Brooke Hogan
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Brooke Ellen Bollea better known by her stage name
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...

 Brooke Hogan, is an American singer, actress, model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....

, socialite
Socialite
A socialite is a person who participates in social activities and spends a significant amount of time entertaining and being entertained at fashionable upper-class events....

, and television personality
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...

, and the oldest child of professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...

 Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
Terrance Gene "Terry" Bollea , better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Semi-retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, and musician currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....

 (Terry Gene Bollea). She appeared on the reality-television series Hogan Knows Best
Hogan Knows Best
Hogan Knows Best is an American television show produced by Pink Sneakers Productions and centered on the family life of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan . Often focusing on the Hogans' raising of their children, and on Hulk Hogan's attempts to manage and assist in his children's burgeoning careers...

, which focused on her family, and which premiered on July 10, 2005 on VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...

. Since the cancellation of Hogan Knows Best, she has starred in the now-cancelled reality series spin-off
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...

, Brooke Knows Best
Brooke Knows Best
Brooke Knows Best was a VH1 reality series spin off from the hit VH1 reality program, Hogan Knows Best. The series first aired July 13, 2008...

, which focuses on her life independent from her parents and living with two roommates.

Hogan released her debut album in 2006, titled Undiscovered
Undiscovered (Brooke Hogan album)
Bonus tracks* "Certified" appears as track 9 – 2:36* "Crazy Love" by Kristin Hogan – 3:06* "Love You, Hate You" Samples the 1970's The Moments song Love on a Two-Way street-Charts:- Release history :...

. In 2009, she released her second studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

, The Redemption
The Redemption
The Redemption is the second studio album by American singer Brooke Hogan. The album was released on July 2, 2009 under SoBe Entertainment and Fontana Records. Brooke collaborated with several artists for the album, including Stack$, Colby O'Donis, and Flo Rida. The album received more positive...

.

Early life

Brooke Hogan was born in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....

, the older child of Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
Terrance Gene "Terry" Bollea , better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Semi-retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, and musician currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....

 (Terry Gene Bollea) and Linda Bollea. She has one younger brother, Nick Hogan
Nick Hogan
Nicholas Allan Bollea , also known as Nick Hogan, is an American reality personality & actor, best known as the son of semi-retired professional wrestler Hulk Hogan and for his appearances on the reality show Hogan Knows Best alongside his father, mother Linda, and older sibling Brooke.Bollea was...

 (Nick Bollea).

In high school, she took dance classes, voice lessons, piano lessons, and gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...

. She joined the cheerleading
Cheerleading
Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...

 squad of her Clearwater, Florida school, Clearwater Central Catholic
Clearwater Central Catholic High School
Clearwater Central Catholic High School is a private college preparatory school for grades 9 through 12 and located in Clearwater, Florida, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1962, the school enrolls approximately 500 students from the Tampa Bay area...

, in her freshman year. Hogan graduated from high school at the age of sixteen.

2002–2005: Music beginnings and Hogan Knows Best

Hogan was signed to Trans Continental Records in 2002. Some early music was produced with the help of Rich Cronin
Rich Cronin
Richard Burton "Rich" Cronin was an American singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and primary songwriter for the pop group Lyte Funkie Ones or LFO.-Early life:...

. Her first song on the United States singles charts was "Everything to Me". Produced and written by Shep Goodman
Shep Goodman
Shep Goodman is a Multi-Platinum music producer and songwriter. He got his start in the music industry, by fronting the Elektra Records signed rock-act . After the disbandment of the band, he started the music production company Sheppard Music Inc with Kenny Gioia. They were known as "Shep & Kenny,...

 and Kenny Gioia
Kenny Gioia
Kenny Gioia is a Multi-Platinum music producer, engineer, mixer and songwriter from New York City, who is best known for working on the #1 hits "Sex and Candy" and "Crush"...

 as part of her album This Voice, the single was released in July 2004. It appeared at #97 on the Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 and #1 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales
Hot 100 Singles Sales
The Hot Singles Sales chart is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It measures sales of commercial singles and is one of three component charts, along with the Hot 100 Airplay and the Hot Digital Songs, that determine the chart positions of singles on the...

, but dropped off the chart in a few weeks. The album was planned for release September 21, 2004, but this never happened. Hogan opened for Hilary Duff
Hilary Duff
Hilary Erhard Duff is an American actress, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, and author. After working in local theater plays and television commercials in her childhood, she achieved fame playing the title role in the Disney Channel television series Lizzie McGuire. She also reprised her role in...

 in support of her unreleased debut. She sang the national anthems before Game 7 of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals
2004 Stanley Cup Finals
The 2004 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-seven playoff series that determined the National Hockey League champion for the 2003–04 season. As a culmination of the 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Western Conference champion Calgary Flames...

 on June 7, 2004. During this time manager Larry Rudolph
Larry Rudolph
Larry Rudolph is a personal manager. He is best known as the manager of Britney Spears from 1999–2004, briefly in 2007, and 2008-present.-Career:...

 helped her rise to fame as well as work on her debut album.

Hogan appeared with her father in an hour-long profile on VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...

, (Inside) Out: Hulk Hogan, Stage Dad. The success of this special spawned an entire series. Hogan Knows Best
Hogan Knows Best
Hogan Knows Best is an American television show produced by Pink Sneakers Productions and centered on the family life of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan . Often focusing on the Hogans' raising of their children, and on Hulk Hogan's attempts to manage and assist in his children's burgeoning careers...

debuted in July 2005 and was the highest-rated series premiere in VH1's network history. Hulk Hogan said the series, which helped Brooke become a household name, was intended in part to promote Brooke's music career.

Hogan Knows Best presented her father as strict with her dating. On the show, Hulk placed a GPS
Global Positioning System
The Global Positioning System is a space-based global navigation satellite system that provides location and time information in all weather, anywhere on or near the Earth, where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites...

 tracker on Brooke's vehicle that enabled him to track her whereabouts and shut down the engine of her car remotely. However, Brooke said in a later interview that her father loosened up after her eighteenth birthday.

2006–2008: Undiscovered and Brooke Knows Best

In 2006, Hogan changed record labels and became the first artist signed to Scott Storch
Scott Storch
Scott Storch is an American record producer. He produces a variety of music, particularly hip hop, reggaeton, and R&B. His label, Storch Music Company responsible for signing Brooke Hogan and Nox...

's label, initially called Storchaveli Records, but later named Storch Music Company
Storch Music Company
Storch Music Company is an American based record label that was founded by music producer Scott Storch and is distributed by Interscope Records. Storch's first major singer was Hulk Hogan's daughter, Brooke.-Discography:...

. She also signed with SoBe Entertainment
SoBe Entertainment
SoBe Entertainment, LLC is an international entertainment parent company founded by Cecile D. Barker with music, film, TV, night club, management and digital subsidiaries....

.

Hogan made a special appearance with her father on Saturday Night's Main Event on July 15, 2006, shortly before the release of her first album. On the program, her father was challenged to a match by Randy Orton
Randy Orton
Randal Keith "Randy" Orton is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE wrestling on its SmackDown brand...

 at SummerSlam
SummerSlam (2006)
SummerSlam was the nineteenth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment . It took place on August 20, 2006 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, and featured performers from the Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW brands...

, who had previously mentioned Brooke in a sexual manner on WWE television.

Hogan's first single, "About Us", premiered on the season two finale of Hogan Knows Best
Hogan Knows Best
Hogan Knows Best is an American television show produced by Pink Sneakers Productions and centered on the family life of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan . Often focusing on the Hogans' raising of their children, and on Hulk Hogan's attempts to manage and assist in his children's burgeoning careers...

. The album, Undiscovered
Undiscovered (Brooke Hogan album)
Bonus tracks* "Certified" appears as track 9 – 2:36* "Crazy Love" by Kristin Hogan – 3:06* "Love You, Hate You" Samples the 1970's The Moments song Love on a Two-Way street-Charts:- Release history :...

, was released October 24, 2006. The album debuted at #28 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

, selling 30,000 copies in its first week. The album went on to sell 127,000 copies. In 2006 Hogan won a Teen Choice Award for Best Choice Grill for the music video for "About Us".

Hogan appeared in the November 2006 edition of FHM
FHM
FHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.- History :The magazine began publication in 1985 in the United Kingdom under the name For Him and changed its title to FHM in 1994 when Emap Consumer Media bought the magazine, although the full For...

, becoming the first FHM Cover Model under 21 years old. 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."

In December 2006, Hogan began working on new material but stated that she was only doing it for fun. Then in January 2007, her label decided that they would re-release her debut album the next month. Hogan decided against it and opted to record her second album. By August 2007, Hogan confirmed that she would be departing from one of her labels, SMC
Storch Music Company
Storch Music Company is an American based record label that was founded by music producer Scott Storch and is distributed by Interscope Records. Storch's first major singer was Hulk Hogan's daughter, Brooke.-Discography:...

, and soon confirmed that she had signed a dual contract with SoBe Entertainment
SoBe Entertainment
SoBe Entertainment, LLC is an international entertainment parent company founded by Cecile D. Barker with music, film, TV, night club, management and digital subsidiaries....

and Fontana Records
Fontana Records
Fontana Records is a record label which was started in the 1950s as a subsidiary of the Dutch Philips Records; when Philips restructured its music operations it dropped Fontana in favor of Vertigo Records. In the seventies PolyGram acquired the dormant label....

and was at work on her second album.

Hogan appeared as a panel judge in America's Prom Queen in early 2008. A spin-off series of Hogan Knows Best called Brooke Knows Best
Brooke Knows Best
Brooke Knows Best was a VH1 reality series spin off from the hit VH1 reality program, Hogan Knows Best. The series first aired July 13, 2008...

premiered July 13, 2008 on VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...

. Two seasons have aired.

2009–present: Film debut and The Redemption

In 2009, Hogan made her film debut in the low budget live action film Little Hercules in 3D not in 3D. The filming of the movie was shown on the second season of Hogan Knows Best. In November 2009 Hogan was featured in Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton
Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide...

's music video for "Yesterday
Yesterday (Toni Braxton song)
"Yesterday" is a song by American R&B singer–songwriter Toni Braxton. The track is the lead single from her album, Pulse, which has been released May 4, 2010. Trey Songz appears on the American version released to radio, "Troy Taylor Radio Edit"...

".

On March 31, 2009, she released the lead single from her second album, "Falling", featuring the rapper Stacks
Stacks (rapper)
Yannique Barker , better known by his stage name Stack$, is an American hip hop musician from Miami who grew up in Washington, D.C. Stack$ earned his name from a Miami rapper, Brisco, referring to his "ill" songwriting skills and multi-dimensional personality...

. She revealed during a visit to Power 96 in March that the name of her second album would be The Redemption. Hogan later stated the album was due for a June 30, 2009 release, and that the second single would be released on June 9 and would be "Hey Yo!". The second single was later released on June 30, 2009 instead and the album was announced for a July 21, 2009 release. The album debuted at #144 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

.

She was released from her four-year contract with SoBe Entertainment
SoBe Entertainment
SoBe Entertainment, LLC is an international entertainment parent company founded by Cecile D. Barker with music, film, TV, night club, management and digital subsidiaries....

 a year early after the promotion for the album concluded. She is now only signed to Fontana Records
Fontana Records
Fontana Records is a record label which was started in the 1950s as a subsidiary of the Dutch Philips Records; when Philips restructured its music operations it dropped Fontana in favor of Vertigo Records. In the seventies PolyGram acquired the dormant label....

. To date, she is the only artist signed to the label.

On November 10, 2009, Brooke Hogan released a new song, "User Friendly", on her YouTube account, BrookeStarTV.

In January 2010, Hogan appeared on TNA Impact!
TNA iMPACT!
Impact Wrestling is a professional wrestling television program for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling that currently airs in the United States and Canada on Spike...

and at Final Resolution in support of her father, who was making his first appearances with the company. Hogan was in attendance on the Monday, March 8 edition of Impact! before her father faced Ric Flair
Ric Flair
Richard Morgan Fliehr is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers in the world....

 and A.J. Styles
A.J. Styles
Allen Neal Jones , better known by his ring name A.J. Styles is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...

. In 2010 and early 2011 Brooke recorded her third official studio album.

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2009 Little Hercules in 3D Robin, Cameo Role IMDB, Not actually in 3D
2011 Sand Sharks Sandy Powers
2011 Devour Britney Baer
2012 2 Headed Shark Attack
2 Headed Shark Attack
2 Headed Shark Attack is an upcoming horror film by The Asylum, to be released on January 17, 2012 in the United States. The film stars Carmen Electra, Charlie O'Connell and Brooke Hogan.- Plot :...

Currently in production
Television
Year Film Role Notes
2005–2007 Hogan Knows Best
Hogan Knows Best
Hogan Knows Best is an American television show produced by Pink Sneakers Productions and centered on the family life of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan . Often focusing on the Hogans' raising of their children, and on Hulk Hogan's attempts to manage and assist in his children's burgeoning careers...

Herself
2007 Wild 'n Out
Wild 'N Out
Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'n Out is a game show on MTV starring Nick Cannon.-Premise:Similar in premise to game-type shows such as Whose Line Is It Anyway?, the show puts two teams of comedians: the "Red Squad", captained by Cannon and contained Katt Williams for the first 3 seasons, and the "Black...

Herself
2008 American Prom Queen Herself/Panelist
2008–2009 Brooke Knows Best
Brooke Knows Best
Brooke Knows Best was a VH1 reality series spin off from the hit VH1 reality program, Hogan Knows Best. The series first aired July 13, 2008...

Herself

Discography

Studio albums
Year Album details Peak chart
positions
US Sales
US
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

US Indie
Independent Albums
The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels...

2006 Undiscovered
Undiscovered (Brooke Hogan album)
Bonus tracks* "Certified" appears as track 9 – 2:36* "Crazy Love" by Kristin Hogan – 3:06* "Love You, Hate You" Samples the 1970's The Moments song Love on a Two-Way street-Charts:- Release history :...

  • Released: October 24, 2006
  • Label: SoBe
    SoBe Entertainment
    SoBe Entertainment, LLC is an international entertainment parent company founded by Cecile D. Barker with music, film, TV, night club, management and digital subsidiaries....

    , SMC
    Storch Music Company
    Storch Music Company is an American based record label that was founded by music producer Scott Storch and is distributed by Interscope Records. Storch's first major singer was Hulk Hogan's daughter, Brooke.-Discography:...

  • Format: CD, digital download
    Music download
    A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...

28 1
  • US sales: 127,000
  • 2009 The Redemption
    The Redemption
    The Redemption is the second studio album by American singer Brooke Hogan. The album was released on July 2, 2009 under SoBe Entertainment and Fontana Records. Brooke collaborated with several artists for the album, including Stack$, Colby O'Donis, and Flo Rida. The album received more positive...

  • Released: July 21, 2009
  • Label: SoBe, Fontana
    Fontana Records
    Fontana Records is a record label which was started in the 1950s as a subsidiary of the Dutch Philips Records; when Philips restructured its music operations it dropped Fontana in favor of Vertigo Records. In the seventies PolyGram acquired the dormant label....

  • Format: CD, digital download
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    Singles
    Year Title U.S. Billboard Chart positions Album
    U.S.
    Billboard Hot 100
    The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

    U.S. Pop U.S. Dance
    Hot Dance Club Play
    The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...

    Rhythmic Top 40 Top Videoclip Tracks
    2004 "Everything to Me"
    97
    This Voice
    2006 "About Us" (featuring Paul Wall
    Paul Wall
    Paul Michael Slayton , better known by his stage name Paul Wall, is an American rapper. He is currently affiliated with Swishahouse Records, having released several albums under the label as well as...

    )
    33
    34
    35
    21
    Undiscovered
    2007 "Heaven Baby" (featuring Beenie Man
    Beenie Man
    Anthony Moses Davis , better known by his stage name Beenie Man, is a Grammy award winning Jamaican reggae artist. He is the self-proclaimed "King of the Dancehall".-Biography:...

    )
    "For a Moment"
    2009 "Falling" (featuring Stack$)
    21
    The Redemption
    "Hey Yo!" (featuring Colby O'Donis
    Colby O'Donis
    Colby O'Donis is an American-Puerto Rican pop and R&B singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and actor. In 2008, he released his debut album Colby O, and his single "What You Got" featuring Akon reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100...

    )
    "Ruff Me Up" (featuring Flo Rida
    Flo Rida
    Tramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from...

    )

    External links

    • Official Website
    • Brooke Hogan at SoBe Entertainment
    • Brooke Knows Best at the VH1
      VH1
      VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...

      website
    • Brooke Hogan on Myspace
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