From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Jordin Brianna Sparks born December 22 1989 is an American singersongwriter and actress In 2007 she came to prominence after winning the sixth season of American Idol at age 17 she became the youngest winner in the series history Her selftitled debut album was released later that year it was certified platinum by the RIAA and has sold over two million copies worldwide The album spawned US Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles Tattoo and No Air the latter is currently the third highestselling single by any American Idol contestant selling over three million digital copies in the US The song earned Sparks her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals Sparks second album Battlefield 2009 debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 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 twenty on the chart The second single SOS Let the Music Play became Sparks first number one on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart Throughout her career Sparks has won numerous awards including a NAACP Image Awards a BET Award an American Music Award a Peoples Choice Award and two Teen Choice Awards In 2009 Billboard magazine ranked her as the 91st Artist of the 2000s DecadeIn 2012 Sparks was ranked at number 92 on VH1s list of the 100 Greatest Women in Music As of February 2012 she has sold 13 million albums and 102 million singles in the United States alone making her one of the most successful American Idol contestants of all timeSparks branched out from recording music pursuing careers in acting and Broadway and designing perfumes 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 That same year Sparks made her Broadway debut in the musical In The Heights starring as Nina Rosario She made her feature film debut in a remake of the musical film Sparkle 2012 which also starred Whitney Houston Derek Luke Carmen Ejogo and Tika Sumpter 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 That same year People magazine named Sparks as one of 2012s Most Beautiful at Every AgeOn July 22 2013 it was announced that Sparks would make her return to the music industry after a fouryear solo material hiatus RCA Records released the first promotional single Skipping a Beat on August 1 2013 on SoundCloud The song became available on music media markets on August 13 2013
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