JoJo Siwa Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About JoJo Siwa

• Her father has Polish ancestry. Her mother is from Iowa.

• JoJo Siwa grew up in Nebraska, U.S.
  

  A childhood picture of JoJo Siwa

• She began performing on stage when she was two years old and went through many dance auditions.

• Once, during a media conversation, her mother shared JoJo’s childhood memories. She said,
  

  I just knew from about the time she was like 1 and a half that she was really special because I’d seen a lot of kids. She just liked being onstage, and everyone liked to watch her.”

• In 2013, when JoJo Siwa was nine years old, she participated as a contestant in the television dance reality show Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition Season 2.

• She was the youngest contestant on the show and reached the top 5, but she was eliminated in the ninth week.
  

  JoJo Siwa while dancing in the television reality show Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition Season 2 (2013)

• In 2014, she auditioned for Miller’s ‘ALDC’ dance competition team and joined the team in 2015.

• In 2015, JoJo Siwa appeared in the dance reality show Dance Moms.

• She is a dancer and a trained singer. In May 2016, she released two songs titled Boomerang and I Can Make U Dance.

• The song Boomerang was about online bullying, and soon after its release, its music video earned over 1 billion views and 5 million likes on YouTube.

• In 2016, JoJo Siwa founded a line of hair bows with Claire’s, a fashion brand.

• These bows were inspired by her signature style and became very popular among primary school children in the UK. However, some UK schools banned the bows and mentioned issues like peer pressure, distraction, and dress code violations.

• After the bows became popular, many stores started selling similar ones.

• Once, JoJo Siwa shared in a media conversation that her bows defined power, confidence, and believing in oneself.
  

  JoJo Siwa while promoting hair bows

• In 2019, Claire’s stood for a JoJo Siwa cosmetics kit after the FDA found dangerous levels of cancer-causing substances in it.

• In 2017, she started working with the Nickelodeon channel and appeared in the film Blurt! alongside Jace Norman.
  

  JoJo Siwa in a still from the film Blurt!

• In 2017, she appeared as a co-host with Nick Cannon in the television reality show Lip Sync Battle Shorties.

• In 2018, JoJo Siwa partnered with J.C. Penney to launch accessories, bedroom decor, and a doll, which looked like her.

• She has written books for young children.

• In 2019, she announced her first big concert tour, D.R.E.A.M. The Tour. During the tour, she went across 52 cities including the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia.

• It started on 17 May 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona, and ended on 20 August 2019 in Vancouver, Canada.

• In 2020, JoJo Siwa participated as a contestant in the singing reality show The Masked Singer as T-Rex.

• She became the youngest contestant at the age of 16 to participate in this show. Later, Honey Boo Boo and Marsai Martin broke the record.
  

  JoJo Siwa (left) in a still from the singing reality show The Masked Singer

• She worked as a playable character in the video games Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix (2020) and Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway (2022).

• In 2021, JoJo Siwa participated as a contestant in the television reality show Dancing with the Stars Season 30.

• During the show, she made history by participating in the show’s first same-sex dance partnership with Jenna Johnson. They finished in second place.
  

  JoJo Siwa (right) in a still from the dance reality show Dancing with the Stars Season 30 (2021)

• In January 2021, a board game named JoJo’s Juice was removed from market stores due to improper content.

• JoJo Siwa shared during a media conversation that she did not know about the game’s questions and was upset by them.

• The same year, General Mills introduced a cereal called JoJo Siwa Strawberry Bop with strawberry-flavoured puffs and marshmallows shaped like bows, stars, and hearts.
  

  A picture of JoJo Siwa Strawberry Bop

• In 2022, she appeared as a judge alongside Matthew Morrison and Stephen “tWitch” Boss in the television reality show So You Think You Can Dance Season 17.

• In 2023, JoJo Siwa appeared in the singing reality show America’s Got Talent Season 17. In the show, she and Jessalyn Siwa introduced a girl group named XOMG! Pop.

• The group was formed on Siwa’s Dance Pop Revolution and auditioned with the song Candy Hearts. The judges liked their performance and promoted them to the next round.

• JoJo Siwa and Jessalyn watched the performance of the XOMG! Pop group from the audience during the quarterfinals.

• In December 2023, she performed on the song Step in Time from the 1964 film Mary Poppins on the CBS channel’s special show Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic.
  

  JoJo Siwa during the show Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

• On 26 January 2024, she appeared as a judge for So You Think You Can Dance Season 18 in which she replaced Nigel Lythgoe.

• In February 2024, JoJo Siwa and her mother were accused of mistreating members of XOMG! Pop group. Reportedly, they enforce harsh rehearsals and create a highly competitive environment.

• She appeared in a new look at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards, where she wore a black mesh bodysuit, a fauxhawk, and makeup inspired by the rock band Kiss.
  

  JoJo Siwa posing at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards

• During the event, JoJo Siwa compared her change to Miley Cyrus’ 2013 rebrand before releasing Bangerz.

• Soon, her new look became an internet meme.

• On 5 April 2024, she released her debut song as an adult artist, Karma, which received negative reviews and online backlash.
  

  JoJo Siwa in a still from the music video of the song Karma

• In a Billboard interview, she said that she wanted to create a new music genre called gay pop.

• She then received backlash from queer musicians Tegan and Sara. After that, she clarified that she did not invent ‘gay pop’ but considered herself to be a CEO or CMO of it.

• JoJo Siwa also criticized online negativity. She said that even if she wished for world peace, people would find a way to attack her.

• In July 2024, she released her fourth EP, Guilty Pleasure, which got mixed to negative reviews.

• On 1 January 2025, she released the music video of the song, CHOOSE UR FIGHTER.
  

  JoJo Siwa in a still from the music video of the song CHOOSE UR FIGHTER

• In January 2021, she began supporting the LGBTQ+ community but did not disclose her sexuality. Later, she shared in a media conversation that she was not attracted to men and identified as a lesbian.

• In August 2024, JoJo Siwa wished to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest and wanted to represent Poland because of her Polish heritage.

• She is an active board member of Dancers Against Cancer.

• JoJo Siwa has been featured on the cover of many magazines and tabloids.
  

  JoJo Siwa on the cover of a magazine

• She is an animal lover and has a pet dog named Bow Bow. She often shares pictures of her pet on social media.
  

  JoJo Siwa with her pet

• JoJo Siwa likes travelling to distant places in her free time, swimming, running, and water surfing.
  

  JoJo Siwa while enjoying water surfing

• She is often spotted enjoying alcoholic beverages on various occasions.
  

  JoJo Siwa while enjoying Vodka

• JoJo Siwa likes smoking cigarettes occasionally.
  

  JoJo Siwa posing with a cigarette

• She is a fitness enthusiast and goes to the gym regularly. She often shares videos of her gym sessions on social media.
  

  JoJo Siwa during a gym session

• On 22 April 2025, Siwa, during a live stream, revealed that earlier she used to identify as a lesbian; however, after joining Celebrity Big Brother U.K., she realised that she was a queer and not a lesbian. She talked more about it and said,
  

  I’ve always told myself I’m a lesbian, and I think being here I’ve realized, Oh, I’m not a lesbian, I’m queer. And I think that’s really cool.”