Brooke Sikkema

Brooke Sikkema was born in 1996, and lived in Clemson, South Carolina, until she was almost four. She has one brother, Tyler, who is five years older than she is. Her mother, Debbie, is from South Carolina, and her father, Dwight, is from Chicago. Brooke's love for performing was obvious when Brooke, age one, regularly entertained her grandfather and others at the Clemson Downs' nursing home. She loved Shirley Temple and often performed her songs. At age two, she sang all of "Good Ship Lollipop" (in tune) for anyone who would listen. She took dancing and loved performing in recitals. After that, Brooke took advantage of every opportunity to perform. Her family moved to Charleston, South Carolina, and she did print work and commercials. She sang solos with her church choir and won several singing competitions. She attended an international talent competition in 2003, winning 8 awards including best child monologue, best child pop song, best child Broadway song, best commercial, and the