Jordin Sparks
Dance-pop, Celebrity
1989 –
Who is Jordin Sparks?
Jordin Brianna Sparks is an American singer-songwriter and actress. In 2007, she came to prominence after winning the sixth season of American Idol; at age 17, she became the youngest winner in the series' history. Her self-titled debut album was released later that year; it was certified platinum by the RIAA and has sold over two million copies worldwide. The album spawned US Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles "Tattoo" and "No Air"; the latter is currently the third highest-selling single by any American Idol contestant, selling over three million digital copies in the US. The song earned Sparks her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.
Sparks' second album Battlefield debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200. Its lead single "Battlefield" reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Sparks the only American Idol contestant to have her first five singles reach the top twenty on the chart. The second single "S.O.S." became Sparks' first number one on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart. Throughout her career, Sparks has won numerous awards, including a NAACP Image Awards, a BET Award, an American Music Award, a People's Choice Award and two Teen Choice Awards. In 2009, Billboard magazine ranked her as the 91st Artist of the 2000s Decade. In 2012, Sparks was ranked at number 92 on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Women in Music". As of February 2012, she has sold 1.3 million albums and 10.2 million singles in the United States alone, making her one of the most successful American Idol contestants of all time.
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- Born
- Dec 22, 1989
Phoenix - Also known as
- Jordin Brianna Sparks
- jordin_sparks
- Sparks, Jordin
- Jo Jo
- Jordin Speezy
- Jordon Sparks
- Sparks, Jordon
- Parents
- Siblings
- Religion
- Evangelicalism
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Sandra Day O'Connor High School
(2008 - ) - Northwest Community Christian School
- Sandra Day O'Connor High School
- Employment
- Annie's Homegrown
- Lived in
- Phoenix
- Glendale
- Ridgewood
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on July 23, 2013
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