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Christina Milian

Christina Milian (born as Christine Flores in 26 September 1981) is a Cuban-American singer, actress and songwriter. As of November 2004, she has had four solo top ten singles (and also a top ten featuring credit single) in the UK as well as hits in the US, Europe. She has starred in the 2003 film Love Don't Cost a Thing opposite Nick Cannon and is currently filming in a major role in Be Cool, the sequel to Get Shorty.


Early years

Christina Milian was born in Jersey City in 1981 from Cuban American parents. The family moved to Maryland soon after her birth and Milian set her heart on an entertainment industry career at the age of four. At 13, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in show business.

Her first significant role was as a reporter on the Disney Channel's Movie Surfers show in 1998 billed as Tina Flores. While in this role she also started appearing in minor roles in A Bug's Life and American Pie and in guest appearances on television shows Charmed, Clueless and Get Real.

In 2000, Christina Milian performed vocals on Ja Rule's song "Between You And Me" from his Rule 3:36 album - the song became a hit building a reputation. She also co-wrote the track "Play" for Jennifer Lopez's J. Lo album of 2001 which became another big hit as well as the song "Same Ol' Same Ol", the first single for girl group PYT's album Down With Me.

Career success

In 2001, Milian released her first single of her own "AM To PM", off her self-titled debut album. It became a worldwide hit reaching top 5 in the UK and Denmark, Top 10 in the Netherlands, and top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and in Australia. The success of From AM To PM sparked the international release of the Christina Milian album although not in the US. The single "When You Look At Me" was another international hit going top 5 in the UK, Netherlands, and Ireland and making the top 40 in Denmark, Australia and France. She also featured on "It's All Gravy", a duet with Romeo of the garage group So Solid Crew. It was another UK top ten hit single in 2002. She also wrote and sang the theme song for the Disney series Kim Possible "Call Me Beep Me" in the same year.

Milian was appointed to host the Wannabes program on MTV in 2002. She met director Joseph Kahn on an episode of Wannabes who suggested she audition for a lead role in Torque opposite Ice Cube. Her audition was successful leading in turn to a lead role in Love Don't Cost a Thing in 2003. She will be in significant roles in a further two films to come out within a year of May 2004 - Man of the House opposite Tommy Lee Jones and co-starring in Be Cool with John Travolta and Uma Thurman.

During 2003, Christina Milian recorded songs for her first US album It's About Time which is a reference to how long it has taken for an album to be released in the US. The first single "Dip It Low" was written by Polli Paul, who has also written songs for the Black Eyed Peas. As of May 2004, the first single has reached number one on a world composite dance chart (compiled on data from the US, UK, Germany, Japan, Italy and Australia) reached the top 3 in the UK and the top 40 in Australia. It has also been slowly climbing the Billboard Hot 100. The second single "Whatever U Want", features Joe Budden and once again reached the top 10 in the UK as well as charting in the Billboard Hot 100.

Discography

  • Christina Milian (2001)
  • It's About Time (2004)

Filmography

  • A Bug's Life (1998)
  • American Pie (1999)
  • The Wood (1999)
  • Durango Kids (1999)
  • Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003)
  • Torque (2004)
  • Man of the House (2004)
  • Be Cool (2004)

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The second single "Whatever U Want", features Joe Budden and once again reached the top 10 in the UK as well as charting in the Billboard Hot 100. An interview about her role in the song and video is featured in the corresponding Making the Video documentary. It has also been slowly climbing the Billboard Hot 100. Nicks played the guitar part for the Destiny's Child song Bootyliciousas well as appearing in the video. As of May 2004, the first single has reached number one on a world composite dance chart (compiled on data from the US, UK, Germany, Japan, Italy and Australia) reached the top 3 in the UK and the top 40 in Australia. The extravaganza even inspired a 2004 film, Gypsy 83 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=mothernyccom&path=ASIN%2FB0002WZT8Y%2Fmothernyccom%3Fdev-t%3Dmason-wrapper%2526camp%3D2025%2526link_code%3Dxm2), about two fans who drive all the way from Ohio to perform in the show. The first single "Dip It Low" was written by Polli Paul, who has also written songs for the Black Eyed Peas. A New York City campy tribute/concert/festival in honor of Nicks, called Night of 1,000 Stevies (http://www.mothernyc.com/stevie/), began in 1991 and has grown larger each year.

During 2003, Christina Milian recorded songs for her first US album It's About Time which is a reference to how long it has taken for an album to be released in the US. While she has a love for the gothic and has no problem with any of these beliefs, she has never been associated with Wicca nor has she ever called herself a witch. She will be in significant roles in a further two films to come out within a year of May 2004 - Man of the House opposite Tommy Lee Jones and co-starring in Be Cool with John Travolta and Uma Thurman. One of the more persistent rumors which has trailed Nicks through the years is that she is a witch and is heavily involved in Wicca. Her audition was successful leading in turn to a lead role in Love Don't Cost a Thing in 2003. Stevie Nicks was ranked # 14 on VH1's list of most influential female artists in music history. She met director Joseph Kahn on an episode of Wannabes who suggested she audition for a lead role in Torque opposite Ice Cube. Stevie was also the basis for the character Jynx on the popular children's TV series Pokémon.

Milian was appointed to host the Wannabes program on MTV in 2002. Also, in the skit, she ties in her food choices to her drug addictions.
In one episode of South Park she is mistaken for a goat when she and Fleetwood Mac perform in Afghanistan for US soldiers. She also wrote and sang the theme song for the Disney series Kim Possible "Call Me Beep Me" in the same year. In 1998, Lucy Lawless parodied Nicks on Saturday Night Live, in a skit called "Stevie Nicks' Fajita Round-Up." In the skit, Nicks ran a Tex-Mex cantina in Arizona, where all of her signature dishes were take-offs on her song titles. It was another UK top ten hit single in 2002. They married in 1983, but the arrangement quickly fell apart and they split a year later. She also featured on "It's All Gravy", a duet with Romeo of the garage group So Solid Crew. Her best friend (his wife) had recently died of cancer, leaving behind a husband and young child, and Nicks felt it was her calling to marry Anderson and raise the child.

The single "When You Look At Me" was another international hit going top 5 in the UK, Netherlands, and Ireland and making the top 40 in Denmark, Australia and France. While she has had well-publicized affairs with men ranging from Buckingham to Mick Fleetwood to the late Warren Zevon to The Eagles member Don Henley (who outraged Stevie in the early 90's when he claimed in a magazine interview that she had aborted his child), Nicks has only married once, to Kim Anderson. The success of From AM To PM sparked the international release of the Christina Milian album although not in the US. Stevie currently resides in Paradise Valley, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. It became a worldwide hit reaching top 5 in the UK and Denmark, Top 10 in the Netherlands, and top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and in Australia. She has also made appearances on a number of soundtracks, ranging from 1980 (the cult cartoon Heavy Metal) to 2003 (the hit Jack Black comedy School of Rock). In 2001, Milian released her first single of her own "AM To PM", off her self-titled debut album. She recorded a duet with Chris Isaak on his 2004 Christmas album.

Lo album of 2001 which became another big hit as well as the song "Same Ol' Same Ol", the first single for girl group PYT's album Down With Me. She has done duets or guest vocals for several of their albums and they've returned the favor. She also co-wrote the track "Play" for Jennifer Lopez's J. Such notables as Sheryl Crow, The Dixie Chicks, Michelle Branch, and Courtney Love have praised her work, and vice/versa. In 2000, Christina Milian performed vocals on Ja Rule's song "Between You And Me" from his Rule 3:36 album - the song became a hit building a reputation. One of the reasons for Nicks' continued career is the devotion she inspires in her fans. While in this role she also started appearing in minor roles in A Bug's Life and American Pie and in guest appearances on television shows Charmed, Clueless and Get Real. Their tour of America, Europe and Australia ended in September 2004.

Her first significant role was as a reporter on the Disney Channel's Movie Surfers show in 1998 billed as Tina Flores. Say You Will was released in 2003, to respectable sales and generally positive reviews. At 13, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in show business. This was followed by another album with John McVie, Buckingham, and Fleetwood (Christine McVie had retired from the road and the group), their first original album in 16 years (The Dance had been a greatest hits package with a few new songs sprinkled in for flavor). The family moved to Maryland soon after her birth and Milian set her heart on an entertainment industry career at the age of four. In 2002 she sang a spirited version of Elvis Presley's classic song "Won't You Wear My Ring Around Your Neck?" on VH1's Diva's Live tribute to Presley. Christina Milian was born in Jersey City in 1981 from Cuban American parents. She released another greatest hits package and then a solo album and tour in 2001, Trouble in Shangri-La, which placed high on the charts.


. In 1998 the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and performed together a final time. She has starred in the 2003 film Love Don't Cost a Thing opposite Nick Cannon and is currently filming in a major role in Be Cool, the sequel to Get Shorty. This album, The Dance, rocketed to #1 on the charts and Stevie's single "Silver Spring" (which had been originally planned for Rumours but shelved, much to Stevie's regret) also did well, as did the concert tour. As of November 2004, she has had four solo top ten singles (and also a top ten featuring credit single) in the UK as well as hits in the US, Europe. She entered seclusion for a number of years, beat her sedative addiction, and lost weight. She returned to the spotlight in 1997 when plans to help Mick Fleetwood with a solo album turned into one final album with the Rumours era group -- including Lindsey Buckingham. Christina Milian (born as Christine Flores in 26 September 1981) is a Cuban-American singer, actress and songwriter. One of her rare public appearances around this time was performing Don't Stop at the 1993 Inaugural Gala for President Bill Clinton.

Be Cool (2004). Stevie was crushed by the weak numbers and by the vicious attacks from critics because of her weight gain. Man of the House (2004). Sales were not as strong as expected, a pattern which continued for her 1991 "greatest hits" album and culminated in the outright flop of her 1994 album Street Angel. Torque (2004). In 1989 Nicks also released her latest solo album, The Other Side of the Mirror. Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003). After the tour, Nicks left the group.

Durango Kids (1999). The album received damp reviews and had only one semi-successful single (from Christine McVie). The Wood (1999). Nicks stayed with the group through 1990, when they recorded Behind the Mask. American Pie (1999). Since Nicks only listened to the song a small number of times, the lines "all the way down you held the line" was misheard by Nicks as "all the way down to Emmeline" Fleetwood Mac had always had high personality conflicts, but the tension between Buckingham and Nicks had grown unbearable -- Buckingham quit the group right before their Tango in the Night tour. A Bug's Life (1998). Sandy Stewart wrote the song "Seven Wonders".

It's About Time (2004). Titled Tango in the Night Nicks' song "Seven Wonders" was one of the album's biggest hits. Christina Milian (2001). Her next album was with Fleetwood Mac. Later, Nicks was advised to take a sedative to counteract her anxiety after ceasing her use of cocaine which lead to another addiction battle in which she overcame along with her sixty cigarette per day habit. Nicks was treated for an addiction to cocaine at the Betty Ford clinic.

For the next couple of years Nicks withdrew from performing and during her hiatus was treated for drug addiction. In 1985 she released the album "Rock A Little" scoring more hit singles with "Talk To Me" and "I Can't Wait". Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac for their 1982 album "Mirage" and contributed the hit "Gypsy", and released a second solo album titled "The Wild Heart" in 1983, which featured the Prince inspired track "Stand Back", and "If Anyone Falls". Billboard Album charts and as of 1990 is certified quadruple (4x) platinum.

3 on the U.S. Bella Donna reached No. Other singles included "Leather and Lace" with Don Henley and "Edge of Seventeen". Its lead single "Stop Dragging My Heart Around" was a collaboration with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and it reached number three on the US charts.

Nicks recorded her first solo album Bella Donna in 1981. Around this time Stevie also had a hit single with Kenny Loggins on "Whenever I Call You Friend". Rumors have swirled for years that "Sara" was actually a reference to an aborted child -- rumors that Nicks has repeatedly denied. Nicks' song "Sara" written for the girlfriend of band member Mick Fleetwood was a hit single.

With several Nicks songs such as "Gold Dust Woman" it also contained Fleetwood Mac's only United States number one single, "Dreams" which was written by Nicks and featured her on lead vocals. The band's next album Tusk was more experimental in sound and while successful alienated some of its fans. The album was a considerable success, and its follow-up Rumours released in 1977 became one of the all time best selling albums. Nicks contributed songs such as "Rhiannon" and "Landslide", originally written for the second Buckingham Nicks album. They invited the duo to join them, and the new ensemble released the album Fleetwood Mac in 1975.

Stevie was reduced to cleaning houses at the time that Fleetwood Mac stumbled onto the duo. While not a commercial success it caught the attention of Fleetwood Mac band members who were attempting to broaden their appeal. After the band parted, Nicks and Buckingham remained as a duo releasing the album Buckingham Nicks in 1973. They were the opening act for, among others, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin.

Nicks met her future partner Lindsey Buckingham while in high school and along with two others formed a band called Fritz which became popular as a live act from 1968 until 1972. Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks (born May 26, 1948 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac.