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okay well it's no secret that brooke is my favourite on this season of american idol....right from the very first audition i thought she had something really special...:heart:

she seems like such a genuine, mature girl....she has a beautiful voice and sings with such genuine emotion....i cant wait to watch the way her career develops....i can see her having a long, fabulous career...i hope she's here to stay....:woot:

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yay for brooke.she deserves a thread.:heart:good job,adorefaith.:flower:i hope this thread will grow,since i was as emotional as brooke.lol:rolleyes:^_^
 
from e!online

For Brooke White, being on American Idol was an emotional experience. And leaving it was "kind of a relief."
"I think after Tuesday night I was ready [to go on]," White told reporters today. "Then I woke up Wednesday morning, and I knew: Brooke, you're going home."
White met her end in Neil Diamond week, and after two performances, one of which was deigned a "nightmare" by judge Simon Cowell. She placed fifth overall.
"I've been packed for two weeks," White admitted.
It was last week that White committed a historic Idol gaffe, stopping and restarting her rendition of "You Must Love Me," because she "lost the lyric." But Carly Smithson, not White, took the fall on results show night.
White was asked whether she had survivor's guilt about the turn of events.

"I don't know if guilt is quite the right word…I was grateful," White said. "This show is very interesting. You never know what's going to happen, and I think you take what you get."
When White's number finally came up, she resolved to stay strong.
"Then—boom—it hit me: This is done," White said. "The finality of the experience being over was sad."
And so White cried. Again.
"I hoped so much I could have been stronger."
Though her morning-after voice was a little hoarse, White sounded chipper enough. A phone call from Carly Simon, a legend after the 24-year-old singer-songwriter's heart, apparently helped.
"It really boosted my spirits," said White, who sang Simon's "You're So Vain" in the semifinals. "It really gave me motivation."
And she didn't get verklempt once relating the story.
Other tidbits:
  • White's take on Paula Abdul's critique of the Jason Castro song not yet sung? "It's live television. Anything can happen. Last week I stopped and restarted my song. It's just human moments…I don't know exactly what happened with Paula. I'm sure she just got lost in the moment. She's a good-hearted woman," she said. "And you move on."
  • And fear not that Castro was affected by the Abdul moment. "Jason's a very laid-back guy," White said. "He was OK."
  • For the record, White does not consider herself a lyric-forgetter, even if she did write a word—palm—on her hand for Tuesday night's show. "I had not had any problems with the lyrics until 'You Must Love Me,' and it started freaking me out," she said.
  • Sure, the Idol finalists got to sing the Beatles this season, but some choice songbooks still remain off-limits. Said White: "I would have loved to sing a Fleetwood Mac song, or a James Taylor song."
 
if you go to brookewhite.com, a collection of songs from the album 'songs from the attic' that she released in 2006 is now available....they are streaming on the site, but you can buy the album from itunes now too. it's nice to hear brooke's original songs, i don't think most of them have the potential to do particularly well but i do think that you can hear brooke's potential as a songwriter and a recording artist. i'm really excited to see what she comes up with now that she can shop around for a record deal and really put everything into making a great record :heart:
 
from USA today

Singing nanny Brooke White spoke with reporters Thursday after being eliminated from American Idol Wednesday night, one spot shy of the final four. USA TODAY listened in on the conference call.
Q: How did you deal with nerves and all the pressure, and push through that to do the show every week?
A: I don't know if you really have a choice. You totally feel like you're sinking, and then it's like, "OK, swim!" You've got to. I was here to do my absolute best and be as true to myself as possible, and I can say in my heart that I think that I was able to do that.
Q: What do you think was your strongest performance?
A: Absolutely, Let It Be.
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Q: What was going through your head last night?
A: I kind of anticipated it. I felt so grateful and happy, and then, boom, it hit me, this is done, this is over. The finality was sad, and then the fear of going back into the real world and what does the future hold, and also an excitement. It was emotional, and I hoped so much that I could have been stronger.
Q: You wrote lyrics on your hand this week. Can you talk about any other tips you used throughout the show to jog your memory?
A: I had not had any problems with the lyrics up until You Must Love Me, and all of a sudden it freaked me out. And I started thinking, "Oh, my gosh, what if this happens again?" When I was singing the song in rehearsal, I felt like "palm trees" was not sticking in my brain. Even the practice of writing it down on my hand helped me remember it. We don't use teleprompters, and I was playing an instrument and singing on two songs, so it was a lot of things to remember in less than a week's time.
Q: Were there any songs that you would have loved to perform on Idol?
A: Absolutely. I would have loved to sing a Fleetwood Mac song or a James Taylor song.
Q: What were you planning to sing next week for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame theme?
A: I was thinking of singing Help Me by Joni Mitchell. Love her. I spoke to Carly Simon on the phone this morning. It was amazing. She was incredibly supportive, very generous in her comments. It boosted my spirits and gave me motivation and hope to keep going in the direction that I am. I do relate to her and those singer/songwriters from the '70s. I hope I can make that happen in 2008 in a modern way.
Q: Interesting that two of the last five (contestants) were Mormon (White and David Archuleta). Can you talk about that?
A: It's been a great part of my life. It's helped me make a lot of decisions. It brought me a lot of peace throughout the competition.
Q: Did you have a certain amount of survivor's guilt from Carly (Smithson) being voted off last week though you forgot your lyrics?
A: I don't know if "guilt" is quite the right word for surviving. I was grateful. I emotionally connected with the song and I gave it everything I had, so for whatever reason, people felt motivated to vote. But that's beyond my control.
Q: What was your thinking going into last week's results show?
A: I've been packed for two weeks. The contestants are so strong, and you just never know. Ever since Michael Johns went home, there's just always this question, "How long do I get?" It could be any week.
Q: What are you going to miss the most about the show?
A: The friendships with the contestants! We're going on tour together, which is going to be really a great time, but this experience is unlike anything else I'll think I'll ever have again.
Q: Simon (Cowell) always says it's difficult to maintain friendships because you are competing against one another. Do you think that's true?
A: Um, no. I can only speak for myself, and I'm not very competitive by nature. It's not like we had two similar voices (within the contestants this year). It was just a matter of what people like. One of the vocal coaches (told me), "You know, Brooke, when I'm listening to The Carpenters, I'm not saying they're so much better than Van Halen." It's just two different things. If you're constantly caught up in comparing the two, then you're missing the joy of the music.
Q: You struggled with confidence. Can you speak about that?
A: It escalated at times on Idol, and other times I felt like I had a better handle on it. It was very much a roller-coaster ride. I've had such incredible support from fans, which helps. Finding that inner confidence is something that has definitely been a struggle for me, but I'm learning and I'm growing. It feels good to work through it and face that challenge.
Q: Where would you like your career to go after this?
A: I want to be a singer/songwriter. Build an album around that organic sound. Keep it real, keep it raw, keep it fresh. I want to play the piano, I want to play the guitar and be very involved with the music and just connect with people on a very honest level.
Q: Backstage, was there any boost up of Jason (Castro) after Paula (Abdul) said his second song was bad before he had even performed it?
A: Jason's a very laid-back guy. He was OK. We call it fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants television. Things change, it can be very confusing. Paula, bless her heart, made a little mistake, but last week I also stopped my song and restarted. You know, we're just humans doing our best and you move on.
Q: Who are you rooting for?
A: I'm rooting for all of them. I know that's probably the most boring answer in the world, but for all different reasons each contestant is very special. I couldn't single out one person. I don't know if that'd be fair.
Q: Last week, Carly said the voting might be off because the girls are voting for the guys. Do you agree?
A: The boys are awfully popular this year, and I know that because their fan mail came in great humongous stacks and we girls got three a day. The boys are very talented and charming — to be a boy this year would probably have been helpful. They're great, but so are the girls. I've got to give them all props. Everyone's been so good.
 
from entertainment weekly

Earnest or annoying? Vulnerable or whiny? A true talent or a one-trick pony? You either loved or hated Brooke White, the G-rated nanny who became a contender with her powerful rendition of ''Let It Be'' but lost her mojo this week with ''I'm a Believer.'' Brooke called EW to answer some questions — and she didn't cry even once.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Brooke, I didn't think you'd be the one to go this week.
BROOKE WHITE: Yeah, obviously, I was pretty upset about it. I wanted to be strong. I really did. But I melted. I cracked. I became the sobbing, vulnerable Brooke for the 50 billionth time. People were probably like, ''Oh, please. Just stop.'' I just barely got through ''I Am...I Said.''
When I sat in on rehearsals last week, you were going to just have an acoustic guitar on ''I Am...I Said.'' And you were playing with the ''I'm a Believer'' arrangement. What happened?
I felt like I'd done so many serious songs, which is kind of me, but beyond my serious side I am lighthearted and fun and I like having a good time and being joyful. I kind of had some challenges picking a Neil Diamond song that worked for me. But I couldn't exactly say that to the audience. As far as starting on the guitar, I just had a strong feeling playing it on the piano. I loved both. They were complimentary about ''I Am...I Said.'' I don't know. I could analyze it to death. I could take it apart. It would make no difference. I am where I am at. And hey, I made it to the top 5.
The judges seemed to always want you to channel your inner Carly Simon, and then when you did, they'd tell you to step out of your comfort zone. How did you make sense of what they said to you?
It's a constant contradiction. I appreciate that the judges have to do their jobs. They've given me great feedback, but some of it makes no sense at all. There is no formula to how this works. You try to stay in your zone and then you're predictable. You get out of your zone and then it's like, ''Well, you should stay in your zone.'' At one point, I was getting pretty steady good feedback from them. But then it got rough. But all the while I don't think I changed my strategy.
So what went wrong?
The arrangement isn't always in your hands. I wanted to make ''I'm a Believer'' into something fresh and cool and new. At the end of the day, though, in an hour of rehearsal you have to do two songs, and there's only so much you can do. So I just went forward and hoped.
When you were backstage with David Cook and Syesha, did you think you were in trouble?
I knew that morning that I was going home. It was just a gut feeling. It's funny, though — regardless of what Simon said about Tuesday night being a ''nightmare,'' in the room it was not. It was really well received by the audience. For the first time in a couple of weeks I felt like I was completely present. I was in it. I had a confidence which I had been lacking. After the show Simon commented, ''Maybe that didn't work for you.''
He meant that people like you without confidence?
Yeah. It's like, Thanks, dude. He says what he thinks. Maybe he's right. Who knows? I leave knowing that I really enjoyed it. I walked off that stage with not a tear.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How weird was it for all of you when Paula made her now-infamous blunder, commenting on Jason Castro's second song before he sang it?
BROOKE WHITE: I don't know exactly what happened with Paula. It was a confusing night. People make mistakes, like last week when I stopped and started again. It's live television. We're humans. And humans make errors. Some people like to hold onto things for a long time.
When we met last week, you told me that you tortured yourself about starting over. How did you move past that?
You know, it didn't hit me what I did until after it was over. Like, how did that just happen? The situation can do some pretty funny things to you. You're a fish out of water. Sometimes I feel really at home on stage, and sometimes I don't. It's all over my face when I'm comfortable.
I think that's what people like about you.
Or hate about me.
Do you think people hated you?
Well, hate is a strong word, but maybe I wasn't everyone's favorite.
The judges told me that they think it will be a David Cook vs. David Archuleta finale. Did you all know that's how they felt?
I don't know how to answer that question. It's very clear they're strong contestants. They've done pretty well and they've been pretty consistent, so it's a fairly easy observation to make. At the same time, the show is very unpredictable. Look at Chris Daughtry. Look at Michael Johns. It's in the country's hands. Sometimes people don't vote when they think someone is safe. So anything could happen.
Do you have anything good to say about being voted off?
I talked to Carly Simon this morning. I was doing an interview and they got her on the line. She was so kind and generous with her thoughts and comments. I felt like I could relate to her, even her voice. This little raspy thing I have has taken me years to accept. Some days I wish I could belt out notes. But she just gave me wonderful and generous thoughts. It was incredible and gave me a real boost to make it through this day.
Will you be focusing on recording now that you're off the show?
Yeah. I did an independent album before the show. I didn't have a record deal. But I'm here. I'm in Van Nuys. I'm here to do this. I'm here to work.
So you won't be going back to the nanny gig anytime soon? Because I bet you could get a raise.
The family always joked they'd give me a raise if I went back. They're the most gorgeous kids, and I love them to pieces. But, well, I'll just say I don't mind babysitting every once in a while.



so sweet and honest...and diplomatic :heart:



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i just heard brooke's studio version of 'you must love me' for the first time...it is so beautiful :o she gives me chills :heart:
 
carly simon says brooke was her favourite :heart:

Carly Simon: Nobody does it better than Brooke on 'Idol'

By CHARLES J. GANS – 2 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Carly Simon has more than a passing interest in this season's "American Idol" and leaves no mystery about who's her favorite remaining finalist — Brooke White.
Simon was tipped to turn on the television at her home in Martha's Vineyard, Mass., the night White won over the judges by performing her hit song "You're So Vain" during 1970s theme week.
"I thought, `Oh my God, this girl is so talented and she sings the song so much better than I ever did or ever could,'" said Simon, interviewed during a rehearsal break with her band at a Manhattan studio. "I was so flattered that she chose the song and ... more than impressed. I think she should win."
Simon was preparing for a showcase performance of songs from her new bossa-nova flavored album, "This Kind of Love," her first album of original new songs in eight years, which was released Tuesday.
The 62-year-old singer confesses that when she watches "Idol" her motherly instincts take over and she just wants to protect the young singers from what she sees as the show's cruelest part — and it's not the comments by judge Simon Cowell whom she likes.
"One thing I don't like about the show is that it turns truly sadistic when the person is voted off and they have to sing while they're crying," Simon said. "I just want to go up .... and carry them off and say, `It's OK, sweetheart, come with me.' ... I don't know how the panel can stand that cruelty. ... Doesn't that seem like being thrown to the lions?"
With her legendary stage fright, Simon admits she couldn't have gone far on "Idol" if she had to perform live before a TV audience in the tens of millions. And she doubts that the other noted singer-songwriters of her generation — Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell and ex-husband James Taylor — could have gone far because they all had distinctive but untrained voices.
 
such cute pics! :heart: from the top 12 party. she is clearly the star of the group!. :p


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