If re-runs of VH1’s “Behind the Music” and movies like Dreamgirls, Walk the Line, and Almost Famous have taught us anything, it’s that the journey to musical superstardom is never as easy or as glamorous as it seems. If anything, they are cautionary tales full of uncomfortable compromises and tragedy.
Still, there are plenty of artists like Jordin Sparks who not only make a successful career in entertainment work, but manage to keep their integrity intact in the process. As the youngest winner of “American Idol” at age 17, the now 22-year-old Platinum recording artist and Broadway alum who’s making her feature film debut in the highly anticipated Sparkle, relies heavily on her personal faith and the support of her tight-knit family to stay grounded.
Sparks shared that working with the late Whitney Houston gave her a sense of perspective. In addition to respecting the singer’s “down-to-earth demeanor,” she also admired Houston’s openness about past mistakes, saying it gave her the courage “not to be ashamed of her own [failings] at any time.”
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