Entertainment Daily: Christina Millian - 20 yr-old writer of J-Lo hit enters limelight
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IN_TIME: 14:32:19
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SHOTLIST
1. Music video - 'AM To PM,' by Christina Millian
2. SOT Christina Millian - on 'AM To PM': " AM to PM means to me, it is just a fun energetic party song. I have all these different topics on the album and I still hadn't had that party song, and I wanted to make sure that the energy came along with it because that is totally me, everything from the energy and I like to be very up tempo, so that is what we did with AM to PM, we sat down and did a track and we came up with AM to PM . We wrote the lyrics and we were talking about whether it is day or night, any time of the year, if you are in the club or if you are in the car it doesn't matter where you are listen to this song, it is time to party. "
3. Music video - 'AM To PM,' by Christina Millian
4. SOT Christina Millian - on going to clubs and being under 21: "I am allowed to go nightclubs, I am 20, but in America most of the clubs are 21 and older so you kind of need a fake ID there, but no. in the video, yes, I am sneaking out in the video which is quite interesting because I didn't have to ever sneak out of the house , I think I would have been way to nervous to and also my mum was just really cool about me going out and stuff and so I didn't have to worry about sneaking out ever. "
5. Music video - 'Play,' by Jennifer Lopez
6. SOT Christina Millian - on writing 'Play' in 10 minutes: " Originally what happened was the track was for myself and so it was the weekend, I hung out that weekend, I didn't have to be in the studio, and by the time I came back Monday it was time to go back into the studio and I had to record, and I had just got there half an hour earlier than the producer had and my mum was like, 'you need to write it, hurry up, they are going to be here, you had a whole weekend to write this song, get inside and write it, and so I sat there, I got the CD player, played the track and literally I wrote it in 10, 15 minutes, knocked it out. And if you listen to the lyrics they are very simple lyrics to the song. "
7. Music video - 'Play,' by Jennifer Lopez
8. SOT Christina Millian - on 'Play's' success: "Only about a week or a week and a half later Tommy Mattola from Sony records flies into Sweden to meet with the producers, hears the song and he decides he wanted it for Jennifer Lopez. They came up to me and they told me and I didn't believe it at first, I was like 'you guys are joking' and they were like 'nope, for real' and I was excited, I called up my friends and I called my family and it has been amazing, she has made a huge hit out of 'Play' and I can't complain at all I am happy she did it."
9. Music Video - 'Between Me and You,' by Ja Rule, feat. Christina Millian
10. SOT Christina Millian on working with Ja Rule: " He was a cool guy, we did the video and after that he blew up the song and from there I started building a fan base from that song which is great. So many people started to get to know my name from 'Between Me and You' and now ever since doing 'Between Me and You' with Ja we have collaborated again and we did another song which is on my album called 'Get away'. "
11. Music video - 'AM To PM,' by Christina Millian
12. SOT Christina Millian - on being happy, living the dream: " I am really happy, this is a part of my dream for sure, I am not only past the writing and acting and stuff but now I am hearing my song on the radio, something that I wrote, I actually write my own music as well so that is even cooler now, also knowing that I also write my lyrics, I am hearing my voice, people are memorizing my song and it has been a lot of fun. "
13. Music video - 'AM To PM,' by Christina Millian
14. SOT Christina Millian - on having no plans to change her name: " No I don't think I will be doing any name changes as of now, I am no P Diddy or J Lo or anything like that , I think I am going to keep it as Christina Millian and I am pretty happy with that so unless I decide to be a rapper or something, you might see 'C Mill' or something, yeah right, not really!"
15. Music video - 'AM To PM,' by Christina Millian
J-LO WRITER STEPS INTO OWN SPOTLIGHT
The 20 year old songwriter behind J-Lo's hit 'Play' is making a name for herself with her own album.
CHRISTINA MILLIAN's fanbase has been growing with every well judged collaboration, and her self titled disc looks set to make the young singer a star in her own right.
The first single released off the R&B/pop collection is 'AM to PM', an upbeat R 'n'B debut.
"AM to PM means to me," says the young singer, "...it is just a fun energetic party song. I have all these different topics on the album and I still hadn't had that party song, and I wanted to make sure that the energy came along with it because that is totally me, everything from the energy and I like to be very up tempo, so that si what we did with AM to PM, we sat down and did a track and we came up with AM to PM . We wrote the lyrics and we were talking about whether it is day or night, any time of the year, if you are in the club or if you are in the car it doesn't matter where you are listen to this song, it is time to party. "
The video features Christina sneaking out of her parents house to go clubbing, something she says she's never had to do in real life.
"I am allowed to go nightclubs, I am 20, but in America most of the clubs are 21 and older so you kind of need a fake ID there , but no in the video yes I am sneaking out in the video which is quite interesting because I didn't have to ever sneak out of the house, I think I would have been way to nervous to and also my mum was just really cool about me going out and stuff and so I didn't have to worry about sneaking out ever. "
Born in New Jersey, and raised in Maryland, Christina made her showbiz debut in a children's musical, and worked as a junior journalist for the Walt Disney Company. She made young guest appearances as an actress on TV shows like 'Clueless' and 'Sister Sister'.
But music is her first love, and her first big break came when she sang with Ja Rule on his single 'Between Me and You', released in summer 2000.
"He was a cool guy, we did the video and after that he blew up the song and from there I started building a fan base from that song which is great. So many people started to get to know my name from 'Between Me and You'. And now ever since doing 'Between Me and You' with Ja we have collaborated again and we did another song which is on my album called 'Get away'."
Her next major boost came as she was writing her own album, ready for release late in 2001. She wrote the lyrics for 'Play', giving J-Lo a huge hit, and earning herself even more respect in the industry. But, as she explains, it all came about by chance.
" Originally what happened was the track was for myself and so it was weekend, I hung out that weekend, I didn't have to be in the studio , and by the time I came back Monday it was time to go back into the studio and I had to record, and I had just got there half an hour earlier than the producer had and my mum was like, 'you need to write it, hurry up, they are going to be here, you had a whole weekend to write this song, get inside and write it, and so I sat there , I got the CD player , played the track and literally I wrote it in 10, 15 minutes, knocked it out. And if you listen to the lyrics they are very simple lyrics to the song. "
Now fame seems to be just around the corner, as far as Christina's concerned she's living the dream.
" I am really happy, this is a part of my dream for sure, I am not only past the writing and acting and stuff but now I am hearing my won song on the radio, something that I wrote, I actually write my own music as well so that is even cooler now , also knowing that I also write my lyrics, I am hearing my voice, people are memorizing my song and it has been a lot of fun. "
She may be multi-skilled and work with the stars, but Christina will never be another J-Lo - not at least when it comes to giving herself a snappier name.
" No I don't think I will be doing any name changes as of now, I am no P Diddy or J Lo or anything like that, I think I am going to keep it as Christina Millian and I am pretty happy with that so unless I decide to be a rapper or something, you might see 'C Mill' or something, yeah right, not really!"
MUSIC CLEARANCE DETAILS
TITLE: AM To PM
ARTIST: Christina Millian
WRITER: Karlsson/Flores/Winnberg
PUBLISHER: Universal
LABEL: Universal Music
TITLE: Play
ARTIST: Jennifer Lopez
WRITER: Birgisson/Bagge/Flores/Rooney
PUBLISHER: Universal / Chrysalis / Sony
LABEL: Sony