What Happened to Jojo – What She’s Doing Now in 2024 Update

Jojo, real nameーJoanna Noelle Blagden, is most well known for having been a successful child singer throughout the 2000s. After having competed on the reality singing series, America’s Most Talented Kids at the age of 13, she was eventually offered an opportunity to addition for the American recording label, Blackground Records later that same year.

The following year, Jojo released her first debut album entitled, “Leave (Get Out)”; it was a worldwide hit upon its release and had reached the number one spot on the Billboard Pop Songs Chartーmaking her the youngest artist to have achieved the feat. The album eventually sold over 500,000 copies and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in October 2004; it has since sold over 4 million copies across the globe.

Throughout her musical career, Jojo has released a number of records, including three albums, two mix tapes and three EPs. Her single, “Too Little Too Late”, released in the summer of 2006, in particular was a huge hit, having reached the number three spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Chartーin fact, it broke the record at the time for making the biggest leap into the top three rankings, having shifted up from the number 66 spot in seven days. Since its release, the single has sold over 3 million units internationally and has also been certified platinum by the RIAA. As of late 2013, Jojo has sold over 7 million albums across the globe.

For her contributions to the music industry as a young artist, Jojo has also won numerous awards for her talents, including Radio Disney Music Awards for “Best Video That Rocks”, “Best Artist or Song Your Teacher Likes” and “Favourite Karaoke Song”, a Boston Music Award for “National Female of the Year with Too Little, Too Late”, a Hollywood Life 9th Annual Young Hollywood Award for “Breakthrough Performance” and a Yahoo Music Award for having reached over 10 million downloads. The singer has also garnered numerous nominations in addition to her awards.

Besides being an accomplished artist, Jojo has also ventured into acting during the 2000’s. In 2002, she was cast in the movie, Developing Sheldon as the younger version of the female protagonistーit would be her first acting role in her career. She later appeared in small roles in the films Aquamarine (2006), RV (2006) and G.B.F. (2013). In addition to having appeared on the big screen multiple times, Jojo has also appeared in a handful of acting roles in various television programs including The Bernie Mac Show (2002), American Dreams (2004), True Confessions of a Hollywood Starley (2008) and Hawaii Five-0 (2011).

But what is the singer up to now? Is she still singing away? What happened to Jojo? What is she doing now in 2018?

Jojo’s Early Childhood

Born on December 20, 1990 in Brattleboro, Vermont, Jojo (Real name: Joanna Noelle Blagden Levesque) is the daughter of Joel and Diane Levesque. She is of Irish, English, French, Polish, Native American and Scottish descent. As a young child, she was raised in both Foxborough, Massachusetts and in Keene, New Hampshire. Growing up as a toddler, Jojo was surrounded by music as both her parents were singers (her father sang as a hobby and her mother was part of the church choir and had received training for musical theatre). She first started to sing at the age of two, when she would imitate tunes that she’d hear, including that of R&B, and jazz. However when she four years old, her parents divorced leading her to go live with her mother in a one room apartment.

When she was in grade school, Jojo often practiced singing hymns together with her mother; at times, the young singer would also try to imitate her mother’s voice. Her stage name “Jojo” was also a childhood nickname that was given to her at the time. Having spent the majority of her youth with her mother, the two were extremely close and often enjoyed going to various events together including Native American Festivals.

Having often performed at local theatres, the young singer was offered her first recording deal at the age of six. However it was ultimately turned down by her mother at the time as she believed that Jojo was too young to start a music career. At the age of seven in 1997, Jojo guest starred on the television series, Kids Say the Darndest Things: On the Road in Bostom with the well known comedian, Bill Cosby.

Jojo’s Early Music Career and Releases

When Jojo was 13 years old, she competed on the NBC series, America’s Most Talented Kid but had ultimately lost to fellow contestant, Diana DeGarmo. However despite having had lost, she was eventually contacted by Vincent Herbertーa record producer who was impressed by the quality of her performances on the show; he later asked the young singer to audition for the recording label, Blackground Records. Following a successful audition, the young teen eventually signed with the recording label and quickly began to work on her first album whilst working with various producers. In 2004, Jojo released her debut single entitled, “Leave (Get Out)”.

Produced by Soulshock & Karlin, the single was a huge commercial success, having reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in the United States; it also reached the number 2 spot in the UK, Australia, European and New Zealand charts. While “Leave (Get Out)” debuted at the number 99 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, it quickly made gradual vertical movements up, eventually peaking at the number 12 spot, four months after its release. Having sold over 500,000 copies within the United States, the single has since been certified gold by the RIAA. “Leave (Get Out)” also earned Jojo the first music award in her singing careerーa Radio Disney Music Award for “Best Video That Rocks” in 2004.

Later that same year in June, Jojo released her first studio album entitled, “Jojo”. Out of the 17 tracks, Jojo had cowritten three of them and had worked together with many music producers including Brian Alexander Morgan, Mike City, Vincent Herbert amongst others; the songs were eventually recorded over an eight month period. Upon its release, the album debuted at the number four spot on the Billboard 200 Chart and had sold over 95,000 units during the first week; it was later certified platinum by the RIAA after having sold over one million copies in the United States. Internationally, the album was also a successーit sold over 100,000 copies in Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom. In order to promote her debut album, Jojo also embarked on her very first tour, which started at a mall in Atlanta and ended at the South Shore Plaza in Braintree, Massachusetts.

A couple years later in 2006, the young singer released her second studio album titled “The High Road”. Upon its release, the album debuted at the number three spot on the Billboard 200 Chart and had sold over 108,000 units during the first week. The successful release eventually received gold certification in the US, as well as in the UK and Canadaーit has since sold over 3 million copies across the globe. The lead single in the album “Too Little Too Late” was the singer’s highest peaking single at the time, having peaked at the number three spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. It would later also garner Jojo various awards including two Radio Disney Music Awards for “Best Artist or Song Your Teacher Likes” and “Favourite Karaoke Song” in 2006, and a Yahoo Music Award for having reached over 10,000,000 downloads in 2008.

Since then, Jojo has made a number of performances and have released many records including two mix tapes and three EPs.

Jojo in the Acting Scene

Besides being an accomplished singer, Jojo is also no stranger to the acting world. At the age of 12 in 2002, she landed her first acting role in the drama film, Developing Sheldon, where she played the role of of young Elizabethーthe younger version of the movie’s protagonist. While working on her music career, she also continued to star in a handful of television films and movies throughout the 2000s, including the teen comedy Aquamarine (2006), the road comedy film RV (2006), and the fantasy film G.B.F. (2013). In 2006, Jojo also starred in her very first documentary seriesーJojo: The Pop Princess, in which she appeared as herself.

In addition to her appearances on film, Jojo has also starred in a number of television series including in the American drama series American Dreams (2004), the comedy drama True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet (2008) and the police series Hawaii Five-0 (2011).

What’s Jojo Doing Now in 2024 – Recent Updates

In 2016, JoJo released her third studio album, Made Love. Her first release in ten years, it consisted of eleven tracks including “I Can Only” (ft. Alessia Cara), “Honest”, “High Heels”, “Like This”, “Mad Love”, and “I Am.” Four bonus tracks were also featured in a deluxe version of the album, which came out on the same day.

In the United States, the album entered the Billboard 200 at number six; it also charted in Canada, Scotland, Australia, and the UK, among several other countries.

In support of the album, JoJo also embarked on a concert tour, which she announced on Today. Her second major world tour, it kicked off on January 15, 2017, and continued until May 26, 2017, with a total of 69 shows. VIP packages, which included an exclusive meet and greet with the singer, were also available.

Then, a year later, she hit the road again for her fifth concert, the Leaks, Covers and Mixtapes Tour. Not only did she perform music from her two previous mixtapes but she also sang unreleased material that leaked during the recording sessions for her third album.

Fast forward to 2020, and she came out with her fourth studio album, Good to Know. Released under her own record label Clover Music, it featured nine new songs including “So Bad”, “Lonely Hearts”, “Don’t Talk Me Down”, “Thank About You”, “Small Things”, and “Comeback” (ft. 30 Roc and Tory Lanez).

Praised for its “dreamy production” and “multi-tracked harmonies”, the album entered the Billboard 200 at number 33 with nearly 13,000 album-equivalent units on its first week. Not only that but it also reached number 19 on the Top Hip-Hop/R&B albums chart.

To support the album, she also hit the road for her sixth concert tour, which was originally announced in February 2020 but was ultimately pushed back to February 2022 after several delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

That same year, she released her very first holiday album titled, December Baby, which included half Christmas covers and half originals.

Outside of her music career, JoJo has also appeared on a number of reality shows. In 2019, she appeared on The X Factor: Celebrity and in 2021, she participated in the fifth season of The Masked Singer, where she finished in second place. It also earned her a People’s Choice Awards nomination for The Competition Contestant of 2021.

And more recently in 2022, she appeared in an episode of Hell’s Kitchen. She also played a recurring role in the CW sports drama All American.