John Foster’s Rise to Fame Is Only Matched by His School-Sweetheart Romance with Brooklyn Bourque
In a world where country music is often built on stories of heartbreak and small-town dreams, John Foster is writing his own verse — one that’s equal parts talent, tenacity, and a love story straight out of a Nashville ballad. While fans across the country are buzzing over his flawless live rendition of Travis Tritt’s Anymore, there’s another story unfolding behind the scenes that has people swooning: the deep-rooted, quietly beautiful romance between John and his longtime girlfriend, Brooklyn Bourque.
The couple’s journey began long before John became the voice that critics now call “a soulful echo of old-school country with the grit of something brand new.” Back in 2014, they were both students at a small high school in Lafayette, Louisiana. She was a focused academic standout who loved theater and volunteered at the local animal shelter; he was the shy kid in the back row with a notebook full of lyrics and a beat-up acoustic guitar. They sat next to each other in American History — and the rest, as John once said with a grin, “wasn’t history, but the beginning.”
Brooklyn was the first person to hear many of his early songs, often sung quietly in her driveway after curfew with just the crickets as backup vocals. “She believed in my music before I ever believed in myself,” John shared during a backstage interview at a Nashville showcase. “She’s the reason I even had the guts to perform at our school talent show — and that’s where everything started to snowball.”
Their connection, grounded in years of mutual support and shared growth, has stayed strong as John’s star has risen. While some artists drift from their roots, Foster has doubled down on his — recording his debut EP Porchlight Songs in the same garage where he used to practice after school, with Brooklyn helping co-write several of the lyrics.
Brooklyn, now a veterinary student at LSU and an advocate for rescue dogs, keeps a low profile, but fans occasionally spot the couple at local diners or walking their labrador, Hank, around Lake Martin. On social media, she’s often the unseen photographer behind John’s more candid posts, capturing moments that show a softer side of the country crooner.
Insiders say the couple is stronger than ever, recently spending a quiet weekend in a rented cabin in Tennessee, where John reportedly penned a new ballad inspired by Brooklyn, set to appear on his upcoming album. Though he remains tight-lipped about the title, friends claim it’s “the most vulnerable song he’s ever written.”
In an industry full of manufactured drama and short-lived headlines, John Foster and Brooklyn Bourque are proving that genuine love, like great country music, only gets better with time. Their story is more than a romantic footnote — it’s the melody behind every note he sings.
And if you ask anyone who’s seen them together, they’ll tell you: it’s not just music that John Foster’s good at — it’s love, too.
