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Christine Flores (born September 26, 1981), better known as Christina Milian (), is an American singer, songwriter and actress. At the age of 19, Milian signed a contract with Def Jam. In 2001, Milian released her self-titled debut album, which featured the singles "AM to PM" and "When You Look at Me"; "AM to PM" charted with in the Top 40 of the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and both peaked in the top three on the UK Singles Chart. In 2004, Milian released her second studio album ''It's About Time'', which provided her first major U.S. hit, "Dip It Low", which reached number five on the U.S. ''Billboard'' chart. "Whatever U Want" was released as the album's second single. Both singles charted within the Top 10 of the UK chart. In 2006, Milian released her third studio album ''So Amazin'''. The album produced one single, "Say I", which peaked in the Top 30 of the US ''Billboard'' chart. A month after the release of ''So Amazin, Milian's representative confirmed that she had left Island Records due to creative differences. Milian signed with Interscope Records in 2009. A single, ballad "Us Against the World", was released in October 2008. In 2012, Milian signed to Young Money Entertainment, which will release her fourth studio album. Although Milian is best known for her singing career, she originally wanted to be an actress. Her first lead role was in the 2003 film ''Love Don't Cost a Thing'', and she subsequently had main roles in ''Be Cool'' and the 2006 horror film ''Pulse''. Milian had a minor role in ''Ghosts of Girlfriends Past'', and starred as the lead role in the straight-to-DVD film ''Bring It On: Fight to the Finish'', training with former Cleveland Cavaliers dancer Kelly Wilson. Milian has since been cast in the 2010 ABC Family Original Movie ''Christmas Cupid'', alongside Ashley Benson and Chad Michael Murray. On September 4, 2009, Milian and R&B singer/songwriter The-Dream eloped in Las Vegas, and she gave birth to their daughter, Violet, on February 26, 2010.〔 Milian and The-Dream announced their separation on July 12, 2010.〔 == Early life == Milian was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and is Cuban American. Her mother is Carmen Milian,〔 (Page 2 archived separately ) on September 15, 2015.〕 and raised in Waldorf, Maryland.,〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television )〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Christina Milian Biography )〕 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 moved to Los Angeles with her three daughters when Milian was 13 years old. Her father stayed in Maryland and divorced her mother soon after the move.〔 Milian describes her family as her "first, her last, her everything", and says that although she got along with everyone as a child, she did not have many friends. Acting at a young age, Milian says that "people knew about it. It was the talk. Even the teachers were talking about it." 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 also a host for the Disney Channel. After living in Los Angeles for six months, Milian moved into the same apartment complex as songwriter and producer Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins. 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.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christina Milian」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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