Jordin Brianna Sparks (born December 22, 1989) is an American R&B & Pop singer-songwriter from Glendale, Arizona who rose to fame as the winner of the sixth season of American Idol. Sparks won when she was 17 years old, making her the youngest winner. She followed her American Idol victory with the release of her self-titled debut album in 2007, which has gone Platinum in the United States, having sold about 2 million copies worldwide. Due to the success of her debut album and its singles, she has won an American Music Award in 2008 and received her first Grammy nomination in 2009.
Sparks's sophomore album Battlefield was released in July 2009 worldwide and debuted at #7 in the United States, three spots higher than her first album. The album's lead single was also titled "Battlefield" and peaked in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has sold more than a million paid downloads thus far. Sparks's second single "S.O.S. (Let the Music Play)" was her first song to top the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play.
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