Brooke Scullion
Brooke Scullion | |
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.jpg) Scullion in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland |
| Genres | Pop |
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| Years active | 2019–present |
Brooke Scullion, known professionally as Brooke, [1] is a singer from Northern Ireland. She was a contestant on series 9 of The Voice UK, finishing in third place.[2] She represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "That's Rich".[3]
Early life
[edit]Scullion was born on 31 March 1999 in Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.[4] She was involved in both the performing arts and sports from a young age. In secondary school, she performed in several musical productions including Fame, Mamma Mia!, and Sister Act.[4] She played on the senior camogie team at Wolfe Tones GAC.[5]
She was a drama student at Ulster University at Magee.[6]
Career
[edit]The Voice UK
[edit]In 2020, she auditioned for the ninth series of The Voice UK. In the blind auditions, she earned chair turns from all four coaches and chose Meghan Trainor to be her coach. She finished in third place.[7]
| Song | Original artist(s) | Notes | |
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| Blind Audition | "Bruises" | Lewis Capaldi | Four-chair turn, joined Team Meghan |
| Battle | "Water Under the Bridge" | Adele | Won against Jordan Phillips |
| Knockout | "Stay" | Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko | Won against Beryl McCormack and Oli Ross |
| Semi-final | "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" | Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus | Advanced to the final |
| Final | "Edge of Seventeen" | Stevie Nicks | |
| "Giant" | Calvin Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man | Duet with Ella Eyre |
Eurovision Song Contest 2022
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In January 2022, Brooke was announced as one of six finalists competing in Eurosong 2022, the national final for Ireland to decide its representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[8][9] With her song "That's Rich", Brooke won Eurosong 2022 with twenty-eight points.[10] She won by four points over "Ashes of Yesterday" by Janet Grogan and "Yeah, We're Gonna Get Out of It" by Miles Graham.[10] She received twelve points each from the international jury and televote, and four points from the jury in the studio.[11] She represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy and performed in position 10 in the second semi-final on 12 May. However, Scullion failed to qualify for the final.[12]
Dancing with the Stars
[edit]From January to March 2023, Scullion was a contestant in the sixth series of Dancing with the Stars.[13] She was originally partnered with Maurizio Benenato, however, in week 3, Benenato had to leave the show citing personal reasons. Scullion's partner since then was Robert Rowiński. She received 25 points in week one, a record score for week one of the show.[14] In week 8 of the competition, she received the first 30 of the series.[15] Scullion and Rowiński eventually reached the final, finishing as joint runners-up to Carl Mullan and Emily Barker.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Outside of singing, Brooke works as a personal assistant to an estate agent in Toome, County Antrim.[17]
Discography
[edit]Extended plays
[edit]| Title | Details |
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| Chaotic Heart |
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Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP |
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| IRE [19] | |||
| "Attention" | 2020 | — | Chaotic Heart |
| "That's Rich" | 2022 | 54 | |
| "Tongues" | — | ||
| "Heartbreaker" | — | ||
| "Come Alive" | 2023 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Being Alone" | — | ||
| "Overload" | — | ||
| "Love Bomb" | 2024 | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Brooke wins 'Eurosong' and will represent Ireland at Eurovision 🇮🇪". Eurovision.tv. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Edgy 21-Year-Old Has The Judges In Awe During Soulful Audition For 'The Voice UK'". Talent Recap. 28 November 2020. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Brooke Scullion to represent Ireland in Eurovision". 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ a b Carter, William (8 February 2022). "Ireland: Five Things to Know About Brooke Scullion". escYOUnited. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Monaghan, John (2 March 2020). "Celebrations as Bellaghy camogie player Brooke Scullion progresses in The Voice". The Irish News. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Magee gets behind Brooke Scullion as she prepares for the Knockouts on The Voice UK". www.ulster.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Cochrane, Amy (7 February 2022). "Who is Brooke Scullion? All you need to know about Irish Eurovision singer and Derry girl". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Update: Ireland launches bid for Eurovision glory 🇮🇪". Eurovision.tv. 21 January 2022. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Brooke Scullion on That's Rich: "When was the last time you heard an Irish Eurovision entry sound like this?"". www.officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Brooke wins 'Eurosong' and will represent Ireland at Eurovision 🇮🇪". Eurovision.tv. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Eurosong: Brooke Scullion will sing "That's Rich" for Ireland at Eurovision 2022". wiwibloggs. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Moloney, Eoghan (12 May 2022). "Ireland fail to qualify for Eurovision final despite brilliant Brooke Scullion performance of 'That's Rich'". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "The first four contestants for DWTS have been revealed". RTÉ. 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Tunney, Liam (16 January 2023). "Singer Brooke Scullion feeling 'amazing' as she tops Dancing With The Stars leaderboard". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Power, Ed (26 February 2023). "Dancing with the Stars week 8: Shane Byrne's luck runs out as Brooke Scullion edges closer to victory". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "DWTS Grand Finale: Carl Mullan crowned champion!". RTÉ. 20 March 2023. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Hutton, Brian. "'The Eurovision is like the Olympics for music...I'm trying to prepare myself'". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Chaotic Heart - EP by Brooke". Spotify. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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