Jordin Sparks Can Still Hear Whitney Houston's Voice In Her Head

Jordin Sparks makes some time for her fans before leaving the Extra studios on Tuesday afternoon (August 25) in Times Square, New York City.

The 25-year-old singer chatted earlier with Billboard about her tracks on her new album, Right Here, Right Now.

When asked about her musical hero, she quickly answered: “It’s between Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey — I can’t even choose. I got to work with Whitney [on Sparkle].”

Jordin added, “She was so kind, so encouraging. Before I go onstage to sing now, I hear her voice in my head: ‘You got this!’”

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