Jonnie and Brookie
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Jonnie and Brookie is an American
Christian
teen pop
girl group
originating from Gilbert
, Arizona
. The group is best known for winning the Radio Disney
N.B.T. (Next Big Thing) contest in 2009 and performing at the Disney Channel
Summer at Seas concert tour.
. The group's debut album, titled No Snow for Christmas, was released independently in December 2000. Jonnie was 7 years old and Brookie was 5.
N.B.T. (Next Big Thing) competition. During that time, the group was chosen to perform at the Disney Channel
Summer at Seas tour. Other performers on the tour were Tiffany Thornton
, Mitchel Musso
, Debby Ryan
, Alyson Stoner
, Jason Earles
, Jason Dolley
, and Nicole Anderson
. Sometime later, the group won the N.B.T. (Next Big Thing) competition.
In 2010, the group was chosen to be a featured artist on Trinity Broadcasting Network
's iShine KNECT
, a Christian
tween
show hosted by Paige Armstrong
. In 2011, after the departure of Jasmine
, Jonnie and Brookie performed the show's new theme song, which is still featured today in the show's second season.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Christian
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
teen pop
Teen pop
Teen pop is a subgenre of pop music that is created, marketed and oriented towards teenagers. Teen pop copies genres and styles such as pop, dance, R&B, hip hop, country and rock....
girl group
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
originating from Gilbert
Gilbert
-People:*Gilbert , a masculine given name*Gilbert , a surname*Saint Gilbert , several people-Fictional characters:* Gilbert Blythe, a character in Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables series of novels...
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
. The group is best known for winning the Radio Disney
Radio Disney
Radio Disney is a radio network based in Burbank, California and headquartered out of the Disney Channel headquarters on West Alameda Ave., from where it has been based since November 2008. Prior to that, the network was based in Dallas, Texas...
N.B.T. (Next Big Thing) contest in 2009 and performing at the Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
Summer at Seas concert tour.
Beginning (1998-2000)
Sisters Jonnie and Brookie Allen began creating and performing music at ages 5 and 3, respectively. It was then that they created the group, Jonnie and Brookie, and began performing shows and concerts across the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The group's debut album, titled No Snow for Christmas, was released independently in December 2000. Jonnie was 7 years old and Brookie was 5.
Media and touring (2009-present)
In 2009, Jonnie and Brookie entered the Radio DisneyRadio Disney
Radio Disney is a radio network based in Burbank, California and headquartered out of the Disney Channel headquarters on West Alameda Ave., from where it has been based since November 2008. Prior to that, the network was based in Dallas, Texas...
N.B.T. (Next Big Thing) competition. During that time, the group was chosen to perform at the Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
Summer at Seas tour. Other performers on the tour were Tiffany Thornton
Tiffany Thornton
Tiffany Dawn Thornton is an American actress and singer-songwriter best known for her co-starring role as Tawni Hart on the Disney Channel Original Series, Sonny with a Chance and So Random!.- Career:...
, Mitchel Musso
Mitchel Musso
Mitchel Tate Musso is an American actor, singer-songwriter and musician. Musso is best known for his three Disney Channel roles as Oliver Oken in the Disney Channel sitcom, Hannah Montana, Jeremy Johnson in the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb and his role as King Brady in the...
, Debby Ryan
Debby Ryan
Deborah "Debby" Ryan is an American actress and singer. Ryan is best known for starring as Bailey Pickett in the Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life on Deck. The Suite Life on Deck became the most watched children's show on television...
, Alyson Stoner
Alyson Stoner
Alyson Rae Stoner is an American actress, dancer and singer. Stoner is known for her roles in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody , Cheaper By The Dozen and Cheaper By The Dozen 2 , Step Up and Step Up 3 , and Camp Rock and Camp Rock 2...
, Jason Earles
Jason Earles
Jason Daniel Earles is an American actor, known for his role as Jackson Stewart on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana and his role as Sensei Rudy in his new Disney XD series Kickin' It.-Personal life and philanthropy:...
, Jason Dolley
Jason Dolley
Jason Scott Dolley , is an American actor and musician, best known for his roles on different Disney Channel projects. These include Newton "Newt" Livingston III on Cory in the House, Virgil Fox in Minutemen, Connor Kennedy in Read It and Weep and Pete Ivey in Hatching Pete...
, and Nicole Anderson
Nicole Anderson
Nicole Gale Anderson is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Macy Misa in the Disney Channel Original Series JONAS L.A., and also known for the role of Kelly Parker on the ABC Family series Make It or Break It...
. Sometime later, the group won the N.B.T. (Next Big Thing) competition.
In 2010, the group was chosen to be a featured artist on Trinity Broadcasting Network
Trinity Broadcasting Network
The Trinity Broadcasting Network is a major American Christian television network. TBN is based in Costa Mesa, California, with auxiliary studio facilities in Irving, Texas; Hendersonville, Tennessee; Gadsden, Alabama; Decatur, Georgia; Miami, Florida; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Orlando, Florida; and New...
's iShine KNECT
IShine KNECT
iShine KNECT is a television show created by Robert Beeson as a part of the iShine ministry. The show is currently on its second season on Trinity Broadcasting Network with a cast of teen singers, actors and dancers.- Season 1 :...
, a Christian
Christian media
Christian media can either refer to Christians who work in secular media, or media that is Christian. Refers to various aspects of mass media which is primarily targeting the Christian demographic...
tween
Tween (demographic)
A tween is a North American neologism that describes a person who is between the ages of 9 and 12 years old . The term is often described in popular media as referring to a pre-adolescent who is at the "in-between" stage in their development when they are considered "too old for toys, too young...
show hosted by Paige Armstrong
Paige Armstrong
Paige Armstong is an American Christian rock musician. She is currently signed to Whiplash Records and has released one album, titled Wake Up, under that label. Armstrong is best known for her feature on a Bath & Body Works holiday compilation album sponsored by the Make-A-Wish Foundation...
. In 2011, after the departure of Jasmine
Jasmine (American singer)
Jasmine Sagginario , also known as Jasmine, is an American pop musician. Jasmine is best known for winning Radio Disney's 2009 N.B.T. competition. She was a featured artist for TBN's iShine KNECT, providing the show's original theme song...
, Jonnie and Brookie performed the show's new theme song, which is still featured today in the show's second season.
Current members
- Jonnie Allen - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Brookie Allen - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, additional guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
Discography
| Released | Title | Label(s) Record label In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,... |
|---|---|---|
| December 2000 | No Snow for Christmas | (independent) |
| April 2002 | Let Freedom Ring | (independent) |
| 2004 | Make a Difference | (independent) |
| 2005 | Just Having Fun | (independent) |
| 2007 | What Girls Like | (independent) |
| September 2, 2008 | For Better | (independent) |
| November 21, 2009 | This One's for You | (independent) |
| October 11, 2010 | Love Is Calling | (independent) |