How To Fail With Elizabeth Day Nicole Scherzinger - ‘I’ve never felt I’m enough’
Mar 20, 2024
Nicole Scherzinger shares her journey from failed auditions to Broadway success. She discusses perfectionism, past relationships, and indirectly forming One Direction. The episode delves into childhood dreams, self-worth struggles, and reflections on perfectionism.
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Vulnerability As Performance Strength
- Playing Norma Desmond required Nicole to strip ego and embrace her fears onstage.
- She finds the role cathartic because it allows her to bring personal vulnerabilities to the work.
X Factor Moment Helped Create One Direction
- Nicole accidentally became an X Factor judge and suggested forming One Direction to keep strong contestants.
- Her intervention helped create a globally successful group and influenced modern pop culture.
Blackout Audition Led To A Break
- Nicole auditioned during the 2003 New York blackout, singing acapella while executives evacuated the building.
- That failed meeting led her to use the same demo to join the Pussycat Dolls and jumpstart her career.