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JoJo (singer)

JoJo, American singer and actress

In context

When
Thursday, December 20 199036 years ago
Category
BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Era
20th century · 1990s
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At a glance

Born 1990-12-20.

Known as: singer, actor, composer, television actor, and model. Citizenship: United States.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Personal life JoJo lived in Edgewater, New Jersey with her mother, until age 18, when she moved out, living in Boston on her own for a year. As of 2014, she resided in Los Angeles. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] JoJo dated American soccer player Freddy Adu from May 2005 until September 2006. [ 3 ] The couple met on the MTV show Fake ID Club while JoJo was hosting it. JoJo made an appearance in the commentary box at a New England Revolution home game when they were playing D.C. United. In November 2006,

Joanna Noëlle "JoJo" Levesque is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She began performing in singing competitions and local talent shows as a child. In 2003, record producer Vincent Herbert noticed her after she competed on the television show America's Most Talented Kids and asked her to audition for his record label Blackground Records. After signing with the label, JoJo released her debut album JoJo in 2004. It peaked at number four on the U.S.

Early life

Early life Joanna Noëlle Levesque [ 1 ] was born on December 20, 1990, [ 2 ] in Brattleboro, Vermont , but raised in Foxborough, Massachusetts . She is of Polish, French and Irish descent. [ 3 ] Her father, Joel Maurice Levesque (January 8, 1955   –   November 14, 2015), [ 4 ] sang as a hobby, and her mother, Diana Levesque (née Blagden) sang in a Catholic church choir and was trained in musical theater. [ 3 ] JoJo's parents divorced when she was four years old,

Path and career

Career 2003–2005: JoJo Main article: JoJo (album) In mid-2003, JoJo competed on the television show America's Most Talented Kid (losing to Diana DeGarmo ). Record producer Vincent Herbert contacted her and asked her to audition for Blackground Records . [ 1 ] In 2003, at age 12, JoJo signed with Blackground Records and its imprint Da Family Entertainment and began working with producers for her first album. JoJo's gold-certified debut single " Leave (Get Out) " was released in 2004. [ 2 ]

Why this date

JoJo (singer) appears on our December 20 calendar for 1990 as a birth entry.

December 20 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

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  7. 2007Pablo Picasso
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  9. 2019United States Space Force
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December 20 1990 — 36 years ago, on a Thursday.

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