Brooke Simpson

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Brooke Simpson
Birth nameBrooke Mills Simpson
Born (1991-05-22) May 22, 1991 (age 32)
Hollister, North Carolina, U.S.
Genres Pop
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2017–present

Brooke Mills Simpson (born May 22, 1991) is an American singer. She finished in third place in the thirteenth season on NBC's talent singing competition The Voice on Team Miley Cyrus. [1]

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In 2021, she auditioned for season 16 of America's Got Talent . She received a yes vote from each judge and advanced to the quarter finals round placing fourth in the finals. [2]

Early life

Brooke Simpson was born to an evangelical family. She discovered she loved singing at age 7. During her childhood she traveled and performed with her family; they attended pow wows hosted by the Haliwa-Saponi, a state-recognized tribe. Simpson is a member of the tribe. [3] Before appearing on The Voice, she moved from her hometown of Hollister, North Carolina to Fort Lauderdale, Florida with her husband, Ray Simpson. She was considering other careers instead of singing. [4] [5] Her parents are Jimille and Mike Mills; [6] she has two siblings who are eight years younger: sister Leah and brother Mikey. [7]

Brooke Simpson met her vocal coach Andrez Franco in 2013. [8]

Career

The Voice

Simpson auditioned in 2017 for the thirteenth season of The Voice . In the blind auditions which were broadcast on October 1, 2017, she sang "Stone Cold" by Demi Lovato. The four judges, Adam Levine, Cyrus, Jennifer Hudson, and Blake Shelton turned around. She chose to be part of Team Miley [9] finishing in third place on December 19, 2017. [10]

The Voice performances

  – Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes
Non-competition performances
Collaborator(s)SongOriginal artist
Miley Cyrus, Ashland Craft and Janice Freeman"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" Shania Twain
Sia "Titanium" Sia

1776 Revival

Simpson played Roger Sherman as part of the 1776 revival at the American Repertory Theater in Boston MA. [11] And would continue to originate the role on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre in New York. Simpson played Courier in the national touring company in 2023. [12]

Discography

Releases from The Voice

Singles

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