Joe Brooks (born Joseph David Tancock, 18 May 1987) is a British singer and songwriter. Brooks started out as a Myspace musician when he was just 17 and quickly gained popularity on the site while releasing two independent EPs. By 2008 he was hyped and labelled as the "Number 1 Unsigned UK Artist" on MySpace and had amassed 11 million song plays. In 2009 he signed to Jason Flom's Lava Records and Universal Republic Records, where he released his first full-length and major label album, Constellation Me, in 2010. Following his exit from Lava/Universal in 2011, he released a fan-funded independent EP, A Reason To Swim, later that year.
Personal life Brooks has been involved with different charity works and attributes his desire to help to his Christian faith. This charity work includes the Invisible Children Organization, going to Africa with his father when he was 19 for Habitat For Humanity and then to China in 2011 with the Bring Me Hope Foundation.
In 2018 Joe appeared on UK TV Channel Four first dates. He went on a date.
Other interests include design and film, with Brooks being involved with artistic endeavours such as his website, album and poster design. He also directed his music video for Til My Heart Stops Beating, which also stars Tammin Sursok. Brooks made a point to include his fans during the scene at the Roxy Theater in Hollywood, CA as well.
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Full name at birth | Joseph David Tancock
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Date of birth | 18 May 1987
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Place of birth | Southampton, England, UK
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Joe Brooks is known for his role in the short Magic (2014) as Self.
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