Jordin Sparks Get’s A Record Deal

It has been announced that the youngest ever American Idol winner Jordin Sparks has got a recording contract with 19Recordings and Jive Records.

The deal makes her the first winner of the talent competition to sign with the Zomba Label Group.

All of the past American Idol winners including Taylor Hicks, Carrie Underwood have be given deals with the RCA Label Group’s Arista or RCA which is who Kelly Clarkson signed up with.

The 17-year-old vocal powerhouse’s first single, Tattoo, will be released on U.S. radio on the 27th August while her debut album is due in stores in November.

“Tattoo” was produced by Stargate, the duo behind hits for Beyoncé and Neo, and was cowritten by Amanda Ghost, whose credits include James Blunt’s “Beautiful.”

Jordin said that “American Idol has truly been a life-altering experience, signing with 19 Recordings and Jive and Barry Weiss and his great team is hopefully the beginning of another dream opportunity for me to deliver the kind of meaningful music I love. I can’t wait to share this next chapter of my story with all the fans that have supported me so far.”

Jordin was crowned the winner of the sixth season of American Idol on the 23rd May beating beat-boxer Blake Lewis for the title and securing herself a million-dollar record deal.

The auditions for the seventh season of American Idol are now in full swing, with tryouts already completed in San Diego, Dallas and Omaha so far.

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