Before Jo was famous she used to be a cabaret singer and she was known by the name, Joanna London. She started appearing in talent competitions all around the country from the age of 13 after initially plucking up the courage to pick up the microphone at a local kareoke contest. From then on, Jo gained lots of singing and performing experience from all kinds of competitions (and picking up the winning acolade in many of them!), before joining the Italia Conti Stage School in London.


(nice fashion there Jo...)


You may have seen a clip of Jo singing 'Fame' when she was 15 on 'Before They Were Famous' - we will soon be having the clip, or possibly the full length audio version which did NOT appear on TV, so keep an eye out for that one, along with some captures of the full performance.

If you have ever seen the clip, you will know that even from an extremely young age, Jo had a really strong, powerful voice which has developed into the one that we all know and love.

Some of the songs that Jo used to sing back in the talent show days include:

+ Fame
+ Where The Boys Are
+ Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
+ Flashdance (What a feeling)
+ Love Is All Around
+ I'm Sorry
+ Wind Beneath My Wings
+ Hopelessly Devoted To You

... amongst many others and for Jo, these songs still remain a kareoke favourite for her up until this day. She also recorded and sung a song which she co-wrote herself during these years.


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