Nicole Scherzinger To Sing The National Anthem For The Kentucky Oaks
YPAS graduate and Tony Award winner Nicole Scherzinger is coming back to the bluegrass to perform the National Anthem ahead of the 152 running of the Kentucky Oaks May 1!
Scherzinger was born in Honolulu and raised in Louisville, graduating from Youth Performing Arts School (YPAS) at duPont Manual High School in 1996. In fact, she has endowed a yearly $2,000 scholarship at YPAS since 2013. A member of the Pussycat Dolls, former “X-Factor” and “The Masked Singer” judge, she won the Tony for Best Actress in 2025 for her debut Broadway role in “Sunset Boulevard”.