Brooke Allison

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Brooke Allison Adams
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Brooke Allison Adams in 2011
Background information
Birth nameBrooke Allison Adams
Also known asBrooke Allison
Born (1986-09-26) September 26, 1986 (age 37)
Origin Fort Worth, Texas, US
GenresPop
OccupationSinger
Years active2000–2018
Labels2KSounds/Virgin

Brooke Allison Adams (born September 26, 1986), [1] also known as Brooke Allison, is an American singer from Fort Worth, Texas, USA, who had a minor hit in 2001 with "The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)". Beginning in 2008, she was a part of the girl group BG5. In 2012, the group reformed as YLA and were active until 2014. Adams has also been credited as a backing vocalist on a number of releases by Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez & the Scene.

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In August 2018, Adams experienced unspecified medical issues and fell into a coma. As of 2024, she remains in a vegetative state.

Early life

Born in Lampasas and raised in Fort Worth, Adams attended 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 DARE 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]

Career

2000–2002: Brooke Allison

In 2001, Adams's first single "The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)" peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart. [9] [10] She toured with 98 Degrees on their Revelation tour in 2001. [7] [11] Her debut album Brooke Allison was released in June of that year on 2KSounds/Virgin and featured songwriting contributions from Mýa, Robert Palmer, and Meredith Brooks. [12] She was recruited by AOL as a "Growing Up Advisor" for its Kids Only channel site. [9]

In 2002, Adams appeared on four songs for the original motion picture soundtrack Cinderella II: Dreams Come True ; these songs were included on the compilation Disney's Princess Favorites . [2] [4] [13] She planned to follow her debut with a rock album, but it never materialized. [4]

2008–2018: BG5, YLA, and later work

Adams (middle) with BG5 in 2009 Da Gurlz.jpg
Adams (middle) with BG5 in 2009

In 2008, she became a member of a girl group called BG5 (which stands for The Beach Girl5) along with Mandy Jiroux, Laura New, Dominique Domingo, and Noreen Juliano. [14] During this time, she began being credited under her birth name "Brooke Adams". In 2009, Adams provided backing vocals for the Selena Gomez & the Scene single "Naturally". [15] She would go on to provide backing vocals for a number of songs by the group, notably the single "Love You like a Love Song". [16] In 2009, BG5 released the single "Unbreakable" which was followed by the release of their debut EP Beach Girl5. [17] In 2010, Adams provided backing vocals on the Miley Cyrus singles "Can't Be Tamed" and "Who Owns My Heart" in addition to the track "Liberty Walk" from Cyrus's third studio album. [18] She also provided backing vocals on the song "Bam" by Miranda Cosgrove. [19] In 2010, BG5 began being managed by Kris Jenner and appeared on the show Keeping Up with the Kardashians . [20] They released the single "Scratch" in November and the single "Lay A Little Sunshine" in June of the following year. [21] [22]

In late 2012, Jiroux departed from BG5; the group reformed under the name YLA (which stands for Young L.A.) with new member Jaime Lee Ruiz. [23] In March 2013, YLA released the single "$$$EX", a collaboration with Vanessa Anne Hudgens. [24] The song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart and spent twelve weeks on the chart. [25] In March 2013, the group was featured on the third soundtrack for the Disney Channel show Shake It Up with the song "I Can Do Better"; the group performed the song on the show's third season episode, "Oui Oui It Up". [26] [27] In September 2013, BG5's self titled full debut album, which was recorded prior to their renaming, was released to digital retailers. [28] In November 2013, YLA released the single "Bad Bitches". [29]

On July 14, 2015, Adams released the single "Still Fighting". [30] In 2016, Adams became a member of the electronic music trio AMERA. [31]

Personal life

In August 2018, Brooke experienced medical issues and fell into a coma. Her family set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for her care, listed under the name "Brooke Adams recovery fund". [32] As of 2024, she remains in a vegetative state. [33]

Discography

As solo singer

Albums

Singles

  • "The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)" (2001), 2KSounds/Virgin – (US #28-Sales Chart)
  • "Thought You Might Wanna Know" (2001)
  • "Still Fighting" (2015)

With BG5/YLA

Albums

  • BG5 (2013)

EPs

  • Beach Girl5 (2009)

Singles

  • "Unbreakable" (2009)
  • "Scratch" (2010)
  • "Lay A Little Sunshine" (2011)
  • "Kids R OK" (2013)
  • "$$$EX" (with Vanessa Hudgens) (2013)
  • "Bad Bitches" (2013)

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