Jordin Sparks born December 22, [ 1 ] is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame in after winning the sixth season of American Idol at age 17, becoming the youngest winner in the series' history. Her self-titled debut studio album was met with critical and commercial success; it peaked at number ten on the Billboard , received platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA and sold over two million copies worldwide.
Sparks's second studio album, Battlefield saw further success and debuted at number seven on the Billboard Its lead single of the same name reached number ten on the Billboard Hot and made Sparks the only American Idol contestant to have their first five singles peak within the top 20 of the chart.
.png "Model Hooker Sparks")
Her fifth, No Restrictions , followed in In , Billboard magazine ranked her as the 91st Artist of the s Decade. She made her stage debut as Nina Rosario in the musical In The Heights , and her feature film debut as the titular character in Sparkle Sparks has also released several perfumes , including Because of You Her father is of African-American descent and her mother is of European descent, specifically German, English, Scottish, and Norwegian.
Sparks attended Sandra Day O'Connor High School until when she was homeschooled by her grandmother, Pam Wiedmann, to better concentrate on her singing. On her American Idol biography, she thanked her parents, grandparents, and God for her win. From the time Jordin was nine years old until her win as American Idol , her maternal grandmother, Pam Wiedmann, managed her. Prior to Idol , Sparks frequently performed the national anthem at various local sporting events, notably for the Phoenix Suns , Arizona Cardinals , and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Sparks also appeared with Alice Cooper in his Christmas show and toured with Christian contemporary singer Michael W. Smith in She was flown to California, where she was featured in Torrid ads and promotional pieces. In the summer of , at the age of 16, Sparks auditioned twice for the sixth season of American Idol : once in Los Angeles but failed to make it past the first round; [ 15 ] and again in Seattle after winning Arizona Idol , a talent competition conducted by Phoenix Fox station KSAZ-TV.
