--- description: Find out why Nicole Scherzinger is one of the 100 most influential people of 2025. title: Nicole Scherzinger: The 100 Most Influential People of 2025 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc51236a2ca2e1e16/6998c5c3c8dcb434d6b5009f/time100-2025-nicole-scherzinger.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Apr 16, 2025 # Nicole Scherzinger by Patti LuPone  Nicole Scherzinger, who taps into her gifts as a singer¬†and actor in Jamie Lloyd's new production of "Sunset Boulevard," at the Savoy Theater in London, Oct. 4, 2023\. It has been cathartic to "create art from places of torment," said Scherzinger, who plays the lead role of Norma Desmond, the forgotten star of the silent screen whose attempt at a comeback does not end well. (Kalpesh Lathigra/The New York Times) Nicole Scherzinger, who taps into her gifts as a singer¬†and actor in Jamie Lloyd's new production of "Sunset Boulevard," at the Savoy Theater in London, Oct. 4, 2023\. It has been cathartic to "create art from places of torment," said Scherzinger, who plays the lead role of Norma Desmond, the forgotten star of the silent screen whose attempt at a comeback does not end well. (Kalpesh Lathigra/The New York Times)Kalpesh Lathigra—The New York Times/Redux I didn’t know what to expect from Jamie Lloyd’s explosive reimagining of _Sunset Boulevard._ While my experience with the show may not be totally objective, I feel Mr. Lloyd stripped the musical of its bloat, of its too-careful re-creation of the film—and in doing so set a theatrical pace that was exhilarating. Then there was Nicole Scherzinger: courageous, audacious, mesmerizing, elegantly beautiful, and ultimately heartbreaking. Her mad scene alone is worth the price of admission. I left the theater energized. And it’s made all the more stunning by watching her transition from a pop singer to a [bona fide Broadway star](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/20/theater/sunset-boulevard-review.html "undefined"). All audiences want is to be assured the actors onstage are in command. From Nicole’s first entrance, I sat back in my seat and happily gave her my complete and undivided attention. I was riveted. Brava, Diva. _LuPone is a Tony- and Grammy-winning actor and singer_ Nicole Scherzinger Is on the 2025 TIME100 List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273828/nicole-scherzinger/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273828/nicole-scherzinger/"},"headline":"Nicole Scherzinger","datePublished":"2025-04-16T10:30:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:46:28.398Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273828/nicole-scherzinger/","keywords":["TIME100","franchise","Magazine","Special Project","sponsorshipblock","Accolades","t100artists2025"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc51236a2ca2e1e16/6998c5c3c8dcb434d6b5009f/time100-2025-nicole-scherzinger.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc51236a2ca2e1e16/6998c5c3c8dcb434d6b5009f/time100-2025-nicole-scherzinger.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273828/nicole-scherzinger/","name":"Nicole Scherzinger"}}]}] ```