Jazmine Sullivan

Jazmine Sullivan was born and lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother Pam was a back-up singer with Philadelphia International Records. At 5 years old, she joined Philadelphia International Records. old, her dad landed a position as a curator at The city's Historic Strawberry Mansion in the Strawberry Mansion section, and her family moved into the historic landmark. In 2005, she graduated from the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts in the class of a vocal music major. Sullivan began singing as a contralto in the children's choir, then just a few years later, in the adult group. Sullivan wasn't exposed to the world of secular music for the first time. "I started singing as a soloist in churches, and one of my friends wanted me to sign up to gospel records at age 11. However, I was not ready for it," she says. "I got lucky enough to get selected for in a McDonald's competitionthat offered kids from the major cities the chance to sing "Accept the things God allows'. The audience responded very well." She was just 13 when she sang in a duet with Stevie Wonder for his grandson's birthday. Sullivan aged 15 began her career with Jive Records. In the age group of 15, she was signed to Jive Records. The label recorded her entire album, but it wasn't made available for release. Sullivan was later eliminated at the hands of the company. Missy Elliott was her producer for some tracks that were on Her debut album. One of them was "Backstabbers" from Timbaland and Timbaland, which Elliott composed, was Sullivan's favorite track.