http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12542569&rws=%2Fjordin-sparks%2Ftop-tracks.rssYou might call Jordin Sparks an amateur talent contest professional, although prodigy is perhaps more accurate. In 2007, the 17-year-old Sparks won <I>American Idol</I>. But before that, she appeared twice on <I>America's Most Talented Kids</I>, received two awards from the Gospel Music Association Academy and finished second at Music in the Rockies, a competition for aspiring contemporary Christian artists. The year before she won <I>Idol</I>, the multitalented Sparks also won Torrid's search for the "Next Plus Size Model" and appeared in a <I>Seventeen</I> magazine ad for the clothing line. So winning <I>Idol</I> was just the big, fat cherry on top of a talent show sundae -- and the culmination of a life spent working towards performance career.<p> <p> The child of NFL player Phillippi Sparks (formerly of the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys), the baby-faced belter grew up singing and doing children's theater. She got a string of gigs singing the national anthem at professional sporting events in her home state of Arizona, toured with CCM star Michael W. Smith and recorded an EP (2003's <I>For Now</I>) at age 13. Despite all her experience, Sparks did not initially make the cut when she auditioned for <I>Idol</I> in Los Angeles. She did, however, win the local Arizona Idol contest, which earned her the right to audition again in Seattle and, eventually, to become the youngest ever <I>American Idol</I>. Following her win, she toured with the other <I>Idols</I> and began work on her debut album. - Rachel DevittPopen720Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:38:21 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12542569&rws=%2Fjordin-sparks%2Ftop-tracks.rss You might call Jordin Sparks an amateur talent contest professional, although prodigy is perhaps more accurate. In 2007, the 17-year-old Sparks won <I>American Idol</I>. But before that, she appeared twice on <I>America's Most Talented Kids</I>, received two awards from the Gospel Music Association Academy and finished second at Music in the Rockies, a competition for aspiring contemporary Christian artists. The year before she won <I>Idol</I>, the multitalented Sparks also won Torrid's search for the "Next Plus Size Model" and appeared in a <I>Seventeen</I> magazine ad for the clothing line. So winning <I>Idol</I> was just the big, fat cherry on top of a talent show sundae -- and the culmination of a life spent working towards performance career.<p> <p> The child of NFL player Phillippi Sparks (formerly of the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys), the baby-faced belter grew up singing and doing children's theater. She got a string of gigs singing the national anthem at professional sporting events in her home state of Arizona, toured with CCM star Michael W. Smith and recorded an EP (2003's <I>For Now</I>) at age 13. Despite all her experience, Sparks did not initially make the cut when she auditioned for <I>Idol</I> in Los Angeles. She did, however, win the local Arizona Idol contest, which earned her the right to audition again in Seattle and, eventually, to become the youngest ever <I>American Idol</I>. Following her win, she toured with the other <I>Idols</I> and began work on her debut album. - Rachel Devitt http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29128974&rws=%2Fjordin-sparks%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Jordin Sparks on Rhapsody Online 29128974 tra.29128974 Jordin Sparks art.12542569 1.29 Battlefield alb.29128238 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/8/7/5/1735780_170x170.jpg 2009-07-21 00:00:00.0 2009-07-14 00:00:00.0 true Battlefield (Main Version) tra.29128974 241000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29128974&rws=%2Fjordin-sparks%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29128974&variant=data&rws=%2Fjordin-sparks%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29128972&rws=%2Fjordin-sparks%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Jordin Sparks on Rhapsody Online 29128972 tra.29128972 Jordin Sparks art.12542569 1.29 Battlefield alb.29128238 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/8/7/5/1735780_170x170.jpg 2009-07-21 00:00:00.0 2009-07-14 00:00:00.0 true S.O.S. 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