Brooke Hogan
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Brooke Ellen Bollea (born May 5[1] 1988) better known by her stage name, Brooke Hogan, is a singer, and appeared on a reality television show.
Brooke Hogan was born in Tampa, Florida, and is the oldest child of Terrence Gene “Terry” Bollea (professional wrestler Hulk Hogan) and his wife Linda. Brooke appeared on the reality-television series Hogan Knows Best, which focused on her family, and which premiered on July 10 2005 on VH1. In addition to Brooke and her parents, the Bollea family includes her brother Nick.
Hogan is currently pursuing a pop music career with her parents acting as her managers.
Biography
Both Brooke and her brother Nick were home-schooled. In high school, she took dance classes, voice lessons, gymnastics, and cheerleading. She joined the squad of her St. Petersburg school, Admiral Farragut Academy, in her freshman year. Brooke graduated from high school at the age of sixteen.[2]
When Brooke Hogan was thirteen, her parents arranged for her to meet with record executive Lou Pearlman. Pearlman, who had worked with such artists as Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, was impressed by the thirteen-year-old singer, but thought she could use a few years to mature and improve. In early 2002, she returned to Lou Pearlman, and proceeded to sing for him again and perform a piano medley. Pearlman was impressed, and Hogan was immediately signed as a Trans Continental Records artist. At one time she was handled by the management services of Larry Rudolph, well-known for representing famous clients like Britney Spears and Nick Lachey. In 2005, He appeared in an Episode of Season One of Hogan Knows Best recording three new songs entitled Love You Both, Uh Oh and By Heart (used on the ending credits), all having a Pop/Rock sound. The songs were not featured on any of Hogan's albums, but were mainly performed live in a Miami Clubs, to show that her new upcoming music will have an edge to it. Her first song in the United States singles charts was "Everything to Me" recorded in 2004 part of her unreleased album This Voice . In 2006, Hogan was the first artist signed to Scott Storch's record label, initially called Storchaveli Records[3][4] but later named Storch Music Company. Hogan's first single About Us premiered on season two finale of Hogan Knows Best.
Brooke has also found success alongside her father. The two teamed up for an hour-long profile on VH1, (Inside) Out: Hulk Hogan, Stage Dad. The success of this special spawned an entire series: Hogan Knows Best debuted in July 2005 and was the highest-rated series premiere in VH1's network history. The series, which helped her become a household name,[5] was according to Hulk Hogan intended in part to promote Brooke's music career.[2]
Her father is extremely strict on dating. He enjoys enforcing stringent restrictions on prospective suitors, as seen on Hogan Knows Best. According to an interview with Hulk Hogan in Maxim magazine, he threw Aaron Carter out of his house after less than an hour after finding Carter to be arrogant and disrespectful. On Hogan Knows Best, Hulk placed a GPS tracker on her vehicle that enables him to track her whereabouts and can even remotely shut down the engine of Brooke's car if he feels the need to do so. However, in a later interview, she reveals, among other things, that her father has loosened up a bit upon her eighteenth birthday.[6]
Hogan appeared in FHM November 2006 editon[7] becoming the first FHM Cover Model under twenty-one. As a result, the November issue had no liquor advertising: "In the very rare instance that you might have a cover star under the age of 21, they don't want to be in the position of seeming to market to anyone under age".[8] Brooke won a Teen Choice Award for Best Grill in 2006. Brooke was recently a guest on MTV Wild N Out on the black team.
Brooke Hogan's first single off of her second studio album is rumored to be "Tangled", which has been on her MySpace page for about 7 months now.
Discography
Albums
- 2004: This Voice (unreleased)
- 2006: Undiscovered
- 2007: Brooke Hogan Second Studio Album[citation needed]
Singles
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Everything to Me" | This Voice |
| 2006 | "About Us" (feat. Paul Wall) | Undiscovered |
| 2007: | "Heaven Baby"[9] | Undiscovered |
| 2007 | "For A Moment"[9] | Undiscovered |
| 2007 | "Bring It Back" (Charli Baltimore feat. Brooke Hogan) | Charli Baltimore |
References
- ^ Hogan confirmed a May 5 1988 date of birth during a Jay Leno interview on The Tonight Show, see also:
- Biography. VH1.com Retrieved November 22 2006
- Template:Tvtome person Retrieved July 26 2006
- Brooke Hogan. AskMen.com. Retrieved on July 26 2006
- ^ a b Interview on Larry King Live (July 28 2005) CNN.com. Retrieved February 23 2007.
- ^ Brooke Hogan gets Signed to Storchaveli records. XXLmag.com. Retrieved July 26 2006
- ^ Interview. (August 17 2006) LatinNewsWire.net. Retrieved February 23 2007.
- ^ Interview. (December 12 2006) TrulyHollywood.com. Retrieved February 23 2007.
- ^ Allison Kugel (October 1 2006). Brooke Hogan blows up, PR.com. Retrieved January 1 2007.
- ^ Brooke Hogan. FHM.com. Retrieved October 20 2006.
- ^ Lia Miller (October 9, 2006). "Under-Age Cover Girl? Farewell, Liquor Ads" New York Times. Retrieved October 20 2006.
- ^ a b Brooke Hogan. SoBeEntertainment.com. Retrieved 2007-06-19.