Joanna Noëlle Levesque (born December 20, 1990 ), known by her stage name JoJo, is an American actress and singer. She was born in Brattleboro, Vermont and raised in Keene, New Hampshire and Foxborough, Massachusetts. She is a pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She released her first album, JoJo, in June 2004. The album's first single "Leave (Get Out)" was No.1 of the US Billboard Pop Chart.