Date of Birth
24 December 1983, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name
Adrienne Eliza Bailon
Nickname
Aid
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Munchkin
Height
5' (1.52 m)
Mini Biography
Adrienne Eliza Bailon was born on October 24, 1983 in New York City, New York to Nilda Felix & Freddy Bailon. She was raised by her parents & her stepfather Joe Felix. She has a sister named Claudette, who's 3 years older. When they were younger, they would sing for family & friends at home. They knew that singing was what they wanted to do when they grew up. Her major breakthrough occurred 1 fateful day in 1999. She was singing w/ her church at Madison Square Garden when Ricky Martin walked through the doors. He asked that the 4 best singers from her choir be chosen to sing backup for him at his concert that night. She was 1 of those singers. Although this was exciting, her real breakthrough came when she was asked to join the R&B group 3 Little Women along w/ Naturi Naughton & Kiely Williams. Its self-titled debut"3LW was released in 2000 & went double platinum. A week before the release of its 2nd album A Girl Can Mack, Naturi Naughton left the group. The members of now include Adrienne, Kiely Williams & Jessica Benson.
Trivia
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The oldest member of her R&B group, 3 Little Women, and has been singing since she was about five years old. She has an older sister named Claudette Bailon. Her cousin, Jorge Santos, is Christina Aguilera's ex-boyfriend and dancer.
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Is of Puerto Rican/Ecuadorian descent.
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Fluent in Spanish.
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Member of The Cheetah Girls and 3 Little Women (aka 3LW).
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Was in a relationship with Rob Kardashian between 2008 and 2009.
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Was engaged to Lenny Santiago from February to September 2015. They were together since 2009.
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Good friends with Raven-Symoné, Loni Love, Cody Linley, Brenda Song, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Jeannie Mai Jenkins, Julissa Bermudez, Naturi Naughton, Ayesha Curry, Ashanti, Meagan Good, DeVon Franklin, Steve Harvey, and The Kardashian Family.
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Shares a birthday with Monica.
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Is a huge fan of fellow NuyoRican Jennifer Lopez and Tejano singer Selena.
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Has 3 stepchildren: stepdaughter, Mariah Houghton (b. August 31, 1996), stepson, Israel Demlan "Sonny" Houghton Jr. (b. September 16, 2001) & stepdaughter, Milan "Lillie" Houghton (b. October 21, 2003) with husband, Israel Houghton.
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Younger sister of Claudette Bailon.
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Mother, with husband Israel Houghton, of son Ever James Houghton, born via surrogate, on August 16, 2022.
Trademarks:
Quotes
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Don't ever give up. Believe in yourself or no one else will. My personal saying is, "I'd rather die knowing that I tried to do what I love"
