![]() After living in New Jersey, Sparks attended Northwest Community Christian School in Phoenix through the eighth grade. She grew up in the suburbs of Ridgewood, New Jersey, while her father played as a defensive back for the New York Giants. Her father is African-American and her mother is Caucasian. Sparks has a younger brother, Phillippi “PJ” Sparks, Jr., who plays football at Arizona Christian University. Sparks was born in Phoenix, Arizona, to Jodi (née Weidmann) Sparks and former professional football player Phillippi Sparks. Sparks’ third studio album, Right Here Right Now, was released in August 2015. The release of the mixtape marks the first release under Sparks’ new recording deal with Louder than Life/Red Associated Labels, a joint deal with Sony Music Entertainment. ![]() In October 2010, Sparks released her first perfume, Because of You…, which was followed by her second perfume, Fascinate, in March 2012, with her third perfume, Ambition, in November 2012.Īfter a five-year solo music hiatus, Sparks released her first mixtape, #ByeFelicia (2014). She made her feature film debut in the musical film Sparkle (2012). That year, Sparks made her Broadway debut in the musical In The Heights, starring as Nina Rosario. She made guest appearances on several television series, beginning with The Suite Life on Deck in 2009, and later in Big Time Rush in 2010. 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.įollowing the release of Battlefield, Sparks branched out from recording music, pursuing careers in acting and Broadway, and designing perfumes. In 2012, Sparks was ranked at number 92 on VH1’s list of the “100 Greatest Women in Music”. In 2009, Billboard magazine ranked her as the 91st Artist of the 2000s Decade. Throughout her career, Sparks has won numerous awards, including an NAACP Image Award, a BET Award, an American Music Award, a People’s Choice Award and two Teen Choice Awards. (Let the Music Play)”, became Sparks’ first number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. ![]() 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 20 on the chart. Sparks’ second studio album, Battlefield (2009), debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200 chart. The song earned Sparks her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. The album spawned the Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles “Tattoo” and “No Air” the latter, a collaboration with Chris Brown, is currently the third highest-selling single by any American Idol contestant, selling over three million digital copies in the United States. Her self-titled debut studio album, released later that year, was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold over two million copies worldwide. She rose to fame in 2007 after winning the sixth season of American Idol at age 17, she became the youngest winner in the series’ history. Jordin Brianna Sparks (born December 22, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter and actress.
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