Adrienne Eliza Bailon-Houghton[2][3] (née Bailon (/baɪˈloʊn/); born October 24, 1983) is an American television personality, singer, and actress.

[8] Adrienne Eliza Bailon was born to a Puerto Rican mother, Nilda Alicea and an Ecuadorian father, Freddie Bailón, on October 24, 1983.

[10] She attended PS 110-The Monitor in Brooklyn[11] and the High School for Health Professions and Human Services, but did not pursue a career in the medical field because of her musical endeavors.

I wanted to bring babies into the world..."[13] Bailon was discovered by Latin pop singer Ricky Martin in October 1999 while she was performing in a church choir at Madison Square Garden.

Bailon stated that she was spotted by a producer while on a field trip to Beth 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....

"[17] With the original line-up of 3LW formed, the group was signed to Epic Records, and work on their debut album began in 1999.

[19][20] Naughton alleged she had had a number of conflicts and arguments with Bailon, Williams, and their management, which led to a heated altercation in August 2002.

While working on the album, both Bailon and Williams signed on to star in the Disney Channel film The Cheetah Girls.

[23] Bailon had a supporting role on Disney Channel's That's So Raven in which she played Alana, a personal enemy of the show's title character.

Walt Disney Records soon created a real-life girl group, composed of Adrienne, Kiely, and Sabrina.

The album, titled Cheetah-licious Christmas, was released that year, and they soon left Walt Disney and signed to Hollywood Records in 2006.

In November 2008, Williams confirmed in an interview with In Touch Weekly that the group had officially disbanded to pursue solo careers in both acting and singing.

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..."[35][36] Bailon began working on her debut studio album shortly after signing with the label.

[37] The soundtrack featured songs from numerous artists, including Lady Gaga and the Pussycat Dolls.

[44][45] At the end of 2008, Bailon had appeared on MTV New Year's show from Times Square, in advance promotion of her upcoming afternoon hosting on the channel.

[46] In 2009, Bailon hosted the programming block New Afternoons on MTV, relocating to New York City for the job.

Bailon portrayed Katalina Santiago in the film, The Coalition, which was released on DVD and Blu-ray in February 2013.

It showcased Bailon singing the Madonna classic, "Like A Virgin" with Sara Paxton and Chelsea Kane.

Bailon starred alongside Ja Rule in the film I'm in Love with a Church Girl, which was released in October 2013.

[55] From 2013 to 2022, Bailon served as one of the co-hosts of the syndicated daytime talk show The Real originally alongside Tamar Braxton, Loni Love, Jeannie Mai, and Tamera Mowry.

[56] Following a trial summer run during 2013 on the Fox Television Stations group, it was picked up to series the following year.

Bailon and her co-hosts won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host for their work in 2018.

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 26, 2015, Bailon announced on The Real the reason why she had not released her debut solo album at that point.

Bailon expressed that when she got her solo record deal at Def Jam, things didn't go the way she expected.

[69][70] On February 5, 2015, Bailon announced that she was engaged to her boyfriend of six years, music executive Lenny Santiago.

[75][76][77] 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.