Jazmine Sullivan

Jazmine was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pam her mother is an ex-backup singer at Philadelphia International Records. When she was 5 years young, her father got an appointment as the curator at Philadelphia's Historic Strawberry Mansion in the Strawberry Mansion section, and her family moved into the historic landmark. In 2005, a Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts student She is an instructor in the field of vocal music. Sullivan performed as the contralto for the choir of children, then after a couple of years later, she performed in the adults ' choir. Sullivan did not get exposed to secular music initially. "I began singing in solos in church, and somebody was urging me to sign up to a gospel record when I was eleven. But I wasn't ready to take that step," she says. After that, McDonald's held a contest with children from large cities. I was able to sing "Accept what God allows" in It's Showtime At the Apollo. And the people were very enthusiastic. She sang along with Stevie Wonder at his grandson's birthday in the year 13. Sullivan had signed her first contract with Jive Records when she was 15. She recorded an entire album, but it was never released. Sullivan was ultimately dropped from the label. Missy Elliott was the producer for several tracks on the album she released as her first. For instance "Backstabbers" was a viral track produced by Timbaland composed by Elliott.