jordin sparks的英文介绍

jordin sparks的英文介绍

jordin brianna sparksAge: 17Hometown: Glendale, AZAudition City: SeattleBefore she could talk, Jordin was bouncing along to songs on TV or the radio, and at three years of age she was singing along with her Mom's Crystal Lewis tapes. By grade school she was refining her "act" on the kitchen counter top! She began singing at school and church functions during elementary school, and has loved performing ever since!While Jordin’s father played football for the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys, his career allowed her to become comfortable with crowds and the media. Moving across country for years, her parents exposed her to various cultural events, including Broadway shows, and she realized as a young child that she wanted to perform on stage.After her father’s retirement from the NFL, the family settled in the Phoenix area, and Jordin began singing frequently at her church, at school, and community functions. At age 12 in 2002 she sang and acted with the Valley Youth Theater, and won the title of "Arizona's Rising Star" sponsored by Coca Cola. Numerous talent competitions followed in 2003. She became a regular talent winner on Family Nights at the famous country-western club, Mr. Lucky's, in Glendale, Arizona. She was encouraged to audition for CBS’s Star Search, NBC’s America’s Most Talented Kid, and FOX’s American Juniors, and she became a semi-finalist for each show. In the fall of 2003, Jordin recorded her first project entitled For Now. The CD was produced by legendary gospel artist, Matthew Ward, and was recorded at Rosewood Studios in Tyler, Texas.In February 2004 Jordin was named the Overall Spotlight Winner at the Gospel Music Association’s Academy in Washington, D.C., and she took second place in the National Finals at GMA’s Music in the Rockies. She also placed second in the nationwide Young Gun’s contest, earning her main-stage sets backed by J. David Sloan and Western Bred at Country Thunder in Arizona. One of her favorite experiences came as a result of winning Alice Cooper’s Proof Is In The Pudding contest. She performed onstage with an all-star cast of 70’s rockers in Alice’s 2004 Christmas Pudding Show at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix.Jordin has sung the National Anthem for the Phoenix Suns, the Arizona Cardinals and Diamondbacks, and ASU University events, has appeared on Good Morning Arizona, and FOX NEWS and was one of seven episode winners to perform in the Tournament of Champions on PAX Television’s America’s Most Talented Kids in 2005. Fall or 2005 she sang and acted in the new stage musical, Magdalene, in Franklin, TN, and capped the year as backup singer on Michael W. Smith’s Christmas Tour.In 2006, Jordin concentrated on songwriting and recording new songs. She was a featured soloist on COX television’s Everyday Heroes event, began modeling for Torrid clothing stores. In September of 2006, she won the title of Arizona Idol, and was awarded a trip to Seattle, WA, where she auditioned for American Idol. Jordin is currently an American Idol Season 6 contestant on FOX.