Joelle Joanie "JoJo" Siwa is an American actress, dancer, and singer who was born in Omaha, Nebraska. She has many songs. Her most famous songs include Boomerang, Kid in a Candy Store, and Hold the Drama. She plays the piano, keyboard and guitar.
Early Life[]
Joelle Joanie Siwa was born in Omaha, Nebraska on May 19, 2003 to Jessalynn Siwa (née Lombardi), a professional dance instructor from Iowa, and Dr. Tom Siwa, a chiropractor from Nebraska. She has an older brother named Jayden.
Career[]
Siwa began auditioning for Abby Lee Miller's ALDC dance competition team in 2014 and was selected for the team in early 2015. At the same time, she began to appear on the Lifetime reality show Dance Moms, which follows the ALDC team which she appeared in seasons 5 and 6.
JoJo signed with Nickelodeon in 2017. She has been on Blurt! with Jace Norman and Lip Sync Battle Shorties with Nick Cannon.
In 2018, Siwa announced that she would be going on her first major concert tour in 2019, entitled D.R.E.A.M. The Tour. It was scheduled to visit a mixture of theaters, outdoor amphitheaters and stadiums, as well as indoor arenas in a total of 52 cities across the United States and Canada. Additionally, other performances took place in the United Kingdom and Australia. The tour began in Phoenix, Arizona on May 17. The first leg of the tour concluded on June 26 in Austin, Texas, before resuming for leg 2 on July 10 in Orlando, Florida. The final date of the second leg was on August 20 in Vancouver, Canada.
Later that same year, JoJo got animated in a short-lived web series The JoJo and BowBow Show Show exclusive to Nickelodeon’s YouTube channel featuring her dog BowBow in a fictional JoJo-themed world. The series only lasted for 12 episodes as it ended in 2019.
In 2021, Nickelodeon gave JoJo Siwa her own feature-length musical drama film The J Team. The movie’s idea was pitched by Jessalyn Siwa and released on Paramount+. The film however ended up being removed for unknown reasons.
In 2022, JoJo Siwa: Worldwide Party would be the first and only standalone JoJo Siwa video game by Nickelodeon releasing on Nintendo, Xbox One, and PS5. This was the last known time JoJo Siwa had any involvement with Nickelodeon.
On April 5,2024 EDT, JoJo released her first “Adult” digital single, Karma. The song and M/V gained mostly mixed to negative reviews from fans and netizens. This release marked as JoJo’s bridge crossing from the “kids” music industry, to the “adult” music industry.
Albums[]
*D.R.E.A.M. The Music - (Released, November 16, 2018)
*Celebrate - (Released, April 12, 2019)
*JoJo's Rockin' Christmas - (Released, November 13, 2020)
*The J Team Movie Sountrack - (Released, August 27, 2021)
Songs[]
Boomerang - (Released, 2016)
Kid in a Candy Store - (Released, 2017)
Hold the Drama - (Released, 2017)
Every Girl's a Super Girl - (Released, 2018)
High Top Shoes - (Released, 2018)
Only Getting Better - (Released, 2018)
D.R.E.A.M. - (Released, 2018)
Bop! - (Released, 2019)
It's Time to Celebrate - (Released, 2019)
Worldwide Party - (Released, 2019)
#1U - (Released, 2019)
Worldwide Party Remix - (Released, 2020)
Nonstop - (Released, 2020)
My Shot - (Released, 2020) - YouTube Exclusive
Run Run Rudolph - (Released, 2020)
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - (Released, 2020)
Where Are You Christmas? - (Released, 2020)
It's Christmas Now! - (Released, 2020)
Dance Through the Day - (Released, 2021)
One Chance - (Released, 2021)
Only Getting Better J Team Edition - (Released, 2021)
Outta the Park - (Released, 2021)
U-N-I - (Released, 2021)
Back To That Girl - (Released, 2021)
Nobody Can Change Me! - (Released, 2021)
D.R.E.A.M. J Team Edition - (Released, 2021)
Nobody Can Change Me! J Team Movie Version - (Released, 2021)
Movies and TV Shows[]
Dance Moms - Herself (Season 5-6) (2015-2016)
Nickelodeon's Ultimate Halloween Haunted House 2016 - Herself (Released, 2016)
The Thundermans - Nora’s Fan (Season 4) (2016)
Nickelodeon's Not So Valentine's Special - Herself (Released, 2017)
Nickelodeon's Sizzling Summer Camp Special - Herself (Released, 2017)
School of Rock - Audrey (Season 3) (2017-2018)
Blurt! - Victoria Martin (Released, 2018)
The JoJo and BowBow Show Show - Herself, BowBow, Anderson Woofer, Paris (2018-2019)
SpongeBob SquarePants (SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout Special) - Herself (Season 12) (2019)
Middle School Moguls - Josie (Season 1) (2019)
The Substitute - Herself (2020)
The J Team - Herself (Released, 2021)
Siwas Dance Pop Revolution - Herself (Released, 2021)
Video Games[]
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix - Playable Character in Race (2021)
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway - Playable Character in Race (2022)
JoJo Siwa: Worldwide Party - Game’s Main Character (2022)
Trivia[]
- JoJo signed with Nickelodeon in 2017.
- Her signature hairstyle is a side ponytail with a big bow.
- She has said she never wears her hair down because she doesn't like the way it feels on her neck and she doesn't feel as confident with it down. Although there are some pictures of her with her hair down online, including her appearance in Blurt! due to it being down in some scenes. JoJo has allowed some of her family and friends to do her hair down but these are very rare moments. Eventually in 2022, JoJo stopped wearing her trademark ponytail entirely.
- Appeared on the Lifetime TV series Dance Moms in season 5 and 6.
- She has a dog named Bow Bow.
- Is of a Polish and Italian Descent
- Fans of JoJo Siwa are called Siwanators.
- She has appeared on various Nickelodeon live-action series including School of Rock (Episodes; Minimum Wage (Released, 2017) and Not Affraid (Released, 2018) as Audrey), and The Thundermans (Episode; Thundermans: Banished! (Released, 2016) and Nora's Fan).
- She is confirmed to be a racer in Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix.
- She came out as gay and is part of the LGBTQ+ community on social media in January 2021. After being asked what her label was by a fan, Siwa stated that she does not label her sexuality, as she "doesn't really know this answer". In February 2021, Siwa revealed that she was in a relationship with her best friend, who had asked her to be her girlfriend a month prior.
- JoJo Siwa was not invited to Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards in 2022, this sparked controversy on social media claiming it was because of her coming out of the closet and cutting her signature ponytail.
- With the release of video games aside, The J Team was the last time JoJo Siwa had any involvement with Nickelodeon.
- JoJo Siwa owns a tesla vehicle that has her face printed all over it. She eventually got a JoJo Siwa face covered toilet as well.
- She created XOMG Pop in 2021.
- In 2019, JoJo Siwa moved to a new candy-themed mansion in California.
- JoJo Siwa’s YouTube channel was renamed to her new children’s band XOMG Pop (originally named Its JoJo Siwa) in 2023 and 80% of her videos were made private.
- JoJo Siwa’s first relationship was with Mark Bontempo in 2020, the relationship only lasted for three months and was the only time JoJo dated a guy.
- JoJo Siwa was featured in the 20th anniversary one hour special of SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout, shouting “Happy birthday” for SpongeBob over the ocean.
- JoJo has done voice acting in only two animated projects by Nickelodeon being The JoJo and BowBow Show Show and Middle School Moguls.
Gallery[]
Social Media[]
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/itsjojosiwa/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/itsjojosiwa
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/itsjojosiwa/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeV2O_6QmFaaKBZHY3