Ashley Nicolette Frangipani ( born September 29, 1994), better known as Halsey, is an American singer and songwriter. She started writing songs at the age of 17, in 2014 she signed a contract with the record company Astralwerks and released a mini-album of five tracks, called Room 93 . Her debut studio album Badlands was released in 2015.
| Halsey Falsey | |
|---|---|
| basic information | |
| Birth name | Ashley Nicolette Frangipani |
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | Warren , New Jersey , USA |
| A country |  USA |
| Professions | singer |
| Years of activity | 2014 - present time |
| Instruments | guitar , violin |
| Genres | pop , electro -pop , indie pop |
| Aliases | Halsey (Halsey) |
| Labels | Astralwerks , Capitol |
| iamhalsey.com | |
Personal life
Born in New Jersey [2] . She has Italian and Hungarian roots on her mother’s side, and her father is a representative of the Negroid race with a small part of Irish roots [3] . Halsey from her youth played the violin, as well as the guitar, starting from the age of 14 [4] . In one of the first interviews, she admitted that at the age of 17 she was diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder [5] , after a suicide attempt [6] . At 18, due to financial problems, the girl was on the street. She played acoustic concerts under different names, but, in the end, settled on Halsey, which is an anagram of her name (Ashley), as well as the name of the street in Brooklyn, where Ashley spent a lot of time when she was a teenager [7] . Initially, she planned to go to college at the faculty of fine arts, but could not afford it [8] .
Speaking about herself, she also used the term “tri-bi” earlier, which means biracial, bisexual and bipolar ( multiracial , bisexuality and BAR ) [9] , but later stopped using it [10] . He actively supports the LGBTQ community, which can be seen both in her work and in numerous statements and appeals regarding pressing social topics [11] .
Halsey became pregnant during a tour in support of the upcoming release of her debut album BADLANDS, but in July 2015, on the eve of Vevo LIFT, she had a miscarriage. Despite this, she still went on stage and gave a speech [12] . She attributed her busy schedule to the cause of a miscarriage, which she did not publicly report until 2016. In April 2018, Halsey froze her eggs because of the likelihood of infertility in the future due to the fight against endometriosis [13] .
Career
Early Creation
Before releasing Room 93 , Ashley recorded covers for various artists and uploaded them to YouTube . One of the most famous works of the girl is a cover of " I Knew You Were Trouble " Taylor Swift . She posted this entry on her Tumblr account [14] .
Room 93
According to Ashley herself, at a time when she was homeless and living with friends, one of the managers noticed her and asked her to record a song for advertising. In the same studio, Halsey also recorded Ghost, which became one of the singles from the mini-album Room 93, and also entered the album Badlands [15] . After this, Ashley began a partnership with Astralwerks . On October 27, 2014, the first EP Room 93 was released , consisting of five songs: “Hurricane”, “Ghost”, “Trouble”, “Empty Gold”, “Is There Somewhere” [16] . The album could not bring Halsy world fame, and the recognition of critics.
“Ghost” and “Hurricane” became singles and they released videos telling the story of a company of teenagers (“Hurricane”) and the story of a couple from this company (“Ghost”). The clips take place in a motel in room number 93. Also on the singer’s page there are two teasers for two more songs: “Trouble” and “Empty Gold”.
Badlands
Badlands was released on August 28, 2015. [17] The first single after the release of the album was New Americana , it was announced on July 10, 2015 and in September a clip for this song was released. The album had poor sales, and failed commercially.
In January 2016, it was announced that “ Colors ” would be the third single from the album, and a clip featuring Tyler Posey was released on February 25th [18] .
In 2016, the song “Castle” was slightly modified, and then released as the soundtrack to the movie “ Snow White and the Hunter 2 ” (OST Snow White and the Hunter 2) [19] .
Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
The second album, Hopeless Fountain Kingdom , is scheduled for release on June 2, 2017. The album and singles from the album were not successful on the charts, and had weak sales worldwide. On April 4, the single " " was released [21] . Eyes Closed (May 4) followed [22] .
Singles
In May 2016, together with Lido, she released the song “ Tokyo Narita ”.
The Chainsmokers released the single “ Closer, ” featuring Halsey, who reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 [23] .
In January 2017, the song “ Not Afraid Anymore ” was released, which became the second single to the movie “ Fifty Shades Darker ” (OST Fifty Shades Darker).
Tours
- American Youth Tour . The tour began in 2015, but was not independent for the girl. She performed at a young dance at the Young Rising Sons.
- Badlands Tour (2015) . The tour began on September 30, 2015 and lasted until August 13, 2016.
- Smoke + Mirrors Tour . Halsey took part in this tour, acting as backing vocalist Imagine Dragons .
- The Madness Tour . She acted as the backing vocalist of The Weeknd .
- Hopeless Fountain Kingdom World Tour [24] . The first part of the tour in support of Halsey's second album, Hopeless Fountain Kingdom, will begin in the fall of 2017 in North America .
Discography and Charts
| Album | Details | Peak Chart Positions | Sales | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [25] | Aus [26] | Bel (Fl) [27] | CAN [28] | Ger [29] | IRE [thirty] | Nl [31] | Nz [32] | Swe [33] | UK [34] | |||
| Badlands |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 9 |
|
| Hopeless Fountain Kingdom |
| one | 2 | fourteen | one | 27 | 7 | fifteen | 6 | 27 | 12 |
|
Mini Album
| Title | Details | Peak Chart Positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [25] | US Alt [37] | US Heat [38] | ||
| Room 93 |
| 159 | twenty | 3 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak Chart Positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [39] | US Alt [40] | Bel (Fl) [27] | CAN [41] | IRE [thirty] | Nz [32] | UK [42] | |||
| "Hurricane" | 2014 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Badlands |
| " " | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| " New Americana " | 2015 | 60 | eighteen | 84 | 57 | ||||
| " Colors " | 2016 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| " Castle " | 2016 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Badlands and The Huntsman: Winter's War |
| Tokyo Narita (shared with Lido) | 2016 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | N / a |
| Closer (with The Chainsmokers ) | 2016 | one | - | - | one | one | one | one | Collage |
| "Not Afraid Anymore" | 2017 | 77 | - | - | 72 | - | - | - | Fifty Shades Darker |
| "Now Or Never" | 17 | - | 24 | 32 | 42 | 22 | 80 | hopeless fountain kingdom | |
| "Bad At Love" | fourteen | - | - | 46 | - | - | - | ||
- " Alone " feat. Big Sean & Stefflon Don (2018)
- Without Me (2018)
- “ Without Me ” feat. Juice WRLD (2019)
- "11 Minutes" feat. YUNGBLUD & Travis Barker (2019)
- " Boy with Luv " feat. BTS (2019)
- Nightmare (2019)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Reward | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Artist on the Rise | Nomination |
| 2016 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Breakout Artist | |
| NME Awards | Best new artist | Expected |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Discogs - 2000.
- ↑ Halsey – A biography . Paradigm Talent Agency. Date of treatment April 1, 2015. Archived on February 8, 2015.
- ↑ Twitter . twitter.com . Date of treatment December 15, 2015.
- ↑ Exclusive Premiere: Watch Singer-Songwriter's Halsey's Gritty 'Hurricane' Video From Her Visual 'Room 69' EP . Billboard (October 16, 2014).
- ↑ Halsey Opens Up About Being a Reluctant Role Model . Date of treatment August 25, 2015.
- ↑ Halsey Opens Up About Suicide Attempt, G-Eazy Split: I Want to 'Make Art, Not Headlines'
- ↑ Halsey - dscvr Interview unopened . Youtube (January 19, 2015).
- ↑ The New Americana: Halsey Talks Sex, Strength & Songwriting at SXSW . Fuse (March 25, 2015).
- ↑ Coscarelli, Joe Halsey, With 'Badlands,' Is Moving Fast to Share a Secret Language . The New York Times (August 5, 2015). - “Halsey identifies as what she calls“ tri-bi ”- biracial, ..”. Date of treatment December 2, 2015.
- ↑ On the Verge: Halsey . USA Today (September 20, 2015). Date of treatment December 12, 2015.
- ↑ Halsey: Love Letter to the LGBTQ Community . Billboard. Date of treatment June 11, 2019.
- ↑ Inside Halsey's Troubled Past, Chaotic Present
- ↑ Singer Halsey, 23, Is Freezing Her Eggs Because of Endometriosis: 'I Need to Be Aggressive'
- ↑ Halsey used to write songs about Taylor Swift + Harry Styles . Popcrush Date of treatment October 27, 2015.
- ↑ Elias Leight. Exclusive Premiere: Watch Singer-Songwriter's Halsey's Gritty 'Hurricane' Video From Her Visual 'Room 93' EP . Billboard (October 16, 2014). Date of treatment January 25, 2016.
- ↑ Halsey Signs to Astralwerks with Debut Single "Ghost" . Astralwerks (August 7, 2014). Archived March 25, 2015.
- ↑ Joe Coscarelli. Halsey, With 'Badlands,' Is Moving Fast to Share a Secret Language . The New York Times (September 5, 2016). Date of treatment January 25, 2016.
- ↑ Evgeny Dyakov. Halsey released a new video for the track “Colors” . apelzin.ru (February 26, 2016). Date of treatment March 11, 2016.
- ↑ Halsey released Castle's music video for the soundtrack for Snow White and the Hunter 2 | mBlog.su is the world of first-person music. (inaccessible link) . mblog.su. Date of treatment July 10, 2016. Archived January 15, 2017.
- ↑ Stutz, Colin Halsey Announces New Album Title, Release Month . Billboard (March 7, 2017). Date of treatment March 8, 2017.
- ↑ Watch Halsey Struggle With Star-Crossed Romance in 'Now or Never' Video . Rolling stone . Date of treatment April 6, 2017.
- ↑ Review: Halsey Changes Gears With Weeknd Collaboration 'Eyes Closed' . Variety (4 May 2017). Date of treatment May 8, 2017.
- ↑ The Chainsmokers - Chart history | Billboard www.billboard.com. Date of treatment January 28, 2017.
- ↑ Halsey - hopeless fountain kingdom tour (English) . HFK Tour. Date of treatment June 2, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Halsey - Chart History: Billboard 200 . Billboard . Date of treatment January 8, 2016.
- ↑ Discography Halsey . australian-charts.com . Hung Medien. Date of treatment January 8, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Discografie Halsey (nid.) (Neopr.) ? . ultratop.be . Hung Medien. Date of treatment January 8, 2016.
- ↑ Halsey - Chart History: Canadian Albums . Billboard . Date of treatment January 8, 2016.
- ↑ charts.de: Halsey (German) . charts.de. Date of treatment January 8, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Discography Halsey . irishcharts.com . Hung Medien. Date of treatment January 8, 2016.
- ↑ Discografie Halsey (nid.) (Unopened) ? . dutchcharts.nl . Hung Medien. Date of treatment January 8, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Discography Halsey . charts.org.nz . Hung Medien. Date of treatment January 8, 2016.
- ↑ Discography Halsey . swedishcharts.com . Hung Medien. Date of treatment January 8, 2016.
- ↑ Halsey - Chart History . Official Charts Company . Date of treatment September 4, 2015.
- ↑ Watch Halsey's Graphic New Video for 'Now or Never' . billboard.com (November 17, 2015). Date of treatment January 11, 2016.
- ↑ Halsey Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Hopeless Fountain Kingdom' . billboard.com (06/11/2017).
- ↑ Halsey - Chart History: Alternative Albums . Billboard . Date of treatment January 8, 2016.
- ↑ Halsey - Chart History: Heatseekers Albums . Billboard . Date of treatment January 8, 2016.
- ↑ Halsey - Chart History: The Hot 100 . Billboard . Date of treatment January 8, 2016.
- ↑ Halsey - Chart History: Alternative Songs . Billboard . Date of treatment January 8, 2016.
- ↑ Halsey - Chart History: Canadian Hot 100 . Billboard . Date of treatment January 8, 2016.
- ↑ CHART: CLUK Update 08/29/2015 (wk35) unspecified . zobbel.de. Date of treatment November 13, 2015.