While in Enschede, Mili met Jeangu Macrooy, who had moved from Suriname around the same time. They have collaborated musically; in addition, Mili and Jeangu's twin brother Xillan Macrooy have been background singers on Jeangu's songs. In 2021, the three of them, along with dancer Gil The Grid, was part of Jeangu's onstage performance for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Ahoy Rotterdam. They performed the song "Birth of a New Age" in the final on 22 May.