Jordin Sparks took VeeCon 2023 by storm as she performed most of her old songs as well as samples of her new projects. VeeCon, the super conference hosted by GaryVee, featured a lineup of entertainment which included Jordin Sparks, Busta Rhymes and comedians Esther Povitsky, Andrew Schultz plus many more artists.
Jordin Sparks is an American singer, songwriter, and actress who gained fame as the winner of the sixth season of American Idol. Her performance added to the overall entertainment experience as she closed VeeCon 2023.
ABOUT JORDIN SPARKS:
Jordin Sparks is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame in 2007 after winning the sixth season of American Idol at age 17, becoming the youngest winner in the series’ history. Her self-titled debut studio album, released later that year, was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold over two million copies worldwide. The album spawned the Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles “Tattoo” and “No Air“; the latter, a collaboration with Chris Brown, is currently the third highest-selling single by any American Idol contestant, selling over three million digital copies in the United States. The song earned Sparks her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.
Sparks’s second studio album, Battlefield (2009), debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200 chart. Its title single reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Sparks the only American Idol contestant to have her first five singles reach the top 20 in the United States. The second single, “S.O.S. (Let the Music Play)“, became Sparks’s first number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. Throughout her career, Sparks has received numerous accolades, including an NAACP Image Award, a BET Award, an American Music Award, a People’s Choice Award and two Teen Choice Awards. In 2009, Billboard magazine ranked her as the 91st Artist of the 2000s Decade. In 2012, Sparks was ranked at number 92 on VH1‘s list of the “100 Greatest Women in Music”. As of February 2012, she has sold 1.3 million albums and 10.2 million singles in the United States alone, making her one of the most successful American Idol contestants of all time.
Following the release of Battlefield, Sparks ventured into acting, pursuing television and Broadway. She made her stage debut as Nina Rosario in the musical In The Heights (2010), and her feature film debut as the titular character in Sparkle (2012). Sparks has also released several perfumes, including Because of You… in 2010 as well as Fascinate and Ambition in 2012. After a five-year absence from music, she released a mixtape, #ByeFelicia (2014), under a new record deal with Louder Than Life/Red Associated Labels, a joint deal with Sony Music Entertainment.[9] Sparks’ R&B third studio album and most recent to date, Right Here Right Now (2015), saw smaller commercial success but received positive reviews from music critics.
ABOUT VEECON:
VeeCon is a multi-day super conference for business, innovation, technology, marketing and pop culture. Hosted by VeeFriends CEO and Creator Gary Vaynerchuk, the NFT-ticketed event features discussions and performances from iconic and emerging leaders in business, innovation, technology, marketing and pop culture. Now in its second year, Veecon has become the flagship industry event where attendees build lasting relationships, share ideas, and connect as a community. For more information on VeeCon 2023, please visit https://veecon.co/, Twitter, or Instagram.
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