Jordin Sparks debuts her new hairstyle in NYC… after revealing she felt ‘alone’ during postpartum

It’s been quite a while since that 17-year-old girl with the big voice won season 6 of American Idol.

On Wednesday, the Grammy-nominated artist Jordin Sparks, now 29, showed up in New York City on her way into the Build Talk Series at AOL to discuss National Waterpark Day, of all things.

The Tattoo songstress gave off a fun vibe in a pair of shredded back jeans and a loose grey leather jacket, which served as supporting elements to her piece de resistance: her gorgeous long hair which was styled into twists.

Luscious locks: The Tattoo songstress gave off a fun and funky vibe in a pair of shredded back jeans and a loose grey leather jacket, styling her gorgeous long hair into twists

Jordin’s jeans were cropped above the ankle, and she wore very cute olive green Nikes.

The American Idol champ was clearly excited about her hairstyle, as she posted a cute photo featuring the new look to her Instagram on Tuesday with the caption ‘SUMMERTIME FINE!’

The mother of one, who now goes by Jordin Sparks Thomas, was all smiles as she greeted onlookers and gave spirit fingers to the camera.

She was making an appearance at the live interview series to discuss her involvement with Kalahari Resorts and Conventions’ initiative for National Waterpark Day initiative, which is being held on July 28. 

Center of attention: Jordin’s jeans were cropped above the ankle, and she wore very cute olive green Nikes

During her interview, the No Air singer mentioned how her one-year-old son is absolutely in love with the water, and had ‘eyes [that] were the size of plates’ when she took him to a waterpark this past weekend.

Sparks stressed the importance of sometimes leaving the hustle and bustle of everyday home life behind to have fun as a family. 

The singer, who has appeared repeatedly on the Billboard Top 100, is also an actress, appearing opposite the late Whitney Houston in 2012’s Sparkle and on the stages of Broadway in In The Heights.

She also has been active in giving back, as she did after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and made sure to mention how her charitable spirit was instilled in her from an early age.

During the interview, Jordin quoted Audrey Hepburn, saying they were words she lives by: ‘You have two hands, one to help yourself, one to help others.’

Looking more than fine: Sparks was clearly excited about her hairstyle, as she posted a cute photo featuring the new look to her Instagram on Tuesday with the caption ‘SUMMERTIME FINE!’

In May Sparks talked about her struggle with postpartum depression after welcoming son Dana.

‘There’s this thing called the fourth trimester, which happens after you have your baby,’ the singer said in an interview with UsWeekly.

‘It’s dealing with everything that happens with your body. Your body goes and changes, your hormones are absolutely insane.’

She added, ‘We’ve got tons of people to hold the baby, but who holds us? Who holds us together? Who helps us get through all that stuff?

‘Obviously, people in your family who know what you’ve been through and had kids before, but sometimes it feels hard to reach out because you’re like, “How do I feel so lonely when this amazing thing just happened?”‘ she explained.