Jordin Sparks

Jordin Sparks is a 2X GRAMMY Nominated, Platinum Recording Artist. After winning the sixth season of American Idol in 2007, Sparks grew to global super stardom. In 2007, she released her self-titled debut studio album that was later certified Platinum by RIAA and has sold more than two million copies worldwide. The album spawned the Billboard 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. The song earned Sparks her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.

Sparks's second studio album, Battlefield (2009), debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200 chart. Its title single 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 in the United States. The second single, "S.O.S (Let the Music Play)", became Sparks's first number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. Throughout her career, Sparks has received numerous accolades, including an NAACP Image Award, 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.

Following the release of Battlefield, Sparks ventured into acting, pursuing television and Broadway. She made her stage debut as Nina Rosario in the musical In The Heights (2010), and her feature film debut as the titular character in Sparkle (2012). Sparks has also released several perfumes, including Because Of You... in 2010, as well as Fascinate and Ambition in 2012. After a five-year absence from music, she released a mixtape, #ByeFelicia (2014), with a follow up R&B focused third studio album titled “Right Here Right Now” in 2015.

In 2020, Jordin released two projects in 2020, "Sounds Like Me," and her first-ever Christmas album, "Cider & Hennessy." In 2023, Sparks was nominated for a Billboard Music Award and Dove Award for her collaboration with For King & Country. In October, Jordin released the single "Call My Name" off her upcoming highly anticipated fifth studio album due in 2024.

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