At the age of 16, she has been signed to a contract by A&M Records president Ron Fair, the man who discovered household names such as Christina Aguilera and Vanessa Carlton. She appeared in some soundtracks, including the Legally Blonde soundtrack in 2001 and in a five track promotional CD released with Mattel’s My Scene - Chelsea Spring Break (Series 2), called “My Scene -Chelsea Mix.” In 2002, the Taiwanese girl group S.H.E made a cover of her song “Watch Me Shine.” In 2003, she was the subject of an MTV “True Life” documentary in which they followed the first year of a recording artist. In May 2006, her first single, “Let It Slide,” was released under Geffen Records and went to radio at the end of June. Her debut album, This Crazy Life was released on August 15th. In 2006, she toured with Sheryl Crow and later joined to Teen People’s Rock’n’Shop Tour in July. In 2008Joanna auditioned for Season 8 of American Idol and made it through the first round. In 2009, she made it through Hollywood week and made it to the Top 36, but was later deemed “ineligble to continue” by FOX and has since been replaced |
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