Scherzinger, who rose to fame as the lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls, was closely competing with Audra McDonald, the most Tony-winning performer in history.

On June 8, Nicole Scherzinger, 46, won her first Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her role as Norma Desmond, a has-been staging a comeback in Sunset Blvd, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway adaptation of the 1950 film by the same name.

Nicole Scherzinger won Best Actress in a Musical at the 2025 Tony Awards on June 8, beating Megan Hilty, Audra McDonald, Jasmine Amy Rogers and Jennifer Simard. The former Pussycat Dolls singer said it was her "dream come true.