Brooke Simpson
Brooke Mills Simpson is an American singer and songwriter from Hollister, North Carolina. She finished third place of the thirteenth season on Team Miley Cyrus of NBC's talent competition, The Voice.
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. 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. Her parents are Jimille and Mike Mills, and she has two siblings who are eight years younger than her, sister Leah and brother Mikey.Brooke Simpson met her vocal coach, Andrez Franco, in 2013.
Career
''The Voice''
Simpson auditioned in 2017 to compete in thirteenth season of The Voice. In the blind auditions, broadcast on October 1, 2017 on NBC, 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, eventually being at third place on 19 December 2017.The Voice performances
| Stage | Song | Original artist | Date | Order | Result |
| Blind Audition | "Stone Cold" | Demi Lovato | September 25, 2017 | 1.11 | All four coaches turned; joined Team Miley |
| Battles | "You're a Big Girl Now" | Bob Dylan | October 16, 2017 | 7.5 | Saved by Coach |
| Knockouts | " A Natural Woman" | Aretha Franklin | November 6, 2017 | 13.1 | Saved by Coach |
| Playoffs | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | James Brown | November 15, 2017 | 17.1 | Saved by Coach |
| Live Top 12 | "Praying" | Kesha | November 20, 2017 | 18.1 | Saved by Public vote |
| Live Top 11 | "What About Us" | Pink | November 27, 2017 | 20.5 | Saved by Public vote |
| Live Top 10 | "Amazing Grace" | John Newton | December 4, 2017 | 22.8 | Saved by Public vote |
| Live Semifinals | "Earned It" | The Weeknd | December 11, 2017 | 24.4 | Saved by Public vote |
| Live Semifinals | "Faithfully" | Journey | December 11, 2017 | 24.8 | Saved by Public vote |
| Live Finals | "Wrecking Ball" | Miley Cyrus | December 18, 2017 | 26.8 | 3rd Place |
| Live Finals | "What is Beautiful" | Brooke Simpson | December 18, 2017 | 26.4 | 3rd Place |
| Live Finals | "O Holy Night" | Adolphe Adam | December 18, 2017 | 26.10 | 3rd Place |
| Collaborator | 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"
- 2017: " 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"
- 2017: "Faithfully"
- 2017: "Wrecking Ball"
- 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"