Brooke Eden
{{short description|American singer (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Brooke Eden
| image = Brooke Eden 07 15 2015 -18 (19577961529).jpg
| caption = Brooke Eden performing in Los Angeles in 2015
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| birth_name = Brooke Eden Helvie
| birth_place = West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|12|30}}
| origin = Loxahatchee, Florida, U.S.{{cite web|title=BROOKE EDEN|url=http://www.opry.com/artist/brooke-eden|publisher=Grand Ole Opry|accessdate=April 18, 2017}}
| instrument =
| genre = Country
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer
- songwriter
}}
| years_active = 2008–present
| spouse = {{Marriage|Hilary Hoover|2022}}
| label = Red Bow
| associated_acts =
| website = {{official website|www.brookeeden.com/}}
}}
Brooke Eden Helvie (born December 30, 1988),{{cite web|url=https://floridaresidentdb.com/person/114309911/brooke_eden_helvie|title=BROOKE EDEN HELVIE|publisher=Florida Resident Database|accessdate=April 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419195208/https://floridaresidentdb.com/person/114309911/brooke_eden_helvie|archive-date=April 19, 2017|url-status=dead}} known professionally as Brooke Eden, is an American country music singer and songwriter. Eden auditioned for both the seventh and tenth seasons of American Idol, making it to Hollywood week on the former.{{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title=Former Hollywood contestant Brooke Eden gives 'American Idol' another shot|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/07/former-hollywood-contestant-brooke-eden-gives-american-idol-another-shot/1|accessdate=April 18, 2017|work=USA Today|date=July 22, 2010}} She signed with Red Bow Records in 2015 after generating interest for her self-released single "American Dreamin'".{{cite magazine|title=Brooke Eden – Biography|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6892879/brooke-eden/biography|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 18, 2017|archive-date=April 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419203707/http://www.billboard.com/artist/6892879/brooke-eden/biography|url-status=dead}}
Early life and education
Eden developed an interest in music at a young age through accompanying her father to performances of his as a drummer in a local country group. In her teens, she played local music festivals and opened for such acts as Alan Jackson and Brooks & Dunn. Eden graduated from Wellington High School in 2007.{{cite news|last=Passy|first=Charles|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/227842148|title=Power glitch fails to dim enthusiasm at fair's pageant|work=Palm Beach Post|date=2007-01-14|access-date=2022-09-22|quote=Brooke Helvie, 18, a senior at Wellington High School…}} She attended high school with and befriended fellow musician Cassadee Pope.{{cite news|last1=Streeter|first1=Leslie Gray|title=Chasing her musical dream —Brooke Eden Saturday at SunFest|url=http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/entertainment/chasing-her-musical-dream-brooke-eden-saturday-sunfest/K4Ot20XyyesOp36HKFPoJI/?ref=cbTopWidget|accessdate=April 18, 2017|work=The Palm Beach Post|date=May 2, 2014}} In 2008, Eden won the title of "Miss South Florida" at a regional beauty pageant and auditioned for season seven of the singing competition television show, American Idol.{{cite news|last1=Carlson|first1=Morgan|title='Idol' competitor crowned Miss UF|url=http://www.gainesville.com/news/20080220/idol-competitor-crowned-miss-uf|accessdate=April 18, 2017|publisher=The Gainesville Sun|date=February 20, 2008}} She made it through to the Hollywood week, but was eliminated from the competition before the live rounds. Eden auditioned again for the show's tenth season but failed to advance. After graduating from the University of Florida, Eden moved to Nashville, Tennessee and in 2013, she signed a publishing deal with BMI.{{cite web|title=Brooke Eden Signs with BMI|url=https://www.bmi.com/photos/entry/561529|publisher=Broadcast Music, Inc.|accessdate=April 18, 2017|date=May 31, 2013}}
Career
=2014–present: ''Brooke Eden'' and ''Welcome to the Weekend''=
In March 2014, Eden independently released a five-song self-titled extended play.{{cite web|title=Amazon.com: Brooke Eden EP: Brooke Eden: MP3 Downloads|website=Amazon |url=https://www.amazon.com/Brooke-Eden-EP/dp/B00J9Q1FRS|accessdate=April 18, 2017}} A single, titled "American Dreamin'", followed that July, which generated interest at satellite radio but failed to impact the charts. Eden signed to independent record label Red Bow Records (a sister label of Broken Bow Records) in 2015. Her single "Daddy's Money" was released in December 2015 and reached number 50 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart.{{cite web|title=BROOKE EDEN'S "DADDY'S MONEY" AVAILABLE TODAY AT ALL DIGITAL RETAILERS|url=https://www.bbrmusicgroup.com/brooke-edens-daddys-money-available-today-at-all-digital-retailers/|publisher=Broken Bow Records|accessdate=April 18, 2017|date=December 11, 2015}} She released her second EP, Welcome to the Weekend, and its lead single, "Diamonds", in September 2016.{{cite web|title=Welcome to the Weekend EP – Brooke Eden {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/welcome-to-the-weekend-ep-mw0002983134|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=April 18, 2017}}{{cite web|title=Future Release for Country Radio Stations|url=http://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases |publisher=All Access Media Group |accessdate=April 18, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923052120/http://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases|archivedate=September 23, 2016}} "Act Like You Don't" was released to American country radio on February 13, 2017 as the record's second single.{{cite web|title=Future Release for Country Radio Stations|url=http://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases |publisher=All Access Media Group |accessdate=April 18, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123202427/http://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases|archivedate=January 23, 2017}}
On June 29, 2019 she opened for Garth Brooks' "stadium tour" in front of 60,000 fans at Autzen stadium in Eugene Oregon.
In 2021, she released new songs "No Shade" and "Sunroof".
Personal life
In December 2015, Eden began dating Hilary Hoover, a radio promoter,{{Cite news |last=Yahr |first=Emily |date=2021-03-05 |title=Country singer Brooke Eden was told to hide her relationship to keep her career. She's done staying quiet. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/03/05/brooke-eden-country-singer-new-music/ |access-date=2021-03-05 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}} but stayed closeted until January 2021 when she publicly came out as queer.{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Kristin M. |date=August 3, 2022 |title=Brooke Eden learned to love herself after falling in love |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/brooke-eden-learned-love-falling-love-87881514 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815015533/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/brooke-eden-learned-love-falling-love-87881514 |archive-date=August 15, 2022 |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=ABC News |language=en}} The couple married on August 27, 2022, in Nashville, Tennessee, officiated by Trisha Yearwood.{{Cite web |title=Brooke Eden and Hilary Hoover Are Married! All the Details from Their Double Ceremony |url=https://people.com/country/brooke-eden-marries-hilary-hoover-wedding-photos-details/ |access-date=2025-06-28 |website=People.com |language=en}} On November 2, 2024, Hoover gave birth to their first child.{{Cite web |title=Brooke Eden and Wife Hilary Hoover Welcome First Baby Together, Son Beckham: 'Love of Our Lives' |url=https://people.com/brooke-eden-and-wife-hilary-hoover-welcome-first-baby-together-8729983 |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=People.com |language=en}}
Discography
=Extended plays=
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| scope="row"| Brooke Eden
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| scope="row"| Welcome to the Weekend
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| scope="row"| Choosing You
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| scope="row"| Outlaw Love
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=Singles=
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| rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" | Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Single ! Peak chart ! rowspan="2"| Album |
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! style="width:3.5em;"| US Country Airplay |
| 2014
! scope="row"| "American Dreamin'" | — | rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |
| 2015
! scope="row"| "Daddy's Money" | 50 |
| 2016
! scope="row"| "Diamonds" | — | rowspan="2"| Welcome to the Weekend |
| 2017
! scope="row"| "Act Like You Don't" | 49 |
=Other appearances=
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! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col"| Artist ! scope="col"| Album |
| 2016
| "Crazy as Me"{{cite web|title=Remington – Granger Smith {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/remington-mw0002913724|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=April 18, 2017}} |
| 2023 |
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Category:American women country singers
Category:People from Loxahatchee, Florida
Category:People from West Palm Beach, Florida
Category:21st-century American singers
Category:21st-century American women singers
Category:Country musicians from Florida
Category:American LGBTQ singers
Category:LGBTQ people from Florida
Category:21st-century American LGBTQ people