“JoJo is only 26 years old, but her musical career was almost over before it really started. After scoring TV time as a preternaturally talented singer at 7 years old, she signed a record deal at 12 and had a No. 1 pop song by 13, seemingly ready to pick up the big-voiced teen pop baton from recently “Stripped” Christina Aguilera. And then, nothing: JoJo (born Joanna Levesque) spent nearly a decade locked in a battle with her record label that prevented her from releasing new music.”
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