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Brooke White

Brooke Elise White (born June 2, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and was finalist on FOX's seventh season of American Idol. She was eliminated in the top 5 for American Idol. She was kind of annoying and it's good to see her go.

Early life

Brooke Elise White was born in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in nearby Mesa with three younger siblings (Tyler, Katie and Quinn) and her parents, Brad and Kaylene, and also has family members in Nova Scotia, Canada. [2]

White started singing at age 15 when she tried out for the high school musical, “Meet Me in St. Louis,” and received the lead role.[2] White graduated high school from Heritage Academy in 2001. She at one time attended beauty school, describing herself as a "beauty school dropout",[2] and stated on Idol that she started doing hair when she was eleven years old. She worked as a nanny and an aspiring singer-songwriter prior to auditioning for American Idol. She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Musical Influences

On her American Idol "Fast Facts" page, White cites musical influences as the “soulful sounds of the 70’s” such as James Taylor, Carole King, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Eagles, America, Carly Simon, Bee Gees, Hall & Oats, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, and Phil Collins. When asked on American Idol with whom she would like to do a duet if made possible, she named John Mayer. She also cites Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood as her favorite former American Idol winners.

American Idol

Overview

White tried out for American Idol in Philadelphia. She sang "Like a Star" and she received a positive review from all the judges. During her audition, she admitted to never having seen an R-rated movie, prompting Cowell to state that he could "bring her over to the dark side". During the Hollywood week, White performed "Beautiful" by Carole King, accompanying herself on piano. After that performance, judges were quick to point out that Brooke reminded them of a young Carly Simon or Carole King.

Since top 24, White has accompanied herself on guitar for her performances of "You're So Vain" and "Jolene", and on piano for "Let It Be", "Every Breath You Take", and "Hero". Judge Simon Cowell chose White early as one of his four favorites in the competition, along with David Archuleta, Jason Castro and David Cook, when he appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, which aired on March 17, 2008.[3]

So far White has been in the bottom three twice, once on April 2nd after her Dolly Parton song "Jolene" and the other April 16th after her Mariah Carey performance of "Hero."

White forgot her words while singing "You Must Love Me". Three lines in, she apologized, stopped the band, and re-started the song from the beginning. Paula Abdul later said, "You must never start and stop". Simon Cowell, however, said that he would have done the same thing. White explained, "I lost the lyric." It was the first time in the show's history that a contestant re-started a performance. Despite this, she was the third contestant on the April 23, 2008 results show to be named safe, much to her surprise.

Brooke White was eliminated April 30 and erupted into tears.

Performances and results (during voting weeks)

Week # Theme Song choice Original artist Order # Result
Top 24 (12 Women) 1960s "Happy Together" The Turtles 6 Safe
Top 20 (10 Women) 1970s "You're So Vain" Carly Simon 3 Safe
Top 16 (8 Women) 1980s "Love Is a Battlefield" Pat Benatar 7 Safe
Top 12 Lennon/McCartney "Let It Be" The Beatles 7 Safe
Top 11 The Beatles "Here Comes the Sun" The Beatles 5 Safe
Top 10 Year They Were Born "Every Breath You Take" The Police 5 Safe
Top 9 Dolly Parton "Jolene" Dolly Parton 1 Bottom 31
Top 8 Inspirational Music "You've Got a Friend" Carole King 8 Safe
Top 7 Mariah Carey "Hero" Mariah Carey 4 Bottom 22
Top 6 Andrew Lloyd Webber "You Must Love Me" Evita 3 Safe
Top 5 Neil Diamond "I'm a Believer" and
"I Am...I Said" 		The Monkees
Neil Diamond 		3 Eliminated


  • Template:Fnb White was saved first from elimination on that particular night.
  • Template:Fnb When Ryan Seacrest announced the results for this particular night, White was among the Bottom 3 but declared safe second, as the remaining contestant was eliminated.

Career

White, a singer-songwriter who also plays the piano and guitar, began singing at age 15. Her vocal skills and piano playing impressed all three judges during the Hollywood week of American Idol. White has also performed as a solo artist with a backup band for the last four years. White's first CD, Songs from the Attic, was released on the independent label New Millennium Records Group in 2006,[4] produced and co-written by Tim Simms.

White's first music video, "Free", was directed by Braden Barty[5] and produced by Tim Simms. In the video, she acts out her story as a beauty school drop out who moves to Hollywood to pursue her singing career.


Discography

Albums

Other releases

iTunes Exclusive "American Idol Studio Performances"1

  1. "Let It Be" - 3:30
  2. "Here Comes the Sun" - 2:51
  3. "Every Breath You Take" - 3:54
  4. "Jolene" - 2:39
  5. "You've Got a Friend" - 5:08
  6. "Hero" - 3:54
  7. "You Must Love Me" - 2:40

Notes:

  • 1 These are full-length recordings and not the audio from the television broadcast. Since the "American Idol Studio Performances" are available exclusively through the iTunes Store, they are not eligible to chart on the Billboard 200.

References

  1. ^ Yahoo! TV Brooke White Biography
  2. ^ a b c "'Idol' finalist White a beauty-school dropout". CNN. 2008-03-19.
  3. ^ Video clip of Simon Cowell with Oprah
  4. ^ a b "Songs From the Attic on Amazon.com". Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  5. ^ Several Brooke White videos from WireWerks


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