Christina Milian

Christina Milian ( born September 26, 1981 in Jersey City, New Jersey; actually Christine Flores ) is an American singer, actress and songwriter.

  • 4.1 Studio albums
  • 4.2 Compilations
  • 4.3 Singles
  • 4.4 As a guest musician
  • 5.1 Films
  • 5.2 series

Life and career beginning

Christina Milian was born as the eldest daughter of Cuban parents. She also has two sisters, Danielle and Elizabeth. After her birth, the family moved to Waldorf, Maryland. When she was just four years old, she showed interest in show business, so she auditioned five years later for talent agencies. So Milian began with acting, first in commercials for Wendy's, among others. Her mother noticed her potential and then moved with her children to Los Angeles, California, however, the relationship between Milian's parents suffered, especially since her father stayed in Maryland and has been divorced after moving from her mother. In the new city Milian moved to a neighborhood where also resides the songwriter and music producer Rodney Jerkins. The latter had heard her sing at a gig, so they began working together. At the age of 17, she began writing songs with him for one and a half years.

Career

Music career

Musically in appearance occurred Milian first time in 2000 on the song Between Me & You by Ja Rule. The single made ​​it to number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned her a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings. Then she traveled to Sweden in order to record their self-titled debut album Christina Milian. The publication in the Vereigneten States was due to the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, which had occurred two weeks before the actual release, moved. Your music label decided that album the end of the same year, publish, however Milian was of the opinion that new artists would during this time bring out any albums yet. Thus, the publication has been delayed again until the artist came to the decision to not bring out her debut album in the United States. In Europe, it appeared again on the 9th October 2001 and reached number 23 in the UK and was able to sell over 100,000 copies there, so it was awarded silver. In early 2002 the album was released in Japan and made it up there in the top 20 on the album charts. The first single from AM to PM climbed especially in many European charts in the top 10 and was also in the film comedy The Hot Chick - Crazy Chickens heard. The second single, When You Look at Me could surpass the success of the davorherigen songs and reached number 13 in each of the singles charts in Germany and Austria. In Vereigneten Kingdom managed both singles each in 3rd place in late 2002 Milian was in the song It's All Gravy by British rapper Romeo heard. Furthermore, it controls with Call Me, Beep Me! the theme song for the Disney Channel series Kim Possible.

In summer 2004, she released her second album It's About Time with her new record label, Iceland Records. In the Vereigneten States it reached the Top 15 in the UK and number 21 in the album charts. Overall, the album in both countries could sell 450,000 times and was nominated Album at the Grammy Awards in 2005 for Best Contemporary R & B category. The first single Dip It Low was recorded with the U.S. rapper Fabolous. In the United States made ​​it the single into the Top 5 and the UK Vereigneten even up to # 2 on the charts. There is also a version with Sammy Deluxe, which was published for example in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. There is also a solo version of the song that appeared in some other countries. The second single Whatever U Want was recorded with Joe Budden and rose to the top 10 singles charts in the UK.

On April 19, 2006 Milian released her third album, So Amazin ', which climbed into the Vereigneten States at # 11 on the album charts. It could sell in the first week more than 50,000 times. Also, the artist was shortly after the publication no longer with her record label Iceland Records. The only single Say I was taken with Jeezy and managed in Vereigneten UK at # 4 end of the same year appeared Milian's first compilation album Best Of, which includes a collection of their best known songs. It was only released in Japan and reached there in 29th place as the maximum position. It was able to sell almost 40,000 times.

Since 2008 she is working on her fourth album, but the release was postponed several times. At the American Music Awards in 2010, she announced that it was ready the following year, which so far still not happened again. Together with the Stafford Brothers and Lil Wayne took on the song Hello.

Acting career and songwriting

Milian gave her acting debut in 1996 in the U.S. sitcom Sister, Sister. In 1999, she starred in other series, including Clueless - The chaos - clique in six under one roof, in Charmed - Magical Witches, and The Amanda Show. The first film role she had in the film. American Pie and her first lead role in Love Do not Cost a Thing She then starred in films such as Hart am Limit, Man of the House, Be Cool, Pulse and The Womanizer - The Night of the ex-girlfriends. She also made ​​guest appearances on Smallville, CSI: Vegas and A Gifted Man. In 2008, she was in the video game Need for Speed ​​: Undercover seen as Carmen Mendez.

In 2001, Milian wrote the song Play for Jennifer Lopez, in which they can also be heard as a background singer. For Justin Bieber, she wrote the title baby, who on his album My World 2.0 was published in 2010 and reached number 1 in the French charts.

Private life

While shooting for the film Love Do not Cost a Thing with Nick Cannon, he and Milian began to go out together. After both were for two and a half years together, finished Milian 2005, the relationship because she cheated Cannon.

In early 2009, she began with The-Dream to go. In June of the same year they became engaged and three months later they married in Las Vegas. On 26 February 2010 their daughter Violet Madison Nash was born. In July of the same year, the couple announced their divorce.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilations

Singles

As a guest musician

Filmography

Movies

Series

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