100 Fun Facts About JoJo Siwa

In which city was JoJo Siwa born?

Omaha is where she first took the stage, performing routines from the age of two.

What is JoJo Siwa's full first and middle name?

Joelle Joanie is her given name; as JoJo she became a brand stamped on hair bows, dolls and breakfast cereal.

What is the profession of JoJo's mother, Jessalynn?

Dance instructor: Jessalynn ran her own dance school in Nebraska before appearing alongside her daughter on Dance Moms, while JoJo's father worked as a chiropractor.

How did JoJo fare on Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition, her first show?

She was a top-five finalist and the youngest dancer in the 2013 season, finishing fifth before Dance Moms came calling.

Which rival from JoJo's season of Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition later joined her on Dance Moms?

Kalani Hilliker finished one place above JoJo, in fourth, and reached the Dance Moms team a season before her.

Which network aired Dance Moms?

Lifetime premiered the series in July 2011 and built a franchise on it, with spin-offs such as Dance Moms: Miami and Raising Asia.

Which hairstyle, topped with an oversized bow, was JoJo's trademark look as a child star?

A side ponytail, pulled back tight and crowned with a giant bow, was her signature until she gave the look up in 2022.

Which departing dancer was JoJo brought in to replace on the Dance Moms team?

Chloe Lukasiak's exit opened the spot, and JoJo spent several episodes of season five as a guest dancer before the place became permanent.

Which gruelling reality contest did JoJo join in 2023?

Special Forces: World's Toughest Test put her through winter warfare training in New Zealand's mountains on Fox, alongside Tom Sandoval and Tara Reid.

In which city was Dance Moms originally set?

Pittsburgh was home to the studio until season five, when the team relocated to Los Angeles to build a West Coast reputation.

Which Kids' Choice Award did JoJo win in 2019?

Favorite Social Music Star went to JoJo over rivals including Chloe x Halle and Why Don't We, on a night when she was also up for a hosting prize.

What subject does JoJo's 2016 single "Boomerang" address?

Online bullying is the target: JoJo said the song came out of the hate she was getting on social media, which she wanted no one else to go through.

How many YouTube views did JoJo's "Boomerang" video pass in April 2024?

1 billion views arrived in late April 2024, almost eight years after she released the song at twelve through her own label, JoJo Siwa Entertainment.

JoJo appears in the 2024 documentary Child Star, co-directed by which former Disney Channel star?

Demi Lovato interviewed fellow former child performers for the Hulu film, among them Drew Barrymore, Raven-Symoné and Kenan Thompson, about growing up famous.

Which retailer sold JoJo's signature line of hair bows from 2016?

Claire's launched the bows in 2016, and they sold so well that a JoJo tour stop could lift the chain's bow sales by as much as 60 per cent.

In which country did some schools ban JoJo's bows?

The United Kingdom saw primary schools ban the oversized bows in 2017 as a distraction and a breach of uniform rules.

Why was a JoJo Siwa cosmetics kit recalled in 2019?

Asbestos was found when the US Food and Drug Administration tested the kit, and its warning led the retailer to pull the product from sale.

Who hosted Lip Sync Battle Shorties alongside JoJo?

Nick Cannon fronted the junior spin-off of Lip Sync Battle from 2017, and he and JoJo were nominated together for a Kids' Choice hosting award.

Who co-starred with JoJo in the 2018 Nickelodeon film Blurt!?

Jace Norman, then the lead of Henry Danger, starred as Jeremy Martin and also co-produced the film, in which JoJo played Victoria Martin.

What was JoJo's first major concert run, launched in 2019, called?

D.R.E.A.M. The Tour began as a run of American theatre dates and kept growing, reaching Britain and Australia and not finishing until 2022.

On which drag competition did JoJo sit as a guest judge in 2023?

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars had her judge the Supermarket Ball in its eighth season, and backstage on Untucked she gave the queens a heartfelt message of love.

Which costume did JoJo wear on season three of The Masked Singer?

T-Rex was her disguise at sixteen, in a season whose other masks hid Bret Michaels as Banana and Jackie Evancho as Kitty.

Which 2020 Time honour named JoJo?

100 Most Influential: Time's annual list named her at seventeen, with a tribute from Kim Kardashian West, whose daughter North had appeared on JoJo's YouTube channel.

What is JoJo's dog called, her co-star in an animated web series launched in 2018?

BowBow shared the billing in The JoJo & BowBow Show Show, a run of animated shorts that Nickelodeon put out on YouTube rather than on television.

What made JoJo's 2021 Dancing with the Stars partnership historic?

Same-sex couple: JoJo and her professional partner were the first two women paired together in the show's history, a step announced months after she came out.

Who was JoJo's professional partner on Dancing with the Stars?

Jenna Johnson partnered JoJo all the way to the final of season 30, which ABC screened in the autumn of 2021.

Where did JoJo and her partner finish on Dancing with the Stars season 30?

Peloton instructor Cody Rigsby took third and Amanda Kloots fourth.

Who won the Dancing with the Stars season JoJo competed in?

Iman Shumpert, an NBA shooting guard, took the trophy with professional partner Daniella Karagach in a cast that also included gymnast Suni Lee.

On which streaming service did The J Team premiere in 2021?

Paramount+ premiered the musical on 3 September 2021, with JoJo both starring as a version of herself and serving as executive producer.

Who played the sparkle-hating Coach Poppy in The J Team?

Tisha Campbell played the strict coach who throws JoJo out of the troupe, which pushes her to start a team of her own.

Where was The J Team filmed?

Vancouver hosted the shoot from February 2021, and JoJo wrote six songs for the soundtrack that came out with the film.

The J Team was nominated at the first Children's and Family Emmys in which of these categories?

Outstanding Choreography was one of its two nominations, for Heather Laura Gray's routines; the other was for its music, and the choreography prize went to Sneakerella.

Which breakfast cereal did General Mills launch in JoJo's name in 2021?

Strawberry Bop paired strawberry-flavoured corn puffs with marshmallows shaped like bows, stars and hearts.

Which two judges sat beside JoJo when So You Think You Can Dance returned in 2022?

Matthew Morrison and tWitch Boss joined her on an entirely new panel, and Boss knew the other side of the desk, having once been a runner-up on the show.

Who joined JoJo's So You Think You Can Dance judging panel as a mid-season replacement in 2022?

Leah Remini took the vacant chair from the season's fifth episode and stayed to see Alexis Warr win the title.

What girl group did JoJo and her mother form, which appeared on America's Got Talent?

XOMG Pop was assembled on the Peacock series Siwas Dance Pop Revolution, and its seven members won a yes from every judge at their America's Got Talent audition.

Which Mary Poppins song did JoJo perform on the Dick Van Dyke birthday special?

Step in Time fell to JoJo in the CBS tribute for the star's 98th birthday, while Amber Riley sang Chim Chim Cher-ee and Rita Ora took Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

JoJo's black stage makeup for her 2024 rebrand drew comparisons to which rock band?

Kiss was the comparison when she wore the look to the iHeartRadio Music Awards, and it proved to be her costume from a music video not yet released.

Which label released JoJo's 2024 single "Karma"?

Columbia signed her for the adult relaunch, and she says she told the label on arrival that she wanted to start a new genre of music.

Who first recorded JoJo's single "Karma" in 2012, under a different title?

Brit Smith recorded it with the producers Rock Mafia, but the song sat unreleased for twelve years; once JoJo's version took off, Smith put out her own.

Which Saturday Night Live cast member parodied JoJo's Karma rebrand in May 2024?

Chloe Fineman played her at the Weekend Update desk, where the rebrand was mocked as what happens when a figure skater joins a street gang.

On which Billboard chart did JoJo's "Karma" reach number five?

Hot Dance/Electronic Songs was the chart; on the all-genre list the single got no higher than the Bubbling Under ranks that sit just below the Hot 100.

What new genre did JoJo tell Billboard she wanted to start in 2024?

Gay pop was her answer, and when critics pointed out that the genre long predated her she conceded she was not its inventor, only perhaps its CEO.

Which country did JoJo say she wanted to represent at Eurovision?

Poland was her pick because of her Polish roots, but the national broadcaster TVP denied that it had been in contact with her about the contest.

What was the name of JoJo's fourth EP, released in July 2024?

Guilty Pleasure followed her Nickelodeon years and swapped the bows and children's songs for a deliberately edgy, grown-up sound.

Where did JoJo finish on the 24th series of Celebrity Big Brother UK in 2025?

Third place was hers in the April 2025 final, behind winner Jack P. Shepherd and runner-up Danny Beard, the drag performer.

Which 1980s hit did JoJo cover in a vintage-styled video in July 2025?

Bette Davis Eyes, the Kim Carnes hit, came with a clip of JoJo in a wavy blonde wig and pearl necklace, styling that nods to the film star of the title.

What was JoJo's 2025 run of UK and European dates called?

Infinity Heart Tour opened in Dublin and took in Manchester, Brighton and London, with a set that promised new songs beside the viral ones.

JoJo came out in January 2021 after posting a TikTok set to which pop anthem?

Born This Way, the Lady Gaga hit, played in the TikTok that set off the speculation, and she confirmed the news soon afterwards, at first declining to label her sexuality.

What is the name of JoJo's only sibling, an older brother who also made online videos?

Jayden Siwa later swapped the videos for house sales, becoming a real estate agent in Los Angeles.

Which music legend phoned JoJo Siwa to congratulate her after she came out on TikTok at 17?

Elton John rang with his congratulations, and JoJo Siwa said in 2025 that he still sent her birthday messages and Christmas cards.

JoJo Siwa closed Dancing with the Stars with a perfect-scoring freestyle to which Lady Gaga anthem?

Born This Way was a pointed choice: it is the same song JoJo Siwa lip-synced to on TikTok when she came out.

Which Hollywood actor was formally warned on Celebrity Big Brother in 2025 for homophobic remarks aimed at JoJo Siwa?

Mickey Rourke apologised to her on screen, but was removed from the house days later over his behaviour towards other housemates.

Which former Love Island contestant did JoJo Siwa meet in the Celebrity Big Brother house and later begin dating?

Chris Hughes stood up for her early in the series, and JoJo Siwa confirmed in June 2025 that their friendship had turned into a romance.

Which former child star's 2013 reinvention did JoJo Siwa cite as the inspiration for her adult rebrand in 2024?

Miley Cyrus's Bangerz era was the model JoJo Siwa named after leaving Nickelodeon for a new label and a deliberately grown-up image.

JoJo Siwa's black makeup at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards resembled the style of which rock band?

Kiss was the comparison everyone made, and the outfit turned out to be a costume from a music video she had not released yet.

Which superstar did JoJo Siwa jokingly thank at the 2024 Industry Dance Awards, nodding to an internet superstition?

Beyoncé is thanked in the meme to ward off bad luck, and when JoJo Siwa then stopped posting for a month, TikTok joked that she had gone missing.

Which singer co-directed Child Star, the 2024 documentary in which JoJo Siwa discusses growing up famous?

Demi Lovato made the film with Nicola Marsh, interviewing Drew Barrymore, Raven-Symoné and Kenan Thompson as well as JoJo Siwa.

Which TV host fronted Nickelodeon's Lip Sync Battle Shorties with JoJo Siwa as his sidekick?

Nick Cannon and JoJo Siwa were nominated together for Favorite TV Host at the 2019 Kids' Choice Awards for the show.

Which supermodel hosted the season of Dancing with the Stars in which JoJo Siwa reached the final?

Tyra Banks returned as host for season 30, with Len Goodman, Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli on the judging panel.

JoJo Siwa's father Tom, who comes from Nebraska, works in which profession?

Chiropractor Tom Siwa is the Nebraska side of the family, while JoJo Siwa's mother Jessalynn comes from neighbouring Iowa.

What is the first name of JoJo Siwa's older brother, her only sibling, who also made vlogs for a while?

Jayden Siwa later swapped vlogging for a career as a real estate agent, leaving the spotlight to his younger sister.

Which Olympic gymnast was revealed alongside JoJo Siwa as an early signing for Dancing with the Stars season 30?

Suni Lee and JoJo Siwa were unveiled together at a press event in August 2021, before the rest of the cast was named.

JoJo Siwa danced an Argentine tango on a Dancing with the Stars night devoted to which pop star's songs?

Britney Spears night had JoJo Siwa dancing to the star's debut single, ...Baby One More Time, for a trio of eights from the judges.

JoJo Siwa was a guest judge for an episode called The Supermarket Ball on which competition show in 2023?

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars booked JoJo Siwa for its eighth season, in an episode where the queens walked three grocery-themed runway looks.

Which streaming service carried Siwas Dance Pop Revolution, the 2021 girl-group contest led by JoJo Siwa and her mother?

Peacock streamed the contest in late 2021, and the tweens who won went on to audition for America's Got Talent as a group.

Which American department store teamed up with JoJo Siwa in 2018 for accessories, bedroom decor and a doll?

JCPenney aimed the line at younger shoppers: she was 14 when the chain announced clothing and merchandise inspired by her.

Which reality star later took JoJo Siwa's record as The Masked Singer's youngest contestant, as half of Beach Ball?

Honey Boo Boo took the title in season six; JoJo Siwa had set the mark at sixteen when she sang in season three.

Which So You Think You Can Dance creator and judge did JoJo Siwa replace for the show's eighteenth season?

Nigel Lythgoe withdrew early in 2024, bringing JoJo Siwa back to the panel she had sat on for season 17.

Which partner did JoJo Siwa make Instagram-official in February 2021, on their one-month anniversary?

Kylie Prew was also lined up to appear in JoJo Goes, the 2022 series that followed JoJo Siwa and her friends on their adventures.

Which LGBTQ+ education group gave JoJo Siwa its Gamechanger Award at a Beverly Hills gala in 2022?

GLSEN, which renamed itself Glisten in 2026, was recognising her advocacy; the group works to make schools safer for LGBTQ pupils.

JoJo Siwa landed in the bottom two on Dancing with the Stars during a night devoted to which rock band's music?

Queen night nearly ended her run despite a tango scored 39 out of 40, but every judge who voted chose to save her.

On which platform did JoJo Goes, JoJo Siwa's 2022 series about adventures with her friends, premiere?

Facebook Watch premiered the series on 23 June 2022, with behind-the-scenes footage from a Pride month she spent hosting and performing.

Which twin-sister duo criticised JoJo Siwa's 2024 remark that she wanted to start a new genre of music?

Tegan and Sara reacted on TikTok, and JoJo Siwa later clarified that she had not invented the genre, joking that she might be its CEO instead.

What is the title of the 2019 EP that JoJo Siwa released weeks before her first headline concert run began?

Celebrate reached number 12 on Billboard's Kid Albums chart, ten places higher than her debut EP had managed.

Which record label released The J Team soundtrack and JoJo Siwa's first three EPs during her Nickelodeon years?

Republic Records issued the soundtrack a week before the film arrived, with six songs that JoJo Siwa wrote herself.

Which Coronation Street actor won the 2025 series of Celebrity Big Brother in which JoJo Siwa reached the final?

Jack P. Shepherd has played David Platt on the soap since 2000, when he was twelve years old.

At which California stadium did JoJo Siwa's film The J Team hold a drive-in premiere in September 2021?

The Rose Bowl in Pasadena hosted the screening on the same day the musical began streaming.

JoJo Siwa's 2025 single Bulletproof is a distorted pop spin on which French nursery rhyme?

Frère Jacques gets a sugary makeover in the song, which JoJo Siwa says feels right in a way some of her earlier releases never did.

Which field did JoJo Siwa tell The Guardian in 2025 she would have liked to study, had fame not come first?

Medicine still tempts her: she said she would have liked to go to medical school, though owning a hospital now looks the more realistic option.

Which Dance Moms castmate plays the lead mean girl in the music video for JoJo Siwa's song Boomerang?

Kendall Vertes took the villain role while her mother Jill played the teacher, with more of the show's cast as JoJo Siwa's friends.

Which ticket marketplace named JoJo Siwa its Breakout Artist of the Year for 2018?

Vivid Seats gave her the title in the year she announced her first major concert run, which kept growing as new dates were added.

At which drag star's New York Pride celebration did JoJo Siwa premiere the title track of her 2024 EP?

Trixie Mattel's party took place in Central Park, weeks before the EP arrived as her first project since leaving Nickelodeon.

Which Real Housewives of Atlanta star won the season of The Masked Singer in which JoJo Siwa competed?

Kandi Burruss won as Night Angel, beating Jesse McCartney's Turtle and Bow Wow's Frog in the final.

The season of Special Forces: World's Toughest Test that featured JoJo Siwa was filmed in which country?

New Zealand's South Island hosted the second season, and she lasted to the final episode before voluntarily withdrawing.

In which 2024 comedy horror film, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, does JoJo Siwa play Collette?

All My Friends Are Dead follows a group of influencers stalked by a masked killer whose murders are themed on the Seven Deadly Sins.

Which TV-movie star did JoJo Siwa criticise in 2022 over remarks about films centred on traditional marriage?

Candace Cameron Bure had said her new network would keep traditional marriage at its core; she answered critics by saying she has love for all people.

Which publication put JoJo Siwa's 2024 rebrand single on its Worst Songs of 2024 list?

Variety's critic found her good-girl-gone-bad overhaul unconvincing, though the song went viral and reached Billboard's dance chart.

Fans of which rock band accused JoJo Siwa of copying one of its designs for her 2024 EP merchandise?

Tool's fans said her merchandise lifted the band's wrench design, one more controversy in a rebrand that drew plenty.

Which So You Think You Can Dance winner, crowned while JoJo Siwa was a judge, starred in her 2024 rebrand video?

Alexis Warr won season 17 and then played one side of the video's love triangle opposite JoJo Siwa.

At which Ivy League university did JoJo Siwa first announce her single Iced Coffee during a lecture in 2024?

Brown's student lecture board hosted her, and she previewed the first two verses of the song for the audience.

Which 30 Rock actor shared hosting duties with JoJo Siwa at the first Children's & Family Emmy Awards?

Jack McBrayer hosted the ceremony on 11 December 2022, the night after JoJo Siwa presented the first evening of awards.

Which singer headlined the 2022 WeHo Pride Parade alongside JoJo Siwa, an event filmed for her series JoJo Goes?

Janelle Monáe shared the billing in West Hollywood in the same Pride season that JoJo Siwa hosted iHeartRadio's Can't Cancel Pride.

Which former Dancing with the Stars professional judged So You Think You Can Dance season 18 beside JoJo Siwa?

Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Allison Holker completed the panel, and for the first time the judges alone decided who went home.

Which drag performer finished as runner-up in the Celebrity Big Brother series in which JoJo Siwa reached the final?

Danny Beard entered on day one and lasted all 19 days, having won a televised drag contest three years earlier.

Which ceremony honouring web video creators gave JoJo Siwa its Kids and Family prize in 2019?

The Streamy Awards chose her YouTube channel over nominees including Guava Juice and The LaBrant Fam.

Which 2019 animated sequel features JoJo Siwa's voice alongside Jason Sudeikis and Josh Gad?

The Angry Birds Movie 2 gave JoJo Siwa a voice role in a cast that also includes Nicki Minaj and Awkwafina.

A night devoted to which movie musical brought JoJo Siwa her first perfect score on Dancing with the Stars?

Grease night earned her four tens for a foxtrot, and she matched it a week later with a jazz routine inspired by the horror film It.

Which ceremony named JoJo Siwa its Competition Contestant of 2021 for her run on Dancing with the Stars?

The People's Choice Awards also had her on stage that night as a presenter, handing over the prize for Daytime Talk Show of 2021.

Which Peloton trainer finished one place behind JoJo Siwa in the final of Dancing with the Stars season 30?

Cody Rigsby and his partner Cheryl Burke danced one week by live feed from their homes after both tested positive for COVID-19.