Joanna Noëlle Blagden "JoJo" Levesque (born December 20, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Raised in
Foxborough, Massachusetts, she performed in various singing competitions as a child, and after competing on the television show
America's Most Talented Kids in 2003, she was noticed by record producer
Vincent Herbert who asked her to audition for
Blackground Records. JoJo released her
eponymous titled debut album in June 2004. "
Leave (Get Out)", her debut single, reached number one on the
Billboard Pop songs chart, which made her the youngest solo artist to have a number-one single in the United States, at thirteen years old. The song peaked at 12 on the
Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the
RIAA. The album has since sold over four million copies worldwide to date.