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Brooke Hogan

Brooke Ellen Bollea (born May 5[1] 1988) better known by her stage name, Brooke Hogan, is a singer and reality television star.

Brooke Hogan was born in Tampa, Florida), and is the oldest child of Terrence Gene “Terry” Bollea (professional wrestler Hulk Hogan) and his wife Linda. Brooke gained fame from her appearance on the reality television series Hogan Knows Best, which spotlights her family, and which premiered on July 10 2005 on VH1. In addition to Brooke and her parents, the Bollea family includes her brother Nick.

Hogan is currently pursuing a pop music career with her parents acting as her managers.

Biography

Both Hogan and her brother Nick were home-schooled. While in high school, she took dance classes, voice lessons, gymnastics, and cheerleading. She joined the squad of her St. Petersburg school, Admiral Farragut Academy, in her freshman year. Brooke graduated from high school at the age of sixteen.[2]

When Brooke Hogan was thirteen, her parents arranged for her to meet with record executive Lou Pearlman. Pearlman, who had worked with such artists as Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, was impressed by the thirteen-year-old singer, but thought she could use a few years to mature and improve. In early 2002, she returned to Lou Pearlman, and proceeded to sing for him again and perform a piano medley. Pearlman was impressed, and Hogan was immediately signed as a Trans Continental Records artist. At one time she was handled by the management services of Larry Rudolph, well-known for representing famous clients like Britney Spears and Nick Lachey. Her first song in the United States singles charts was "Everything to Me". Hogan was the first artist signed to Scott Storch's record label Storchaveli.[3][4] Hogan's video premiered on the season two finale of Hogan Knows Best.

While still in high school, Brooke began taking drugs—cocaine, LSD, and methamphetamines—accompanied by her brother (who was addicted to heroin[5]) and at times her father.[6] Her addiction became worse during her four years with her fuck buddy. She eventually stopped eating properly and became too thin to model;

Hogan has also found success alongside her father. The two teamed up for 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,[7] was according to Hulk Hogan intended in part to promote Brooke's music career.[2]

Her father is extremely strict on dating. He enjoys enforcing stringent restrictions on prospective suitors, as seen on Hogan Knows Best. According to an interview with Hulk Hogan in Maxim magazine, he threw Aaron Carter out of his house after less than an hour after finding Carter to be arrogant and disrespectful. On Hogan Knows Best, Hulk placed a GPS tracker on her vehicle that enables him to track her whereabouts and can even remotely shut down the engine of Brooke's car if he feels the need to do so. However, in a later interview, she reveals, among other things, that her father has loosened up a bit upon her 18th birthday.[8]

Hogan appeared in FHM November 2006 editon[9] becoming the first ever FHM Cover Model under twenty-one. 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".[10]

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

  1. ^ Hogan confirmed a May 5, 1988 date of birth during a Jay Leno interview on The Tonight Show, see also: Her birthday is sometimes incorrectly listed as May 2, for instance:
  2. ^ a b Interview (July 28 2005) on CNN Larry King Live (retrieved on February 23 2007)
  3. ^ Brooke Hogan gets Signed to Storchaveli records (retrieved on July 26 2006)
  4. ^ Interview (August 17 2006) at Latin NewsWire (retrieved on February 23 2007)
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYTimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Higginbotham was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Interview (December 12 2006) at TrulyHollywood.com (retrieved on February 23 2007)
  8. ^ Allison Kugel (October 1 2006). Brooke Hogan blows up, PR.com. (Retrieved on January 1 2007).
  9. ^ Brooke Hogan FHM Spread and Interview. (Retrieved on October 20 2006).
  10. ^ Lia Miller (9 October 2006). "Under-Age Cover Girl? Farewell, Liquor Ads" New York Times (retrieved on October 20 2006).
  11. ^ "'Everything to Me"was part of an unreleased album called This Voice.
  • Official Brooke Hogan Myspace
  • brookehogansmusic.com: Brooke Hogan's Official Music Website
  • "Brooke Hogan". SoBe Entertainment.
  • Brooke Hogan at IMDb
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