This article is about the actress-singer. For the R&B and soul duo of the same name, see K-Ci & JoJo. Page protected with pending changes level 1 JoJo Jojo in 2011.jpg JoJo performing on the Joe Jonas & Jay Sean Tour in 2011 Background information Birth name Joanna Noëlle Blagden Levesque Born December 20, 1990 (age 23) Brattleboro, Vermont, U.S. Origin Foxborough, Massachusetts, U.S. Genres Pop· R&B Occupations Singer-songwriter· actress Instruments Vocals Years active 1998–present Labels Blackground· Da Family· Interscope· Streamline· Atlantic Website jojoonline Joanna Noëlle Blagden Levesque (born December 20, 1990), professionally known as Joanna Levesque or simply JoJo, is an American pop/R&B singer-songwriter and actress. After competing on the television show Americas Most Talented Kids in 2003, she was noticed by record producer Vincent Herbert who asked her to audition for Blackground Records. JoJo released her self-titled debut album in June 2004. At age 13 she became the youngest solo artist to have a number-one single in the United States with the albums first single, Leave (Get Out). The song peaked at 12 on the Billboard Hot 100,[1] was certified gold by the RIAA,[2] and has since sold over 3 million copies worldwide.[3] JoJos second album, The High Road, was released in October 2006. The albums lead single, Too Little Too Late, was released in August 2006 and reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was certified platinum by the RIAA in March 2007.[4] The album has since sold over two million copies worldwide.[5] Her first mixtape, Cant Take That Away from Me, was released exclusively to Rap-Up on September 7, 2010.[6] The mixtape is a prelude to her upcoming third studio album. On September 6, 2011, JoJo released the single Disaster, which peaked on the Billboard Pop Songs chart at number 29.[7] Apart from her work in music, JoJo has also launched a career in acting. She made her first television debut in the 2002 American sitcom The Bernie Mac Show, along with other television appearances in American Dreams (2004) and Romeo! (2006), prior to two major Hollywood films in 2006: Aquamarine, and RV alongside Robin Williams.
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