Joanna Noëlle Blagden Levesque (born December 20, 1990), professionally known as JoJo, is an American pop and R&B singer–songwriter and actress. After competing on the television show, America's Most Talented Kids, record producer Vincent Herbert took notice who asked her to audition for Blackground Records.
She rose to fame after releasing her self-titled debut album, which debuted at #4 on the Billboard Hot 200, with sales of 95,000 copies, selling over 3 million copies worldwide. The first single off of the album, Leave (Get Out), was released in February 2004. It climbed to #12 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was certified gold by the RIAA.The single also rose to #1 on the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream, making her the youngest solo artist to have a number-one single in the United States.
She also has a film career. She made her first television appearance by American Dreams. In 2006 She starred in two Hollywood films, Aquamarine, her first film debut and RV. JoJo's second album, The High Road, was released on October 17, 2006, and debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 108,000 copies, selling over 2 million copies worldwide. The first single of the album, "Too Little Too Late", was released in August 2006 and reached number three on Billboard Hot 100. The single was certified with platinum by the RIAA.
Two years later, she has hosted in 2008 the Ultimate Prom and appeared in her new movie, True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet which earned her a first nomination at the Poptastic Awards . Her third studio album All I Want Is Everything is scheduled to be released in late 2009 on Blackground Records.
She rose to fame after releasing her self-titled debut album, which debuted at #4 on the Billboard Hot 200, with sales of 95,000 copies, selling over 3 million copies worldwide. The first single off of the album, Leave (Get Out), was released in February 2004. It climbed to #12 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was certified gold by the RIAA.The single also rose to #1 on the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream, making her the youngest solo artist to have a number-one single in the United States.
She also has a film career. She made her first television appearance by American Dreams. In 2006 She starred in two Hollywood films, Aquamarine, her first film debut and RV. JoJo's second album, The High Road, was released on October 17, 2006, and debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 108,000 copies, selling over 2 million copies worldwide. The first single of the album, "Too Little Too Late", was released in August 2006 and reached number three on Billboard Hot 100. The single was certified with platinum by the RIAA.
Two years later, she has hosted in 2008 the Ultimate Prom and appeared in her new movie, True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet which earned her a first nomination at the Poptastic Awards . Her third studio album All I Want Is Everything is scheduled to be released in late 2009 on Blackground Records.
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