Nicole Scherzinger to perform solo concerts in London and New York
The Buttons 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 Don't Cha singer won an Olivier award for best actress in a musical for her role as Norma in a West End production of Sunset Boulevard.
The When I Grow Up singer said: "I am truly humbled to be performing at Royal Albert Hall.
"So many of my heroes have stood on that stage, and to join their legacy means the world to me."
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 Stickwitu 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".
The Moana actress 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.
Scherzinger was among the stars who performed at the Coronation Concert in the grounds of Windsor Castle in 2023.
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