American singer who shot to fame at the age of 13 with a smash hit single looks unrecognisable as she returns to Australia 20 years later. Who is she?

She’s skyrocketed to fame at the age of 13 with a smash hit single.

But even fans of a well-known American singer failed to recognise her when she stepped off the plane at Sydney Airport last week ahead of her Australian tour.

These days the songstress, now 32, has a short blonde bob, which she covered with a black cap for her flight. 

She dressed comfortably in a pair of black tracksuit pants, a black singlet top covered by a dark denim jacket, plus a pair of Nike running shoes.

The popstar also flashed several arm tattoos as she toted a cream tote bag over one arm.

She’s skyrocketed to fame at the age of 13 with a smash hit single, but even fans of a well-known American singer failed to recognise her when she stepped off the plane at Sydney Airport last week ahead of her Australian tour

The star in question is none other than singer JoJo, who rose to fame in 2004 following the release of her debut single Leave (Get Out).

She’s currently in Australia touring with Fridayz Live and performed in Melbourne last week. 

She’s set to take the stage in Brisbane on Friday, November 17 and Sydney on Saturday, November 18. 

JoJo, whose real name is Joanna Noëlle Levesque, became the youngest star to have a No 1 single on the Hot 100 charts with her song at the age of 13.

These days the songstress, now 32, has a short blonde bob, which she covered with a black cap for her flight

These days the songstress, now 32, has a short blonde bob, which she covered with a black cap for her flight 

The star in question is none other than singer JoJo, who rose to fame in 2004 following the release of her debut single Leave (Get Out)

The star in question is none other than singer JoJo, who rose to fame in 2004 following the release of her debut single Leave (Get Out) 

JoJo, whose real name is Joanna Noëlle Levesque, flashed several arm tattoos as she toted a cream tote bag over one arm

JoJo, whose real name is Joanna Noëlle Levesque, flashed several arm tattoos as she toted a cream tote bag over one arm

The talented songstress released two more albums and was poised for stardom, but her career ground to a halt when she became embroiled in a seven-year contract dispute with her label Blackground Records, who she signed with at age 12.

During the bitter legal battle, the Too Little Too Late singer claimed she was being held hostage by the label because she was not allowed to leave or release new music commercially.

The feud led to her fans taking up a #FreeJoJo campaign on social media at the time.

JoJo went on to win the legal fight in 2013, was eventually released from her contract and signed with Atlantic Records in January 2014.

However, in 2017, JoJo proved she was still affected from the situation, as she tweeted: ‘My former label removed my music, I unfortunately have absolutely no control over what they do or don’t do…I want to let bygones be bygones. I pray one day they put my music back up.’

JoJo became the youngest star to have a No 1 single on the Hot 100 charts with her song at the age of 13

JoJo became the youngest star to have a No 1 single on the Hot 100 charts with her song at the age of 13 

In 2016, the star released her third studio album, Mad Love, and is currently signed to Interscope.

JoJo revealed in 2020 that she lost her virginity when she was just 14, one year after releasing her single Leave (Get Out).

‘I lost my virginity just before I was 15, so I was 14. I don’t know why I say that. I was 14,’ she told actress Sarah Hyland, YouTube star Simmi Singh, and OB/GYN to the stars Dr. Sherry Ross on the Ellen Original series ‘Lady Parts’.

JoJo re-recorded her first two albums and are available to download from iTunes and available to stream on Apple Music.

JoJo revealed in 2020 that she lost her virginity when she was just 14, one year after releasing her single Leave (Get Out) (pictured 2006 aged 15)

(Pictured November 2019)

In 2020, JoJo revealed she lost her virginity when she was just 14, one year after shooting to fame with the single Leave (Get Out)

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