JoJo Makes Her Awaited Comeback

Remember Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, the 13-year-old singer that performed songs that seemed to be too mature for her age? Well, she is definitely not 13 anymore and is making her way back into the music scene.

After the brief successes of her first two albums, "JoJo" and "The High Road," we haven't seen much of the young songstress, but she is coming out of the woodwork after dealing with years of difficulty from her record label and letting her voice shine once again.

With the forthcoming release of her new album, "Jumping Trains," in early 2012 and the newfound maturity of her first single off the track, "Disaster," JoJo is rising up for another shot at fame.

JoJo has always been known for being talented, but she would disappear from the scene as quickly as she came. She had success with her first big hit, "Leave (Get Out)" in 2004, and then again with "Too Little Too Late" in 2006, but does anyone remember anything from in-between the two?

Despite the reputation of her singles leading a short shelf life, "Disaster" has only received good reviews so far.

"[…] apart from a return to the power pop production of her past hits, ‘Disaster' signals JoJo's growth as both a vocalist and an individual: Proof lies no further than the song's snarling, teeth-gritting bridge, which bites harder and burns deeper than just about anything she's released to date," said Bradley Stern of Muumuse.com. Only time will tell whether JoJo is here to stay, or if "Disaster" will just be another one of those lost hits.

"It's another great pop record, which is a relief, because naming your comeback single ‘Disaster' is just setting everyone up for a slew of good punch lines," said Tynan Sinks of thoughtcatalog.com. "But she doesn't disappoint. It's got the classic JoJo sound that we all know and love: Acoustic guitar riffs, a big chorus and vocal runs GALORE, but this time, it's coming from the perspective of a woman instead of a little girl."

Critics seemed to be rooting for the now 20-year-old pop singer, claiming maturity is the key to her staying successful this time around.

With a new sound, a new attitude and a different mindset, JoJo could really find that missing piece that made her the spark in her other albums fizzle out.

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