Fame, failure and rebirth: Jordin Sparks finds all in �Sparkle�

LOS ANGELES, Aug 15: Five years after becoming the youngest female to win �American Idol,� Jordin Sparks restarts her career in a new movie role that the 22-year-old sees as remarkably close to her own life singing her way to fame. Just like her real-life parents, Sparks� onscreen mother Whitney Houston cheered and coached her, off camera, as she rebounded from career changes and transitioned from music to the movie �Sparkle,� which hits theaters on Friday. (agencies)