Brooke Allison Adams (born September 26, 1986),Brooke Allison
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, USA, who had a minor hit in 2001 with "The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)". She was later part of the girl group The Beach Girl5.

Early life

Born in

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and raised in Fort Worth, Allison attended Harvest Christian Academy in

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'', June 22, 2001 She later moved to Los Angeles, where she befriended

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'', August 9, 2004. She started singing at the age of three and after performing at DARE rallies aged ten, she built up a following via the internet after a friend set up a website for her and uploaded MP3s.Mumbi Moody, Nekesa (2001)
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'', February 11, 2002. This led to a record deal with 2KSounds, a division of

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Career

In 2001, Allison's first single from her self-titled album, "The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)", peaked at number 28 on ''

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chart. She toured with

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'' calling it "a classic exhibit of the pop music industry's assembly-line tendencies".Gubbins, Teresa (2001)
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'', July 3, 2001. She was recruited by

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-nominated record producer Michael Blakey produced four of Allison's songs for the original motion picture soundtrack '' Cinderella II: Dreams Come True'' and '' Disney's Princess Favorites''.Pearlman, Cindy (2002)
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'', February 11, 2002, p. C01 She planned to follow her debut with a rock album, but it never materialized. In 2008, she successfully auditioned to become a member of the new girl group called The Beach Girl5 along with Mandy Jiroux, Laura New, Dominique Domingo and Noreen Juliano. She went on tour with the BG5 in Europe and in the US. They released the single SCRATCH and appeared on the show ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''. After releasing two singles with the group, the group disbanded. In August 2018, Brooke experienced medical issues and fell into a coma. Her family set up a GoFundMe to raise money for her care. It is listed under the name "Brooke Adams recovery fund".

Discography

As solo singer

Albums

* '' Brooke Allison'' (2001), 2KSounds/

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Singles

* "The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)" (2001), 2KSounds/Virgin – (US #28-Sales Chart) * "Thought You Might Wanna Know" (2001)

With The Beach Girl5

EPs

* ''Beach Girl5'' (2009)

Singles

* "Unbreakable" (2009) * "Scratch" (2010) * "Lay A Little Sunshine" (2011)

References

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