Halsey is an artist that is very diverse both in the way she looks and the type of songs she writes. Her birth name is Ashley Nicolette Frangipane and she is 21 years old, born on the 29th September 1994 in Washington, New Jersey. She has said that she is biracial, bisexual and bipolar. She has said in a number of interviews that she was an 'inconvenient child' as she never stayed in one place for a long time and got used to living out of a bag for most of her teen years. She started songwriting when she was 17 years old and in 2014 she signed her first recording contract with Astralwerks. Her music is identified as Electropop, this genre of music was influenced by her childhood, with her father listening to people/bands such as Slick Rick, 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. whilst her mother listened to bands such as Nirvana and independent singers such as Alanis Morissette. She has released two albums so far 'Room 93' and 'Badlands'. Many of her songs stem from the idea of equality and freedom, but others explore the journey of growing up in a society like ours and how everyone has troubles they have to face. A good example is a song by Halsey called 'Hurricane' which states how she isn't anyones property and that people nowadays become so attached to labels that we forget who we are eventually.
Halsey has a really strong stage presence and it is clear from fans video's that she embraces her time on stage and makes sure they enjoy their night. She has confidence throughout her entire performances and it is clear she enjoys doing it. Even when she is performing herself she embraces the moment and makes the music sound beautiful. She shows how you can make the music sound just as good without an entire band playing in the background.
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