JoJo

Singer / Actor

Name at birth: Joanna Noelle Levesque

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).

Other pop singers include Britney Spears, Ciara and Hilary Duff.