She rose to fame after releasing her self-titled debut album which debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 95000 copies selling over 3 million copies worldwide. The first single off of the album "Leave (Get Out)" was released in February 2004. It cliMbed to #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the RIAA. The single also rose 5 weeks to #1 on the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream making her the youngest solo artist to have a nuMber-one single in the United States.
She also has a film career. She made her first television appearance by The Bernie Mac Show. In 2006 She starred in two Hollywood films Aquamarine her first film debut and RV. JoJo's second album The High Road was released on October 17 2006 and debuted at nuMber three on the U.S. Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 108000 copies selling over 2 million copies worldwide. The first single of the album "Too Little Too Late" was released in August 2006 and reached nuMber three on Billboard Hot 100. The single was certified with platinum by the RIAA..
She has hosted the Ultimate Prom and appeared in the movie True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet which earned her a nomination at the Poptastic Awards. Her third studio album All I Want Is Everything which is scheduled for an early 2011 release through Blackground and Interscope Records