American Idol Jordin Sparks opens for Alicia Keys tour

"American Idol” winner Jordin Sparks, who recently performed the national anthem to an audience of nearly 100 million viewers at Super Bowl XLII, will be the opening act on the upcoming Alicia Keys "As I Am" tour. The 18-year old Sparks, who just won the Outstanding New Artist award at the 39th NAACP Image Awards, will help kick-off the tour on April 19 in Hampton, VA. The 30-date tour wraps June 18 at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Since the release of her critically acclaimed eponymous debut, Spark's first single, "Tattoo," shot up the charts and has resided in the Top 10 of Billboard's Pop 100 Airplay singles chart for close to two months; currently the single is holding on to the number seven slot for it's second week in a row. Her second single "No Air," a smash duet with label mate Chris Brown, is getting major radio support across the country and is already in the Top 20 on Billboard's Pop 100, Pop 100 Airplay and Hot Digital singles charts.