July 02, 2010 Onstage in Dallas, Jordin Sparks Gives Her Songs a Refreshing Jolt

DFW.com, Mario Tarradell, July 1, 2010

Jordin Sparks belongs onstage. That fact was proved time and again during the American Idol winner's Tuesday night concert at House of Blues.

It's not just that Sparks has pipes, although she sure does and can belt a song like her next heartbeat depends on it. Most importantly, what the perky 20-year-old has in spades is charisma and that innate ability to sell a song. Flanked by a seven-piece band, including three background vocalists, Sparks delivered about 80 minutes of tunes from her national CDs, 2007's Jordin Sparks and 2009's Battlefield.

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