After being eliminated from the show, she began to upload cover songs to YouTube, which received millions of views.
The exposure led Jordan to the attention of Norwegian production team Stargate and American rapper Jay-Z, who both went on to sign her to their joint label, StarRoc.
[2] Jordan's debut single, "Happiness", was released in September 2010, and reached number one in the Netherlands and Norway,[3] and also became a top-three hit in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Jordan also featured on Sean Paul's single "Got 2 Luv U", which reached number one in Switzerland and Bulgaria.
[1] At the age of 11, she moved with her parents and three younger siblings Taylor, Malichai and Malcolm to Santa Clarita, California, to pursue a career in the arts.
[1] At the age of 12, Jordan served as an opening act for Smokey Robinson at a Stevie Wonder tribute concert.
Judge Brandy brought her back to compete in the semifinals, after the public didn't gather enough votes for Jordan.
The exposure led Jordan to the attention of production team Stargate who called her to fly to New York and record a few songs with them.
[4] The album was recorded from January 1, 2007, to October 15, 2010, in which Jordan worked with StarGate, Sandy Vee, Nightwatch and Espionage.
[8] In Australia, "Happiness" was certified triple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), for shipments of 210,000 copies.
[11] In June and July 2011 Jordan also supported British boy band JLS on their eight-day UK tour.
[13] Jordan featured on Sean Paul's single "Got 2 Luv U", which reached number one in Switzerland, Netherlands, Norway, Bulgaria, Romania, France, United States Billboard (in the Latin Raps & Pop Songs) and Venezuela.
[20] "Acid Rain" samples Bingo Players' song "Rattle," and is written by Sia and produced by Stargate.
"[27] Jordan cites singers Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Beyoncé as influences.