Brooke Scullion | |
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| Born | 31 March 1999 Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland[1] |
| Origin | Northern Ireland |
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| Years active | 2019–present |
Brooke Scullion (born 31 March 1999), performing under the mononym Brooke,[2] is an Irish singer. She will represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with her single "That's Rich".[3] She was also a contestant on series 9 of The Voice UK, finishing third in the final.[4]
Musical career
2020: The Voice UK
In 2020, she was selected to perform in the ninth series of The Voice UK, with coaching from Meghan Trainor. In the blind auditions, she sang a cover of "Bruises", eventually earning the first four-chair turn of the series. In The Battles, she won a duel against Jordan Philips. She advanced to the knockouts in the final 8, and then advanced to the final 4 with a cover of "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart".[5] In the final, she was placed third.[6]
2022: Eurovision Song Contest
In January 2022, Brooke was announced as one of six finalists to become Ireland's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[7] In a win that was decided by the studio, international jury, and public televote points,[8] Brooke received 78% of all possible points, scoring 12 with both the international jury and televote and four from the jury in the studio.[9] She won by four points against the second place.
Personal life
Outside of singing Brooke works as an estate agent in Toome, County Antrim.[10]
References
- ^ Tunney, Liam. "County Derry's Brooke to represent Ireland at Eurovision". www.derrynow.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Brooke wins 'Eurosong' and will represent Ireland at Eurovision 🇮🇪". Eurovision.tv. February 4, 2022. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "Brooke Scullion to represent Ireland in Eurovision". 2022-02-04. Archived from the original on 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ "Edgy 21-Year-Old Has The Judges In Awe During Soulful Audition For 'The Voice UK'". Talent Recap. 2020-11-28. Archived from the original on 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ "Brooke Scullion's Journey to the Final". ITV. Archived from the original on 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ "Ireland: Interview with Brooke Scullion | The Voice UK, Meghan Trainor and her competing at the first Irish national final in years!". Eurovision News | Music | Fun. 2022-01-30. Archived from the original on 2022-01-30. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ "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 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ "Ireland: What to expect from 'The Late Late Show' 🇮🇪". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 2022-02-04. Archived from the original on 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ "Eurosong: Brooke Scullion will sing "That's Rich" for Ireland at Eurovision 2022". wiwibloggs. 2022-02-04. Archived from the original on 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ Hutton, Brian. "'The Eurovision is like the Olympics for music...I'm trying to prepare myself'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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