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Brooke Allison
Birth nameBrooke Allison Adams
Also known asBrooke Adams
Born (1986-09-26) September 26, 1986 (age 38)
OriginFort Worth, Texas, U.S.
GenresPop
OccupationSinger
Years active2000–present
Labels2KSounds/Virgin

Brooke Allison Adams (born September 26, 1986),[1] better known as Brooke Allison, is a pop singer from Fort Worth, Texas, USA, who had a minor hit in 2001 with "The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)". She later worked with the other members of a new girl group, The Beach Girl5, to release their first singles and album.

Biography

Born in Lampasas and raised in Fort Worth, Allison attended the Harvest Christian Academy in Watauga.[2][3] She later moved to Los Angeles where she befriended Michael Jackson.[4] She competed in the World Championships of Performing Arts in Burbank.[5] She started singing at the age of three and after performing at D.A.R.E. rallies aged ten, she built up a following via the internet after a friend set up a website for her and uploaded MP3s.[6][7][8] This led to a record deal with 2KSounds, a division of Virgin Records.[6]

In 2001, Allison's first single, "The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)", peaked at number 28 on Billboard magazine's Hot Singles Sales chart.[9][10] She toured with 98 Degrees on their Revelation tour in 2001.[7][11] Her first album, Brooke Allison, which featured songwriting contributions from Mýa, Robert Palmer, and Meredith Brooks, was released in June that year on 2KSounds/Virgin.[12] The album received a lukewarm reception, with the Knight Ridder calling it "a classic exhibit of the pop music industry's assembly-line tendencies".[13] She was recruited by AOL as a "Growing Up Advisor" for its Kids Only channel.[9]

Grammy Award-nominated record producer Michael Blakey produced four of Allison's songs for the original motion picture soundtrack Cinderella II: Dreams Come True and Disney's Princess Favorites.[2][4][14] She planned to follow her debut with a rock album, but it never materialized.[4]

In 2008, she successfully auditioned to become a member of the new girl group called The Beach Girl5 along with Mandy Jiroux, Laura New, Dominique Domingo and Noreen Juliano.[15] She went on tour with the BG5 in Europe and in the US. They released the single SCRATCH and appeared on the show Keeping Up With The Kardashian. After releasing two singles with the group, the group disbanded.

Discography

As Solo Singer

Albums

Singles

  • "The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)" (2001), 2KSounds/Virgin - (US #28)
  • "Thought You Might Wanna Know" (2001)

With The Beach Girl5

EPs

  • Beach Girl5 (2009)

Singles

  • "Unbreakable" (2009)
  • "Scratch" (2010)
  • "Lay A Little Sunshine" (2011)

References

  1. ^ "Brooke Allison", Allmusic. Retrieved January 23, 2013
  2. ^ a b "Princess points Brooke Allison wishes for a 'Cinderella' story of her own", Fort Worth Star-Telegram, February 22, 2002
  3. ^ "DISC Notes: Brooke Allison, Brooke Allison 2KSounds/EMI", Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 22, 2001
  4. ^ a b c Pearlman, Cindy (2002) "Texas girl turns Disney princess", Chicago Sun-Times, February 26, 2002. Retrieved January 23, 2013  – via HighBeam (subscription required)
  5. ^ Dobuzinskis, Alex (2004) "Hollywood Hopefuls Vie for a Break", Los Angeles Daily News, August 9, 2004. Retrieved January 23, 2013  – via HighBeam (subscription required)
  6. ^ a b Mumbi Moody, Nekesa (2001) "Stardom Elusive for Acts that Started on Web", Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (Associated Press), June 15, 2001, p. 21E. Retrieved January 23, 2013
  7. ^ a b Stout, Gene (2001) "98 Degrees Brings Their 'Revelation' Tour to a Close in Seattle", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 11, 2001. Retrieved January 23, 2013
  8. ^ "Real-Life Cinderella", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 11, 2002. Retrieved January 23, 2013  – via HighBeam (subscription required)
  9. ^ a b "AOL Taps Brooke Allison To Advise 'Tweens'", Billboard, 2001. Retrieved January 23, 2013
  10. ^ "The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)" (Hot Singles Sales chart, Billboard, July 14, 2001.
  11. ^ Lalley, Heather (2001) "98 Degrees welcomed with screams", The Spokesman-Review", May 11, 2001. Retrieved January 23, 2013  – via HighBeam (subscription required)
  12. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas "Brooke Allison Review", Allmusic. Retrieved January 23, 2013
  13. ^ Gubbins, Teresa (2001) "Reviews of releases by Lonestar, Lil' Romeo, Jim Lauderdale.(The Dallas Morning News)", Knight Ridder, July 3, 2001. Retrieved January 23, 2013  – via HighBeam (subscription required)
  14. ^ Gordon, Daphne (2002) "Glass slipper fits teenager who wants to be a star", Toronto Star, February 11, 2002, p. C01
  15. ^ "thebg5.com". Retrieved January 23, 2013
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