Background
Mills was born in Trinidad and Tobago before she moved to Queens, New York with her mother, Charmaine Mills.
Mills was born in Trinidad and Tobago before she moved to Queens, New York with her mother, Charmaine Mills.
She is best known for her collaborations with artists Ne-Yo and French Montana, and for her vocal combinations of popular and opera, termed “popular’era. In an interview with Vocab Magazine, Mills said her interest in opera music began in the eleventh grade. In 2011, Mills performed live at the 2011 Nevada Awards.
In 2015, Rhythm & Blues artist Ne-Yo featured Mills on “Integrity” on his“Non-Fiction.” Ne-Yo described her as contributing a “beautiful operatic melody” to the song “Integrity” that resulted from a freestyle session with her while recording.
Charisse Mills’ first single, “Champagne”, was written by Charisse Mills, French Montana, Warren Zavala and Brandon Howard and features hip-hop artist French Montana. XXL Magazine reported that Mills created her own genre of music with the combination of popular music and opera, called “popular’era.” In an interview with Soul Dynamic, Mills said she infused popular and opera to form “popular’era.” Mills has performed opera and Rhythm & Blues at Lincoln Center, in Times Square, and performed for Jesse Jackson’s seventieth birthday at Rainbow/People United to Save Humanity. Charisse Mills, along with Charmaine Mills, is the cofounder of C. Moi apparel.
C. Moi sponsored the Princess Project, providing custom-made prom dresses to underprivileged youth. Mills is resident of Los Angeles, California.