YourFavoriteWeapon Posted August 27 Posted August 27 (edited) (This is a repost from my Reddit account bc I already see I'm getting dragged dd) As someone who has an affinity for cheesy 2000's pop, I've always been a die-hard fan of Brooke Allison - one of the early Britney knockoffs a la' Willa Ford and Mandy Moore. For those who are unaware of who she is, she debuted in 2001 and is mostly known for her debut single 'The Kiss Off (Goodbye)' (listed above) that samples the AOL "Goodbye!" sound. With her debut single managing to peak at #28 on The Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and receiving heavy rotation on Nickelodeon, as well as garnering praise from the likes of Michael Jackson and Mya (the former deeming her to be someone with "extraordinary talent who has been touched by God."), things were looking very promising for her. Unfortunately, both her album and follow-up single failed to be successful and she scrapped her solo career. She managed to bounce back in the late 2000's by joining YLA/BG5 - a girl group managed by Kris Jenner. They failed to make it big but still managed to temporarily make a name for themselves by serving as backup vocalists for various Selena Gomez & The Scene albums (as well as opening for her tour) and bagging a collab with Vanessa Hudgens titled '$$$EX' that peaked at #11 on The Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. After YLA/BG5 quickly disbanded, Brooke signed to an indie label and promised her fans that she would be releasing her second album 'Still Fighting' under the name Brooke Adams. Unfortunately, in late 2018, Brooke suffered two cardiac arrests that resulted in a diffuse brain injury due to lack of oxygen. Her mother helped make a GoFundMe in order to help with medical expensives but they sadly were only able to garner $30.3K out of their $160K goal. As of 2024, Brooke still remains in a vegetative state and is residing in a nursing home. Her mother posted the first update in three years the other day, informing Brooke's fans that there has been no improvement when it comes to her condition. I thought I should make this thread in order to not only see if anyone on this forum is aware of her music and short-lived success, but to also notify those who question whatever happened to her. I find this all to be really eerie and honestly consider it to be one of the saddest stories of any pop girl. I'm always praying for her family Edited August 27 by YourFavoriteWeapon 2
KatyPrismSpirit Posted August 27 Posted August 27 Thats the downside of the music industry. It's brutally tough and not everybody will make it sadly. I hope she will improve her health quickly. Health is always more important than anything.
Gelato Posted August 27 Posted August 27 this is incredibly sad. i wish her mother every strength i'd never heard of her before this thread but the song is great
itshyolee Posted August 27 Posted August 27 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Mariya Takeuchi said: you copied the whole op from reddit Idk her but that's sad I- @YourFavoriteWeapon explain yourself. Edited August 27 by itshyolee
YourFavoriteWeapon Posted August 27 Author Posted August 27 18 minutes ago, Mariya Takeuchi said: you copied the whole op from reddit 6 minutes ago, itshyolee said: I- @YourFavoriteWeapon explain yourself. Girl it's bc I posted it there months ago and wanted to repost it here the second registration opened cjlysijdkdkfshdhfdhhdhdhdhehdhdhdhd 2
Mariya Takeuchi Posted August 27 Posted August 27 13 minutes ago, itshyolee said: I- @YourFavoriteWeapon explain yourself. I just checked their ocd thread and it's another copy+paste from reddit
YourFavoriteWeapon Posted August 27 Author Posted August 27 1 minute ago, Mariya Takeuchi said: I just checked their ocd thread and it's another copy+paste from reddit Because it's my Reddit account?
May Posted August 27 Posted August 27 6 minutes ago, YourFavoriteWeapon said: Because it's my Reddit account? not us getting your 3 month old reddit scraps 3
YourFavoriteWeapon Posted August 27 Author Posted August 27 Just now, May said: not us getting your 3 month old reddit scraps Girl I was WAITING for sign-ups on this forum to open so I could see if anyone else knew about queen Brooke. Thank god I deleted all the NSFW **** off my profile and it's just predominantly pictures of my dog and memes in r/popheadscirclejerk dd
ithinkheknowsoutsold Posted August 27 Posted August 27 46 minutes ago, YourFavoriteWeapon said: (This is a repost from my Reddit account bc I already see I'm getting dragged dd) As someone who has an affinity for cheesy 2000's pop, I've always been a die-hard fan of Brooke Allison - one of the early Britney knockoffs a la' Willa Ford and Mandy Moore. For those who are unaware of who she is, she debuted in 2001 and is mostly known for her debut single 'The Kiss Off (Goodbye)' (listed above) that samples the AOL "Goodbye!" sound. With her debut single managing to peak at #28 on The Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and receiving heavy rotation on Nickelodeon, as well as garnering praise from the likes of Michael Jackson and Mya (the former deeming her to be someone with "extraordinary talent who has been touched by God."), things were looking very promising for her. Unfortunately, both her album and follow-up single failed to be successful and she scrapped her solo career. She managed to bounce back in the late 2000's by joining YLA/BG5 - a girl group managed by Kris Jenner. They failed to make it big but still managed to temporarily make a name for themselves by serving as backup vocalists for various Selena Gomez & The Scene albums (as well as opening for her tour) and bagging a collab with Vanessa Hudgens titled '$$$EX' that peaked at #11 on The Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. After YLA/BG5 quickly disbanded, Brooke signed to an indie label and promised her fans that she would be releasing her second album 'Still Fighting' under the name Brooke Adams. Unfortunately, in late 2018, Brooke suffered two cardiac arrests that resulted in a diffuse brain injury due to lack of oxygen. Her mother helped make a GoFundMe in order to help with medical expensives but they sadly were only able to garner $30.3K out of their $160K goal. As of 2024, Brooke still remains in a vegetative state and is residing in a nursing home. Her mother posted the first update in three years the other day, informing Brooke's fans that there has been no improvement when it comes to her condition. I wanted to make this thread in order to not only see if anyone here is aware of her music and short-lived success, as well as notify those who question whatever happened to her. I find this all to be really eerie and honestly consider it to be one of the saddest stories of any pop girl. I'm always praying for her family I never knew she was a part of BG5, I love their song Scratch. Brooke gave such star vibes in that video, it's so sad to see her current state. I am praying for a miracle. 1
ithinkheknowsoutsold Posted August 27 Posted August 27 41 minutes ago, KatyPrismSpirit said: Thats the downside of the music industry. It's brutally tough and not everybody will make it sadly. I hope she will improve her health quickly. Health is always more important than anything. Girl you're making it sound like the music industry is akin to the Hunger Games Her health issues were largely unrelated to her work considering she had effectively been retired for years before that. 1
YourFavoriteWeapon Posted August 27 Author Posted August 27 1 minute ago, ithinkheknowsoutsold said: I never knew she was a part of BG5, I love their song Scratch. Brooke gave such star vibes in that video, it's so sad to see her current state. I am praying for a miracle. I'm so happy to see some BG5 love on this forum! This song is really good too: 1
ithinkheknowsoutsold Posted August 27 Posted August 27 4 minutes ago, YourFavoriteWeapon said: I'm so happy to see some BG5 love on this forum! This song is really good too: This song was the reason I always thought they were British. 1
YourFavoriteWeapon Posted August 27 Author Posted August 27 1 minute ago, ithinkheknowsoutsold said: This song was the reason I always thought they were British. Me too That album is iconic.
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