Brooke Simpson

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Brooke Simpson
BornMay 22, 1991
GenresPop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2017–present
Associated acts
  • Miley Cyrus
  • Sia

Brooke Mills Simpson is an American singer and songwriter from Hollister, North Carolina. She finished in third place in the thirteenth season on NBC's talent singing competitition The Voice on Team Miley Cyrus.[1]

In 2021, she auditioned for season 16 of America’s Got Talent. She received a yes vote from each judge and advanced to the quarter finals round and placed fourth in the finals.[2]

Early life[]

Brooke Simpson was born to an Evangelical family, which caused her to first find her love of singing at age 7. She grew up traveling and singing with them, as well as attending pow wows hosted by the Haliwa-Saponi tribe, of which she is a member.[3] Before The Voice, she moved from her hometown of Hollister, North Carolina to Fort Lauderdale, Florida with her husband, Ray Simpson, and considered other careers instead of singing.[4][5] Her parents are Jimille and Mike Mills,[6] and she has two siblings who are eight years younger than her: sister Leah and brother Mikey.[7]

Brooke Simpson met her vocal coach Andrez Franco in 2013.[8]

Career[]

The Voice[]

Main article: The Voice (U.S. season 13)

Simpson auditioned in 2017 to compete in thirteenth season of The Voice. In the blind auditions, broadcast on October 1, 2017, she sang "Stone Cold" from Demi Lovato. The four judges, Adam Levine, Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Hudson and Blake Shelton turned around. She chose to be part of Team Miley,[9] eventually being at third place on 19 December 2017.[10]

The Voice performances

  – Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes
Non-competition performances
Collaborator(s) Song Original artist
Miley Cyrus, Ashland Craft and Janice Freeman "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" Shania Twain
Sia "Titanium" Sia

Discography[]

Releases from The Voice

  • 2017: "Stone Cold"
  • 2017: "You're a Big Girl Now" (with Sophia Bollman)
  • 2017: "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
  • 2017: "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
  • 2017: "Praying"
  • 2017: "What about Us”
  • 2017: "Amazing Grace"
  • 2017: "Earned It" (with Davon Fleming)
  • 2017: "Faithfully"
  • 2017: "Wrecking Ball" (with Miley Cyrus)
  • 2017: "O Holy Night"
  • 2017: "What Is Beautiful"

Singles[]

  • 2017: "What Is Beautiful"
  • 2018: "2 AM"
  • 2018: "Perfect"
  • 2019: “Little Bit Crazy”
  • 2019: "Stick Like Honey"
  • 2020: "Real Long Nails"

References[]

  1. ^ Cain, Brooke (October 1, 2006). "NC's Brooke Simpson falls just short in 'The Voice' finale". Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "America's Got Talent: What To Know About The Voice Alum Brooke Simpson". ScreenRant. 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  3. ^ Chris Davey (September 25, 2017). "Brooke Simpson - Stone Cold - Best Audio - Blind Auditions 1 - The Voice - September 25, 2017". YouTube. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  4. ^ NBC (2017). "Brooke Simpson - NBC.com". NBC. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  5. ^ People (December 12, 2017). "The Voice's Brooke Simpson Says Journey's 'Faithfully' Relates to Her Real Life Love Story". People Magazine. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  6. ^ Brooke Cain (December 12, 2017). "How to hang out with Brooke Simpson of 'The Voice' at her meet and greet for fans". The News & Observer. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  7. ^ "Bio | Mills Family Ministries". MillsFamilyMinistries.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  8. ^ Sengupta, Abhirup (2021-06-23). "Who is Brooke Simpson? All you need to know about the former "Voice" contestant who received a standing ovation on America's Got Talent". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  9. ^ Asker, Jim (December 28, 2017). "Brooke Simpson Adds Latest Hot Christian Songs No. 1 From 'The Voice'". Billboard. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  10. ^ WRAL (2017-12-19). "Brooke Simpson takes 3rd place on 'The Voice' :". WRAL.com. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
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