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 Bailon during an interview in July 2013 | |
| Born | Adrienne Eliza Bailon (1983-10-24)October 24, 1983 (age 42) New York City, U.S. |
| Other names | Adrienne Bailon[1] Adrienne Houghton |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
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| Children | 1 |
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Adrienne Eliza Bailon-Houghton[2][3] (néeBailon (/baɪˈloʊn/); born October 24, 1983) is an American television personality, singer, and actress. She is a former member of thegirl groups3LW andThe Cheetah Girls. From 2013 to 2022, Bailon was a co-host of thedaytime talk showThe Real; for which she won aDaytime Emmy Award.[4][5] From 2022 to 2023, Bailon-Houghton was a co-anchor of the entertainment news show,E! News.[6]
As an actress, Bailon appeared inThe Cheetah Girls films,Coach Carter andAll You've Got. She has guest starred in numerous television series includingThat's So Raven as Alana Rivera (a role she reprised for the series' spin-off,Raven's Home), and as herself inThe Suite Life of Zack & Cody. In 2013, Bailon became the firstLatina host of a daytime talk show in the United States whenThe Real began.[7] In 2019, she competed inThe Masked Singer as the Flamingo, finishing in third place.[8]
Adrienne Eliza Bailon was born to aPuerto Rican mother, Nilda Alicea and anEcuadorian father, Freddie Bailón, on October 24, 1983. She grew up on theLower East Side ofManhattan.[9] Bailon has an older sister, Claudette.[10] She attended PS 110-The Monitor inBrooklyn[11] and theHigh School for Health Professions and Human Services, but did not pursue a career in the medical field because of her musical endeavors.[12] Bailon commented "I really wanted to be anObstetrician! I wanted to bring babies into the world..."[13] Bailon was discovered byLatin pop singerRicky Martin in October 1999 while she was performing in a church choir atMadison Square Garden.[14] Martin asked for the four best singers in the group, and Bailon was one of the four elected by Martin to perform as back-up singers as part of hisLivin' la Vida Loca Tour concert show later that night.[15][16]
Following the performance, Bailon became a member of thegirl group3LW, joiningKiely Williams andNaturi Naughton, the other two members of the group. Bailon stated that she was spotted by a producer while on a field trip toBeth Israel, and was later offered a slot in the female trio.[13] Bailon said "... coming from very humble beginnings in the projects of the Lower East Side and not having any "Hollywood" connections.... It did not seem realistic. I sang in church, acted in all the church and school plays.... So when the opportunity came to join a girl group I was ready!"[17]
With the original line-up of 3LW formed, the group was signed toEpic Records, and work on their debut album began in 1999. Their first single, "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)", was released in the fall of 2000. "No More" was a chart success, and was followed by "Playas Gon' Play" in early 2001. The group's self-titled debut album,3LW was released on November 14, 2000. The album went on to be certified platinum by theRIAA, selling 1.3 million copies in the United States.[18]
3LW returned in the summer of 2002 with the single "I Do (Wanna Get Close To You)", featuringLoon. That same summer, the group performed a concert special onNickelodeon titledLive on Sunset. By August, the group was set to release their sophomore LP,A Girl Can Mack, when member Naughton left the group, alleging that she had a number of conflicts and arguments with Bailon, Williams, and their management. The album's release date was pushed back a month and debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 with 53,000 copies sold its first week.[19] Following Naughton's departure, Williams and Bailon decided to continue 3LW as a duo, causing the press to jokingly refer to them as "2LW".[20] AfterA Girl Can Mack's second single "Neva Get Enuf" underperformed, 3LW released their Christmas-themed third studio albumNaughty or Nice, which failed to appear on any majorBillboard charts.[21]
Beginning in late 2002, 3LW held nationwide auditions for a new third member. Jessica "J" Benson was selected and with Benson, the group continued to promoteA Girl Can Mack and began working on their third studio album.[22][23] In June, 3LW departed fromEpic Records and signed withSo So Def.[24]
Amidst 3LW's public drama, Bailon and Williams signed on to star in theDisney Channel Original Movie,The Cheetah Girls. They starred as two of four members of a female girl group named after the film, withRaven-Symoné andSabrina Bryan portraying the final two members.[25] The movie premiered in August 2003.[26][27] Upon release, the film was the number one rated basic cable telecast and premiered to 6.5 million viewers, a record for Disney at the time.[28] The film'ssoundtrack was certifieddouble platinum by theRIAA.[29] In 2003 and 2004, Bailon had a supporting role on the second season of Disney Channel'sThat's So Raven in which she played Alana, a personal enemy of the show's title character. In 2005, she appeared as Dominique inCoach Carter, her first theatrically released film.
The success of The Cheetah Girls film prompted Disney to turn the project into a real girl group, composed of Williams, Bailon, and Bryan. Raven was offered a spot in the group but opted to focus on her solo career.[28] Bailon noted that bothThe Cheetah Girls and 3LW projects would continue concurrently.[30] As a trio, the Cheetah Girls began working on their first studio album,Cheetah-licious Christmas, which was released in 2005.[31] Bailon then starred in the MTV filmAll You've Got, along withR&B singerCiara. It was released on DVD in May 2006 and premiered onMTV.[32][33]
The release of 3LW's third studio album, tentatively titledPhoenix Rising in 2003 and laterPoint of No Return in 2005, was delayed several times.[34][35][36] On August 15, 2006, the group released the single "Feelin' You", but it did not impact any major charts.Point of No Return was shelved and Bailon and Williams continued with The Cheetah Girls. 3LW officially disbanded in 2007.
In April 2006, the Cheetah Girls began filming the sequel musical filmThe Cheetah Girls 2.[37] Raven-Symoné returned for the film, which was shot on location inBarcelona,Spain.[38]The Cheetah Girls 2 premiered on August 26, 2006, and received over 8.1 million viewers, making it the highest-rated premiere for aDisney Channel Original Movie at the time.[39]The film's soundtrack album was certifiedplatinum by theRIAA.[29][40] The Cheetah Girls released their second studio albumTCG on September 25, 2007, which featured the single "Fuego".[41][42]
In January 2008, filming commenced on the third Cheetah Girls film,The Cheetah Girls: One World, in which the group appeared as a trio without Raven-Symoné.[43][44]The Cheetah Girls: One World premiered on August 22, 2008 andits soundtrack was released on August 19. While the film was a ratings hit, debuting with 6.2 million viewers, the soundtrack failed to match the success of their previous soundtrack releases and sold 140,000 copies in its first two months.[45] Bailon recorded the solo songs "Stand Up" and "What If" for the film's soundtrack album. In late December 2008, the group disbanded.[46][47]
Following the breakup of the Cheetah Girls, Bailon was signed toColumbia Records. Making the initial announcement in a radio interview in New York City, Bailon later confirmed the news on her official Twitter page, stating: "For everyone who wasn't in [New York] – I officially announced I have signed a solo deal with Sony's Columbia Records! So happy I'm finally able to tell you guys..."[48][49] Bailon began working on her debut studio album shortly after signing with the label. Her first official musical releases were the songs "Uncontrollable" and "Big Spender", both of which were featured on theConfessions of a Shopaholic film soundtrack, released in 2009.[50] The soundtrack featured songs from numerous artists, includingLady Gaga andthe Pussycat Dolls. Later that year, she was featured in theGhostface Killah song "I'll Be That", featured on his eighth studio albumGhostdini: Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City.[51]
In 2009, Bailon ended her relationship with her boyfriend of two years,Rob Kardashian, the brother ofKim Kardashian.[52][53] While dating Rob, Bailon appeared as Rob's girlfriend in a total of eight episodes of the reality seriesKeeping Up with the Kardashians.[54] The show saw Bailon and Kardashian get tattoos with one another, among other aspects of their relationship. On the breakup, Bailon stated "You know they say opposites attract. I'm a real New Yorker [...] Sometimes I think the things that matter to us were different."[55][56] Though the reasoning was not announced at the time of the breakup, it was later revealed that Rob had cheated on Bailon during their relationship, which was the ultimate reason they broke up.[57][58] At the end of 2008, Bailon had appeared onMTV New Year's show fromTimes Square, in advance promotion of her upcoming afternoon hosting on the channel.[59] In 2009, Bailon hosted the programming blockNew Afternoons on MTV, relocating to New York City for the job.[60] That same year, she co-hostedMTV News Presents: Top 9 of '09, the year-endMTV New Year's programming live from inside and outsideMTV Studios inTimes Square.[61][62] In 2012, Bailon announced that she was taking part in the reality showEmpire Girls: Julissa and Adrienne, which would revolve around Bailon and friendJulissa Bermudez.[63] Bailon said of the show's premise, "The show follows us wanting to take our careers to the next level, coming back to New York City, where we’re originally from [...] to take our careers to that next level."[64] The show premiered on June 3, 2012[65] and became a ratings success forStyle Network.[66] Bailon later appeared in the music video forPitbull's "Give Me Everything".[67]
On November 1, 2012, Bailon appeared alongsideJesse Giddings andJim Cantiello, as the co-host ofThe Pepsi Pre-show Live, a podcast that was sponsored byPepsi, and broadcast throughThe X Factor website one hour before every episode in the live rounds of the show. Also in 2012, Bailon separated from Island Def Jam due to creative differences. Bailon portrayed Katalina Santiago in the film,The Coalition, which was released on DVD and Blu-ray in February 2013. Bailon appeared in theABC Family television movie,Lovestruck: The Musical, on April 21, 2013. It showcased Bailon singing theMadonna classic, "Like a Virgin" withSara Paxton andChelsea Kane. Other songs Bailon sang in the film include a song titled "Everlasting Love", featuring Paxton, Kane, andDrew Seeley. Bailon starred alongsideJa Rule in the filmI'm in Love with a Church Girl, which was released in October 2013.[68]
From 2013 to 2022, Bailon served as one of the co-hosts of the syndicated daytime talk showThe Real originally alongsideTamar Braxton,Loni Love,Jeannie Mai, andTamera Mowry. The show premiered on July 15, 2013.[69] Following a trial summer run during 2013 on theFox Television Stations group, it was picked up to series the following year.[70] Bailon became the first Latina host of a daytime talk show in the US. Bailon and her co-hosts won theDaytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host for their work in 2018.[71]
In 2014, Bailon became the host of a competition show calledNail'd It! onOxygen. The show was canceled after one season.
In 2015, she made a cameo on the seriesBeing Mary Jane. On November 17, 2017, Bailon released her debut solo albumNew Tradiciones, a Christmas album with both English and Spanish songs.[72][73]New Tradiciones would quickly reach number 1 on the Latin charts.
In November 2018, Bailon launched a jewelry line named XIXI.[74][1] She also owns a vegan handbag line named La Voûte.[1]
In 2019, Bailon was revealed to be "Flamingo" in thesecond season ofThe Masked Singer where she finished in third place.[75]
In 2022, she returned to the role of Alana on the fifth season of theThat's So Raven's sequel seriesRaven's Home, where she is now Bayside High School's principal.[76]
On October 20, 2022,E! announced thatE! News would be revived as a late-night entertainment news program and return to the E! network after a two-year hiatus; Bailon-Houghton and Justin Sylvester (who returned to the show for its revival) served as co-hosts when it premiered on November 14. On October 31, 2023, Bailon-Houghton announced she was resigning as co-anchor due to wanting to spend more time with her family and living on the East coast.
On January 28, 2025, Bailon was cast in the musical adaptation of the 2006 filmTake The Lead, set to make its debut at thePaper Mill Playhouse inMillburn, New Jersey.[77]
On January 26, 2015, Bailon announced onThe Real the reason why she had not released her debut solo album at that point. She stated that she was "scared to fail" and that she did not like the sound of her own voice because executives at Disney praised the fact that she sounded "so young". Bailon expressed that when she got her solo record deal atDef Jam, things didn't go the way she expected.[78][79][80][81]
Bailon is a Christian. When asked "Do you relate withI'm in Love with a Church Girl and not get involve[d] with the sins and craziness that Hollywood is all about?", she replied, "I think I've definitely tried. No one is left without a sin. Everyone sin [sic] in their own different ways. Never judge one person's sins to be greater and lesser than your own. One thing I'm so grateful for was my foundation in faith. It kept me away from a lot of things like drugs that I never had an interest. I always had my faith in God. My relationship with God helped me to get along not to get caught up in those things.[82]
Bailon datedRob Kardashian, from 2007 until 2009, when they went their separate ways after Kardashian's infidelity.[83][84]
On February 5, 2015, Bailon announced that she was engaged to her boyfriend of six years, music executive Lenny Santiago. In September 2015, the couple split and called off their engagement.[85]
Bailon announced her engagement to singerIsrael Houghton on August 12, 2016 after six months of dating.[86][87][88] They were married in Paris on November 11, 2016.[89][90][91]
On August 5, 2022, Adrienne Bailon announced the birth of her first child with her husband via surrogate; Israel Houghton has six children from three previous relationships.[92]
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Latin [93] | ||
| New Tradiciones |
| 23 |
| Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "No Me Digas Que No" | 2004 | Enemigo | Caminando |
| "War (Extended Version)" | 2007 | Edwin Starr,Jackie Chan,Chris Tucker | Rush Hour 3 |
| "No Me Digas Que No" | Xtreme | Haciendo Historia: Platinum Edition | |
| "Stand Up" | 2008 | — | The Cheetah Girls: One World |
| "What If"(credited as Chanel) | |||
| "Uncontrollable" | 2009 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | |
| "Big Spender" | |||
| "I'll Be That" | Ghostface Killah | Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City | |
| "Come With Me" | 2012 | Daddy Yankee,Prince Royce, Elijah King | Prestige |
| "Like A Virgin" | 2013 | Sara Paxton,Chelsea Kane | Lovestruck: The Musical |
| "Everlasting Love" | Sara Paxton, Chelsea Kane,Drew Seeley | ||
| "Days Go By" | Duane Harden, Gilbere Forte | #NB4U (Naked Before You) | |
| "I'm With You/Be Still" | 2018 | Israel Houghton | The Road to DeMaskUs |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Coach Carter | Dominique | Credited as Adrienne Eliza Bailon |
| 2008 | Cuttin' da Mustard | Erma | |
| The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | Cute Video Couple Girl | Cameo | |
| 2012 | The Coalition | Katalina Santiago | Direct-to-video |
| 2013 | I'm in Love with a Church Girl | Vanessa Leon |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Taina | Gia | Episode: "Blue Mascara" |
| The Jersey | Herself | Episode: "Speaking of Coleman" | |
| 2002 | All That | Episode: "3LW" (uncredited) | |
| 2003 | The Cheetah Girls | Chanel "Chuchie" Simmons | Television film |
| 2003–2004 | That's So Raven | Alana Rivera | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2005 | Taylor Made | Madison Santos | Television film |
| Buffalo Dreams | Domino | ||
| 2006 | All You've Got | Gabby Espinoza | |
| The Cheetah Girls 2 | Chanel "Chuchie" Simmons | ||
| 2007–2008 | Disney Channel Games | Herself | |
| 2008–2011 | Keeping Up with the Kardashians | 13 episodes | |
| 2008 | The Cheetah Girls: One World | Chanel "Chuchie" Simmons | Television film |
| The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Herself; with The Cheetah Girls | ||
| Studio DC: Almost Live | |||
| MTV New Year's | Herself | Times Square Correspondent | |
| 2009–2010 | New Afternoons on MTV | Host | |
| MTV New Year's (MTV News Presents: Top 9 of '09) | Host[94] | ||
| 2011 | Kourtney and Kim Take New York | Episode: "In a New York Minute" | |
| Celebrity Nightmares Decoded | Episode 2 | ||
| 2012 | Empire Girls: Julissa and Adrienne | Main role | |
| 2013 | Lovestruck: The Musical | Noelle | Television film |
| 2013–2022 | The Real | Herself | Talk show; co-host & producer |
| 2013–2014 | Big Morning Buzz Live | Herself | Weekly special guest correspondent |
| 2014 | Celebrities Undercover | Episode: "Adrienne Bailon & Chilli" | |
| Nail'd It! | |||
| I Love The 2000s | |||
| My Crazy Love | Episode: "Tina & Adrienne" | ||
| 2015 | Knock Knock Live | Co-host; season 1, episode 2 | |
| Being Mary Jane | Episode 10 season 3 "Some Things Are Black and White" | ||
| 2016 | Cupcake Wars | Episode: "Celebrity: Josie and the Pussycats" | |
| 2018 | Famous in Love | Episode: "The Players" | |
| Celebrity Family Feud | Episode: "Aly Michalka & AJ Michalka vs. Adrienne Houghton" | ||
| 2018–2023 | All Things Adrienne | Host; web series | |
| 2019 | The Masked Singer | Flamingo (third place) | Season two; 12 episodes |
| 2020–2024 | I Can See Your Voice | Herself | Regular Panelist |
| 2022 | Raven's Home | Alana Rivera | Recurring role; Season 5 |
| 2022 | The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills | Herself | Episode: "It Takes A Villain" |
| 2022–2023 | E! News | Herself | Co-anchor |
| 2022–present | Love Always, Adrienne | Host; web series | |
| 2023 | Miss USA 2023 | Herself | Host |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Take the Lead | Arianna | Paper Mill Playhouse |
| Year | Title | Artist(s) |
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| 2002 | "Crush Tonight" | Fat Joe |
| 2004 | "Radio" | Jarvis |
| "Blow Your Whistle" | Morgan Smith | |
| 2009 | "A Toast to the Good Life" | Fabolous |
| "Everything, Everyday, Everywhere" | ||
| 2011 | "Give Me Everything" | Pitbull |
| 2013 | "Sexy People" | |
| "Sunday Kinda Love" | Israel Houghton | |
| 2016 | "Where's the Love?" | The Black Eyed Peas featuring The World |
| 2018 | "Secrets" | Israel & Adrienne Houghton |
Note: The year given is the year of the ceremony
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2001 | BET Award | Best Female Group | 3LW | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Award | Choice Breakout Artist | Nominated | ||
| Choice Pop Group | Nominated | |||
| Soul Train Lady of Soul Award | R&B/Soul Album of the Year – Group, Band or Duo | 3LW | Won | |
| Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist – Group, Band or Duo | "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)" | Won | ||
| Best R&B/Soul Single – Group, Band or Duo | Nominated | |||
| 2003 | "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)" | Nominated | ||
| Source Award | Best Female R&B Act | 3LW | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host (shared withTamar Braxton,Loni Love,Jeannie Mai, andTamera Mowry-Housley) | The Real | Nominated |
| 2017 | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host (shared with Love, Mai, and Mowry-Housley) | Won | ||
| 2018 | People's Choice Award | The Daytime Talk Show of 2018 | Nominated | |
| NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Talk Series (shared with Love, Mai, and Mowry-Housley) | Won | ||
| 2019 | Won | |||
| Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host (shared with Love, Mai, and Mowry-Housley) | Nominated[95] | ||
| Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program (shared withIsrael Houghton) | "Secrets” | Nominated[96] | ||
| 2022 | Grammy Award | Best Contemporary Christian Music Album (shared withIsrael & New Breed) | Feels Like Home Vol. 2 | Nominated |
| 2025 | GMA Dove Award | Spanish Language Recorded Song of the Year | "Coritos de Fuego"(with Israel & New Breed, Unified Sound, Nate Diaz, Aaron Moses, and Lucia Parker) | Won |
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