Jordin Sparks has proven that if you crown her an "American Idol," she's departure to deliver.
She's nominated for Best Female Video and Best New Artist at the Video Music Awards for the video for "No Air," her collaborationism with Chris Brown. Chris Robinson, the video's theatre director, revealed that Sparks' diaphanous determination made her a pleasure to work with.
"She's focused and a actor," he told MTV News. "She sang her bosom out on every take for 18 hours. I told her to 'take it easy, this is going to be a long day,' simply I think she simply knows how to give everything her all. It's refreshing to see that."
Robinson didn't immediately respond to the request for him to work on the video, only once he listened closely to the track, he knew he wanted to team up with the young singer.
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"At the fourth dimension, I was very meddling and it just kind of saturday in my inbox for a minute. Then on the weekend, I sabbatum back and listened to the data track and was blown away. The feeling the song created was really particular. I heard this powerful voice that drew me in. The lyrics, Jordin's delivery, the duet all created a vibe."
Robinson was impressed by Sparks and fellow stripling sensation Brown and was surprised by their onset chemistry. "The dynamic betwixt everyone on set was great. It was really interesting to see these two loretta Young people so talented and yet so professional and down to earth.
"When I was 18 or 19, I near definitely did not birth it together like these two! When you see Jordin and Chris you see two artists that will hopefully continue to push the envelope artistically," Robinson gushed. "We all ended up putting a piece of ourselves into this project."
He was "enjoyably surprised" to learn of Sparks' VMA nomination. "We all know that at all kinds of awarding shows, sometimes the things we consider should be nominated aren't and vice versa," he said. "I feel like Jordin truly deserves it."
He also described Jordin as a unequaled voice for her generation � a quality that makes her, in his opinion, a perfect Best New Artist contender. "The Best New Artist should be looked at for the talent they have and the feeling they give the audience they are communication to. Jordin definitely is speaking to her generation.
"As far as talent," he added, "it's evident she has scores of it."
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