Everything about Jordin Sparks totally explained
Jordin Brianna Sparks (born
December 22,
1989)
Sparks is a committed
Christian and attends Calvary Community Church in Phoenix, Arizona. On her "American Idol" biography, she thanks her parents and God for her win. She also appeared on the cover of
World, an Evangelical Christian news magazine. She won an award for best young artist of the year in Arizona for three years. On her
MySpace page, she displayed a picture of herself posing next to a man that said "Stop
Abortion Now", creating some controversy.
Before-Idol
In 2006, Jordin Sparks won second place in the 2006 Drug Free AZ Superstar Search.
Sparks appeared on the
January 17,
2007 broadcast of
American Idol, earning a "gold ticket" and the right to appear in the Hollywood Round.
American Idol judge
Randy Jackson made the offhand prediction that "Curly hair will win this year," which he admitted wasn't Sparks. Before going on to
American Idol, she'd won
Arizona Idol. In 2006, Sparks was one of six winners who won the
Phoenix Torrid search for the "Next Plus Size Model." She was flown to
California, where she was used in a number of Torrid ads and promotional pieces. A full-page ad for Torrid featuring Sparks ran in the December 2006 issue of
Seventeen magazine"
American Idol 2007
Audition
Semi-finals/Finals notes
Sparks was never in danger of elimination. Sparks is the fourth contestant to have won without ever being in the bottom 2 or 3, along with
Kelly Clarkson,
Carrie Underwood,
Taylor Hicks, and most recently,
David Cook. (Season 2 winner
Ruben Studdard was in the bottom 2 once, and season 3 winner
Fantasia Barrino landed there twice).
Post-Idol career
Sparks' songs from the
American Idol have been on sale at the
iTunes Store and the
American Idol official website as
Jordin Sparks - EP (called a "bundle" on Idol official website) shortly after the finale of Idol, along with other songs that didn't make the
EP's cut that are being sold as individual singles. According to
SoundScan figures posted in
USA Today,
Blake Lewis sold more digital singles than Sparks, but her mini album sold more than Lewis'.
After the finale of Idol, Sparks has made several appearances on television shows. She performed the finale song, "
This Is My Now"on
The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet,
The Today Show,
Live with Regis and Kelly,
The Early Show and
The View. Sparks had also appeared on
Total Request Live,
The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet with the runner-up of Idol, Blake Lewis,
Larry King Live with contestants who made into the top ten of
American Idol. and
106 & Park. On
July 4,
2007, Sparks performed "
God Bless America" and "
America the Beautiful" on
Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular with Lewis and
Melinda Doolittle.
Along with television and radio appearances,Sparks has been on the cover of
Entertainment Weekly and
World and featured in
VIBE,
TV Guide,
Glamour and other publications.
Sparks took part in the "
American Idols LIVE! Tour 2007" from
July 6 to
September 23,
2007, along with other contestants in the top ten. She revealed in an
AOL interview that the concert will be more group collaborations and duets as well as bringing along her acoustic guitar.
Sparks sang the National Anthem at
Super Bowl XLII (the song was then made available on
iTunes the next day) as well as performed for
Diana Ross for the 30th Annual
Kennedy Center Honors. She performed on
New Years Eve Live on
FOX alongside Blake Lewis. She also performed "Tattoo" at the
NBA Rookie game during NBA All-Star Weekend.
Jordin will be the opening act for
Alicia Keys on the US leg of her
As I Am tour. Before going on tour, she performed "No Air" with Chris Brown on the
April 10 results show as part of
Idol Gives Back. She was also to appear on the
GMA Dove Awards as part of a tribute to
Michael W. Smith.
Jordin will team up with cosmetics company,
Avon, to become a spokesperson for the teen-focused line
Mark.
2007-present: Jordin Sparks
On
August 17,
2007, it was announced Sparks had signed to
19 Recordings/
Jive Records/
Zomba Label Group, becoming the first
Idol winner to join the label group. All past
Idol winners and runner-ups have signed with the RCA Label Group’s J (
Fantasia,
Ruben Studdard), Arista (
Taylor Hicks) or RCA (
Kelly Clarkson,
Chris Daughtry,
Clay Aiken,
Katharine McPhee) labels, with the exception of
Carrie Underwood signed to
Arista Nashville. Sparks has stated that she recorded some songs for the album but the bulk of the recording would be done in
Los Angeles after the tour is over. She said the album would be "Top 40, radio-friendly, uplifting stuff" hopefully mixing "the
pop rock sound of inaugural
Idol Kelly Clarkson with the
R&B edge of Beyonce".
Along with the label announcement, the first single was revealed to be "
Tattoo", which was released to U.S. radio on
August 27,
2007. The song became the album's first top ten single. After the release of Tattoo, Jordin's official website ran a poll asking fans to vote for what her next single should be, the choices being "No Air", "Freeze", "One Step at a Time," or "Shy Boy". On Sunday February 3rd, it was announced that "No Air" had won the vote, and was being added to radio stations. The song became a huge hit before it was officially released as a single, and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, where it remained for four consecutive weeks.
A potentially career-threatening throat injury forced Sparks to cancel a few weeks of shows. Officials said that she was suffering an acute vocal cord hemorrhage, and was ordered to strict vocal rest until the condition improved. If it hadn't improved, it may have required laser microsurgery. She is now back on the road with Alicia Keys. Her first concert originally was scheduled as an opener for Alicia Keys on Wednesday, April 30, 2008.
Tours
- 2008: As I Am Tour (Supporting Act) - She is currently taking part as of April 30th 2008. She was previously sidelined because of a vocal cord injury.
Discography
The following article is a complete discography of every album and single released by American pop/R&B music artist Jordin Sparks.
Albums
Singles
EPs
Featured-on albums
Live at Mr. Lucky's (2004) "He Thinks I Still Care"
(2007) "This Is My Now"
(2007)
Soundtracks
This Christmas (2007) "I'll Be Home For Christmas"
Unreleased songs
Before appearing on Idol, on Sparks' old website, new songs were released on it. The first three were co-written with Gary Leach. However, none of these songs were added to Sparks' debut album.
"The Inside"
"When The Pain Goes Away"
"Just Me"
"Crazy"
"Give Me One Reason"
"Reflection"
Accomplishments
Honors
Sprite Rising Star 2002
Family Night Talent Show Five-time 1st Place Finals Winner at Mr. Lucky's in Glendale, Arizona, 2003
Glendale Youth Fest 2003: Teen Talent Show, 1st Place
GMA (Gospel Music Association) Academy, Washington, D.C., Overall Spotlight Winner & Country/Southern Gospel First Place Winner, 2004
Country Thunder Young Guns Second Place Winner, 2004
The Proof Is In The Pudding Talent Winner, Phoenix, Arizona, 2004
NBC/PAX America's Most Talented Kids, 2005
Colgate Country Showdown, Arizona state title, 2006.
Runner-up in the 2007 Drug Free AZ Superstar Search, Tempe, Arizona
Plus-size model search winner for TorridAwards
| Year |
Award/Nomination |
| 2007 |
Teen Choice Awards nomination for Choice Female Reality/Variety Star |
| 2008 |
NAACP Image Award won for Best New Artist |
| 2008 |
BET Awards nomination for Viewer's Choice Award for "No Air" |
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