1. Christina Milian is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur.
48 Facts About Christina Milian
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Christina Milian experienced particular success in the UK, where each of her singles released under Island charted within the top 10.
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Christina Milian parted ways with Island following the release of So Amazin' and independently released her first extended play, 4U, in 2015.
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Christina Milian subsequently had lead roles in the films Be Cool, Pulse, and in the direct-to-DVD film Bring It On: Fight to the Finish.
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Christina Milian starred in the ABC Family Original Movie Christmas Cupid.
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Christina Milian co-founded and co-owns Beignet Box, a dessert shop in the Los Angeles area.
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Christina Milian was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and is of Afro-Cuban descent.
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Christina Milian was four years old when she showed an interest in show business, and when her family realized that she was a talented actress, she became determined to pursue an entertainment career.
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Christina Milian's mother noticed her daughter's potential and left her husband and moved to Los Angeles with her three daughters when Christina Milian was 13 years old.
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Christina Milian's father had to stay in Maryland and divorced her mother soon after the move.
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When Christina Milian moved to Los Angeles, her only desire was to be an actress.
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Christina Milian always wanted to be in the record business, but did not know how to obtain a recording contract.
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Christina Milian began writing songs at the age of 17 because she needed a demo to help her obtain a recording contract.
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Christina Milian felt that she had to write a song, record a demo, and send it out on her own.
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Christina Milian made her first professional musical appearance on rapper Ja Rule's second studio album Rule 3:36, performing vocals on the song "Between Me and You".
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Christina Milian travelled to Sweden and recorded her self-titled debut album.
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In 2002, Christina Milian was appointed the host of the live competitive music series Becoming Presents: Wannabe on MTV, where she met director Joseph Kahn.
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Christina Milian's audition was successful and she played a supporting role in the film.
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Christina Milian was cast in her first lead role in Love Don't Cost a Thing.
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Christina Milian felt that Island Def Jam was confused as to how they wanted her image to be portrayed.
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Christina Milian decided to stop recording and toured overseas for a year and a half.
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Christina Milian appeared in the video game Def Jam Vendetta, where she plays non-playable character Angeline "Angel" Rodriguez.
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Christina Milian performed as an opening act on Usher's Truth tour to promote her album.
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The album's first single, "Dip It Low", became Christina Milian's biggest hit to date, reaching number two in the UK and number five in the US.
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Christina Milian starred in Be Cool, the sequel to Get Shorty, with John Travolta and Uma Thurman, and recorded two songs for its soundtrack.
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Christina Milian was then cast in a lead role in the horror film Pulse, starring alongside Kristen Bell and Ian Somerhalder.
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In June 2006, Christina Milian's representative confirmed that Island had released her from the imprint.
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The singer believed it was a "budget cut", and that Island Def Jam wanted to spend more money on label mate Rihanna; Christina Milian turned down what would later be Rihanna's hit single, "SOS".
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In 2007, Christina Milian worked with the Children Uniting Nations charity, in which she was a big sister to foster children.
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That year, Christina Milian began working on material for her fourth studio album, first announced to be titled Dream in Color in 2008 but retitled as Elope the following year.
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Christina Milian appeared in the video game Need for Speed: Undercover as one of the female leads, Carmen Mendez.
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Christina Milian revealed that aside from "Us Against the World", The-Dream and Tricky Stewart would be producing all the songs on her album.
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That year, Christina Milian had a minor role in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past alongside Matthew McConaughey, and starred as the lead role in the straight-to-DVD film Bring It On: Fight to the Finish.
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In January 2010, Christina Milian said that she was going back into the studio in the summer to record more material.
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At the 2010 Los Angeles Fashion Week, Christina Milian performed "Dip It Low" and the new song "Zipper".
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The role saw Christina Milian make regular appearances during the live broadcasts.
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On February 12,2012, Christina Milian parted ways with Radio Killa Records and signed with Young Money.
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In September 2013, Christina Milian became a contestant on Dancing with the Stars.
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Christina Milian was eliminated in the fifth week, finishing in the ninth place.
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In 2019, Christina Milian starred in the Netflix romantic comedy Falling Inn Love, costarring Adam Demos.
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In 2024, Christina Milian was cast as Maria LaGuerta in Dexter-prequel television show Dexter: Original Sin.
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Christina Milian has been faced with the challenges of being an Afro-Latina, stating:.
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Christina Milian met actor Nick Cannon on the set of their film, Love Don't Cost a Thing, in 2003, and they began dating.
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In February 2009, reports emerged that Christina Milian was dating musician The-Dream.
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On February 26,2010, Christina Milian gave birth to a daughter.
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In September 2010, Christina Milian began dating James "Jas" Prince, Jr.
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Christina Milian described the sound of the album as "hip hop under-toned with nice, pop melodies", and later said the genre of the album was "bubble-gum pop".
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In 2010, Christina Milian signed Australian singers, Kasey Osborne and Kelsey-Maree, as their manager.