Milian debuted as a singer in 2000 when she appeared on Ja Rule's single "Between Me and You," having previously worked as a songwriter. In 2001, Milian released her first solo single, "AM to PM," which became a worldwide hit. The success of the single sparked the international release of Milian's first studio album, self-titled Christina Milian (2001). To date, Milian has released three studio albums and one compilation album. She has also had four solo top five singles in the UK as well as hits in the rest of Europe and North America.

Milian's first significant acting role was as a reporter on the Disney Channel's Movie Surfers show in 1998 billed as Tina Flores. Her first leading role was in the 2003 film Love Don't Cost a Thing opposite Nick Cannon. She also starred as singer Linda Moon in Be Cool (2006), the sequel to Get Shorty, and appeared in the 2006 horror film Pulse.

Early life

Music career

2000 – 2002: Christina Milian

Milian eventually released her first solo single, "AM to PM", off her self-titled debut album in 2001. The song became a worldwide hit reaching the top 5 in Denmark and the UK, top 10 in the Netherlands, and top 30 in Australia and on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The success of "AM to PM" sparked the international release of the Christina Milian album which she co-wrote and produced, although not in the United States. The second single "When You Look at Me" was another international hit reaching the top 5 in Ireland, the Netherlands and the UK, also making the top 40 in Australia, Denmark, Germany, and France. Although a music video for the album's third single "Get Away" was filmed in Paris, the single was not released officially. Milian was featured on the track "It's All Gravy", a duet with British rapper Romeo, which was a UK top ten hit. Milian provided the theme song for the hit Disney series Kim Possible, "Call Me Beep Me", and collaborated with Hilary Duff on her Christmas album Santa Claus Lane, on the song "I Heard Santa on the Radio."

2004 – 2005: It's About Time

2006 – 2007: So Amazin

Due to the low sales of So Amazin', Milian released her first compilation album, titled The Best of Christina Milian on November 14 2006. The album was released under the Universal International label. The album includes her hit singles and songs that she hand picked herself from her first three studio albums. The compilation was only released in Japan and some other Asian countries; but was not released in the U.S. or Europe. It peaked at a number 29 on the Japanese ORICON Albums Chart, and has sold only 38,078 copies to date.

2008: Future

Acting career

On October 25 2007, Milian guest starred on The CW's series Smallville, in the episode Action. On December 15, 2007, she starred as the main character in the Christmas movie for ABC Family entitled Snowglobe. The Nielsens ratings for December 10–16 showed that "Snowglobe" was rated the sixth most watched show for the week on cable, with 4.4 million viewers. She was to be a leading character in The CW's new show "Eight Days A Week" as Olivia, alongside Mario Lopez, but the CW decided not to pick up the series, due to the writer's strike. Milian is set to star in The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner, with a February 19, 2009 release date. She also made an appearances in the music videos for Flo Rida's single "Elevator", and Fat Joe featuring J Holiday's "I Won't Tell".

Writing career

Personal life

After being together for nearly two and a half years, Milian broke up with actor Nick Cannon in the summer of 2005. Milian, while filming Pulse in Romania, attempted to log in to his T-Mobile account by entering in random passwords. After succeeding with one of the passwords, she was able to read his messages to and from other women with whom he had romantic relationships. When she returned to the states, she told him that she knew he was cheating. Nick Cannon later revealed he refused to stay faithful to Christina Milian because their relationship was becoming too much like a Christian romance.

On August 6, 2005, Milian co-hosted The Reign at the Gerald W. Lynch Theatre in New York City with singer Eric West. The event was designed by a group of inner-city children in 2003 to raise funding and awareness for HIV/AIDS prevention education for men, women and children living with HIV and AIDS through the Elton John Aids Foundation, as well as working with the Fresh Air Fund to continue to help other inner-city children and family's. Both Milian and West were awarded Outstanding Achievement Awards for their humanitarian efforts. Soon after, various media outlets also reported that Milian was dating West. Both deny they were dating, and Milian posted on her MySpace that she "[has] no idea who Eric West is.

During an interview, singer Joss Stone said that she hates Milian, describing her as a "highly paid [stripper]". Milian's publicist responded by saying that "Christina has never met Joss", and that "she can’t imagine what this is all about". Stone later said that she "deserves a punch" for attacking Milian over a misunderstanding. Stone heard Milian had been insulting her in an interview, and immediately lashed back, without contacting her first. After her public attack, Stone realized her source had been lying to her and quickly contacted Milian to apologise for her actions. Stone told Complex magazine, that she felt bad, and called Christina to say sorry. She said that Milian "was so sweet about forgiving me".

On December 12, 2007, Milian was interviewed by Rachael Ray on The Rachael Ray Show. Milian said she'll be giving back to those in need by working with the charity Children Uniting Nations to help other girls. She said that she would be "a big sister to foster children", and that she "went through a whole training program and mentoring program".

Discography

Albums

• 2001: Christina Milian
• 2004: It's About Time
• 2006: So Amazin'
• 2006: Best of

Singles

• 2001: "AM to PM"
• 2001: "When You Look At Me"
• 2002: "Get Away" (featuring Ja Rule)
• 2004: "Dip It Low" (featuring Fabolous)
• 2004: "Whatever U Want" (featuring Joe Budden)
• 2006: "Say I" (featuring Young Jeezy)

Filmography

Films

TV series

Host work

• 2003: MTV's Wannabes

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Official website
• Christina Milian at the Internet Movie Database
• Christina Milian at MySpace