Roots of Jordin Sparks

Troop is an American R&B group from Pasadena, California, United States. The group has had three number-one singles and ten top-ten singles on the Billboard R&B Singles chart. They have also completed five albums, which include three certified gold and one certified platinum album. TROOP is an acronym for "Total Respect of Other People". The group is most notable for a series of number-one R&B hits, including popular cover versions of the songs "All I Do Is Think of You", originally performed by The Jackson 5 and "Sweet November", originally performed by musical group The Deele. They also had a number-one hit with the original song "Spread My Wings".

Fantasia Monique Barrino-Taylor, also known mononymously as Fantasia, is an American singer and actress. She rose to prominence in 2004 with her performance of the Porgy and Bess standard "Summertime" during the third season of American Idol, becoming that season's winner. Following her victory, Barrino became the second artist after Lauryn Hill to have their first commercial single debut atop the Billboard Hot 100 with her 2004 song, "I Believe". It went on to become the best-selling single in the United States that year.

Sean Fenton, better known by the stage name Elijah Blake, is a Haitian-Dominican singer, songwriter and record producer. He wrote songs for Keyshia Cole, Rick Ross, Rihanna, and co-wrote Usher's number-one R&B hit, "Climax".

Molly Kate Kestner is an American singer-songwriter most notable for her song "His Daughter", which went viral in 2014 in many countries. After the release of her debut self-released single, Kestner was signed to Atlantic Records and has released seven major label singles since joining their roster.

Olivia Charlotte Waithe, better known by her stage name Livvi Franc or Ei8ht, is a Barbadian British singer and songwriter.

Felicia Lily Dobson is a Canadian singer. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she began performing as a teenager, during which time she received and refused an offer from Jive Records for a recording contract. Dobson signed with Island/Def Jam soon after and released her self-titled debut album (2003), which saw the success of the single "Bye Bye Boyfriend" on the Canadian Hot 100 chart and for which she received a Juno Award nomination.

Guy Theodore Sebastian is an Australian singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to fame after winning the first season of Australian Idol, in 2003. Born in Malaysia and raised in Adelaide, Australia, Sebastian has since released eleven top ten albums, including three achieving number one in Australia. Eight have gained either platinum or multi-platinum certification. He has also achieved twenty three top twenty singles, with fourteen of them, reaching the top ten, including six achieving number one in Australia. Sebastian is the only Australian male artist in Australian chart history to achieve six number one singles, and places third overall for all Australian acts. Twelve of his singles have been certified multi-platinum, including the 14× platinum "Battle Scars". His debut single "Angels Brought Me Here" was the highest selling song in Australia in the decade 2000 to 2009. With eighty-two platinum and seven gold certifications and combined album and single sales of over six million in Australia, Sebastian has the highest certifications and sales of any Australian Idol contestant.

Isa Sanna Mattiasdotter Tengblad, previously known as simply Isa and currently as Bladë, is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and producer. She is best known for her participations in Melodifestivalen 2015 and Melodifestivalen 2016. The nightcore remix of her 2012 single "Bomb" has amassed over 20 million views on YouTube across several re-uploads. She independently released her most recent EP in fall 2022, titled Anxiety Boulevard, which she also produced and wrote. In addition to her career as a performer, Tengblad has written and produced songs for artists such as Jordin Sparks and Peg Parnevik.