Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque

Biography

JoJo is an American singer, songwriter, and actress who was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, and grew up in Foxborough, Massachusetts. She began singing as a small child and entered local contests and talent showcases, and her break came when a producer saw her on America's Most Talented Kid in 2003 and signed her to Blackground Records. Her first album JoJo (2004) went platinum, and its single Leave (Get Out) topped the Mainstream Top 40 chart, making her the youngest solo performer ever to do so. The follow-up The High Road (2006) included the top-five Hot 100 hit Too Little Too Late. As an actress, she debuted in Aquamarine (2006) and appeared in RV (2006), then later took roles in True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet (2008) and G.B.F. (2014). After years of label conflict, she moved to Atlantic Records and released Mad Love (2016). She made her Broadway debut as Satine in Moulin Rouge! The Musical.

35years old

Turns 36 on December 20in 40 days

Born December 20, 1990Brattleboro
Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Joanna Noëlle Blagden Levesque (birth name)Also credited as Joanna Levesque

Movie Career

Films: 4
Career span: 8 years2006 to 2014

Every film, newest first

2014G.B.F.IMDb rating 5.9
2008True Confessions of a Hollywood StarletIMDb rating 5.5
2006AquamarineIMDb rating 5.5
2006RVIMDb rating 5.6

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A role that slipped away
JoJo turned down a role on the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana in 2005, choosing instead to keep developing her music career.
A first
JoJo's song "Too Little Too Late" jumped from number 66 to number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in one week, which broke the record for the biggest leap into the top three.
A first
JoJo's first single nomination at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards made her the youngest nominee in the show's history.
A first
In December 2004, JoJo was nominated at the Billboard Music Awards for Female New Artist of the Year and Mainstream Top 40 Single of the Year, and she became the youngest artist ever nominated at the awards.
Big break
In mid-2003, JoJo competed on America's Most Talented Kid. Vincent Herbert, a record producer, got in touch and had her try out for Blackground Records.
Behind the camera
After leaving Atlantic in 2017, Levesque started her own label, Clover Music, in a joint venture with Warner Records. Its first project, in 2018, was re-recorded and re-released versions of her first two albums.