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"&lt;strong&gt;{{tmz_video_0}}Jordin Sparks&lt;/strong&gt; had the daunting task of singing the &lt;strong&gt;Whitney Houston&lt;/strong&gt; classic \"I Will Always Love You\" at the Billboard Awards -- and she told us that she got two thumbs up on her performance from the people who really matter ... Whitney's family.&amp;#160;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sparks told our photog she got a chance to talk to Whitney's daughter, &lt;strong&gt;Bobbi Kristina&lt;/strong&gt;, and sister-in-law, &lt;strong&gt;Pat Houston&lt;/strong&gt;, after the tribute in Las Vegas on May 20. Sparks said it was the first time she met Bobbi and Pat, both of whom told Sparks her performance was epic&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The former \"American Idol\" champ also says she's gotten great feedback &lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/21/whitney-houston-sparkle-recording-jordin-sparks/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;on her duet with Whitney&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; from the upcoming movie \"Sparkle.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And best of all ... she gave our a photog a little XYZ moment as she walked away.&amp;#160;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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