Since then, her dream has come true. The daughter of ex-football star Phillippi Sparks will kick off Sunday's Super Bowl in Glendale.

"I can't believe they asked me to do it," Sparks said during an interview with LiveDaily earlier this month. "But I'm so, so happy about it, and it's crazy because millions of people watch 'American Idol.' It's like I didn't think anything could get any bigger. Now I'm doing the Super Bowl and billions of people are watching that."

Despite the importance of the event, Sparks, who released her self-titled debut album Nov. 20, said she's going to rehearse very little.

"My thing is that, if I continuously practice and sing it, I'll make myself nervous and I'll make myself forget the words, which I learned from experience," said Sparks, 18. "I'm just going to sing it through maybe once or twice and go do it."

Sparks talked to LiveDaily about her touring future, being the youngest "American Idol" winner and working with R&B; superstar Chris Brown.

LiveDaily: Do you have any plans to tour?

Sparks: We're working on it. I've gotten some offers from a couple people, but I can't really say who they are as of yet. But I'm really excited about them and we're working on them. Hopefully it'll be, maybe, late spring/early summer. I know I'm doing an international promo tour coming up soon. So I'm excited about that because I've never been out of the country.

That must be really exciting.

Yeah, I'm nervous. I've never been on more than a six-hour flight. I don't know how I'm going to deal.

Where are you looking forward to going the most?

I'm excited about getting to see all the difficult cultures and different cities. I've never been over there before. Everything looks so interesting. Hopefully I can get to Rome, Italy, I'm excited to go to London, Paris. All the cool places. I'm just excited to go over there.

You're the youngest winner of "American Idol." Do you feel like you have to prove yourself or work harder because of that?

Yeah, I definitely think, in some aspects of it, I've had to work harder. Everybody was in their 20s and up, they kind of knew a little bit more about themselves. As a person, they had more experience and more growth. For me, I'm trying to reach the bar that they set, selling millions of records. All that good stuff. I'm just taking it day by day, step by step and I'm just doing what I can.

On to your album: What is the next single going to be?

I'm pretty sure it's going to be "No Air," the duet with Chris Brown.

What as it like to work with Chris Brown?

Unfortunately I didn't actually get to work with him, which was really sad. I was supposed to be there. We had set the whole thing up. But there was a mix-up and I was at another studio recording a different song. And he was across town recording "No Air," so it was really sad. But I got to see him at the [American Music Awards] and that was the first time I saw him since he laid his vocal down. I got to tell him thank you and all that good stuff. He's a really cool kid. It's very nice. He's very sweet. He talked to my parents and my brother and made everybody feel really welcome.

When you were in pre-production for your album and in the studio, how much say did you have with the lyrics and music?

I actually got to co-write three songs on the album. One of them is "Freeze," and two of them are bonus songs off of iTunes: "Worth the Wait" and "Virginia is for Lovers." I worked with some amazing people and I would love to work with them again. I had a lot more say than I thought I would because they would ask me, "What do you think about this song?" I'd be like, "Oh, I don't really like it." They'd be like, "OK, if you don't want to sing about that, we'll find a better one." So we kind of just worked together. They were open for compromise so it was really cool.

What's your favorite song on the album?

Of course, I love "Tattoo." I love "No Air" and "Next to You" and "God Loves Ugly" and "Permanent Monday." I like them all because they're mine. I get to call them my songs.

Tell me about the song "God Loves Ugly."

I did a tour with Michael W. Smith, a short Christmas tour. He has a family friend. Her name is Christa Black. She is the writer and [original] singer of the song. I remember her playing it for me one day and ever since then it had been on my mind. There hadn't been a day gone by that I didn't think about it. It was really put on my heart to sing it. One day, I finally called her up and asked her, "Hey Christa, it's Jordin. I don't know if this is how it's supposed to work, but is there any way I can sing your song 'God Loves Ugly' and put it on my album?" She said, "I've been waiting for you to ask me that." It was just so weird how everything fell into place. After that, I played it for my A&R; guy and I played it for my management, they liked it and said they would give it a shot. So I recorded it and I got to put it on the album. It's one of the songs that I fought for to get on the album. "This has to be there." So, we were going to put another song I co-wrote on the album, but I was like, "I'd rather have this one on there so people can hear it."

I read that the songwriters for the album took a teenager approach in writing the lyrics or music, but I think the songs are universal.

I'm excited, because a lot of people can relate to the lyrics of most of the songs. It's cool because younger kids, teenagers and adults can like it--at least I hope so.

The other day on Fox News here in Phoenix, they ran a promo of you getting a tattoo. Did you really get one?

I did. I got one on the inside of my wrist and behind my ear.

Did it hurt?

I thought it was going to hurt so bad. With all the anticipation, I was freaking out. I thought, "Oh my gosh, I'm going to cry. People are going to laugh at me. I'm going to scream." As soon as the needle hit, it stung. It didn't really hurt as much as I thought it was going to. The one on my wrist hurt more than the one behind my ear.

What did you get tattoos of?

A Bible verse on the inside of my wrist and my brother's initials behind my ear.

Are you pretty close with him?

Yeah, I'm very close to him actually. He's one of my best friends. I tell him everything, so, yeah.

Your family seems so supportive of your career.

Thank you. Yeah, I'm very lucky. With me or [my brother] P.J. or any of the other kids in the family, they've just been like, "What do you love to do?" They'll say, "Are you sure that's what you want? OK, we'll help you get there." My little cousin loves soccer, so they took him to a soccer game [and help] him practice. With somebody who loves art, they bought them a notebook. My brother's into football and basketball, so my dad helps him out. I love to sing, so I got a guitar to help me with my music and broaden everything. They've just always been so supportive. It's so encouraging. I'm very lucky.

How long have you been playing guitar?

I got my first guitar probably two and a half years ago. I went to go take some lessons because I had no idea how to play it. She taught me the basic chord structures and how to find chords and how to play them, but things started getting so busy that I couldn't go anymore. I took what she had taught me about chords and I just started teaching myself songs, the rhythm and strumming. I'm kind of self taught.

What advice would you give to people who want to try out for "American Idol"?

Let's see ... I definitely think if you want to try out, you should do it. If you make it further, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You will not regret it. It's so much fun and you meet so many amazing people. I definitely say do it. Make sure you come with more than one song prepared. Look your best--not too cocky, not too casual.

How did you feel when you won "American Idol"? Did you have any idea that you might win?

You know, actually Blake [Lewis, runner up] and I are so completely different. I didn't know who was going to win. There's a 50-50 chance there. Blake could win because he has his [fan club] Blaker Girls and he's different and he's unique. Or I could win. I had no idea. So I was standing there and I really didn't know. All of a sudden, Ryan [Seacrest, host] does, "The winner of 'American Idol' …" then he dragged it out, waited a couple minutes before he said anything. He said my name and I covered my face with my hands. I saw people clapping but I couldn't hear them. My heart was pounding so hard. It's one of those moments that I'll never ever forget as long as I live.