JoJo

Birth Name:

Joanna Noëlle Blagden Levesque

Birth Place:

Brattleboro, Vermont, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actress

When her first single, Leave (Get Out), was released in 2004, she became the youngest solo artist to have a number-one single in the United States at 14-years-old
Introduced to music at church, she would begin her career by practicing hymns and listening to jazz and soul artists including Etta James, Aretha Franklin and many others
Quote: "All the photos I've taken have been tasteful․ If you show a lot of skin when you're 13, when you're older, when you're 16 or 21, what do you have left to show?"
Quote: "I'm not like Britney [Spears] mark two․ It's unfair that people compare us․ I guess we are both young artists but we're totally different․ She's a great dancer and I can't dance․ I'm more of a singer․ But I love Britney and I respect her․ I'm like a sponge․ I take things from everybody․"
Gained widespread prominence after competing on "America's Most Talented Kids", a program that would later help her land a record deal
Signed her first recording contract with Blackground Records in 2003, eventually released her eponymous debut album the following year
Was the first choice to play Hannah Montana in the Disney Channel series of the same name, however, she turned the opportunity down

2006Teen Choice Award - Movies - Choice Breakout (Female):Nominated
2007Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress:Nominated

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