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"I'm not Britney mark two. It's unfair that people compare us. I guess we are both young artists but we're totally different."
-JoJo
| Date of Birth: December 20th, 1990 |
| Birthplace: Foxboro, Massachusetts |
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| JoJo first made her mark as a child prodigy performing on such shows as Kids Say the Darndest Things, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, and America's Most Talented Kids. Now she's turned into a teen sensation with the singles "Leave (Get Out)" and "Baby It's You," both from her debut album, JoJo. |
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| We admire JoJo's dogged determination to make it as a singer, in spite of the hardships she has faced in her young life. As a performer, she derives much of her presence from the contract between her raw talent and her youthful exuberance. |
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JoJo -- birth name Joanna Levesque -- was born on December 20, 1990, in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Her father was a blues singer, while her mother, Diana, sang in a church choir. JoJo's parents divorced when she was 4 years old, and she lived with her mother, moving often. By the time of her parents' split, JoJo had already started singing nursery rhymes and pop songs.
When JoJo was 6, she tried out for and performed on Kids Say the Darndest Things, impressing host Bill Cosby with her rendition of "Respect." The exposure got JoJo additional appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Rosie O'Donnell Show; she went on to sing at a Celtics game and even at the Republican National Convention.
But JoJo's early fame had its dark side. Even before hitting it big, it was apparent that her schoolmates were jealous of her talent. "You could see very early on that the girls wanted to be like Joanna," said her first-grade teacher, Julia Haney. But when they couldn't, they got mean, especially once she made it on TV.
Adding to JoJo's childhood woes was her family's financial situation. Her mother Diana made a meager living as a cleaning lady, and the two shared a run-down, one-bedroom apartment. JoJo had to make do with reduced-price lunches, hand-me-down clothes, and shopping at Wal-Mart and Kmart. |
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