Jordin Sparks

年齡: 17歲 黑人女高中生。是“美國偶像”冠軍得主，“美國偶像”是中國超女等選秀節目的鼻主。 出生地: Glendale, AZ 現居西雅圖 在她會說話之前, Jordin 的歌聲就頻頻出現在電視和廣播里, 三歲的時候就在她媽媽的磁帶里清脆放音. 在小學時她用廚房當排練室，站在櫥柜上練聲，初中時在教堂唱詩班唱歌, 并樂此不疲。 當Jordin的爸爸在紐約巨人和達拉斯牛仔隊踢足球時，他的職業讓她有了更適合與公眾和媒體接觸的機會。 闖蕩在全美數年，她的父母讓她在各種場合拋頭露面，包括百老匯表演，她意識到作為一個小女孩，應當在舞臺上表現。 當她爸爸從NFL退休，她的家庭在菲尼克斯區安定下來，Jordin更頻繁地在教堂、學校、各社交場所。在她12歲時，也就是2002年，她獲得了“亞利桑那州新星”，它是由可口可樂贊助的。后來陸續又有很多挖星的比賽跟風，她聲名鵲起，還為菲尼克斯太陽隊唱歌。 2006年九月，她陸續贏得了“亞利桑那偶像”，“西雅圖偶像”，接著在那里獲得了“美國偶像”的桂冠。作為歷史上最年輕的冠軍，年僅17歲,Jordin很自然的會被拿去跟她之前的前輩們做比較.而顯然,不管是本身嗓音的本錢和唱功Jordin都不算是其中最出色的,但正如評委們所說,她在處理歌曲時那種自然就溶入其中的投入度,并不是每個歌手身上都能找到的特質.這些在她處理一些中慢版的抒情歌時顯得特別的突出,甚至有些超乎她年紀的成熟感. Jordin Sparks may have been the youngest American Idol when she won the title on the reality show's sixth season, but the Glendale, AZ, resident had already packed plenty of accomplishments into 17 years. The daughter of Phillippi Sparks, former left cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys and former defensive back for the New York Giants, Sparks had no formal vocal training, but showed a flair for singing while still a toddler and was drawn to performing of all kinds at an early age. By her early teens, Sparks was singing, acting in plays and modeling, and already winning acclaim for her talents. Along with performing with Alice Cooper and Michael W. Smith, she was Coca Cola's Rising Star in 2002 and made her recording debut with 2003's For Now EP with CCM artist Matthew Ward and engineer Gary Leach. The following year, she won two awards at the 2004 Gospel Music Association Academy, placed second overall in that year's Music in the Rockies competition, and appeared on America's Most Talented Kids twice. In 2006, she won a plus-size model search held by the Torrid clothing line and appeared in an ad for Torrid in the December issue of Seventeen magazine. That year, Sparks also auditioned for American Idol, performing in the Los Angeles tryouts; while she didn't make the cut, she later won the American Idol-affiliated contest Arizona Idol, which allowed her to audition again for the show in Seattle. She made it through to Hollywood on the strength of her rendition of Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me" and found a place among the 12 American Idol finalists early in 2007. Her performances of songs such as "I (Who Have Nothing)" and "Hey Baby" showed her charm and versatility, and soon made her a fan favorite. Like fellow American Idols Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, and Taylor Hicks, Sparks was never in the bottom two or three performers throughout the entire competition. Ultimately, Sparks beat out Blake Lewis and Melinda Doolittle to become the sixth American Idol on May 23, 2007. Her debut single, "This Is My Now," was released soon after the show's May finale, and Sparks spent that summer appearing on the American Idol tour. She also began working on material for her album, reteaming with Leach on songs that were previewed on her website.