Joanna Noëlle Blagden Levesque (born December 20, 1990), professionally known as JoJo, is an American pop/R&B singer-songwriter and actress. After competing on the television show America's Most Talented Kids, 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 ... See more [+] United States with the album's first single, Leave (Get Out). The song peaked at 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, was certified gold by the RIAA, and has since sold over 3 million copies worldwide. JoJo's second album, The High Road was released in October 2006. The album's lead single, "Too Little Too Late", was released in August 2006 and reached number three on Billboard Hot 100. The single was certified platinum by the RIAA in March 2007. The album has since sold over 2 million copies worldwide. Her first mixtape, Can't Take That Away from Me, was released exclusively to Rap-Up.com on September 7, 2010. The mixtape was 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. 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), Romeo! (2006), prior to her film debuts in two major Hollywood films in 2006, Aquamarine, her film debut and RV alongside Robin Williams.
