Halsey (singer)

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Halsey
Halsey LA (2).PNG
Halsey performing in 2015
Background information
Birth name Ashley Nicolette Frangipane
Born (1994-09-29) September 29, 1994 (age 29)
Washington, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
Years active 2014–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website iamhalsey.com

Ashley Nicolette Frangipane (born September 29, 1994),[1] known by her stage name Halsey /ˈhɔːl.zɪ/,[2] is an American singer and songwriter. She started songwriting at the age of 17. In 2014, she signed her first recording contract with Astralwerks and released her debut EP, titled Room 93. Her debut studio album, Badlands, was released in 2015.

Early life

Halsey was born and raised in New Jersey as Ashley Frangipane. She is of Italian, Hungarian, and Irish descent on her mother's side and African-American on her father's.[3][4] Growing up, Halsey played the violin, viola, and cello until moving onto the acoustic guitar when she was 14.[5] In one of her first interviews, Halsey stated she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder around the age of 16 or 17.[6] When she was 18, Halsey encountered financial trouble and music became a way to pay her rent. She played numerous acoustic shows in different cities under various stage names.[5] She chose "Halsey" as her moniker because it is an anagram of her real name as well as a street in Brooklyn where she spent a lot of time as a teenager.[7] Halsey originally planned on going to college to major in fine arts but instead enrolled in a community college as a creative writing major after realizing she could not afford it.[8]

Halsey had used the term "tri-bi" (biracial, bisexual and bipolar) to identify herself,[9] although she has since distanced herself from it.[10]

Career

Halsey began her career by posting cover songs on YouTube under her real name. In 2012, she recorded a parody of Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble" called "The Haylor Song" about Swift's relationship with One Direction member Harry Styles, and posted it on her Tumblr account.[11] In 2014, Halsey recorded a song called "Ghost" and posted it on SoundCloud.[12] The song gained Halsey attention and she signed with the Astralwerks record label. She subsequently released her debut EP titled Room 93 on October 27, 2014.[13] Four of the five songs on the extended play contained an accompanying video.[5]

Halsey toured with The Kooks in 2014 as the opening act.[14] At South by Southwest in 2015, Halsey was the most talked about performer of the festival on Twitter.[15] Through March and April 2015, Halsey led a co-headlining tour with Young Rising Sons.[16] She also supported Imagine Dragons on the Smoke + Mirrors Tour during the North American leg between June and August 2015.

Her debut album, Badlands was released on August 28, 2015.[17] In an interview, Halsey described Badlands as an "angry feminist record,"[18] but later commented she had been misquoted and actually meant to refer to it as an "angry female record".[19] In an interview with Billboard in June 2015, Halsey announced that she had already begun writing material for her second studio album.[20] To promote her music, Halsey has been featured in a few interviews and performances, including The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Last Call with Carson Daly.[21][22]

Artistry

Halsey is an electropop artist.[23][24][25] Growing up, Halsey's father listened to The Notorious B.I.G., Slick Rick, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, and 2Pac while her mother listened to The Cure, Alanis Morissette, and Nirvana. She says this has influenced her as a musician and her style.[7] Halsey has also cited Kanye West as an influence on her music and her live performances.[26] She has also cited Taking Back Sunday as an influence for her concerts stating "One of the most inspiring things I’ve ever seen is watching them live and watching Adam use that microphone as a prop and I thought yep, I’m gonna do that."[27]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[28]		 AUS
[29]		 BEL
(FL)
[30]		 CAN
[31]		 GER
[32]		 IRE
[33]		 NL
[34]		 NZ
[35]		 SWE
[36]		 UK
[37]
Badlands 2 2 10 3 37 3 5 3 13 9

Extended plays

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[28]		 US
Alt.
[42]		 US
Heat
[43]
Room 93
  • Release: October 27, 2014
  • Label: Astralwerks (2547223807)
  • Formats: CD, DL, 12" vinyl
 159 20 3

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[44]		 US
Alt.
[45]		 AUS
[46]		 BEL
(FL)
[30]		 CAN
[47]		 IRE
[33]		 ITA
[48]		 NZ
[35]		 UK
[49]
"Hurricane" 2014 — — — — — — — — — Room 93
"Ghost" — — — — — — — — — Badlands
"New Americana" 2015 60 18 — —[upper-alpha 1] 57 89 24 —[upper-alpha 2] 184
"Colors" 2016 —[upper-alpha 3] — 99 — — — — — —
"Castle"[55] (The Huntsman: Winter's War version) —[upper-alpha 4] — 76 — — — — — —[upper-alpha 5] Badlands and The Huntsman: Winter's War
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[58]
"Hold Me Down" 2016 78 Badlands

Other appearances

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[59]		 AUS
[29]		 CAN
[60]		 GER
[32]		 IRE
[33]		 NL
[34]		 NZ
[35]		 SWE
[36]		 UK
[37]
"The Feeling"
(Justin Bieber featuring Halsey)		 2015 31 22 25 87 31 25 20 34 34 Purpose

Tours

Headlining
Co-headlining
Opening act

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Recipient Outcome
2015 MTV Europe Music Awards Artist on the Rise Herself Nominated
2016 People's Choice Awards Favorite Breakout Artist
NME Awards [63] Best New Artist

Notes

  1. ↑ "New Americana" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 84 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[30]
  2. ↑ "New Americana" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 1 on the NZ Heatseekers chart.[50]
  3. ↑ "Colors" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number 17 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles extension chart.[54]
  4. ↑ "Castle" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number 1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles extension chart.[56]
  5. ↑ "Castle" did not enter the Official UK Singles Chart, but did peak at number 85 on the UK Downloads component sales chart.[57]

References

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