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Nicole Scherzinger is inspired by Sam Smith's album.
The 36-year-old singer has revealed listening to the 'Stay With Me' hitmaker stimulated her to get emotionally raw on her upcoming album because she was incredibly moved by his heartbreaking lyrics and emotive voice on his hit record 'In the Lonely Hour'.
She said: "He did a spectacular job of cutting straight to the heartstrings. I had many dates with the album on and a glass of wine. There's this unbelievable cry but strength at the same time. That's what I'm aiming for."
The 'Your Love' singer's new album will feature plenty of songs about love and heartbreak, which she thinks her female fans will find relatable.
She explained: "This album is about the women I am, the women I'm not and the woman I want to be. There's a lot of stuff on my album girls can relate to. You gotta be in the slums and have a broken heart, that's when music transports you and heals."
But Nicole insists her songs about heartbreak aren't a reflection on her relationship with Lewis Hamilton.
She told the Daily Star newspaper: "I'm an artist, he doesn't come into it. I'm sure if he heard some of the music he would be able to relate to it as anybody would."

The Vamps hope Demi Lovato will help them to crack America.
The 21-year-old star features on the British boy band's new track 'Somebody To You' and Bradley Simpson has confessed he and his bandmates are hoping her contribution may win them more fans stateside.
He said: "I think it definitely helped us. To have such a superstar on the track is amazing. I think it'll help us hopefully in America as well to reach new audiences."
The 19-year-old singer also revealed that he hopes he and the rest of The Vamps - Connor Ball, Tristan Evans and Connor McVey - will be able to return the favour to the 'Skyscraper' hitmaker.
Speaking to MTV News, he added: "And hopefully, in some kind of way, we've helped her as well to open her up to our fans, who probably will have heard of her, but will now get to experience the amazing Demi Lovato."
The foursome also revealed how the collaboration came about with Connor joking that she "appeared out of the blue".
He added: "Nah, we were just working with the same producers as her and she came in and did her parts the week after we recorded which was very lovely of her."
Simpson continued: "We always knew we wanted a feature on that song and Demi nailed it."

A Keith Urban hologram has been unveiled in Sydney.
The computer-generated likeness of the singer performed in the city's Pitt Street Mall today (10.07.14), and fans were able to interact with it and even have their own jam session with the 46-year-old star.
The hologram - which was created using the same technology that saw a virtual Michael Jackson perform at the Grammy awards earlier this year - kicked off the day by addressing the crowd.
Virtual Keith said: "Thank you, thank you. Alright I'm going to play for you first, and then a little bit later we'll try something very cool.
" ... Alright this first one is called 'Somewhere In My Car'."
He then performed his new single, before fans were given the chance to "chill or rock" with him, with the audience given a choice of instruments including guitar, harmonica, tambourine or drums.
Sammy Vincent, 33, from Hurstville, was one of the first to perform with the hologram.
He told Australia's Daily Telegraph newspaper: "It's always exciting, it was nerve-racking. It's a great way to interact.
"I'm a massive fan of him."
Sammy - who could only see the hologram on screens - said it was a "weird and wacky way" to interact with the 'American Idol' judge.
He added: "But its most enjoyable really."
The Keith Urban experience was part of a partnership between the musician and ANZ bank to promote their latest app Grow by ANZ.

The Libertines will release a new album next year.
The 'I Get Along' rockers insist there must be more to their reunion than performing gigs as they worry that will result in arguments, but need to find the time to write new music.
Carl Barat told NME magazine: "Next year. It has to be. I don't wanna just go on the road because then you'll get cabin fever and have an epic fallout.
"So yeah, I want to keep something fresh coming in. We just need to find the time [to write and record]. But yeah, it's always been the plan."
Co-frontman Pete Doherty hopes he and Carl can retreat to Europe in a similar manner to how they worked on ideas for their second self-titled album in 2004.
He said: "For some reason in my head, I'm thinking October, November time. That's what will have to happen.
"Basically it'll have to be like Paris, but in Hamburg and for a bit longer. I'm well up for it."
The band briefly reunited in 2010 for a handful of shows, but Carl felt there was more "pressure" and too many people around that time to really feel settled.
He said: "The thing with 2010 was that we had a f***ing film crew there - everything had to be done for a purpose.
"When it was the two of us [Pete and I] in Barcelona, we could literally walk and talk, take in the sights and be calm.
"And suddenly we remembered where it all came from and what it was about. We tapped back into the same place.
"We didn't to that so much last time. There was more pressure, people playing up to the cameras, but this time it was really important. I wanted to make an effort to go and see Peter."

Haim's parents set up their collaboration with A$AP Ferg.
The trio - made up of sisters Este, Alana and Danielle Haim - have teamed up with the rapper on a rework of their track 'My Song 5', and it came about after he met their mother and father at Coachella Festival in California.
Alana told the Daily Star newspaper: "Our parents met him at Coachella Festival. We played the same stage and shared a dressing room.
"Now it's a total love affair. I think Ferg loves our parents more than us."
The family trio have spoken about their parents in the past, with Alana crediting them with inspiring them to get into music when they were younger.
She previously said: "We owe our parents everything, they introduced us to music, gave us our first instruments and wanted us to become a band.
"So I always call my parents to let us know I'm still alive and OK on the road. I miss them lots, I do - it's so dorky to say it but I really do. There's times when you just miss your mom."

Sia wrote her most popular single in less than an hour.
The 38-year-old star has claimed she penned 'Chandelier' - the lead release from her album '1000 Forms of Fear ' - in little over half an hour.
She told NPR: "I mean, 'Chandelier' took like four minutes to write the chords, then like 12-15 minutes to write the lyrics.
"Probably 10 or 15 minutes to cut the vocals."
She also discussed the way many pop songs follow a set formula, which largely centre on "victim to victory" tracks or "party time" hits.
She explained: "The 'victim to victory' theory is that, if you listen to the radio, a large percentage of the hits are ... about victim to victory, like 'I'm having a terrible time.'
"And then the pre-chorus is 'I don't know what's gonna happen next.' And the chorus is, 'Now I'm brilliant, and everything is great, because something happened to make it great' ... Then," she says, "there are songs like, 'Live like tomorrow doesn't exist.'
"About 50 percent of the songs on the radio are like, 'Live like tomorrow doesn't exist. Like it's my birthday. Like it's the last day of my life' ... Such a large percentage of pop music is really about party time."

Ellie Goulding broke up a fight during a concert on Tuesday night (08.07.14).
The blonde singer was on stage at the Eden Project in Cornwall on Wednesday when she halted her performance of 'Anything Can Happen' to stop a squabble between a group of girls.
According to Digital Spy, she initially said: "Girls, what's up? That song is meant to be happiness, not fights ... No drink throwing.
"It's not nice. It's really annoying and it's bloody sticky."
One of the girls tried to answer back, but Ellie quickly responded with a quick put-down to entertain the fans.
She added: "We've all got stories, doesn't mean you have to tell them."
She did show some support to the girls when the rest of the crowd started "booing" and jeering them.
She told the audience: "Stop boos. Booing isn't nice."
However, Ellie - who is McBusted bassist Dougie Poynter - took it all in her stride and made reference to the "laddish" audience later on in the show after performance some of her biggest hits.
She joked: "It's quite a laddish crowd tonight, fights breaking out, drinks spilling."

Ella Eyre becomes the "Lion King" when she performs live.
The 20-year-old singer described her concerts as a very energetic experience, and her hair ends up "going everywhere", making her look like Mufasa from the popular Disney classic.
Speaking on 'Michael and Tinea' on KISS FM UK, she said: "My stage athletics are something.
"I do like to jump around, I do love having risers to jump off, because I really love seeing the pictures after the shows, with my hair going everywhere, like a lion pit. I like to think there's this real life Lion King going on."
Meanwhile, the singer - who became known for her collaborations with the likes of Rudimental - insisted she is now looking to branch out and make a name for herself as a solo artist.
She explained: "I did a lot of collaborations last year and I want people to know I am a solo artist, I don't just piggy back everyone else.
"I think this year is more about establishing myself so hopefully everyone will enjoy it."
Ella added: "I've had the privilege of going on tour with the Rudimental boys, seeing their success, being a part of the success, and seeing them grow, and seeing the likes of John Newman do well, and now Becky Hill and Sinead Harnett, branching out.
"It's really nice that finally it's my time, and I hope that people are excited to hear it.

Jermaine Dupri isn't worried about Mariah Carey's low album sales.
The songbird's long-time collaborator, who executive produced her latest album 'Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse', thinks the record can still "sell millions" despite opening to the lowest numbers of Mariah's career.
The album sold just 58,000 copies in its first week of release in the United States, but Jermaine is hopeful it will have a lasting impact.
He told Rap-Up.com: "I actually feel like it's probably one of her best albums she's ever made.
"I'm excited to see where the album ends up. I tell a lot of people, this era of music and this genre, they don't understand records that come out small and sell a lot of records."
The music producer went on to suggest that Mariah, 44, will continue as planned by releasing new singles to make the album a success.
He added: "So, it's like the first-week sales sometimes don't really matter.
"I think people gotta start understanding - if you have a plan and you can put the plan in play, you just gotta keep livin' it out."