Sound check

Light spark

Jordin hasn’t been idle

Jordin Sparks
Jordin Sparks
JIVE

In 2007, Jordin Sparks won the sixth season of the reality TV show American Idol. She’s only 17 years old, which makes her the youngest winner of the franchise. Within 10 days of winning the competition, she had a contract with Jive Records and a single, “Tattoo,” in the charts.

That track was produced by Stargate, the duo behind the success of artists like Beyonce, Neyo and Avril Lavinge. “Tattoo” was also written by the composer who came up with “You’re beautiful” for James Blunt and “Beautiful Liar” for Beyonce and Shakira. So it’s no surprise that it has been a huge hit in the US.

Her album differs slightly form the output of previous American Idol winners, in that it mostly goes for a light pop-R&B sound, rather than a pop-rock style.

This is a project that combines the skills of many already successful people, and it’s pretty much guaranteed to be a big hit. — VH

	idle (adj): lazy; not working hard differ (v): to be different from something or somebody