Sparks' R&B third studio album and most recent to date, Right Here Right Now (2015), saw smaller commercial success but received positive reviews from music critics. After a five-year absence from music, she released a mixtape, #ByeFelicia (2014), under a new record deal with Louder Than Life/ Red Associated Labels, a joint deal with Sony Music Entertainment. in 2010 as well as Fascinate and Ambition in 2012. Sparks has also released several perfumes, including Because of You. She made her stage debut as Nina Rosario in the musical In The Heights (2010), and her feature film debut as the titular character in Sparkle (2012). įollowing the release of Battlefield, Sparks ventured into acting, pursuing television and Broadway. As of February 2012, she has sold 1.3 million albums and 10.2 million singles in the United States alone, making her one of the most successful American Idol contestants of all time. In 2012, Sparks was ranked at number 92 on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Women in Music". In 2009, Billboard magazine ranked her as the 91st Artist of the 2000s Decade. Throughout her career, Sparks has received numerous accolades, including an NAACP Image Award, a BET Award, an American Music Award, a People's Choice Award and two Teen Choice Awards. (Let the Music Play)", became Sparks's first number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. Its title single reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Sparks the only American Idol contestant to have her first five singles reach the top 20 in the United States. Sparks's second studio album, Battlefield (2009), debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200 chart. The song earned Sparks her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. The album spawned the Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles " Tattoo" and " No Air" the latter, a collaboration with Chris Brown, is currently the third highest-selling single by any American Idol contestant, selling over three million digital copies in the United States. Her self-titled debut studio album, released later that year, was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold over two million copies worldwide. She rose to fame in 2007 after winning the sixth season of American Idol at age 17, becoming the youngest winner in the series' history. Jordin Sparks-Thomas (born December 22, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter and actress.
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