Christina Milian saw a career in showbiz that she started as a young girl and has grown to the point that she is now ranked among the best in entertainment worldwide – both as an actress and as a music artist. Although she has received many awards and praise for her work, she has also received a lot of criticism. More than that, her love life was a mess and she was a loving mother to her daughter. Here’s everything you should know about them.
Christina Milian’s Bio (Age)
The actress was named Christine Fores at birth, but she took her mother’s maiden name, Milian, in hopes of landing bigger roles in her career. She grew up in Waldorf, Maryland and was born on September 26, 1981 in Jersey City. She is the eldest of three girls born to Don Flores and Carmen Milian. Her sisters are kelgloba.com
At the age of four, Christina became interested in showbiz. Her supportive parents, seeing the talent in her, helped her pursue the career at this young age. By the time she was nine, she had become the brand face of many commercials and had also appeared in small film roles. It all seemed like her career wasn’t really thriving at Waldorf, and her mother, determined to help her child achieve the best in entertainment, thought it made sense to move to Los Angeles to pursue her to realize intentions. As a result, she lost her beloved husband to a divorce, who chose to remain in Waldorf.
As expected, Christina’s dreams began to unfold when she came to Los Angeles. She landed her first role in the Disney world hosting the series, Movie Surfers (1998). She then found that she was also interested in music and became acquainted with Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkens. With him she expanded her musical career and also made some recordings. During this time her fame in the industry skyrocketed and she also met other already established figures in the industry.
Christina got her big break after appearing on Ja Rule’s track, Between Me and You . This song attracted her to DefJam Records, who signed her to a deal. This song was number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The following year, she collaborated with JLO and co-wrote her song: play it. She later released her first self-titled album. However, the Europeans were the first to make the album audible when it was released. The US was in dire straits after the September 11 attacks, which led to poor reception in the country. Despite this, the album peaked at number 23 in the UK Singles Chart, selling over 101,000 copies. Her singles “AM to PM” and “When You Look at Me” on the album were also top chatters worldwide.
After that, Christina Milian joined from Def Jam Records and released her second album, Es ist Zeit with Island Records. One of the album ‘s singles, Dip It Deep , is said to have been the best of the entire compilation. It has been praised by many and has also been compared to the song rhythm of the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce. The single peaked at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and heralded it for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in this year’s Grammy Awards nomination. After the release of this album, Christina Milian decided to change her appearance and lighten her hair.
After making such tremendous strides in the music world, she decided to focus on her acting career and landed her first starring role in the comedy film. Love Costs Nothing (2003). After that, she later played a role in Be Cool (2005) and Impulse (2006). Trouble began for Christina in Paradise in 2006 when Island Records decided to drop her after the release of her third album. So Amazin , this year.
The album was one of its worst-selling years, selling just 163,000 copies. Since then she has struggled to get back on her feet. According to sources, she has recorded a few albums that are yet to be released. Currently, she has decided to pursue the path of being an entrepreneur and has acted as a host in a few reality shows on TV.
Family – parents, sisters, husband and daughter
As mentioned earlier, Christina Milian was born to DonFlores and Carmen Milian. She plays a big sister role to her two younger sisters. Danielle and Elizabeth. Regarding her personal life, Christina Milian has been in many relationships. She dated Nick Cannon after they met on set in 2003. Their relationship was heavily publicized but they couldn’t keep up and broke it off after two and a half years.
Next, she moved on to The Dream – a musician. From the start everything seemed like he would be her mate forever, the two got engaged and married somewhere in Rome in 2009. Soon their union was blessed with a baby girl named Violet Madison Nash. Unfortunately, the couple divorced the same year they tied the knots.
Shortly after, the actress started dating Jas Prince. Like any other love tango, this all crumbled. It was later rumored that she was having an affair with rapper Lil Wayne. She is currently said to be dating French singer M. Pokora.
Wealth (income and earnings)
It looks like the actress’ net worth is decreasing every year instead of growing with the years. In 2017, she was worth an estimated $7 million, but as of this year, her net worth is $4.5 million.