Sparks twice performed in the seventh season, once in the Idol Gives Back results show singing her duet with Chris Brown, "No Air" and again with "One Step at a Time" on May 21, 2008, for the finale of American Idol. Sparks was the fourth winner never to have been voted in the bottom three (after Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Taylor Hicks) Cowell said "Jordin was the most improved over the whole season - didn't start the best, but midway through this was the girl who suddenly got momentum," he included that "Young girl, likeable, and the singer won over the entertainer. May 23, 2007, Sparks was crowned the winner of the sixth season of American Idol having never been in the bottom three. American Idol judge Randy Jackson made the offhand prediction that, "Curly hair will win this year," which he admitted wasn't Sparks. The Seattle audition is the one seen in the Janubroadcast of American Idol where she earned a "gold ticket" and the right to appear in the Hollywood Round. In the summer of 2006, Sparks auditioned twice for American Idol once in Los Angeles (only auditioned for producers) and again in Seattle, Washington, after winning KSAZ Fox 10's Arizona Idol. A full-page ad for Torrid featuring Sparks ran in the December 2006 issue of Seventeen magazine.
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In 2006, Sparks was one of six winners who won the Phoenix Torrid search for the "Next Plus Size Model." She was flown to California, where she was used in a number of Torrid ads and promotional pieces.
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She won an award for best young artist of the year in Arizona for three years.īefore appearing in American Idol, Sparks participated in and won such talent competitions as Sprite Rising Star, Gospel Music Association GMA Academy, The Proof Is in the Pudding Contest, NBC/PAX America's Most Talented Kids, Colgate Country Showdown and the 2007 Drug Free AZ Superstar Search. She also appeared on the cover of World, an Evangelical Christian news magazine. She wears a purity ring that symbolizes her desire to remain a virgin until marriage. In her "American Idol" biography, she thanks her parents and God for her win. Sparks is an evangelical Christian and attends Calvary Community Church in Phoenix, Arizona. She rigorously trained with her coach for almost a year, in order to perfect her skill. A formally trained singer, she started taking lessons at age fourteen from vocal coach Melissa Black. Sparks attended Sandra Day O'Connor High School until 2006, then she was homeschooled to better concentrate on her singing. After living in New Jersey, Sparks attended Northwest Community Christian School in Phoenix, Arizona through the eighth grade. She has a younger brother named PJ and attended Orchard Elementary School. Sparks was born in Phoenix, Arizona, to Jodi Weidmann-Sparks and former NFL defensive back Phillippi Sparks.
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