 Her work as lead singer furthered Scherzinger's popularity as she continued to work on her own music.Scherzinger's first solo recording was a feature on Avant's "Lie About Us" that was released in July 2006 and later collaborated with Diddy on "Come to Me" which became Scherzinger's first solo top-ten hit on the US "Billboard" Hot 100.In March 2007, Scherzinger announced that her debut studio album would be titled "Her Name is Nicole" and was initially scheduled for a release in late summer.