JoJo Siwa is an American dancer, singer, actress and YouTube personality. She is known for wearing large, colorful bows in her hair. She rose to fame after appearing on two seasons of the American dance reality show Dance Moms (2015-16).
Wiki/Biography
Jojo Siwa was born as “Joelle Joanie Siwa” on Monday, May 19, 2003 (17 years old in 2020) and her birthplace is Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Her star sign is Taurus.
Jojo Siwa as a child
JoJo started dancing at a young age in her mother’s dance studio.
appearance
Height: 5′ 9″
Eye Color: Blue
Hair color: Blonde (also dyed brown)
Family, Race, and Relationships
Parents and siblings
Her mother, Jessalynn Siwa, is an American actress and dance instructor from Iowa. Her father, Dr. Tom Siwa, is a chiropractor from Nebraska. She has an elder brother, Jayden Siwa, who is a video blogger.
JoJo Siwa and her family
relation
She was once rumoured to be in a relationship with American football player Elliott Brown.
JoJo Siwa and Elliott Brown
She is dating Mark Bontempo.
Mark Bontempo
Profession
Early career, acting, and YouTube
In 2013, she competed on the Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition and became one of the show’s top five finalists.
JoJo Siwa participates in Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition
In 2015-16, she participated in the fifth and sixth seasons of the television show Dance Moms with her mother.
JoJo Siwa from Dance Moms
She has appeared as a guest on many television shows, including: Good day LA (2015), Make It Pop (2016), and All That (2019). She has also appeared in the reality TV shows Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2019) in the episode “Three’s Company”, The Substitute (2020), The Masked Singers (2020), and Celebrity Watch Party (2020).
JoJo Siwa from Keeping Up with the Kardashians
In 2017, she hosted the show Lip Synch Battle Shorties, an American music reality show where celebrities compete against each other through lip syncing.
JoJo Siwa Hosts Lip Sync Battle Shorties
In 2017, she signed with Nickelodeon, who took over all of her career as an artist, including singing, acting, and her YouTube channel. In 2018, she made her debut in the American film Blurt!, playing the role of “Victoria Martin”.
JoJo Siwa in a scene from Blurt! (2018)
She made her voice acting debut as “Josie” in the American animated series High School Tycoon (2019).
JoJo Siwa as “Josie” in “High School Tycoon”
In 2020, her animated web series Jojo & BoBow Show Show was released on YouTube by Nickelodeon.
JoJo and BowBow Show
She created her own YouTube channel named “Its JoJo Siwa” in February 2015. The first video she uploaded was titled “Q&A with JoJo Siwa”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRCe12eeyaM
Her YouTube channel has over 11.8 million subscribers.
As a singer
She released her debut single “I Can Make U Dance” in 2015.
Her first single with a music video was “Boomerang”, released in 2016.
Jojo’s other singles include: “Kid in a Candy Store” (2017), “Hold the Drama” (2017), “Every Girl’s a Super Girl” (2018), “High Top Shoes” (2018), “Only Getting Better” (2018), “Bop!” (2019), and “Nonstop” (2020). She released her debut album, DREAM: The Music, in 2018.
Another album she released is Celebrate (2019).
As an author
She wrote her first book in 2017, JoJo’s Guide to Sweet Life: #PeaceOutHaterz.
She has also written books – Things I Love: A Stuffed Friendship Book (2018), JoJo Loves BowBow: A Day in the Life of the World’s Cutest Dog (2018), JoJo’s Guide to Playing Yourself: #DoItYourself (2018), Take the Stage (JoJo and BowBow Book #1) (2018), Candy Kisses (JoJo and BowBow Book #2) (2019), and Sassy Puppy Pageant (JoJo and BowBow Book #3) (2019).
JoJo Siwa Brand
JoJo Siwa launched a line of bows in 2016 that are sold at Claire’s, a fashion accessories company targeting girls aged 6 to 12.
JoJo Siwa Bow
Some of the fashion accessories sold by Claire’s include headbands, bows, bags, phone cases, pens, watches. She then collaborated with American department store JC Penney to launch a range of accessories, bedroom decor, T-shirts, dresses, shoes, and JoJo dolls. She also collaborated with Walmart, which sells her brand of toys, home and beauty products. In a conversation with YouTuber James Charles, she said that her brand is worth $1 billion.
Awards and Achievements
- 2016 Industry Dance Awards Dancers’ Choice Award for Favorite Dancer Under 17
- 2016 Reality TV Awards: Dance Moms Most Touching Moment
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards
- Most Popular Viral Music Artists of 2017
JoJo Siwa wins Industrial Dance Award
- Most Popular YouTube Music Creators of 2018
- The most popular social music stars in 2019
- Most Popular Social Music Stars of 2020
dispute
- In 2016, she launched her own line of bows in partnership with Claire’s, and her bows became a huge hit with primary school students in the UK. However, her bows were banned in many schools after teachers discovered that children could not afford them due to their high price (retailing at around £8 ($10.40) to £12 ($15.60) each), and were bullied by classmates who could afford them. Other reasons her bows were banned were that they were distracting, impaired concentration, and violated school dress codes.
- In June 2019, Siwa’s makeup line fell into trouble after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned her about high levels of asbestos in her makeup kits. In response to the controversy, Claire’s removed the products from its shelves, and Siwa posted a now-deleted YouTube video to address the issue. In the video, she said:
Recently, it was brought to my attention that there was an issue with a product in Claire’s store. I just want to let everyone know that safety is a top priority for me and Nickelodeon no matter what, everywhere, on every product, and everything out there.”
JoJo Siwa’s cosmetics set
- In December 2019, she posted a photo of her BMW sports car, which was covered in glitter, shooting stars, and JoJo’s face on the hood; it was a Christmas gift she received. Justin Bieber commented “burn it” three times on her post. Soon, her mother pointed out that Justin Bieber burned his own things. After that, Justin received a lot of backlash. Later, Justin apologized on his Twitter, saying,
I have nothing against you guys, I just don’t like the car and the color. I really hope you didn’t take that as malicious or mean.”
Justin Bieber commented on JoJo Siwa’s post
- In June 2020, she released the music video for her single “Nonstop” in which she plays a circus ringmaster and her dancers are dressed as animals and circus performers. In one of the dancers, she was dressed as a monkey with her face painted black. This caused huge criticism because blackface is considered offensive in the entertainment industry. Speaking about this, she said,
We are talking about kids dressed up as circus animals! No one in my video is in blackface. It is horrible that anyone could have thought of that in their head. Kids were dressed up in animal costumes, with their faces painted to look like animals, playing the roles of animals. There were zebras, tigers, dogs, clowns, mermaids, everything. I have discussed Black Lives Matter before on social media. I will say it again, to the people in the back, Black Lives Matter, today, tomorrow, yesterday and forever. I am on the right side of history. Stop trying to tie this into something unrelated.”
sign
JoJo Siwa Signature
Favorite things
- Artists: Freddie Mercury, Miley Cyrus, Meghan Trainor
- Bands: Queen, Jonas Brothers
- Song: “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen and the Muppets
property
In December 2019, JoJo purchased a $3.4 million mansion in Tarzana, an upscale community deep in the suburbs of Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley. She lives there with her family.
Jojo Siwa’s Mansion
Car Collection
- Custom BMW 4 Series Convertible
JoJo Siwa and her BMW
Facts/Trivia
- In her free time, JoJo enjoys dancing, driving, and playing golf.
JoJo Siwa playing golf
- At the age of two, she made her stage debut in the song “Mommy, I’m a Big Girl Now” from the musical Hairspray.
- In 2018, JoJo announced her first major concert tour, titled “DREAM”. Her tour took place in theaters, amphitheaters, stadiums, and indoor arenas in a total of 52 cities across the United States and Canada. Additionally, she held additional shows in the United Kingdom and Australia. The tour began on May 17, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona, and ended on August 20, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada.
JoJo Siwa during DREAM The Tour
- In October 2019, she launched an app called “JoJo Siwa-Live to Dance” which is available for iOS and Android.
JoJo Siwa – Live Dance App
- During her childhood, she wanted to be a pop star or a surgeon.
- Her fans are known as “Siwanatorz”.
- She voiced the characters “Jay” and “Kira” in the American animated film The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019).
JoJo Siwa attends the premiere of The Angry Birds Movie 2
- She is also involved in philanthropic activities. She supports St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
JoJo Siwa posts on Instagram about St. Jude Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- She loves dogs very much and has a pet dog named “BowBow”.
JoJo Siwa and her pets
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