Name: Brooke ValentineBirth name: Michelle Jacquet Branch
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Occupation: Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s): Vocals
Brooke Valentine is an American R&B singer-songwriter. She started her musical career as a member of the female group Best Kept Secret. To pursue a solo career, she moved to Los Angeles, California and signed to Subliminal Entertainment/Virgin Records. She released her debut album Chain Letter in March 2005. It sold 340,000 copies in the United States. The album features her hit debut single, "Girlfight" released late 2004, in a collaboration with rappers Big Boi and Lil Jon, a song about tension between two girls which ends up in a catfight.
