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.

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