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Christina Milian ( , Flores; born September 26, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Following a number of minor television and film roles in the late nineties, Milian made her recording debut on American rapper Ja Rule's 2000 single "Between Me and You", which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Under Island Records, she released her 2001 debut single "AM to PM", which became a US Billboard Hot 100 top 40 single. In 2002, she performed the theme song "Call Me, Beep Me!", for the Disney Channel animated series Kim Possible. Following a series of delays, her first album, Christina Milian, was only released internationally in 2002, where it charted moderately. Her second album, It's About Time (2004), spawned the number 5 Billboard Hot 100 hit "Dip It Low" (featuring Fabolous). Her third album, So Amazin (2006) yielded the US top 40 single, "Say I" (featuring Jeezy). Milian experienced particular success in the UK, where each of her singles released under Island charted within the top 10. She parted ways with Island following the release of So Amazin and independently released her first extended play, 4U, in 2015.
As an actress, her first lead film role was in Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003). She subsequently had lead roles in the films Be Cool (2005), Pulse (2006), and in the direct-to-DVD film (2009). Milian also starred in the ABC Family Original Movie Christmas Cupid (2010). From 2015 to 2016, she starred in the sitcom Grandfathered. She played María LaGuerta in the series (2024-2025). Milian also co-founded and co-owns Beignet Box, a dessert shop in the Los Angeles area.
Flores changed her name and adopted her mother's maiden name (Milian) in the hopes of landing a wider range of acting roles. The oldest of three sisters, including Danielle and Elizabeth, she moved with her family to Waldorf, Maryland, soon after her birth. 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. As a child, Milian was "very imaginative and very creative", and watching television and listening to the radio became her life. They inspired her to have fun, and she convinced her parents that she "did not want to be inside the TV", although it took some time to convince them. By the time she was nine years old, Milian had begun auditioning with local talent agencies, shot commercials for Wendy's and Honeycomb, and played the lead role in the musical Annie. Milian's mother noticed her daughter's potential and left her husband and moved to Los Angeles with her three daughters when Milian was 13 years old. Her father had to stay in Maryland and divorced her mother soon after the move.
When Milian moved to Los Angeles, her only desire was to be an actress. She always wanted to be in the record business, but did not know how to obtain a recording contract. During this time, she was a host for Disney Channel's series Movie Surfers, by the name of Tina. After living in Los Angeles for six months, Milian moved into the same apartment complex as songwriter and producer Rodney Jerkins, who (like Milian) was also born in New Jersey. Jerkins heard about Milian from a boy band he was working with and once he heard her sing, they began working together. For a year and a half, Milian went into a studio every day and worked with Jerkins, which is where she started meeting people in the record business. She began writing songs at the age of 17 because she needed a demo to help her obtain a recording contract. According to Milian, every time she recorded a song, the producer would refuse to give her the demo, or would write lyrics that she did not agree with. She felt that she had to write a song, record a demo, and send it out on her own.
Milian's collaboration with Ja Rule led to a record deal with Def Soul Records, prompted by his affiliation with Murder Inc. Records, an imprint that was distributed through Def Jam, the parent label of Def Soul Records. She travelled to Sweden and recorded her self-titled debut album. The album was released outside North America on January 23, 2002, reaching number 23 in the UK. The album's domestic release was canceled, primarily due to the September 11 attacks. Two singles were taken from the album, "AM to PM" and "When You Look at Me", both of which charted worldwide. A music video for the track "Get Away" was filmed in Paris, although it was not officially released as a single. Critical response to the album was generally mixed to positive. In the following years, she was featured on the track "It's All Gravy", a duet with British rapper Romeo, which peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Milian's third top ten hit in Britain as a credited artist, and fourth overall; provided the theme song for the hit Disney Channel animated series Kim Possible, "Call Me, Beep Me!"; and collaborated with Hilary Duff on the song "I Heard Santa on the Radio" for Duff's debut album Santa Claus Lane (2002).
In 2002, Milian was appointed the host of the live competitive music series Becoming Presents: Wannabe on MTV, where she met director Joseph Kahn. Kahn suggested she audition for a lead role in the film Torque. Her audition was successful and she played a supporting role in the film. She was subsequently cast in her first lead role in Love Don't Cost a Thing.
Milian's second studio album, It's About Time, was released in the US on July 13, 2004. The critical response to the album was mixed; the club tracks, most notably lead single "Dip It Low", were praised while the ballads were said to be disappointing. The style and sound of the album was compared to that of Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez by several critics. Milian later admitted that her new sexy image for "Dip It Low" and the whole album was mainly for shock value. She had to make her way back into the US market, and by choosing a sexier image, she made a name for herself. "Dip It Low" was also meant to show that she was not the same 18-year-old girl in the "AM to PM" video. To create her new image, Milian also decided to change her appearance and lightened her hair. Taking inspiration from Janet Jackson who constantly changed her image, Milian thought to herself, "'When did I like Janet Jackson the most?' It was when she had her lightened hair."
Milian believed that the album was more R&B when compared to her "bubble-gum" pop debut album. The change was reflected in the album's lead single, "Dip It Low", which was more of a club and R&B track than her previous pop release "AM to PM". Milian performed as an opening act on Usher's Truth Tour tour to promote her album. The album debuted and peaked at number 14 on the Billboard 200 album chart and number 21 in the UK, selling a total of 382,000 and 63,708 copies respectively, and received a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Contemporary R&B Album" in 2005. The album's first single, "Dip It Low", became Milian's biggest hit to date, reaching number two in the UK and number five in the US. The single was certified Gold single by the RIAA for digital sales, Type "Christina Milian" in the "Artist" field. and earned a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Rap/Sung Collaboration". The album's second and final single, "Whatever U Want", featuring Joe Budden, failed to reprise the success of the lead single. "Whatever U Want" was more successful in the United Kingdom, where the song peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart in October 2004.
Whereas Milian's previous albums had pop and R&B stylings, she was encouraged by Island Def Jam to target a new audience and release an urban record. L.A. Reid suggested to Milian that she should work with Cool & Dre, with whom she ended up working with as the first people to start off the album. Although Milian was originally supposed to work with several different music producers, she felt that the chemistry they had in the first week was so "instant and real" that she felt she could not get a better "vibe" with anybody else other than them. Milian ended up working with Cool & Dre on the majority of the production of the album, producing ten of the album's eleven tracks together. The album was completed within a three-month period.
Milian's third studio album, So Amazin', was released on May 16, 2006. The album's lead single, "Say I", featured rapper Young Jeezy. The single saw peak positions of number four in the UK, and number twenty-one in the US. So Amazin debuted and peaked at number eleven on the Billboard 200 albums chart, selling 54,000 copies in its first week and 163,000 copies in total. Internationally, the album peaked at number 55 on the Swiss Albums Chart, 67 on the UK Albums Chart, and 139 on the France Albums Chart. Reviews of So Amazin were mixed; critics felt that while Milian claimed that she was displaying the various sides of her personality, the album could "only scratch the surface of who she really is." "Say I" was praised by several critics, and was described as "instantly rousing" and "intoxicating". In June 2006, Milian's representative confirmed that Island had released her from the imprint. In an interview with Rap-Up, Milian revealed she was dropped a week after her album was released. The singer believed it was a "budget cut", and that Island Def Jam wanted to spend more money on label mate Rihanna; Milian also turned down what would later be Rihanna's hit single, "SOS". She said, "it was embarrassing. It was a week after my album got put out. I would be in my room a lot of the time crying by myself." After leaving Def Jam, Milian released her first compilation album, The Best of Christina Milian (2006).
Milian signed with MySpace Records in 2008. The single "Us Against the World" premiered via MySpace on October 6, 2008, and was made available by digital download the next day. Milian appeared in the video game (2008) as one of the female leads, Carmen Mendez.
In early 2009, Milian began working with The-Dream, Tricky Stewart, and L.O.S. Da Maestro, which led to her signing a deal with Radio Killa Records. Milian revealed that aside from "Us Against the World", The-Dream and Tricky Stewart would be producing all the songs on her album. In June 2009, The-Dream said that the album was finished. Upon completion of the album, Milian said it represented "independence, not having to answer to any type of 'authority', being a woman at her best and feeling very confident". In August 2009, Milian confirmed that she had signed a deal to release Elope through Interscope Records with a 2010 release date. Milian became romantically involved with The-Dream, and the pair eloped that September. Milian announced that she was pregnant, and in October, it was reported that the album had been postponed. The pair separated in late 2009, only three months after their wedding. Despite the separation, Milian and The-Dream continued to "work together and write together". That year, 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 .
In January 2010, Milian said that she was going back into the studio in the summer to record more material. Although the album had already been finished, she wanted to "go back and re-do some of the music and make some new songs and find my new inspiration". At the 2010 Los Angeles Fashion Week, Milian performed "Dip It Low" and the new song "Zipper". At the 2010 American Music Awards, she said the album would be ready in 2011. In September 2011, however, she confirmed that the material recorded for Elope would not be released, and the album was ultimately shelved.
On February 12, 2012, Christina Milian parted ways with Radio Killa Records and signed with Young Money. The next day, a song titled "Mr. Valentine" leaked onto the internet. In May 2013, she collaborated with the Stafford Brothers and Lil' Wayne on the single "Hello" which reached the Top 15 on the Billboard Dance charts. In September 2013, Milian became a contestant on Dancing with the Stars (season 17). She was partnered with professional dancer Mark Ballas. She was eliminated in the fifth week, finishing in the ninth place. In November 2014, she collaborated with Lil' Wayne on his single, "Start a Fire", which they performed on the American Music Awards.
On January 18, 2015, Milian's reality show, Christina Milian Turned Up, premiered on E!. The series follows the day-to-day lives of Christina, her mother Carmen and her two sisters, Danielle and Liz Flores. It was renewed for a second season in April, which premiered in November 2015. In March, she released the singles "Rebel" and "We Ain't Worried"; the latter was used to promote her "We Are Pop Culture" clothing line. In July, she announced she was going to release a 5-track EP and video set, and was working with director Mike Ho. That month, she performed the National Anthem at the 2015 Americafest and premiered a new single "Like Me" featuring Snoop Dogg. A few months later, she released another single "Do It" with Lil' Wayne. Her EP 4U was released on December 4, 2015. The EP was released independently through her own label, Milianheiress Music, though she remained signed to Young Money.
In 2016, she collaborated with So Solid Crew's MC Harvey on the dance track "We Own the Night" which premiered on August 12, 2016. In June 2017, she appeared as a judge/panelist on the Fox television show, Superhuman.
In 2019, Milian starred in the Netflix romantic comedy Falling Inn Love (2019), costarring Adam Demos. Falling Inn Love was the first Netflix movie to be shot entirely in New Zealand. In 2023 she joined the Netflix romantic comedy, Meet Me Next Christmas, as executive producer and cast member. The film was released in November 2024 on the streaming plattform. In 2024, Milian was cast as María LaGuerta in Dexter-prequel television show .
I'm Cuban but people didn't get it because I was also brown-skinned... Latinos come in all colors, all shades... You should see my mom and her brothers and sisters... We just vary in color, shapes and sizes. But we're still Latinos — that doesn't change a damn thing.Emily Tess Katz. Christina Milian On Embracing Her Afro-Latina Identity: 'I Am Who I Am' // HuffPost October 27, 2015 01:11 pm ET Updated October 27, 2015
After the production of So Amazin in 2006, Milian began dating Andre Lyon from the production group Cool & Dre. The pair dated until February 2009.
In February 2009, reports emerged that Milian was dating musician The-Dream. In late May 2009, it was reported that Milian and The-Dream were getting married, and the couple celebrated their engagement party in Las Vegas in June. On September 4, 2009, Milian and The-Dream eloped and were married at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada. MTV reported that Milian and The-Dream would get married again in Rome, Italy, and then renew their vows in the US in front of family and friends. On September 11, 2009, it was announced that Milian and The-Dream were expecting their first child together. The pair separated in late 2009, after only three months. On February 26, 2010, Milian gave birth to a daughter. This was Milian's first child, and the fourth for The-Dream, who had three children with ex-wife Nivea. As a Catholic Church, she baptized her daughter into the faith. Two years after she and The-Dream separated, their divorce became finalized on October 23, 2011.
In September 2010, Milian began dating James "Jas" Prince, Jr., son of impresario James Prince, the founder and CEO of Rap-A-Lot Records. In April 2013, Milian and Prince became engaged. However, she moved out of the couple's home on June 19, 2014, and the couple called off their engagement.
In July 2014, it was rumored she was dating rapper Lil Wayne, with whom she attended the . They later confirmed their relationship in mid-2015. They split in August 2015 after collaborating on various singles, videos, and concert dates.
Milian has been in a relationship with French singer M. Pokora since 2017. In July 2019, the couple announced they were expecting a baby boy together, who was born in January 2020. In December 2020, the couple announced they were expecting their second child together, and they were also married that month. In April 2021, they welcomed their second son. Since 2023, Milian has been living in France. She and her family previously lived in Hollywood before relocating to Paris.
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". She described lead single "AM to PM" as a "very pop" and "fun, party/club song". The genre of the album was described by one critic as "light-hearted, energetic R&B pop tunes". Sonically, the album was said to stick "rigidly to the sherbert-snorting pop formula of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera". One reviewer compared Milian to other singers of her generation, and found that "while Spears has gone raunchy with 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll', Christina Aguilera down and dirty on Stripped, and even clean-cut Mandy Moore has brashly cut her hair Felicity-style, Milian still seems young and real." The critic also compared Milian to Beyoncé, "while Beyonce is shaking her bootylicious body like crazy on 'Crazy In Love', Milian is simply enjoying becoming a young star." Milian described the genre of It's About Time as more R&B in comparison to her "bubble-gum pop" debut album. Discussing the change of genre between her lead singles, Milian said that the "first single off my last album, 'AM to PM', was more of a kiddie kind of thing, very pop. Dip is more R&B, kind of a club/party kind of vibe." An issue Milian had with the album was that it did not flow. The various pop and urban influences in that album, she found, confused the audience. For her next studio album, Milian said that she wanted a more consistent feel.
| 1998 | A Bug's Life | Female Ants (voice) | |
| 1999 | American Pie | Band Member | |
| The Wood | Girl at Dance | ||
| Durango Kids | Eleanor "Ellie" Bigelow | ||
| 2003 | Love Don't Cost a Thing | Paris Morgan | |
| 2004 | Torque | Nina | |
| 2005 | Man of the House | Anne | |
| Be Cool | Linda Moon | ||
| 2006 | Pulse | Isabell Fuentes | |
| 2007 | Snowglobe | Angela Moreno | Television film |
| 2009 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | Kalia | Uncredited |
| Catalina "Lina" Cruz | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2010 | Christmas Cupid | Sloane | Television film |
| 2013 | Baggage Claim | Taylor | |
| A Snow Globe Christmas | Sal | Television film | |
| 2016 | Magenta | Television film | |
| 2018 | Memories of Christmas | Noelle | Television film |
| 2019 | Falling Inn Love | Gabriela | |
| 2021 | Resort to Love | Erica Wilson | |
| 2024 | Body Language | Mariana | |
| Meet Me Next Christmas | Layla |
| 1996 | Sister, Sister | Girl #3 | Episode: "When a Man Loves Two Women" |
| Sister, Sister | Lana | Episode: "Kid-Napped" | |
| Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Girl/Little Red Riding Hood (voice) | Episode: "The Master Monster/Slumber Scare" | |
| 1997 | Smart Guy | Kiki | Episode: "Don't Do That Thing You Do" |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys | Sipho (voice) | Episode: "Naimina Enkiyio" |
| 1998-99 | Movie Surfers | Tina Flores | Main Cast |
| 1999 | The Steve Harvey Show | Young Lady in Hallway | Episode: "Working Homegirl" |
| Smart Guy | Pretty Girl | Episode: "Can't Buy Me Love" | |
| Charmed | Teri Lane | Episode: "The Wendigo" | |
| The Wild Thornberrys | Macqaque Wallah (voice) | Episode: "Rumble in the Jungle" | |
| Clueless | Megan | Recurring Cast: Season 3 | |
| Get Real | Tennisha | Recurring Cast | |
| The Amanda Show | Guest on "The Girls Room" sketch | Season 1 Episode 3 | |
| 2000 | Cousin Skeeter | Sweetie | Episode: "The Feminine Ms. Skeet" |
| 2001-04 | Top of the Pops | Herself | Recurring Cast |
| 2002 | Herself/Host | Main Host | |
| All That | Herself | Episode: "Barry Watson/Christina Milian" | |
| 2004 | Mad TV | Herself | Episode: "Flavor Flav/Christina Milian/Joe Budden" |
| MTV Cribs | Herself | Episode: "November 21, 2004" | |
| 2005 | Diary | Herself | Episode: "Christina Milian" |
| Reel Comedy | Herself | Episode: "Be Cool" | |
| Wild 'N Out | Herself/Team Captain | Episode: "Christina Milian/Common" | |
| 2006 | Making the Video | Herself | Episode: "A Public Affair" |
| 2007 | Smallville | Rachel Davenport | Episode: "Action" |
| 2010 | Running Russell Simmons | Herself | Episode: "You Only Live Once" |
| Meet The Browns | Claudia | Episode: "Meet the Sugar Mama" | |
| 2010-20 | Family Guy | Esther (voice) | Guest: Season 9 & 11-14 & 17 & 19, Recurring Cast: Season 15 |
| 2011 | Sydney Preston | Episode: "All That Cremains" | |
| 2012 | A Gifted Man | Shawnee Baker | Episode: "In Case of Co-Dependants" |
| 2012-13 | The Voice | Herself/Correspondent | Main Social Media Correspondent: Season 2-4 |
| 2013 | Dancing with the Stars | Herself/Contestant | Contestant: Season 17 |
| 2014 | The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills | Herself | Episode: "Catfight on the Catwalk" |
| Herself | Episode: "Get the F... Out!" | ||
| 2015 | Steve Harvey | Herself/Panelist | Episode: "Episode #4.40" |
| FABLife | Herself/Guest Co-Host | Episode: "Episode #1.58" | |
| La Sirena Mala (voice) | Episode: "Magical Mermaid Adventure" | ||
| East Los High | Liliana | Recurring Cast: Season 3 | |
| 2015-16 | Christina Milian Turned Up | Herself | Main Cast |
| Grandfathered | Vanessa | Main Cast | |
| 2016 | Lip Sync Battle | Herself/Competitor | Episode: "Josh Peck vs. Christina Milian" |
| The Talk | Herself/Guest Co-Host | Episode: "Episode #6.198" | |
| 2017 | Big Star Little Star | Herself/Contestant | Episode: "Episode #1.5" |
| Celebrity Family Feud | Herself/Contestant | Episode: "Episode #4.6" | |
| Superhuman | Herself/Panelist | Main Panelist | |
| Beat Shazam | Herself | Episode: "Episode #1.11" | |
| 90's House | Herself/Host | Main Host | |
| Ridiculousness | Herself | Episode: "Christina Milian" | |
| 2017-18 | Hip Hop Squares | Herself/Panelist | Guest Panelist: Season 3-5 |
| 2018 | The Real | Herself/Guest Co-Host | Episode: "Christina Milian/Jenifer Lewis/Hit Reply" |
| 2019 | Drop the Mic | Herself | Episode: "Episode #3.5" |
| Botched | Herself | Episode: "Viva Las Vegas Boobs" | |
| Song Association | Herself | Episode: "Christina Milian" | |
| The Oath | Officer Christine Parks | Main Cast: Season 2 | |
| Claws | Fake Virginia | Episode: "What Is Happening to America" | |
| Soundtrack | De'Andra Green | Recurring Cast | |
| 2021 | Collette Jones | Main Cast: Season 3 | |
| 2024-25 | Maria LaGuerta | Main Cast |
| 2000 | "The Best of Me" | Mýa featuring Jadakiss |
| 2006 | "A Public Affair" | Jessica Simpson |
| 2008 | "Elevator" | Flo Rida featuring Timbaland |
| 2013 | "Tapout" | Rich Gang featuring Future |
| "Let There Be Love" | Christina Aguilera | |
| 2014 | "My Baby" | Zendaya |
| 2002 | Kim Possible: Revenge of Monkey Fist | - |
| 2003 | Def Jam Vendetta | Angeline "Angel" Rodriguez (voice) |
| 2008 | Carmen Mendez (voice) |
| 2004 | Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout Movie Star – Female | |
| Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Chemistry (shared with Nick Cannon) | ||
| Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock (shared with Nick Cannon) | ||
| 2005 | Teen Choice Award for Choice Hottie: Female | |
| Teen Choice Award for Choice Crossover Artist (Music to Movies) | ||
| BET Comedy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Theatrical Film for Be Cool | ||
| Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album for It's About Time | ||
| Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Dip It Low" (shared with Fabolous) | ||
| The Reign Award for Outstanding Achievement | ||
| Groovevolt Music and Fashion Award for Best Song Performance – Female for "Dip It Low" | ||
| Dance music for Best R&B/Urban Dance Track for "Dip It Low" | ||
| 2006 | Ozone Magazine for Best R&B Female | |
| 2008 | Imagen Foundation Award for Best TV Actress for Snowglobe | |
| 2014 | Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble Cast for Baggage Claim |
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