Christine Flores (born September 26, 1981),
[Bonacich, Drago. Christina Milian Biography Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-10-22] better known by her
stage name Christina Milian (), is an American
R&B and
pop singer-songwriter,
record producer,
dancer,
actress, and
model. Born in
Jersey City,
New Jersey, Milian moved to
Los Angeles when she was 13 years old, desiring to be an actress. By the age of 17, Milian had begun writing songs to help obtain a recording contract. Milian has released three studio albums, and has finished recording a fourth,
Elope, which is scheduled for a 2010 release.
Milian's
self-titled debut album was released in 2001, and features the singles "
AM to PM" and "
When You Look at Me"; both peaked in the top three on the
UK Singles Chart. The singer's second studio album,
It's About Time (2004), provided her first major US hit "
Dip It Low". Milian's third studio album,
So Amazin' (2006), produced only one single, "
Say I". A month after the release of
So Amazin, Milian's representative confirmed that she had left the Island Def Jam record label due to "creative differences".Elope
. A single, ballad "Us Against the World", was released in October 2008.
