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Brooke Allison Adams (born September 26, 1986),〔"(Brooke Allison )", Allmusic. Retrieved January 23, 2013〕 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.〔"Princess points Brooke Allison wishes for a 'Cinderella' story of her own", ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'', February 22, 2002〕〔"DISC Notes: Brooke Allison, Brooke Allison 2KSounds/EMI", ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'', June 22, 2001〕 She later moved to Los Angeles where she befriended Michael Jackson.〔 She competed in the World Championships of Performing Arts in Burbank.〔Dobuzinskis, Alex (2004) "(Hollywood Hopefuls Vie for a Break )", ''Los Angeles Daily News'', August 9, 2004. Retrieved January 23, 2013 〕 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.〔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〕〔〔"(Real-Life Cinderella )", ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'', February 11, 2002. Retrieved January 23, 2013 〕 This led to a record deal with 2KSounds, a division of Virgin Records.〔 In 2001, Allison's first single, "The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)", peaked at number 28 on ''Billboard'' magazine's Hot Singles Sales chart.〔〔("The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)" (Hot Singles Sales chart ), ''Billboard'', July 14, 2001.〕 She toured with 98 Degrees on their ''Revelation'' tour in 2001.〔Stout, Gene (2001) "(98 Degrees Brings Their 'Revelation' Tour to a Close in Seattle )", ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'', May 11, 2001. Retrieved January 23, 2013〕〔Lalley, Heather (2001) "(98 Degrees welcomed with screams )", ''The Spokesman-Review", May 11, 2001. Retrieved January 23, 2013 〕 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.〔Erlewine, Stephen Thomas "(''Brooke Allison'' Review )", Allmusic. Retrieved January 23, 2013〕 The album received a lukewarm reception, with the ''Knight Ridder'' calling it "a classic exhibit of the pop music industry's assembly-line tendencies".〔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 〕 She was recruited by AOL as a "Growing Up Advisor" for its Kids Only channel.〔"(AOL Taps Brooke Allison To Advise 'Tweens' )", ''Billboard'', 2001. Retrieved January 23, 2013〕 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''.〔〔Pearlman, Cindy (2002) "(Texas girl turns Disney princess )", ''Chicago Sun-Times'', February 26, 2002. Retrieved January 23, 2013 〕〔Gordon, Daphne (2002) "Glass slipper fits teenager who wants to be a star", ''Toronto Star'', February 11, 2002, p. C01〕 She planned to follow her debut with a rock album, but it never materialized.〔 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.〔"(thebg5.com )". Retrieved January 23, 2013〕 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brooke Allison」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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