Birth name
Adrienne Eliza Bailon
Born
October 24, 1983 (1983-10-24) (age 25)
Origin
Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Genre(s)
R&B, Pop, Hip-Hop Latin Pop
Occupation(s)
Actress, singer-songwriter, television personality, fashion designer
Instrument(s)
Vocals
Voice type(s)
Lyric Mezzo-soprano
Years active
1999–present
Associated acts
3LW (1999-2007)
The Cheetah Girls (2003-2009)
Biography
Adrienne Bailon was born on October 24, 1983 in New York City to a Puerto Rican mother and an Ecuadorian
father. She has been singing since she was five years old, together with her older sister, Claudette. Both her
father and stepfather were supportive of her during her growing up years. Adrienne Bailon studied at the High
School for Health Professions and Human Services in New York, but left after her sophomore year to pursue a
career in singing. She is exactly five feet tall.
Adrienne Bailon was first discovered by singer Ricky Martin in 1999, while he was looking for backup singers
for his US tour. During the start of her career, she became one of the founding members of the group 3LW, which
stands for 3 Little Women, together with Naturi Naughton and Kiely Williams. The group released their first
album entitled 3LW, and their songs garnered moderate success with singles such as No More and Playas Gon’
Play. The album went platinum in the summer of 2001 and they took part at the MTV TRL tour along with Destiny’s
Child, Nelly, Eve, and Jessica Simpson. Naughton left the group in 2002, but Bailon and Williams continued to
work under their group’s name.
As 3LW continued to be around working on another album and releasing a few more singles, Adrienne Bailon and
Williams crossed over to a new group under the name The Cheetah Girls, this time with Sabrina Bryan. Together
they made movies including The Cheetah Girls, The Cheetah Girls 2, and the upcoming The Cheetah Girls 3: Indian
Adventure. As a group they also starred in their self-titled television series at the Disney Channel, but the
show was cancelled before being aired. However, they continued to make guest appearances in several television
shows including the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Good Morning America. The soundtrack albums of their movies
also went platinum and double platinum. Eventually they released their self-titled debut album on September
2007.
Apart from being member of two singing groups as well as a blossoming acting career, Adrienne Bailon would also
want to go on her own. She played the role of Alana in the series That’s so Raven. She also wants to work on a
solo album in 2008, which she plans to have a different flavor from 3LW and The Cheetah Girls, including a line
up of Spanish songs. Because of this endeavor there have been speculations that 3LW are bound to disband, added
to the group’s current inactivity in the music scene. |
