Nicole Scherzinger
Scherzinger in 2011
Birth Name: Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Valiente
Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 29, 1978
Ethnicity:
*50% Filipino [Ivatan]
*25% Ukrainian
*12.5% Hawaiian
*12.5% Polish
Nicole Scherzinger is an American recording artist, dancer, television personality, and actress. She has also been credited as Nicole Kea. She is known for being the lead vocalist of The Pussycat Dolls, a band whose members also included Carmit Bachar, Kaya Jones, Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta, Melody Thornton, and Kimberly Wyatt, as well as Asia Nitollano.
She is the daughter of Rosemary Elikalani (Frederick) Scherzinger and Alfonso A[lueta] Valiente, Jr. Her father is Filipino, from the Batanes Islands in the Philippines. Her mother has Native Hawaiian, Ukrainian, and Polish, ancestry. Her mother was a professional hula dancer. Nicole’s surname comes from her stepfather, Gary Scherzinger, who has German ancestry. She was raised partly in Louisville, Kentucky.
Nicole’s paternal grandfather was Alfonso Arca Valiente (the son of Salvador Valiente y Batiforra, or Salvador Batiforra Valiente in Filipino, and of Adriana Arca e Idel, or Adriana Idel Arca in Filipino). Nicole’s grandfather Alfonso was born in Kauai County, Hawaii, to Filipino parents, the former from Basco, Batanes. Salvador was the son of Gaspar Valiente and Martina Batiforra. Adriana was the daughter of Domingo Arca and Máxima Idel.
Nicole’s paternal grandmother was Joaquina “Jojo” Alueta y Ferido (or Joaquina Ferido Alueta in Filipino, the daughter of Juan Alueta y Amarante, or Juan Amarante Alueta in Filipino, and of Aniceta Ferido y Figura, or Aniceta Figura Ferido in Filipino). Joaquina was a Filipino emigrant, from Manila. Juan was the son of Francisco Alueta and María Amarante. Aniceta was the daughter of Mateo Ferido and Raymunda Figura.
Nicole’s maternal grandfather is John Irvin Frederick (the son of William F. Frederick and Stella Bolka). John was born in New York. William was born in Pennsylvania, the son of Polish parents, William Frederick/Fredrick and Frances Vencowski/Viencoski/Vinskowski. Stella was born in Pennsylvania, to ethnic Ukrainian parents from Ulucz, Poland, Michael Bolka and Catherine/Kathryn.
Nicole’s maternal grandmother is Katherine P. Lenchanko, now Katherine Frederick (the daughter of John Ivan Lenchanko, Sr. and Angeline Kawailani Kea). Katherine was born in Hawaii. John was the son of Nikita Demidovich/Dimidovich Lenichenko/Lenitchenko/Lesnichenko and Praskovia/Paraskovia Kuzminichna/Kuzminisha Zenchenko. They were ethnic Ukrainian emigrants, who were Russian Orthodox Christians from the Kiev region, a village called Berezno. Nikita was one of 165 Russian and Ukrainian immigrants in Hawaii who wished to return to his native country, and sent an application for that. Pictures of, and information about, Nicole’s maternal great-grandfather John, and his family, can be seen here and here (Nicole’s great-grandfather is at the center of the picture at the second link, leaning on his father).
Nicole’s great-grandmother Angeline was the daughter of John Louis Kea/Mano and Margaret Dionicia/Dionisia Namakaokalani “Maggie” Iopa, and was of Native Hawaiian background.
01/05/2019 – Nicole Scherzinger – The Art Of Elysium’s 12th Annual Celebration – Heaven – Arrivals – Private Venue – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: David Gabber / PRPhotos.com
Sources: Nicole’s maternal grandfather, John Irvin Frederick, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Nicole’s maternal great-grandfather, William F. Frederick, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Nicole’s maternal great-grandmother, Stella Bolka, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Nicole’s maternal great-grandmother, Stella (Bolka) Frederick – https://www.legacy.com
Genealogy of Nicole’s mother (focusing on her own mother’s side) – http://www.myheritage.com
Obituary of Nicole’s maternal great-grandfather, John Ivan Lenchanko, Sr. – http://archives.starbulletin.com
i think nicole is beautiful along with karmit , melody , jessica , ashley
and kimberly <3
ok she is not part black just causen she dark doesnt mean she’s
black its kinda ignorant to think like that to think eveybody who is kinda dark is part black she’s not it tells you what she is so stop
tryna make something out of nothing fyi im black and im sick and tired of this stupid shit cause it didnt say she was black so she’s not
leave it alone PEOPLE oh and another fyi hawians are usually dark
yeah never saw a light skin hawian but there not black and black
people arent the only ones of coler people
Hawaiians are POLYNESIAN PEOPLE,but they do come from black stock,.You say they’re not black people,but that’s not to say they weren’t at one time.Alot of time has pass,also Europeans have visited the islands quite often over the centuries.You people really like to trick yourselves.I could go into the whole thing,but I’m not you believe it anyhow
hawaiians are not black.
i totally agree with you. [:
again,i totally agree with you,nicki. [:
You are strange. She’s 3\4 Filipino and Hawaiian, it nations with dark skin, and of course she looks like girl with some black ancestry. If only not her Russian roots, she’s would look even darker!
Therefore it is silly to think that there she has black roots. She is quite understandable color.
The aboriginal tribe “The Aetas” of the Phillipines are black African in appearence just google them. She played a part black woman on My Wife and Kids.
That’s not true that the “Aetas” are same in black African in terms of appearance. But there’s a big differentiate Aetas are small not tall, but in skin color maybe “Aetas” are native Filipino Asian not an African.
@kirby
But they migrated from Africa.Africans weren’t all the same height.A large portion of the original ones that left Africa,were small(example the Aetas).Others left at different times from different points,and they were different sizes.
she’s really pretty. if i marry and have kids with a filipina girl, i want my daughter to look like her(:
Actually that’s right if you get married to a Filipina your child will be a beautiful. because all half Filipino’s are beautiful and Handsome.
So very true. Many american celebrities have filipino in them like hailee steinfeld, vanessa minillo, vanessa hudgens, nicole anderson, bruno mars, enrique iglesias and many more….