Jordin Sparks, whose career began as a church singer before launching nationwide at age 17, is an American pop-R&B vocalist and actress from Phoenix, Arizona. She achieved fame by winning Season 6 of American Idol in 2007, becoming the show’s youngest-ever champion.

Her self-titled debut album (2007) debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200, went platinum, and featured Top 10 hits “Tattoo” and “No Air” (with Chris Brown). “No Air” earned a Grammy nomination and remains one of the highest-selling singles by an Idol alumnus with over 3 million US downloads.