In this corner, standing at 5ft. 10, Brooke Hogan
is waiting to challenge her pop star peers to a musical smackdown. Strikingly gorgeous with peircing green eyes and
long blonde hair. This 16 year old has been watching, cheering and rooting for success but never in the spotlight like
that of her father,wrestling great Terry "Hulk" Hogan. Now, as the "Hulkster" adjust to retirement, Brooke is stepping
into the ring with a VH1 Special that will air this summer, and a debut album, a mix of piano driven pop rock/ R and
B songs that will be out this fall on Trans-Continental/I-4 Records
Her first single "Everything to Me" showcases
Brooke's influences that run the gamut from Stevie Wonder to Pink. The Album stresses pop hits with strong musicality
that highlights Brooke's vocal ability and piano playing, making thedebut effort a pop treat that avoids being overly
saccharine. "Co-writting this album has been a great experience," She says. "I'm pushing myself harder than ever before
and really getting a chance to let my personality shine."
Raised in Tampa,Florida, but often traveling
the country with her mother to see her father in action, Brooke was fueled by intensity of her father's drive for success.
So, when Brooke was 10, she stopped waiting for fate to hand her a record deal, and started flipping through the yellow
pages calling talent agents. Says Brooke, "I wasn't raised with a silver spoon, I was raised to be resourceful and
follow through with everthing I set out to do, so that's what i did,"she says with a laugh. Brooke threw herself into her
dream of reach pop stardom taking piano lessons, dance lessons, voice lessons, cheerleading and more. Her parents
recognized her drive and arranged a meeting for Brooke with legendary music entrepreneur Lou Pearlman.
Pearlman, was impressed with Brooke's talente,
but at age 13 she was still a bit young and needed to continue developing her voice. Two years later, Pearlman signed
her on the spot after signing a version of "The Little Mermaid" where she accompanied herself on piano. "I just knew,"
said pearlman as he walked into the studio. "This girl has an amazing gift and it's shown as i've seen her mature from
the inital meeting in 2000, to when I signed her in 2003, to where we are today in 2004, recording her debut album."
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