got the better of him and he was stabbed and held against the wall, about to be killed, when Queen Freesia saved him by setting the Xenomorph ablaze, causing the Xenomorph to retract its tail and squirm in agony, giving Celtic the opening to kill the Xenomorph. After killing the other Xenomorphs, Freesia and Lex earned the Respect of Celtic and the other Yaujta. Queen Freesia used her Chakras to help the Yaujta to be able to speak English. The two females join Celtic and the other Yaujta in defeating the Xenomorphs, soon enough Celtic personally Branded Queen Freesia with his mark, a sign of the highest form of respect, However, The group gets surprised attacked by the Queen Xenomorph, They work together and defeat The queen. After everything is said and done, Celtic, Chopper, and Scar return to their home planet. Years later, Celtic, Chopper, and Scar returned to earth to fight off a Xenomorph Invasion and run into Lex and help the other humans fight off the Xenomorphs. After that, They were approached by Queen Freesia, asking them to Join Team Desire, Feeling he was indebted to Queen Freesia, Celtic agreed to.
Chopper Yaujta:
Home: Yaujta Prime, Team Desire HQ (Occasionally)
Species: Yaujta
Occupation: Predator
Chopper was a young Blood Yaujta who, Along with Celtic and Scar, Headed to Earth to prove himself a true blooded warrior. The trio landed in Antarctica and entered the Temple to hunt down Xenomorphs. He and the others found a team of humans and discovered a few of them had stolen their weapons, and so went after them. Chopper and Scar killed Two of the Humans who had stolen weapons While Celtic handled the Xenomorphs that attacked. Soon enough The Trio caught up to Alexa, Queen Freesia, and Sebastion. However, They didn’t attack them, however, rather they attacked the Xenomorphs in the room. After defeating them, the trio branded themselves with the blood of the Xenomorphs. Making them Blooded Warriors, Later the Trio found Lex and Freesia, however, not to attack them, but to attack the Xenomorphs that were there as well. The trio had the upper hand initially, however, Chopper became distracted and was Impaled by a grid Xenomorph, Freesia saved Chopper by electrocuting the Xenomorph, forcing it to drop Chopper, Freesia quickly created a sharp piece of metal and sliced it’s head off. Freesia quickly healed Chopped and brought him back from the brink. He rejoined the other Yaujta and after defeating the Xenomorphs, Freesia and Lex earned Chopper, Celtic, and Scar’s respect and allowed them to join them. They fought through the temple and soon defeated the Queen Xenomorph. After it was all finished, The Trio of Yaujta returned to their planet. Years later, Chopper, Celtic, and Scar returned to earth and joined Lex in fighting off the Xenomorph invasion. After killing all the Xenomorphs, the group was approached by Queen Freesia and offered to join Team Desire. Feeling he not only was indebted to Queen Freesia but also owed his life to her, he agreed to join.
Scar Yaujta:
Home: Yaujta Prime, Team Desire HQ (Occasionally)
Species: Yaujta
Occupation: Predator
Scar was a young blood Yaujta who, Along with Celtic and Chopper, Headed to Earth to prove himself a true blooded warrior. The trio landed in Antarctica and entered the Temple to hunt down Xenomorphs. He and the others found a team of humans and discovered a few of them had stolen their weapons, and so went after them. Chopper and Scar killed Two of the Humans who had stolen weapons While Celtic handled the Xenomorphs that attacked. Soon enough The Trio caught up to Alexa, Queen Freesia, and Sebastion. However, They didn’t attack them, however, rather they attacked the Xenomorphs in the room. After defeating them, the trio branded themselves with the blood of the Xenomorphs. Making them Blooded Warriors, Later the Trio found Lex and Freesia, however, not to attack them, but to attack the Xenomorphs that were there as well. Scar had little to no issue against the Xenomorphs, However, He was soon surprised attacked from behind by a Xenomorph, He was struck down and was stabbed in multiple areas, Queen Freesia used her third eye and transformed into a Dilophosaurus and grabbed the Xenomorph’s attention, and spat venom on its face, giving Scar the opening he needed to kill the Xenomorph. After witnessing Both Freesia and Lex kill Xenomorphs, they both earned the Respect of Scar, Celtic, and Chopper and they accompanied the trio as they fought through the temple, and even branded Lex with his mark. Queen Freesia didn’t openly admit it, but she sensed something forming between Scar and Lex, far more than just alliance. They soon were attacked by the Xenomorph Queen. Working together, they killed the Xenomorph Queen (After Queen Freesia rewound time to prevent the Xenomorph Queen from killing Scar) After everything, Scar, Celtic, and Chopper returned to their planet. Years later, Scar, Celtic, and Chopper returned to Earth and joined Lex in fighting off the Xenomorph invasion. After killing all the Xenomorphs, the group was approached by Queen Freesia and offered to join Team Desire. Due to honestly respecting Queen Freesia, and feeling indebted to her, He joined Team Desire.
Sub-members/Other:
Lapis the Jackal (Modern) (Occupation- Sniper)
Tae Kwon Crow (Occupation- Ninja)
Amelia Grady (Unofficial/occupation- tracker/scout)
The Samurai Pizza Cats
Speedy Cerviche (Occupation- Speedster)
Polly Ester (Occupation- Markswoman)
Guido Anchovy (Occupation- Defense)
Wallflower Blush (Occupation- Data Gatherer/hacker)
Meta Knight (Unofficial and only when he chooses to assist)
Bandanna Dee (Occupation: Long-range brawler)
King DeDeDe (Unofficial and only when he chooses to assist)
The Frye Twins
Jacob Frye (Unofficial, Occupation- Negotiation and Assassin)
Evie Frye (Unofficial, Occupation- Strategist and Assassin)
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