A perhaps less well-known side to Milla is that of her music, which she has however worked on throughout her career in the entertainment business, whether it be on an official level or not. Below is an overview of Milla’s work in the music industry.

Although Milla’s music is not a part of her “fame-factor”, it is nevertheless something she has worked on since the late 80’s. In 1994, she released her debut album The Divine Comedy, featuring fine tuned, melodic pop songs with a pinch of folk- and rock music thrown in. Although, officially, she hasn’t released any new music since, rumor has it that she may yet return to the music studio for another album, even though profiting from her music is not her first priority - “I’m not trying to make money out of it - I’m just here to give.”

Although there have been no other official music releases of Milla’s since her debut album, she shares on occasion new demo songs with her fans on her official website at MillaJ.com, which are available for free-of-charge private listening and downloading, though not for (commercial) redistribution. You can also show your support to her music by purchasing her debut album from e.g. Amazon.com. The lyrics featured on this page are the courtesy of Milla Jovovich’s official site.

Milla released her first album, titled The Divine Comedy, in April 1994, after signing a record deal with SKB Records. Despite early creative differences with the record company, Milla firmly held to her original stylistic aspirations in music, and eventually got her way, allowing her to make her own creative decisions rather than going with the bubblegum wave of the 90’s, as initially demanded by her record label.

The Divine Comedy is a bold, flirty, folky and melodic musical collection of 11 tracks written and sung by Milla in her strong but ethereal voice, which has been compared to the likes of Sarah Brightman, Kate Bush, Tori Amos and even Enya. Each track on the album is heartfelt and a pleasurable auditory experience, with the songs echoing a wide range of strong emotions anyone can relate to; while “Gentleman Who Fell” will have you smiling in its playful mood and lyrics, the beautiful “Clock” evokes a more rural, almost African atmosphere with its exceptional, Enya-esque vocals. “Don’t Fade Away” again returns to the playfulness of “Gentleman Who Fell”, but with a more hazy touch to it, while “Bang Your Head” will have you listening intently simply because of its fascinating range of melody. This is just to name a few highlights of the album.

Regrettably, Milla’s musical debut went largely unnoticed by the general public of the 90’s, although it was recognized by a number of noted music-related publications as a “genius” record. Milla was also featured on e.g. MTV’s Alternative Nation in 1994, on which she discussed her music and her debut album. However, the fact that the general public mainly brushed past the album is not to say that Milla’s music would not have generated avid fans. Indeed, the album quickly garnered a solid fanbase, and her album has received rave reviews from listeners and critics alike, and for good reason; to quote a well-enlightened Amazon reviewer, Milla’s The Divine Comedy is a “remarkable musical debut.”

Featured Tracks:

001. The Alien Song (For Those Who Listen)br />
002. Gentleman Who Fell
003. It’s Your Life
004. Reaching From Nowhere
005. Charlie
006. Ruby Lane
007. Bang Your Head
008. Clock
009. Don’t Fade Away
010. You Did It All Before
011. In A Glade

A few years post-The Divine Comedy, Milla picked up a guitar and fronted the (however rather shortlived) band Plastic Has Memory, which toured around New York and Los Angeles in the late 90’s. Stylistically, the band took Milla’s music to a new genre and era as their music has been compared to bands such as the trip hop and rock band Portishead; quite a stretch from the folky, melodic tunes of Milla’s 1994 debut. After some years of touring, the band members went their separate ways, and Milla now intends to continue releasing music under her own name. Unfortunately for fans of the band, Plastic Has Memory never released a studio album, and thus their material can be hard to come by, seeing as it is unreleased.

Unreleased Tracks:

001. Aggravated Rose
002. Boat Drives Me Away
003. Flash
004. Let Me
005. On the Hill
006. You Keep Me Here

The New Electronic Folk Music album featuring Milla is an album that has since its release been under much controversy, mainly due to a (legal) dispute between Milla herself and producer David Turin. Although stylistically intriguing (though, again, perhaps not altogether satisfactory to fans of Milla’s previous, more melodic and folky work) in its more electronic and haunting sounds - a huge leap from the 1994 The Divine Comedy - fans will be disappointed to discover that Milla, reportedly, never approved of the release of this album.

The album consists of private sessions of discussion and song between Milla and producer Turin mixed with electronic sounds and music. However, the word on the street is that during her music sessions with Turin Milla was never informed that her private musings would be recorded and published (!), for which she is reportedly outraged. Furthermore, Milla reportedly did not authorise photographer Kate Garner, Turin’s wife, to use her photography of Milla on the cover of the album, and she is now considering legal proceedings against the two.

Although there are opposing views as to what happened between Turin and Milla - e.g. Turin’s father George Turin has often gone public with his side of the story, claiming Milla had previously been excited for the project, but had then backed out for reasons unknown - it would be well advised not to purchase this album, because it does not support her musical career. None of the profits from the album sales go to her, and she is naturally on bad terms with both Turin and Garner, and if Milla is indeed robbed of her rightful profits, purchasing this album would only put more money into the pockets of Turin and Garner, not to mention that it would be an attack on Milla’s artistic integrity.

Regardless of what took place during the production of the album, Milla Fan supports Milla Jovovich and her music all the way, and we hope you, the fan, do the same.

Since her 1994 debut album, Milla has not released any further records. In an interview with InStyle UK, Milla revealed that, shortly after The Divine Comedy, she recorded another album, but due to further creative differences with her record label, she opted not to release the album after all - “My record company wanted me to change some things and I couldn’t handle it - this is my writing. I don’t think anything should be changed. It’s genius! So now I just treat that second record as something for me.”

However, this is by no means to say that Milla has abandoned her musical career. In addition to releasing the occasional new demo on her official site, she does the occasional public performance, with latest appearances including gigs in Moscow in March 2007 promoting her fashion label and TsUM, the new BVLGARI jewelry line (click here for footage), and in Paris at the Bobino Cabaret Club (click here for footage) only two weeks following her Moscow gig, once again promoting her fashion label Jovovich-Hawk. Furthermore, she can be heard e.g. on the track “REV:22″ on the new Puscifer album titled V is for Vagina, released Fall 2007.

At present, however, it would seem that a new Milla album will not be happening anytime soon. Although she has often expressed her desire to continue her musical career and record another album, she feels sharing her demo songs free-of-charge at her official fan site is more pleasurable to her, as she feels releasing an official album comes with unnecessary pressure and drama (not to mention a promotion schedule).