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Growing up on the outskirts of Boston, MA, JoJo listened and learned as her mother practiced hymns. She started singing by imitating her mother, but quickly put her own spin on everything from nursery rhymes to pop tunes. 

Pop Singer Joanna "JoJo" Levesque's 2004 debut album, JoJo, featured the hit songs "Leave (Get Out)" and "Baby It's You" and made her a media star at the age of 14. Raised in Massachusetts, she got her big break on the Bill Cosby TV show Kids Say the Darnedest Things, singing the Aretha Franklin classic, "Respect." That led to an appearance on Oprah's television show, a tryout on America's Most Talented Kids and, ultimately, a record contract. 

Her mature R&B style and multi-octave vocal range helped make her one of the youngest pop stars of 2004 and her career was off and running. A third single, "Not That Kind Of Girl," was also hit, and in 2005 she expanded her career to include acting, landing roles in the films Aquamarine (2006) and RV (2006, starring Robin Williams).

An ad in the paper announcing open auditions for the television show Kids Say the Darndest Things: On the Road in Boston lead to the young singer wowing the audience along with the show's host, Bill Cosby, and eventually led to a phone call from Oprah Winfrey offering Jojo a spot on her show. 

Appearances on talk shows and gospel festivals followed, but it was her appearance on the television show America's Most Talented Kids that brought the call from producer Vincent Herbert. The former Aaliyah, Toni Braxton, and Destiny's Child producer had the young singer signed to Blackground Records and arranged sessions with famed producers like the Underdogs and Soulshock and Karlin. Her eponymous debut album followed in June 2004. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide

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