Biography

Joanna Noëlle Levesque was innate around Foxborough, Massachusetts. She is of French (Levesque comes from French for Bishop & Noëlle means Christmas), Polish and Irish descent. JoJo presently lives around Edgewater, New Jersey, across the flow of any stream from either Manhattan, which is where she does her studio recording.

Early life and career

Growing au courant the fringe of Boston, Massachusetts, JoJo listened and learned when her mother expert anthem. She began singing once she was both years old by imitating her mother, however quickly put her have spin in all about from either nursery rhymes to pop tunes. Her parents divorced after she was 5 years old.

An ad in the paper announced open auditions for Kids Say the Darndest Things on the Road in Boston. Getting immediately been given the spot to perform, she sang Aretha Franklin's "Respect". Bill Cosby and the crowd at Faneuil Hall responded overwhelmingly in favor of. Shortly fallowing, The Oprah Winfrey Show contacted her, inviting her to perform. Reminiscing, she says that "when it came to performing, I just had no fear".

JoJo - debut

Appearances in chat indicate & gospel festivals followed, however it was her appearance on the television show ''America's Most Talented Kids'' (even though she lost to Diana DeGarmo) that brought the call from record producer Vincent Herbert. A previous Aaliyah, Toni Braxton and Destiny's Child producer had the young singer signed to Blackground Records and arranged sessions with famed producers like The Underdogs, Soulshock and Karlin.

JoJo mass produced her large musical theater break within 2004 with her platinum-selling debut single, "Leave (Get Out)". A track became an international hit, peaking at #12 on the America Billboard Hot 100 and at #2 on the UK singles chart. While a only hit #1 on the Top 40 Mainstream, she became the immature solo creative person to have a #1 song inside United states of america. Her debut album, a platinum-selling JoJo, followed; it peaked at #4 on the US Billboard 200 and within a top xl of the UK stock and index charts. She co-wrote deuce of the album's songs, besides when writing & co-producing of these fully track. Her 2nd only, a gold-selling "Baby It's You", featured a duet with Bow Wow (although the album version did not). the song became a top xl hit in the United states, though it went top x in the UK. A go individual off a album, "Not That Kinda Girl", failed to produce waves on the stock & index charts, ascribable underadvertisement and the music cd considered off-par using her last operate.

Upcoming projects

Based on data from The Hollywood Reporter, JoJo is in talks to produce her feature-film debut in the approaching Cur telefilm Aquamarine, opposite Emma Roberts. JoJo may besides star in the film R.V.. Two films come to become freed around 2006.

Trivia

She has been romantically linked by having Freddy Adu, Bow Wow, J-Kwon, Jesse McCartney, Patrick from B5, Charlie from Busted, Benji from Good Charlotte and Ryan Pinkston but responded to rumors by saying that she was non the slut, then your family may say shes "Not that kinda girl". Likes to put on urban clothes such as Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Baby Phat, Rocawear and Ecko Red. Has 1 pooch known as Sugar Pie. Is the Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots and Boston Celtics fan. In 2005, Eminem mentioned her in his lone "Ass Like That". JoJo appeared around the third year episode of the television series American Dreams as Linda Ronstadt auditioning for American Bandstand with the song "That'll Be the Day". Was congratulated by Cissy Houston Performed acoustic handle of Foo Fighters hit "Times Like These" at the European radio station Her number one album was the survive demonstration featuring covers of such classics rather "Mustang Sally", "It Ain't Always What You Do", "Chain of Fools", "See Saw", "Superstition", "The House That Jack Built" & "Shakey Ground". She performed it backed by the survive home band led by George Murphy. A video is just available in Ebay Has Trey unreleased songs in the U.s.a. which are then "Butterflies", "I Need to Know" & "Back and Forth" (non an Aaliyah cover but it does borrow its lyrics) Participated around the tribute to the those of the 2004 Asian Tsunami called "Come Together Now" alongside such acts when Aretha Franklin, Patti Labelle, Peter Gabriel and other stars that has been fictitious hang on to for Hexad months yet based on data from Russell Simmons the pop ballad written by Denise Rich has been changed to "We Are One" and is placed to become freed to advantage a Hurricane Katrina victims instead Her preferred local eatery "Puffin's Gourmet Cafe" recently shut its doors forever When she auditioned for Barry Hankerson, he told her that Aaliyah's spirit had brought her to him & thats how else she knew Blackground Records was the right label Her 1st major tour was a Cingular Buddy Bash Mall Tour with Fefe Dobson and the Young Gunz She is friends using personal members of Donald Rumsfeld and President George W. Bush Her special underclothing is "turquoise with the Sesame Street cast sitting on a rainbow" Thinks that R. Kelly is a musical genius and loves his albums from 12 Play to Chocolate Factory Favorite elastic to "rock out" toCome Queen and The Darkness Frank Gotti Agnello has a "crush" in her Hosted & performed at "Hope Rocks" Concert to gain City of Hope in which she was make fun at by comedian Dan Levy Has divorced parents, her mother passes by owning her inside Just released Jersey & her father shacks inside Up to date Hampshire. On TRL JoJo's "Leave (Get Out)" stats coincidently aligned & spelled "666" after a videos spent its Sixth day on the countdown, remaining at the total Captain hicks spot for the 2nd day

Discography

Albums

2004: JoJo - #4 America, #22 UK, US Certification: Platinum

Singles

JoJo 2004: "Leave (Get Out)" #12 United states, #2 UK, Usa Certification: Platinum 2004: "Baby It's You" (featuring Bow Wow) #22 U.s., #8 UK, US Certification: Gold 2005: "Not That Kinda Girl" (Failed To Chart Around United states & UK)

Filmography

2004: American Dreams (Television/Linda Ronstadt) 2006: Aquamarine (Movie/Hailey) 2006: R.V. (Movie/Cassie)