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Cuban-American Christina Milian was born in New Jersey but raised in Maryland,
making her debut as an actress at a very young age, while playing a role in a
children oriented musical, working as junior journalist for The Walt Disney
Company, and making guest appearances on Sister Sister and Clueless,
among other popular TV shows. Christina Milian became seriously involved in
music after singing on Ja Rule's "Between Me and You," in addition,
co-writing Jennifer Lopez' "Play" and PYT's "Same Ol Same Ol,"
recording her self-titled R&B/pop debut album in 2001.
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.test
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