Nicole Scherzinger Leaves Jimmy Fallon Speechless With Jaw-Dropping High Note: ‘She’s Iconic Period’ originally appeared on Parade.
Former Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger only needed one note to completely stun The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon with her “flawless” singing voice.
The 47-year-old pop star turned Broadway star just concluded her award-winning limited engagement run in the Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’sSunset Boulevard. Scherzinger won the Best Actress in a Musical Tony Award this year for her performance as fading silent film star Norma Desmond. The “Buttons” singer completely dazzled the audience with her vocal ability—even after begging the crowd to “lower your expectations.”
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With Fallon’s Roots band on the ready, Fallon asked Scherzinger to give the audience a sample of her epic vocals. Warning the crowd that she was “out of practice,” Scherzinger belted out the last five words of Sunset Boulevard’s power ballad “As If We Never Said Goodbye,” holding the song’s high note for an astonishing 30 seconds.
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“That is how you do it!” exclaimed Fallon as the crowd cheered in awe.
Fans watching clips of the inspiring vocal display called Scherzinger’s voice “iconic” and “gold.”
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And while the singer warned she was out of practice, her performance on The Tonight Show proved she may be out of practice, but Nicole Scherzinger is never out of tune.
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Nicole Scherzinger Leaves Jimmy Fallon Speechless With Jaw-Dropping High Note: ‘She’s Iconic Period’ first appeared on Parade on Jul 31, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 31, 2025, where it first appeared.
