Charisse Mills

Charisse Mills
Pop'era singer and songwriter, Charisse Mills
Background information
Born
Charisse Mills

Trinidad and Tobago
EducationManhattan School of Music
GenresPop opera[1]
OccupationsSinger, song-writer, pop opera recording artist
Websitewww.charissemills.com

Charisse Mills is a Trinidadian pop opera singer and songwriter.[1][2] She is best known for her collaborations with artists Ne-Yo and French Montana, and for her vocal combinations of pop and opera, termed "pop'era".[3][4]

Early life

Mills was born in Trinidad and Tobago, and moved with her mother Charmaine Mills to Queens, New York.[5] She graduated from Manhattan School of Music.

Career

In an interview with Vocab Magazine, Mills said her interest in opera music began in the eleventh grade. She won accolades performing through the New York State School Music Association.[2] In 2011, Mills performed live at the 2011 NV Awards.[5]

In 2015, R&B artist Ne-Yo featured Mills on "Integrity"” on his album Non-Fiction.[6] Ne-Yo described her as contributing a "beautiful operatic melody" to the song "Integrity" that resulted from a freestyle session with her while recording. Mills' first single, "Champagne", was written by her, French Montana, Warren Zavala and Brandon Howard and features hip-hop artist French Montana.[7] She currently has a single out "Drop A Bag" featuring Luce Cannon.

XXL magazine reported that Mills created her own genre of music with the combination of pop music and opera, called “pop’era.” In an interview with Soul Dynamic, Mills said she infused pop and opera to form "pop’era".[1] Mills has performed opera and R&B at Lincoln Center, in Times Square, and performed for Jesse Jackson's seventieth birthday at Rainbow/PUSH.[6] Mills, along with Charmaine Mills, is the co-founder of C. Moi apparel.[8] C. Moi sponsored the Princess Project, providing custom-made prom dresses to underprivileged youth.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c Krastz, Roger (June 16, 2015). "Charisse Mills may be the Sexiest Opera Singer Alive". XXL Magazine. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Radio Magazine of 2012 NV Magazine Mover". Vocab Magazine. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "Premiere Songstress Charisse Mills Connects with French Montana on Her New Single Champagne". The Source. August 11, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  4. ^ Robbins, Caryn (August 19, 2015). "Producer B Howard Pens New Charisse Mills Track Ft. French Montana". Broadway World. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "The Soul Dynamic Interviews Charisse Mills". The Soul Dynamic. April 17, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2015 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ a b "Charisse Mills Ft. French Montana in Champagne". All Hip Hop. August 14, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  7. ^ "Ne-Yo Cosigns Pop Opera Artist Charisse Mills". BET. Archived from the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  8. ^ Smith, Celia L. (October 28, 2020). "Street Style Holiday Dressing". Essence Magazine. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  9. ^ "K. Foxx Surprises High School Students for Prom". The Source. May 25, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
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