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Infobox musical artist|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Brooke Ellen Bollea|birth_date = birth date and age|1988|5|5|image = Brooke Hogan.jpg|origin = Tampa, Florida , United States|U.S. |Instruments = singing|Vocals , piano |genre = Pop music|Pop , dance-pop , Rhythm and Blues|R& B , hip hop |occupation = Singer , songwriter , television personality |years_active = 2002present|label = Storch Music Company|Storch , SoBe Entertainment|SoBe , Fontana Records|Fontana |Related_acts = Scott Storch , Colby O'Donis , Paul Wall , Flo Rida , Stack$ |website = http://www.brookesworld.com Official Website Brooke Ellen Bollea (born May 5, 1988Hogan confirmed a May 5, 1988 date of birth during a Jay Leno interview on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , see also:
Her birthday is sometimes incorrectly listed as May 2, for instance: 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 singer, actress, Model (person)|model , socialite , and reality television|television personality , and the oldest child of professional wrestling|professional wrestler Hulk Hogan (Terry Gene Bollea). She appeared on the reality-television series Hogan Knows Best , which focused on her family, and which premiered on July 10, 2005 on VH1 . Since the cancellation of Hogan Knows Best , she has starred in the now-cancelled reality series Spin-off (media)|spin-off , Brooke Knows Best ,cite web|url= http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080307/lf_nm_life/celebrities_dc_4|publisher = news.yahoo.com|date = March 7, 2008|title = article which focuses on her life independent from her parents and living with two roommates.
Hogan released her debut album in 2006, titled Undiscovered (Brooke Hogan album)|Undiscovered . In 2009, she released her second studio album , The Redemption .
Early life
Brooke Hogan was born in Tampa, Florida , the older child of Hulk Hogan (Terry Gene Bollea) and Hulk Hogan#Personal life|Linda Bollea . She has one younger brother, Nick Hogan (Nick Bollea).
In high school, she took dance classes, voice lessons, piano lessons, and gymnastics . She joined the cheerleading squad of her Clearwater, Florida school, Clearwater Central Catholic High 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 . Accessed 2007-02-23.
Career
20022005: Music beginnings and Hogan Knows Best
Hogan was signed to Trans Continental Records in 2002.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. 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 on the United States singles charts was " Everything to Me (Brooke Hogan song)|Everything to Me ". Produced and written 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|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. Hogan opened for Hilary Duff in support of her unreleased debut. She sang the national anthems before Game 7 of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals on June 7, 2004. During this time manager Larry Rudolph helped her rise to fame as well as work on her debut album.
Hogan 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. Hulk Hogan said the series, which helped Brooke 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 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 Global Positioning System|GPS tracker on Brooke's vehicle that enabled him to track her whereabouts and shut down the engine of her car remotely. 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.
20062008: Undiscovered and Brooke Knows Best
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 . She also signed with SoBe Entertainment .
Hogan made a special appearance with her father on Saturday Night's Main Event on July 15, 2006, shortly before the release of her first album. On the program, her father was challenged to a match by Randy Orton at SummerSlam (2006)|SummerSlam , who had previously mentioned Brooke in a sexual manner on WWE television.
Hogan's first single, " About Us (song)|About Us ", premiered on the season two finale of Hogan Knows Best . The album, Undiscovered (Brooke Hogan album)|Undiscovered , was released October 24, 2006. The album debuted at #28 on the Billboard 200 , selling 30,000 copies in its first week.Chris Harris (November 1, 2006). http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1544562/20061101/hannah_montana.jhtml Hannah Montana Rains On My Chemical Romance's Parade MTV . Accessed 2009-08-28. The album went on to sell 127,000 copies. In 2006 Hogan won a Teen Choice Award for Best Choice Grill for the music video for "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. The New York Times . Accessed 2006-10-20.
In December 2006, Hogan began working on new material but stated that she was only doing it for fun. Then in January 2007, her label decided that they would re-release her debut album the next month. Hogan decided against it and opted to record her second album. By August 2007, Hogan confirmed that she would be departing from one of her labels, Storch Music Company|SMC , and soon confirmed that she had signed a dual contract with SoBe Entertainment and Fontana Records and was at work on her second album.
Hogan appeared as a panel judge in ''America's Prom Queen in early 2008. A spin-off series of Hogan Knows Best called Brooke Knows Best premiered July 13, 2008 on VH1 . http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/brooke_knows_best/series.jhtml Brooke Knows Best. VH1 . Accessed 2008-07-12. Two seasons have aired.
2009present: Film debut and The Redemption
In 2009, Hogan made her film debut in the low budget live action film Little Hercules in 3D not in 3D. The filming of the movie was shown on the second season of Hogan Knows Best . In November 2009 Hogan was featured in Toni Braxton 's music video for " Yesterday (Toni Braxton song)|Yesterday ".
On March 31, 2009, she released the lead single from her second album, " Falling (Brooke Hogan song)|Falling ", featuring the rapper Stacks (rapper)|Stacks . She revealed during a visit to Power 96 in March that the name of her second album would be The Redemption . Hogan later stated the album was due for a June 30, 2009 release, and that the second single would be released on June 9 and would be " Hey Yo! ". The second single was later released on June 30, 2009 instead and the album was announced for a July 21, 2009 release. The album debuted at #144 on the Billboard 200 .
She was released from her four-year contract with SoBe Entertainment a year early after the promotion for the album concluded. She is now only signed to Fontana Records . To date, she is the only artist signed to the label.
On November 10, 2009, Brooke Hogan released a new song, "User Friendly", on her YouTube account, BrookeStarTV. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=V2mIrNO4OKc Brooke releases a NEW song through her Youtube page
In January 2010, Hogan appeared on TNA Impact! and at Final Resolution#2010|Final Resolution in support of her father, who was making his first appearances with the company. Hogan was in attendance on the Monday, March 8 edition of Impact! before her father faced Ric Flair and A.J. Styles . In 2010 and early 2011 Brooke recorded her third official studio album.
As of late 2011 to early 2012, Hogan has been working on her new debut third studio album which will be released in mid 2012. Hogan also released, on January 31st, her new Sci-Fi movie "Two Headed Shark Attack".
Filmography
Film
Year
Film
Role
Notes
2009
Little Hercules in 3D
Robin, Cameo Role
IMDB, Not actually in 3D
2011
Sand Sharks
Sandy Powers
2011
Devour
Britney Baer
2012
2 Headed Shark Attack
Kate
Television
Year
Film
Role
Notes
20052007
Hogan Knows Best
Herself
2007
'' Wild 'n Out
Herself
2008
American Prom Queen
Herself/ Panelist
20082009
Brooke Knows Best
Herself
Discography
;Studio albums
Year
Album details
Peak chart positions
US Sales
US
US Indie
2006
Undiscovered (Brooke Hogan album)
Released: October 24, 2006
Label: SoBe Entertainment|SoBe , Storch Music Company|SMC
97Walt Belcher (March 12, 2008). http:/ / www2.tbo.com/ content/ 2008/ mar/ 12/ na-black-roots-out-laughs-in-irreverent-series-for/ Black Roots Out Laughs In Irreverent Series; For Brooke Hogan, A Spinoff Grows In Miami. Tampa Bay Online. Accessed 2008-07-03.
This Voice
2006
About Us " (featuring Paul Wall )Allmusic
33
34
35
21
Undiscovered
2007
"Heaven Baby" (featuring Beenie Man )
" For a Moment "
2009
Falling " (featuring Stack$)
21
The Redemption
"Hey Yo!" (featuring Colby O'Donis )
" Ruff Me Up " (featuring Flo Rida )
References
External links
http://www.brookesworld.com Official Website
http://www.sobeentertainment.com/artistsBrookeHogan.asp Brooke Hogan at SoBe Entertainment
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http://www.vh1.com/shows/series/brooke_knows_best/splash.jhtml Brooke Knows Best at the VH1 website
http://www.myspace.com/brookehogan Brooke Hogan on Myspace
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