Jackie Evancho, a 10-year old vocal prodigy who was the runner-up in September on
America's Got Talent, enters The
Billboard 200 at #2 with
O Holy Night. Evancho is the youngest artist ever to land a top 10 album.
Michael Jackson was 11 in 1970 when
the Jackson 5 landed their first top 10 album
.
Zac Hanson was 11 in 1997 when
Hanson first scored.
Stevie Wonder,
LeAnn Rimes and
Miley Cyrus were each 13 when they first reached the top 10 (counting
Hannah Montana for Cyrus).
Evancho is a "classical crossover" artist in the style of
Charlotte Church and
Hayley Westenra, who were 13 and 17, respectively, when they first cracked The
Billboard 200.