Halsey (singer)

Halsey

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

Ashley Nicolette Frangipane (born September 29, 1994),[1] known professionally as Halsey (/ˈhɑːl.zi/),[2] is an American singer-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. Her professional name, Halsey, is a rearrangement of the letters of her first name, Ashley.

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 side.[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 after realizing she could not afford it, she instead enrolled in a community college as a creative writing major.[8]

In an interview, Halsey allegedly used the term "tri-bi" (biracial, bisexual, and bipolar) to identify herself,[9] although she has since distanced herself from it, claiming she was misquoted.[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] The album included three singles, with the third "Colors" released on 7" and as a five track remix EP "Complementary Colors".[23]

In May 2016 she released the song "Tokyo Narita (Freestyle)" produced by Lido.[24][25] Halsey provided guest vocals to The Chainsmokers' single "Closer", which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100.[26]

Artistry

Halsey is an electropop artist.[27][28][29] 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.[7] She has called Panic! at the Disco the "band that changed [her] fucking life”[30] and credits Lady Gaga for giving her to be the strength to be herself.[31] The biggest influence on her live performances is Adam Lazzara, the frontman of Taking Back Sunday;[32] Halsey has said "One of the most inspiring things I’ve ever seen is watching [Taking Back Sunday] live and watching Adam use that microphone as a prop and I thought yep, I’m gonna do that."[33] Halsey's other influences include Kanye West,[34] The Weeknd,[35] Brand New, and Bright Eyes,[33] as well as the film directors Quentin Tarantino, Harmony Korine, and Larry Clark.[36] She has said "Being a musician people ask you a lot about what musicians inspire you, and there's plenty of musicians that I love and respect, but I think that I'm the most inspired by cinema."[36]

Discography

Main article: Halsey discography

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[37] Best New Artist
Billboard Women in Music[38] Rising Star Won

References

  1. ↑ "Tumblr post". Halsey (official Tumblr). September 29, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Kids Interview Bands - Halsey". Youtube. October 13, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Twitter". mobile.twitter.com. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Halsey–A biography". Paradigm Talent Agency. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 Leight, Elias (October 16, 2014). "Exclusive Premiere: Watch Singer-Songwriter's Halsey's Gritty 'Hurricane' Video From Her Visual 'Room 69' EP". Billboard.
  6. ↑ "Halsey Opens Up About Being a Reluctant Role Model". Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Vevo (January 19, 2015). "Halsey - dscvr Interview". Youtube.
  8. ↑ Sherman, Maria (March 25, 2015). "The New Americana: Halsey Talks Sex, Strength & Songwriting at SXSW". Fuse.
  9. ↑ Coscarelli, Joe (August 5, 2015). "Halsey, With 'Badlands,' Is Moving Fast to Share a Secret Language". The New York Times. Retrieved December 2, 2015. Halsey identifies as what she calls “tri-bi” — biracial,..
  10. ↑ "On the Verge: Halsey". USA Today. September 20, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Halsey used to write songs about Taylor Swift + Harry Styles". Popcrush. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  12. ↑ SiriusXM (June 20, 2014). "Halsey "Ghost" Live @ SiriusXM // Hits 1". Youtube.
  13. ↑ "Halsey Signs to Astralwerks with Debut Single "Ghost"". Astralwerks. August 7, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Interview: Halsey - All Things Go". allthingsgomusic.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  15. ↑ Andrew Flanagan (March 23, 2015). "Halsey, Run The Jewels & Miley Top Twitter's Most-Shared During SXSW". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  16. ↑ Gonzalez, Ross "Taco" (January 12, 2015). "Halsey and Young Rising Sons announce a co-headlining tour". The Network 317.
  17. ↑ "Photos & Interview: Halsey At SXSW". Live105. CBS Local. March 19, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  18. ↑ Thurmond, Alexandra. "Sound Scout: Meet Halsey, Songstress Who's Making Waves With Her Feminist Pop Mystique". Teen Vogue. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  19. ↑ Graves, Shalin. "Interview: HALSEY on her debut album, 'Badlands'". Coup De Main Magazine. Coup De Main Magazine. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  20. ↑ Firefly 2015: Halsey Explains Why She Wants to Leak Her Own Album. YouTube. June 21, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Alter The Press!: Halsey Makes Late Night TV Debut on Last Call with Carson Daly; Performs "Trouble" and "Ghost"". alterthepress.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Halsey, "Trouble"". NBC. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Complementary Colors - Halsey | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Halsey And Lido Link Up For New Surprise Track, "Tokyo Narita (Freestyle)"". Complex UK. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Halsey Returns With The "Tokyo Narita Freestyle"". The FADER. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  26. ↑ "The Chainsmokers & Halsey's 'Closer' Climbs to No. 1 on Hot 100". Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Halsey Talks Social Media and Selling Out a Tour - FLARE". Flare. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Art-Pop Singer Halsey on Being Bipolar, Bisexual and an 'Inconvenient Woman' | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Photo Gallery: Rising alt-pop singer Halsey lights up TD Garden last night in Boston". Vanyaland. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  30. ↑ Butterworth, Lisa. "Halsey Is Our June/July Cover Star". Nylon. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  31. ↑ Redfearn, Dominique (October 18, 2016). "Watch Halsey Geek Out to Lady Gaga Tweeting Her". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  32. ↑ Sherman, Maria (August 31, 2015). "10 WAYS TO ADOPT HALSEY'S STYLE: A GUIDE TO BEING A BADASS". fuse. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  33. 1 2 Garland, Emma. "A First Date with Halsey, the New Queen of the Tumblr Generation". Noisey. Vice Media. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  34. ↑ Pais, Matt (March 24, 2015). "Honesty is the best policy for rising star Halsey". RedEye. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  35. ↑ Kazemi, Alex (August 27, 2015). "Halsey On Satire, Sexuality And Finding Solace In Music". Oyster. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  36. 1 2 Downing, Megan (January 19, 2016). "Halsey Reveals The Unconventional Inspiration Behind 'BADLANDS' & Could There Be A Screenplay About It To Come?". MTV UK. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  37. ↑ "One Direction está entre os indicados ao prêmio de Pior Banda do Ano da NME".
  38. ↑ "Shania Twain to Receive 'Icon' Award, Halsey Named 'Rising Star' at Billboard Women In Music 2016". Billboard. October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.

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