The American Idol star became the youngest participant to win the show at the age of 17. Since that time, Jordin Sparks has changed greatly, and her career and personal life have been full of amazing facts. You will find some recent information below.
- The singer’s Spotify results in 2019 are remarkable: she can boast 106.5 million streams and 6.4 million hours of playback. More than 19.5 million people from 79 countries listened to her songs.
- Sparks is an active philanthropist. For example, she has recently collaborated with Lay’s and appeared in their campaign for Operation Smile, the organization helping diseased children. As the celebrity told Essence, it was particularly important for her as a mother to make her own contribution and bring more kids’ smiles to this world.
- In fall 2019, the artist returned to Broadway and stepped in for Jenna Hunterson in the musical Waitress. Before that, Sparks appeared as Nina Rosario in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical In the Heights in 2010.
- Jordin’s first child, the son Dana Isaiah Thomas Jr. (DJ), was born in May 2018. According to the newfound mother, it was not an easy task to adopt a new role: she had to overcome depression and hormonal instability. She spoke about the issue to help raise awareness among women and show on her own example that it was possible to manage the ordeal.
- The tender love of her family inspired the woman to go back to the studio and begin to work on a new studio album. In 2018, she revealed that she was working on the next album; Right Here Right Now (2015) is the most recent disc so far.
- In 2018-2019, Sparks hosted the cookery show Heart of Batter with Jordin Sparks; nine episodes have been presented.
- One program is not enough for such an energetic and ambitious person. On August 28, 2018, the pilot Jordin Sparks: A Baby Story was released; fans could see the touching story of DJ’s birth. Sparks hopes to launch the regular reality show soon.
- The musician has a long relationship with sports. The daughter of an NFL player, she became passionate about it at ten. Today, she is particularly fond of boxing, which helps the young mom keep fit.
- In spring 2019, Sparks had to go through a personal tragedy: her stepfather, James Jackson, passed away. It was a difficult time for her.
- In November 2019, the paparazzi spotted Jordin’s husband meeting with a blonde in a restaurant; many speculations followed. The celebrity emphasized the woman was only a school friend.