Brooke White

Brooke Elizabeth White (born June 2 1983) is an American folk-pop singer-songwriter and actress from Mesa, Arizona who was the fifth-place finalist in the seventh season of American Idol. White's debut album Songs from the Attic, was released in 2005. White's first album after the show High Hopes & Heartbreak was released on July 21st the 21st of July, 2009. The debut single "Hold Up My Heart" was released on February 25, 2009 and it was released at the 47th position on the Billboard Hot 100. [4] The second single "Radio Radio" was released on June 23, 2009. White is also part of the duo Jack White and White. She started singing at age 16 when she auditioned in the Meet Me in St. Louis high school musical. [5] White graduated in 2001 from Heritage Academy, a charter high school in Mesa, Arizona. She described herself as a "beauty school dropout," and also shared on Idol that she began doing hair at the age of 11 years old. White moved to Los Angeles, California when she was 19 years old and attended the Musicians Institute for three months and then spent the following four years working as a singer-songwriter , recording in the studio, and performing in clubs in Hollywood, California under the direction of Tim Simms. White also served for a time as a nanny for twins. During her elimination video on American Idol, White stated "It's probably not a secret that I was struggling with my own confidence but I'm stronger than I thought I was and that's an amazing thing to get out of this." White lives in Van Nuys, California, with her husband, David Ray. White is a part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. White and her husband share one daughter who was born on May 24, 2012, and one son, born September 3, 2016.