Brooke Hogan

Infobox musical artist
Background =solo_singer
Birth_name =Brooke Ellen Bollea
Born =birth date and age|1988|5|5
Origin =Tampa, Florida, United States
Instruments =Vocals, piano
Genre =Pop, R&B
Occupation(s) =singer
Years_active =2004 - present
Label =Icon Music Group/BrookeStar Ent.
(2008-Present)
SoBe Entertainment
Storch Music Company
Related_acts =Scott Storch
URL = [http://www.brookehogansmusic.com Official Website]

Brooke Ellen Bollea (born May 5, 1988 [Hogan confirmed a May 5, 1988 date of birth during a Jay Leno interview on "The Tonight Show", see also:
* [http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/hogan_brooke/bio.jhtml Biography.] "VH1".com. Accessed 2006-11-22.Her birthday is sometimes incorrectly listed as May 2, for instance:
*tvtome person|id=366771|name=Brooke Hogan or [http://www.askmen.com/women/singer_300/309_brooke_hogan.html Brooke Hogan] at AskMen.com. Accessed 2006-07-26.] ), better known by her stage name Brooke Hogan, is an American pop singer and television personality. She appeared on the reality-television series "Hogan Knows Best", which focused on her family, and which premiered on July 10, 2005 on VH1 and MTV. A spin-off series called "Brooke Knows Best" focuses on her. She released her debut album "Undiscovered" in 2006.

Early life

She was born in Tampa, Florida, the oldest child of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan (Terrence Gene "Terry" Bollea) and his ex-wife, Linda Bollea, and the older sister of Nick Bollea.

In high school, she took dance classes, voice lessons, and gymnastics. She joined the cheerleading squad of her Clearwater, FL school, Clearwater Central Catholic, in her freshman year. Hogan graduated from high school at the age of sixteen. [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0507/28/lkl.01.html Interview on Larry King Live] . (July 28, 2005) "CNN.com". Accessed 2007-02-23.]

Career

Hogan was signed to Trans Continental Records, [Jason Genegabus (October 27, 2006). [http://starbulletin.com/2006/10/27/features/story03.html Sistas are da bomb!] "Honolulu Star-Bulletin". Accessed 2008-01-12.] in 2002. Some early music was produced with the help of Rich Cronin. [Brandee J. Tecson (January 3, 2006). [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1519415/20051228/lfo.jhtml?headlines=true LFO Singer In Remission After Chemo Treatment; Working On Solo LP] . "MTV". Accessed 2008-05-02.] Her first song in the United States singles charts was "Everything to Me". Produced by Shep Goodman and Kenny Gioia as part of her album "This Voice", the single was released in July 2004. It appeared at #97 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales, [Jonathan Cohen (December 23, 2005). [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001737198 Brooke Hogan busy with debut album] . "Billboard". Accessed 2008-07-23.] but dropped off the chart in a few weeks. The album was planned for release September 21, 2004, [Joe D'Angelo (July 29, 2004). [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1489800/20040729/hogan_brooke.jhtml Brooke-Amania: Hulk Hogan's Daughter Shoots For Pop Stardom] . "MTV". Accessed 2008-05-02.] but this never happened.

Brooke next appeared with her father in 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, [ [http://www.trulyhollywood.com/articles.php?req=read&articleId=334 Interview] . (December 12, 2006) "TrulyHollywood.com". Accessed 2007-02-23.] was according to Hulk Hogan intended in part to promote Brooke's music career.

"Hogan Knows Best" presented her father as strict with her dating. On the show, Hulk placed a GPS tracker on Brooke's vehicle that enables him to track her whereabouts and can even remotely shut down the engine of his daughter's car if he feels the need to do so. However, Brooke said in a later interview that her father loosened up after her eighteenth birthday. [Allison Kugel (October 1, 2006). " [http://www.pr.com/article/1054 Brooke Hogan blows up] ". "PR.com". Accessed 2007-01-01.]

In 2006, Hogan changed record labels and became the first artist signed to Scott Storch's label, initially called Storchaveli Records, [ [http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=988 Brooke Hogan gets Signed to Storchaveli records.] "XXLmag.com". Accessed 2006-07-26.] [ [http://www.latinnewswire.net/bhogan.html Interview] . (August 17, 2006) "LatinNewsWire.net". Accessed 2007-02-23.] but later named Storch Music Company. Hogan's first single, "About Us peak at 33 on Billboard top 100." premiered on season two finale of "Hogan Knows Best". The album, "Undiscovered", was released October 24, 2006.In 2006 Brooke won an Teen Choice Award for Best Choice Grill for her video About Us.

Hogan appeared in the November 2006 edition of "FHM", [ [http://www.fhmus.com/girls_girls_of_fhm_article.asp?cnl_id=1&stn_id=1&idx_id=2147 Brooke Hogan] . "FHM". Accessed 2006-10-20.] becoming the first FHM Cover Model under 21-years-old. 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." [Lia Miller (October 9, 2006). [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/09/business/media/09fhm.html?ex=1318046400&en=10e82338fb5a0ca2&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Under-Age Cover Girl? Farewell, Liquor Ads] . "New York Times". Accessed 2006-10-20.]

Brooke Hogan appeared as a judge panel in America’s Prom Queen in early 2008. A spin-off series called "Brooke Knows Best" premiered on July 13, 2008 on VH1. [ [http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/brooke_knows_best/series.jhtml Brooke Knows Best] . "VH1". Accessed 2008-07-12.]

On June 27, 2008, Hogan released the first single called "By Heart" from her second album, and she changed her label to Icon Music Group. "By Heart" was produced by Icon Music's producer Hulk Steve Morales.

In July 2008, Brooke said on the "Chelsea Lately" show that she had received an offer to appear nude in Playboy. But PerezHilton.com confirmed that Brooke has turned down the offer.

It was revealed on "Brooke Knows Best" that she once dated Staks who appeared on a track titled "My Number" off her 2006 album, "Undiscovered". Stacks was also CEO of her former record label, SoBe Entertainment.Brooke Knows Best was an success it receive an 1.5 rating as stated in interview on Chelsea Lately.Brooke is now recording an second studio album which will be euro pop and is planning a UK tour next year.In a interview in justjared.com Brooke says that her new single is Stuck.

Discography

Albums

* 2004: "This Voice" (unreleased)
* 2006: "Undiscovered"
** Sales: 127,000 [ [http://indiehq.com/2007/04/18/independent-sales-chart-4-18-07 Independent Sales Chart] . April 18, 2007 "IndieHQ.com". Accessed 2007-09-03.]
** Peak chart positions: #1 (Top Independent Albums), #28 (Billboard 200)
* 2009: "Free To Fly"

ingles

Notes

External links

* [http://www.brookehogansmusic.com Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/brookehoganmusic Brooke Hogan] at MySpace
* [http://www.sobeentertainment.com/artistsBrookeHogan.asp Brooke Hogan] . "SoBe Entertainment"
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* [http://www.vh1.com/shows/series/brooke_knows_best/splash.jhtml Brooke Knows Best] at the VH1 website