Joanna Noëlle Blagden Levesque (born December 20, 1990), professionally known as JoJo, is an American recording artist 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's self-titled debut album was released in June 2004 and has sold over 3 million copies worldwide. The first single from the album, "Leave (Get Out)", was released in February 2004. It peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the JoJo's second album, The High Road, was released in October 2006, and has sold over 2 million copies worldwide 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 Her first mixtape, Can't Take That Away from Me, was released exclusively to Rap-Up on September 7, 2010. The mixtape is a prelude to her upcoming third studio album formerly titled All I Want Is Everything, which is scheduled for an early 2011 release through Blackground and Interscope Records. The first single from the Mixtape, "In the Dark", was released exclusively to Rap-up.com on August 30, 2010.
On February 28, 2011, JoJo revealed the new title of her third album would be named Jumping Trains, named after one of her favorite songs on the upcoming Interscope Records project. She will announce the first single and shoot a video in the coming weeks. To hold over her patient fans.JoJo also has a film career. She made her first television appearance on The Bernie Mac Show. In 2006 she starred in two Hollywood films, Aquamarine, her film debut and She has hosted the Ultimate Promand appeared in the movie True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet, which earned her a nomination at the Poptastic Awards.* 1 Early life
* 2 Music career
o 2.1 2001–05: Discovery and JoJo
o 2.2 2006–07: The High Road
o 2.3 2008–2010: Record label conflict and Can't Take That Away from Me
o 2.4 2011–present: Jumping Trains
* 3 Acting career
* 4 Personal life
* 5 Filmography
* 6 Discography
o 6.1 Mixtapes
* 7 Awards and nominations
* 8 References
* 9 External links
JoJo was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, and raised in Keene, New Hampshire and Foxborough, Massachusetts. She has English, Irish, Polish, French, Scottish, and Native American ancestry She grew up in a one-bedroom apartment in Foxborough, in a low-income family. Her father sings as a hobby and her mother sang in a Catholic church choir and was trained in musical theater. Her parents divorced when she was three JoJo's stage name comes from a childhood nickname
As a child, JoJo listened as her mother practiced hymns. She started singing when she was two years and three months old by imitating, everything from nursery rhymes to R&B, jazz, and soul tunes. On the A&E's show Child Stars III: Teen Rockers, her mother claimed that JoJo had a borderline genius IQ. As a child, JoJo enjoyed attending Native American festivals and acted locally in professional theaters
At age 7, JoJo appeared on the television show Kids Say the Darnedest Things: On the Road in Boston with American comedian and actor Bill Cosby and she sang a song from singer Cher After auditioning in the television show Destination Stardom, JoJo sang Aretha Franklin's 1967 hit "Respect" & Chain of Fools. Soon after, The Oprah Winfrey Show contacted her, inviting her to perform. She performed on Maury, on one of the frequent "kids-with-talent" episodes, as well as many others.Reminiscing, she has stated that "when it came to performing, I just had no fear".
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Angelina Jolie (pronounced /dʒoʊˈliː/ joh-lee, born Angelina Jolie Voight; June 4, 1975) is an American actress. She has received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, and was named Hollywood's highest-paid actress by Forbes in 2009 and 2011.Jolie is noted for promoting humanitarian causes as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. She has been cited as the world's "sexiest" and "most beautiful" woman, titles for which she received substantial media attention
Jolie made her screen debut as a child alongside her father Jon Voight in Lookin' to Get Out (1982), but her film career began in earnest a decade later with the low-budget production Cyborg 2 (1993). Her first leading role in a major film was in the cyber-thriller Hackers (1995). She starred in the critically acclaimed biographical television films George Wallace (1997) and Gia (1998), and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Girl, Interrupted (1999).
Jolie achieved wide fame after her portrayal of video game heroine Lara Croft in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), and established herself among the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood with the Tomb Raider sequel The Cradle of Life (2003) she reinforced her reputation as a leading action star with Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) and Wanted (2008), which marked her non-animated commercial successes to date, and received further critical acclaim for her performances in the dramas A Mighty Heart (2007) and Changeling (2008), which earned her a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Divorced from actors Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton, Jolie now lives with actor Brad Pitt, in a relationship that has attracted worldwide media attention. Jolie and Pitt have three adopted children, Maddox, Pax, and Zahara, and three biological children, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne.
1 Early life and family
2 Career
2.1 Early work: 1982; 1991–1997
2.2 Breakthrough: 1998–2000
2.3 International success: 2001–present
3 Humanitarian work
4 Personal life
4.1 Relationships
4.2 Children
5 In the media
6 Filmography
7 Selected awards
8 Bibliography
9 References
10 Further reading
11 External links
Born in Los Angeles, California, Jolie is the daughter of actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. She is the sister of actor James Haven, niece of singer-songwriter Chip Taylor, and goddaughter of actors Jacqueline Bisset and Maximilian Schell. On her father's side, Jolie is of German and Slovak descent,and on her mother's side, she is of French Canadian, Dutch, and German ancestryShe has also claimed to be part Iroquois through her mother although Voight has said that Bertrand was "not seriously Iroquois.
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Jolie made her screen debut as a child alongside her father Jon Voight in Lookin' to Get Out (1982), but her film career began in earnest a decade later with the low-budget production Cyborg 2 (1993). Her first leading role in a major film was in the cyber-thriller Hackers (1995). She starred in the critically acclaimed biographical television films George Wallace (1997) and Gia (1998), and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Girl, Interrupted (1999).
Jolie achieved wide fame after her portrayal of video game heroine Lara Croft in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), and established herself among the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood with the Tomb Raider sequel The Cradle of Life (2003) she reinforced her reputation as a leading action star with Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) and Wanted (2008), which marked her non-animated commercial successes to date, and received further critical acclaim for her performances in the dramas A Mighty Heart (2007) and Changeling (2008), which earned her a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Divorced from actors Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton, Jolie now lives with actor Brad Pitt, in a relationship that has attracted worldwide media attention. Jolie and Pitt have three adopted children, Maddox, Pax, and Zahara, and three biological children, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne.
1 Early life and family
2 Career
2.1 Early work: 1982; 1991–1997
2.2 Breakthrough: 1998–2000
2.3 International success: 2001–present
3 Humanitarian work
4 Personal life
4.1 Relationships
4.2 Children
5 In the media
6 Filmography
7 Selected awards
8 Bibliography
9 References
10 Further reading
11 External links
Born in Los Angeles, California, Jolie is the daughter of actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. She is the sister of actor James Haven, niece of singer-songwriter Chip Taylor, and goddaughter of actors Jacqueline Bisset and Maximilian Schell. On her father's side, Jolie is of German and Slovak descent,and on her mother's side, she is of French Canadian, Dutch, and German ancestryShe has also claimed to be part Iroquois through her mother although Voight has said that Bertrand was "not seriously Iroquois.
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Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato(born August 20, 1992 is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. Her earliest roles included Angela on Barney & Friends, before she became better known for her starring roles in the Camp Rock movies, as Sonny Munroe in Sonny with a Chance, and as the star of the 2009 movie Princess Protection Program. She is also involved in philanthropic activities through charity work and various social and environmental causes
As a solo musical artist, Lovato released her debut album Don't Forget on September 23, 2008. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 selling 89,000 copies in the first week It has since shipped over 500,000 copies earning a Gold certification in the United States. Lovato stated in an interview that the album was recorded in ten days.Lovato released her second album, Here We Go Again, on July 21, 2009. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 108,000 copies in the first week
1 Early life
2 Music career
2.1 2007–08: Musical beginnings and soundtrack appearances
2.2 2008–09: Don't Forget and Here We Go Again
2.3 2011–present: Third studio album
3 Acting career
4 Philanthropy and activism
5 Image and personal life
5.1 Treatment center stint
5.2 Relationships
6 Filmography
7 Discography
8 See also
9 Awards
10 References
11 External links
Lovato was born in Dallas, Texas on August 20, 1992to Patrick Lovato and Dianna Hart de la Garza. She is of Mexican, Irish, and Italian descent She has an older sister, Dallas Lovato, and a younger half sister, Madison de la Garza Her mother was a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader and country music recording artist;her father moved to New Mexico after their marriage ended in 1994. Lovato earned a high school diploma through homeschooling in April 2009.She began playing piano at the age of seven
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As a solo musical artist, Lovato released her debut album Don't Forget on September 23, 2008. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 selling 89,000 copies in the first week It has since shipped over 500,000 copies earning a Gold certification in the United States. Lovato stated in an interview that the album was recorded in ten days.Lovato released her second album, Here We Go Again, on July 21, 2009. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 108,000 copies in the first week
1 Early life
2 Music career
2.1 2007–08: Musical beginnings and soundtrack appearances
2.2 2008–09: Don't Forget and Here We Go Again
2.3 2011–present: Third studio album
3 Acting career
4 Philanthropy and activism
5 Image and personal life
5.1 Treatment center stint
5.2 Relationships
6 Filmography
7 Discography
8 See also
9 Awards
10 References
11 External links
Lovato was born in Dallas, Texas on August 20, 1992to Patrick Lovato and Dianna Hart de la Garza. She is of Mexican, Irish, and Italian descent She has an older sister, Dallas Lovato, and a younger half sister, Madison de la Garza Her mother was a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader and country music recording artist;her father moved to New Mexico after their marriage ended in 1994. Lovato earned a high school diploma through homeschooling in April 2009.She began playing piano at the age of seven
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