Alia Rose is the daughter of the American singer, songwriter, musician, and producer known as Teena Marie. Teena was fondly called ‘Tina’ from childhood and rose to fame for her awesome voice and stage presence.
In the music industry, Alia’s mother earned the title ‘Lady Tee’ which was given to her by Rick James. With amazing soprano vocals which made many people tease her about being a black woman trapped in a white woman’s body, she released hit songs such as ‘I’m a Sucker for Your Love’ and ‘Square Biz’.
Rose grew up learning a lot from her mother and was exposed to the music industry from a very young age. However, she decided to follow the same path and has shown as much passion as her mum.
Here Are 10 Interesting Facts About Alia Rose You Didn’t Know
1. Who Is Alia Rose?
The celebrity daughter was born Alia Rose Noelle Brockert on the 25th of December 1991 in Pasadena, California. Her mother, Teena raised her alone and they were really close. Alia learned a lot from her mother as she was opportune to be around her always.
Rose is the only child of the 4-time Grammy award winner and upon her birth, she followed her mum through all the various neighborhoods she lived in and on tours.
2. Beginning Of Alia’s Career
When she was 6 years old, Alia Rose started writing her own songs. By the time she got to the age of 17, she already had an interest in music and dance. She joined an alternative band, found her sound, and developed her craft.
Being closely part of her mother’s journey, she picked up a lot and this is no surprise. However, what may be a surprise is the young Brockert’s interest in movies and acting. She got mesmerized by Hollywood after watching stars such as Dorothy Dandridge, Natalie Wood, and Marilyn Monroe.
3. Brief Bio On Rose’s Mother
Lady Tee was born Mary Christine Brockert on the 5th of March 1956 in Santa Monica, California. Her dad was a construction worker named Thomas Leslie Brockert while her mum Mary Anne was a renovator.
By the age of 2, Mary had taken up singing and over the years, her love and passion for it grew immensely. Alia’s mother became active in the music industry in 1964 and lasted until 2010.
Teena became fluent in music genres such as R&B, Soul, Funk, Jazz, and Hip-hop. She also played the guitar, piano, and percussion in addition to being an awesome vocalist. Throughout her music career, she released 35 singles, 14 studio albums, and 13 compilation albums. Christine, later on, picked up the stage name ‘Rose Lebeau’ and would be remembered by it for a long time.
4. Is Rick James Her Biological Father?
There was a lot of argument about who Alia Noelle’s real father was. Given the relationship between Teena and Rick James, many people thought him to be her father. However, the musician debunked this a couple of times and even revealed to her daughter who her real dad was.
The real father of the talented young singer is a man named Peter who was revealed to have been a postman. He is said to have been from Barbados and upon the time of meeting Marie, he worked in a post office.
As a result of this, Noelle Brackert is said to be bi-racial being born of a white woman and a black father.
5. Teena Marie Died Just After Her Daughter Turned 19
Barely a day after young Ms. Brackert turned 19, she found her mother lying lifeless in their California home. It was said that Teena suffered from incessant seizures after suffering a blow to the head.
The blow happened in a hotel room in 2004 when a frame hung above her head fell on her and caused a concussion. Since the incident, Lady Tee had to live with constant seizures.
Alia even confessed that at the age of 14, her mother told her that she wouldn’t live for much longer. This declaration came to be after 5 years and although she was warned, Rose wasn’t ready for the blow her mum’s death dealt her.
6. How Alia Coped After Her Mum’s Death
After her mother’s death, the orphaned girl who granted an interview to a magazine revealed how living without her mother was. She admitted it wasn’t easy as she initially lived in denial. It wasn’t until after 2months after her mom’s passing that she realized her mum wasn’t coming back from any tour. At this point, the realization hit her hard and she had to go through the mourning process.
However, she was happy her mum left her with a family she truly lives. Given that Marie was the black sheep of her family, she and her daughter weren’t close to her blood relatives. However, Alia admits that the close friends of her mum have been more than family to her.
Similarly, other celebrities reached out to her and have shown her a lot of love and support. Alia also has God and her own group of friends turned family whom she cherishes.
7. Noelle Paused Her Career For Her Mother’s
Alia Rose had her career paused for a while in order to focus on releasing her mother’s ‘Beautiful’ album. Prior to Teena’s death, she had been working on the album but couldn’t complete it. It is the songwriter’s 14th album.
Her daughter took it upon herself to see the album through to completion and release. Given that the young lady has been part of her mum’s life and career from a young age, she found it easy to achieve.
Marie’s daughter was opportune to perform with her mum at the age of 8 and even as a teen, she was part of her mum’s album. Finishing up her mum’s project wasn’t something that proved difficult to achieve. Additionally, she opened a Hollywood recording facility in her mother’s memory.
8. Teena’s Daughter Continues Her Mum’s Legacy
Upon the completion of her mum’s album, Rose began to focus on her own career as a singer. Having a similar passion as her mum had, she works hard to be as good as her Marie.
Going by her mum’s adopted stage name, ‘Rose Lebeau’, Alia continues her mum’s legacy and has released a couple of songs herself. One of the young Rose Lebeau’s top hits is titled ‘When Stars Collide’ and it is her first single.
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9. Alia Rose Is Involved In Movies
Alia Rose Noelle Brockert is involved in movies in more than one way. She acts and has been featured in the short movies; ‘I’m Over It’, and ‘A Compton Story’. She also appeared in TV documentaries such as ‘Inside: Teena Marie’, and ‘Unsung’ as herself.
In addition to this, she also has an interest in screenwriting and has admitted to writing a couple of screenplays. At the age of 19, she was about to start film school but the sudden death of her mum put a pause to that desire.
10. The 32 year-old Has A Son
Alia Rose has a son named Pharaoh Alexandra who was born on the 29th of November 2016. The father of Teena’s grandson was not revealed on any of her Instagram posts of the boy. However, she steadily flaunts him on his birthdays.
