Halsey

Halsey at Paris Fashion Week in March 2023

**Ashley Nicolette Frangipane** (born 29th September 1994), known professionally as **Halsey**, is a multi-platinum award winning American singer-songwriter, New York Times Bestseller with their debut poetry book *I Would Leave Me If I Could*, and actress.

Gaining attention from self-released music on SoundCloud, they signed with Astralwerks in 2014 and released their debut EP, *Room 93*, on 27th October 2014. They released their debut 2x Multi-Platinum studio album, *Badlands*, on 28th August 2015. They released their sophomore 2x Multi-Platinum studio album *Hopeless Fountain Kingdom*, on 2nd June 2017. In 2019, they left their label to sign to Astralwerks' parent label: Capitol Records, and released their third 2x Multi-Platinum studio album, *Manic*, on 17th January 2020, and their fourth studio album, *If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power*, on 27th August 2021, the album was certified Gold on 1st February 2023. They released a film of the same name to go with the album. In 2023, they left Capitol Records after numerous issues they had with the label and later signed to Columbia Records.

Their collaboration with The Chainsmokers gained them more worldwide attention in 2016, within two months the single was certified Platinum, since 2016, the single has gained a new platinum certification every year, it was certified 2x Multi-Platinum in 2016, and as of January 2023 it is 3x Diamond *(30,000,000 sales)* (which converts to 15x Multi-Platinum), Halsey now only plays a piano version of the song live as they became annoyed at hearing the original song. Their single, *"Without Me"* was ceritifed in February 2023, as 2x Diamond (20,000,000 sales), and is the 100th Diamond plaque to be given to an artist.

Frangipane collaborated on *"11 Minutes"* with YUNGBLUD, the song was released 14 February 2019, they subsequently dated YUNGBLUD for 9 months (November 2018 - August 2019) before breaking up with him. They have both said that they continue to remain friends. Four months after their breakup, Halsey released a song they wrote about him during their relationship, stating that it is their first song about a relationship that doesn't end sour; the song was originally given to YUNGBLUD, who Frangipane says *"loved it"*, and later released it as *"a wedding song"* to put on their album *Manic*. As of 2021, Halsey goes by she/they pronouns.

## Biography

### Early life

Ashley Nicolette Frangipane was born on 29th September 1994 to Nicole and Chris Frangipane and grew up in New Jersey. Frangipane is of Italian, Hungarian, Irish and British descent on her mother's side and African-American and Irish descent on her father's side. They have two brothers, Sévian and Dante Frangipane and a son, Ender Aydin, shared with their boyfriend Alev Aydin.

Growing up, Halsey played the violin, viola, and cello until moving onto the acoustic guitar when they were 14. She has revealed that as a child, she was very into comic books and superheroes. In one of their first interviews, Halsey stated they were diagnosed with bipolar disorder around the age of 16 or 17. She was hospitalized for attempted suicide shortly after. When she was 18, Halsey encountered financial trouble and music became a way to pay rent. Halsey got into an art school, but their parents couldn't afford to send them.

Her parents kicked her out when she stopped going to community college, & she had to live on the streets. When times got particularly hard, they would crash at their grandmothers' house. They played numerous acoustic shows in different cities under various stage names. They picked Halsey as their stage name because it is an anagram of their first name as well as the name of a street nearby where she spent many of her formative years.

## Career (music)

Halsey's debut studio album, *Badlands*, released 28th August 2015 and was certified Platinum by the RIAA, along with four of its singles. In 2016, they rose to stronger prominence as a featured vocalist on The Chainsmokers' single *"Closer"*, released 29 July 2016, which topped the charts of over fifteen countries and was later certified Diamond in the US. Her second studio album, *Hopeless Fountain Kingdom*, released 2nd June 2017, consisted of more "radio friendly" music than her previous releases. It topped the Billboard 200 and featured two US top-20 singles: *"Now or Never"* and *"Bad at Love"*. Halsey's third studio album, *Manic*, was released on 17th January 2020. Its lead single, *"Without Me"*, became her first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist.

Halsey has sold 22 million records in the US alone, based on certifications alone. Her awards and nominations include four Billboard Music Awards, one GLAAD Media Award, a Guinness World Record, a MTV Video Music Award, a Grammy Award nomination and a Hal David Starlight Award from the 50th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Dinner, which she considers her first award as Ashley Frangipane, noting during her speech that she was so nervous because she was accepting an award as Ashley for the first time and *"Ashley doesn’t get awards like this"*. Halsey is noted for her distinctive singing voice, and her music is usually based on her personal experiences. Outside of her musical career, they have been involved in suicide prevention awareness and sexual assault victim advocacy.

### 2014 — 2015: *Room 93*

Frangipane rose to fame in 2014 when they released their song *"Ghost"* on SoundCloud. It exploded overnight and she was signed to Astralwerks. They then released their debut EP, *Room 93*, on 27th October 2014. They toured with The Kooks in 2014 as the opening act. At South by Southwest in 2015, Halsey was the most talked about performer of the festival on Twitter. Through March and April 2015, Halsey led a co-headlining tour with Young Rising Sons. Halsey also supported Imagine Dragons on their Smoke + Mirrors Tour during the North American leg between June and August 2015.

### 2015 — 2016: *Badlands*

Halsey's debut studio album, *Badlands*, was released on 28th August 2015. It peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, and sold 97,000 copies in its first week. As of August 2016, it has sold over 390,000 copies in the United States. Four singles have been released from the album: *"Ghost"*, *"New Americana"*, *"Colors"*, and *"Castle"*. Badlands is a concept album based on a dystopian society known as the Badlands. A desert wasteland surrounds the city, keeping the inhabitants of The Badlands captive. The album was inspired by post-apocalyptic films such as *The Fifth Element*. After writing the first few songs, Halsey realized the entire concept was a metaphor for her mental state. Halsey states that the Badlands was created to escape from their real-life struggles. In their opinion, the metaphor was even with no escape, there is still hope there is somewhere else to go.

On 29th July 2016, Halsey released a song with the American EDM duo The Chainsmokers titled *"Closer"*. It was first performed at the 2016 Bonaroo festival. The song peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Halsey's first top ten hit on the chart. A collaboration with American DJ Diplo has also been hinted at.

Halsey finished the Badlands Tour in support of the album. It ended in August 2016 with a sold-out show at the Madison Square Garden arena in New York City.

### 2017 — 2018: *Hopeless Fountain Kingdom*

During June of 2015, Halsey stated that she began work on her second studio album. They said that they wanted to take fans outside of the Badlands with this next record. On the final date of the tour on August 2015, Halsey tweeted *"You can find me in the Kingdom."* alluding to their next album. On 7th March 2017, Halsey announced the title of their next album, *Hopeless Fountain Kingdom*. The album was released on 2nd June 2017. The album's lead single, *"Now or Never"*, was released on 4th April 2017. It peaked at number 17 on the *Billboard Hot 100*, marking Halsey's first top-twenty entry on the chart as a lead artist. It also became Halsey's first track as a lead artist to earn Multi-Platinum status; it was certified double Platinum by RIAA. The song also reached the top forty of Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Canada, and Portugal, and sold 500,000 units outside of the US. The second single, *"Bad at Love"*, peaked at number five on the Hot 100, making it Halsey's highest peak as a lead artist at the time. It was certified triple Platinum by RIAA. The third and final single, *"Alone"*, only reached number 66 on the Hot 100, but was certified Platinum by RIAA and reached number one on the Dance Club chart.

The album is self-proclaimed "baroque pop", and connects with Badlands. It's a concept album based off the story of Romeo & Juliet. The genders of Romeo & Juliet are swapped, & the story includes same sex relationships. Halsey revealed that the Hopeless Fountain Kingdom is a sort of purgatory for people who are too bad for heaven, but too good for hell. Luna and Solis are rumored to be the only two people born inside the Kingdom.

### 2018 — 2020: *Manic* and Manic Tour

On 4th October 2018, Halsey released a single titled *"Without Me"*. The single was her first solo single since 2017. They stated that this song is also very personal to them. On 29th October, the official music video for the song was released. The song went on to become Halsey's most successful single as a lead artist to this date, it became her first number-one single on the *Billboard Hot 100*. It topped the chart for two non-consecutive weeks and remained in the top five for 22 weeks. It reached the top three charts of the UK, Malaysia, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Ireland. The song has been certified 3x Platinum in the US, Platinum in the UK, and 5x Platinum in Australia and Canada. Due to *"Without Me"* reaching number one on the *Billboard Hot 100*, Halsey became the eighth woman to achieve multiple number ones on the chart during the 2010s. In March 2019, Halsey announced that her third studio album would be released in 2019.

On 3rd September 2019, Halsey revealed the cover art and release date of *"Graveyard"* on her social media. Halsey performed the song for the first time on 11th September 2019, as one of the musical guests on Rihanna's "Savage X Fenty" show. The song came out on 13th September 2019. According to Halsey, the song *"is about being in love with someone, who is in a bad place, and you love them so much, that you don't realize that you're going to that bad place with them."* The music video was released on 8th October 2019, it featured *Euphoria* actress Sydney Sweeney.

Halsey released *"clementine"* on 29th September 2019, on her 25th birthday. *"clementine"* is a stripped-back track, driven by simple piano tinkling and some subtle clunking for percussion. The music video for *"clementine"* was released alongside the song. The video shows Halsey and her brother Sévian interpretative-ly dancing around in an aquarium.

On 25th January 2020, Halsey appeared on Saturday Night Live, where they performed two songs from Manic: *"You Should Be Sad"* and *"Finally // Beautiful Stranger"*. They also appeared in a few sketches. In December 2019, Halsey appeared on the Bring Me the Horizon EP *Music to Listen To...*, later an additional collaboration was teased; a song produced by Jordan Fish only though: *"Experiment on Me"'*, from the soundtrack of the superhero film *Birds of Prey*, which was released on 7th February 2020. A collaboration with Marshmello titled *"Be Kind"* was released on 1st May, with the music video premiering on 27th June. On 25th June 2020, Halsey announced that their first book of poetry, entitled *"I Would Leave Me If I Could"*, was available for pre-order. The same year, she also released her first live album, Badlands (Live from Webster Hall), on August 28th.

Halsey disappeared from the spotlight for a while due to COVID-19. Although she had said in February 2020 that she was taking a break from music, she was still due to continue her Manic Tour, however COVID-19 cancelled it and her break came earlier than expected. During the break, they made plans and privately, quietly, settled down in a new relationship in which they began trying for a baby. Toward the end of 2020, they announced that they were launching a make-up brand named *About Face*, AF was the acronym used to give clues to the brand name. The brand name simultaneously references their name, **A**shley **F**rangipane, **A**bout-**F**ace (a military term for a change in direction) and make-up being about your face. The brand launched fully and successfully in January 2021. Around the same time, they simultaneously made public a romantic relationship they were in and announced that they were expecting their first baby with them, their son, Ender Ridley Aydin, was born 14th July 2021.

### 2021 - present: *If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power* & Love and Power Tour

Halsey first mentioned the idea of *If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power*, when they stated via Instagram Stories, *"I would love to do a whole album in the vein of nightmare and EOM. Should I start a side project or just say fuck it?"* on 8th March 2020. Rumors about the album began to spark in May 2021, when Halsey followed a private Instagram account with the username '@iichliwp' that had a link in its bio that, when clicked, transports users to a website with the url: www.lxxxxp.com containing phrases like "All of this is temporary" and "Why do you need love so badly?" At the top of the website the letters "LPIV" appear which reference a previous Twitter bio of Halsey's which consisted of the letters "L¿P¿". The website also invites fans to enter their email address to "flip the coin" which also offers the two outcomes "L" and "P". The letters were later revealed to stand for "love" and "power".

On 30th May 2021 the "@iichliwp" account shared a poem from Halsey's debut poetry book, *I Would Leave Me If I Could*, titled "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility" to its Instagram story. On 4th June 2021, the account who had previously only followed Halsey, started following *IMAX* which is a proprietary system of high-resolution cameras, film formats, film projectors, and theaters. The account would continue to post pictures, one on 13th June 2021 that seems to show a name covered in blood and three more on 17th June 2021. The three photos are the cover of a romance novel called *The Hidden Heart* by Sharon Schulze, the cover of *The Life of a Man: Symbolised by the Months of the Year*, a collection of poems including Shakespeare, and an oil painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti titled *Lady Lilith*. The website was also updated to show the face of a person after you tossed the coin. The website was again updated on 21st June 2021 and now featured a short snippet of Halsey singing. Also starting 21st June some fans started receiving postcards in the mail that feature a wax seal that says "H4". On 28th June, Halsey uploaded coordinates to the "@iichliwp" Instagram account that lead to a store with a billboard on top in West Hollywood and captioned it with "Tomorrow". The billboard was put up the following day, and revealed the title of Halsey's fourth studio album to be *If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power*. Furthermore, it also revealed that the album was produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. The post also included a snippet of the previously teased song "All Of This Is Temporary".

On 1st July, Halsey announced the reveal of a "very special album artwork" alongside the album's release date to happen on 7th July 2021. The announcement included a link to a website featuring a countdown to the reveal. Blood would appear on the countdown every ten minutes past a full hour. The album cover art was revealed on 7th July 2021 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was also announced that the album would be released on 27th August 2021 - almost coinciding with the six year anniversary of their debut album *Badlands* on 28th August 2021. Pre-orders for the album were also made available the same day. A horror film of the same name as the album, that's based on the album was announced on 13th July 2021 with tickets going on sale on 3rd August 2021. On 23th July 2021, the "lxxxxp" website was updated again and this time featured a game that lets visitors "choose their path" and discover their destiny. The possible outcomes are different forms of violent deaths. The "You drowned in a freezing lake" destiny leads to a 20 second snippet of a then-unreleased song. One other destiny is to survive which leads to exclusive merchandise. On 6th August 2021 Halsey announced a global performance experience of the album presented by *Moment House*. Tickets for the digital concert went on sale on 7 August 2021 with Spotify fans getting exclusive access to the pre-sale a day earlier. The show premiered on 29th August 2021 in North and South America and on 30th August 2021 for the rest of the world. The tracklist for the album was revealed on 10th August 2021 by asking Amazon's virtual AI: "Alexa, tell me about Halsey's new album." It revealed that there were no features on the album. Halsey commented on this: *"it feels very cool to have an album with no features again. It felt like this had to be entirely from my voice, similarly to Badlands. I can’t wait for you to hear everything."*

On 31st Janaury 2022, Halsey announced an American tour titled 'Love and Power', to support the album, the tour began 17th May 2022 and is due to end 22nd September 2022. The tour will be supported by four openers: Beabadoobee & PinkPantheress for the first half of the tour and The Marías & Abby Roberts for the second half. Wolf Alice will feature as support for the Los Angeles show. This is the first tour where Halsey has painted on stage live, it was announced on the tour that the painting would be sold and the proceeds would go to charity. Halsey incorparated information on abortion, due to the Roe vs Wade act, banning abortions.

### 2022 - present: *H5*

In May 2022, Halsey had a public tug-of-war with their record label, whom she says didn't want to release her next single unless she created a fake viral moment on TikTok. Halsey stated that they had a slow emotional version of this song that the label wanted them to rework to more of a pop sound.*[source needed!]* She managed to get the label on her side, the song called *"So Good"* was released 9th June, the music video accompanied it on 10th June. On 2nd June, she announced a second live album, "HFK - live from webster hall" to follow the first: "BADLANDS (Live From Webster Hall)", the album has a release date of 24th June. In April 2023, almost a year after their public tug-of-war with their label, it was announced that Halsey had left Capitol Records. Two months later, it was announced on 14th June 2023, that Halsey had signed to Columbia Records.

## Career (acting)

### 2016 - 2018: *Roadies*, *Teen Titans GO! To the Movies*, and voice acting

In 2016, Halsey starred in *Roadies* as herself, alongside Machine Gun Kelly. She appeared in two episode, "The Load Out" and "Carpet Season". They performed their own songs "Hold Me Down" and "Ghost".

In 2017, Halsey voiced a character named Cindy in the satirical American animated television series *American Dad!* for the episode "A Nice Night for a Drive". Cindy was a member of candy-obsessed biker Enoch's gang. Klaus stops to pick up a woman hitchhiker, two more thugs get into the car and Klaus finds himself taken to a cave to be stripped for parts. Enoch congratulates Cindy for stealing the car, and offers her another Zagnut candy bar. When she declines because she had already had two for the day, Enoch kicks her out of the gang.

In 2018, Halsey voiced Wonder Woman in Teen Titans GO! To the Movies. Wonder Woman is a member of the Justice League and Princess of Themyscira. In "A Star Is Born" they appeared as a herself being a Music Awards Presenter.

### 2020 - present: *If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power* and *MaXXXine*

In her own film *If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power* they portrayed Queen Lila/Lilith. In *Sing 2* they voiced Porsha Crystal, a female Arctic-gray wolf and spoiled but talented teenage daughter of Jimmy Crystal. Frangipane filmed a horror film, part of a triology, called MaXXXine, it is unknown the character she is playing yet. In *National Anthem*, they portrayed Mandy Starr. In *The Players Table*, they are going to portray Rachel Calloway. Sydney Sweeney had publicly stated that filming for the first three episodes had started.

## Collaborations with YUNGBLUD

*\*Asides from the two named songs, Halsey and YUNGBLUD have both stated that they have written a bunch of songs together, during a Capital FM interview Halsey stated that they had written* "like fifteen songs" *together. Although it is unlikely, since thier breakup, that any work between them will be made public.\**

11 Minutes

On 14th February 2019, YUNGBLUD and Halsey released a single called *"11 Minutes"*. Recorded by YUNGBLUD and Halsey featuring drums from American drummer Travis Barker of rock group Blink-182. The song was released by Locomotion Recordings and Geffen Records. *"11 Minutes"* was written by YUNGBLUD, Halsey, Matt Schwartz, and Brynley Rose Plumb. Production was handled by his main collaborator Matt Schwartz, as well as Chris Greatti, and Zakk Cervini. The song reached number one on *Billboard's "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles"* in the United States, on 9 March 2019, it reached number five on *Billboard's "Hot Rock Songs"* in the United States, on 30th March 2019 and it reached number two on *Belguim's "Ultratip Bubbling Under"* on 23rd February 2019.

Chemicals

Chemicals is an unreleased song that was performed live for the first time in December 2018, at The Laylow in London, one fan posted a fifteen second snippet of the song to Instagram and stated that Halsey popped up as a surprise and they started singing. In the comments of the post, YUNGBLUD’s then-manager asked the fan to direct message them on Instagram with an alert symbol. It’s possible that the song was not supposed to be posted anywhere online, however the post has stayed up; it is unclear whether or not the post was asked to be taken down. YUNGBLUD has been asked a few times about when the song will be released and his answer has always remained the same: *"when we’re ready"*.

## Personal life

Halsey was born to Nicole Frangipane, who works as an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) at a hospital, and Christopher Frangipane who works at a car dealership as an automobile sales manager. They have two younger brothers, Sévian and Dante. Halsey adopted a dog named Jagger in 2016 during their Hopeless Fountain Kingdom tour, they ran an Instagram account called "champagne\_puppiii" from 16th May 2017 to 19th April 2020 In March 2022, Halsey announced that Jagger had succumbed to Myelomalacia, it paralysed his body before killing him. She has spoken out about being biracial. Halsey tweeted that her father is "black and a little Irish" whilst her mother is Italian and Hungarian. Halsey had previously publicly stated that they are half-black and had to deal with people who believe differently due to their skin colour Halsey has been outspoken about her bisexuality and often advocates for the LGBTQ community. In 2017, they responded to commentary that they were not bisexual as they publicly dated men.

Halsey has been very public about her health, over the years they have been diagnosed with endometriosis, bipolar disorder, ADHD, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, Sjögren syndrome, mast cell activation syndrome, and POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome), and have had issues with with food due to being gluten intolerant, reproductive wise, they have miscarried more than once due to endometriosis. Halsey was diagnosed with bipolar at the age of seventeen, stating that her mother also has it. When Halsey was seventeen she attempted to commit suicide, this led to her diagnosis and a 17-day admission to a psychiatric hospital. Halsey later began having success in the music industry. She has stated that singing and performing has helped her manage the symptoms she experiences and that she embraces being bipolar because it makes her *"really empathetic"*. Halsey was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2016 and went public with it on her Twitter account, *"Finding out that I had endo was the most bittersweet moment because it meant I wasn't crazy! I wasn't a 'baby!' I had every right to be feeling like the world was caving in. But it was terrifying to find out."*. Halsey accredits a miscarriage she experienced in 2015 to her endometriosis, originally stating in 2016 that it was due to her hectic touring schedule. Only hours after Halsey realized she was having a miscarriage she went on stage to perform, while bleeding, during tour because she did not want to hurt her career by missing a performance. Halsey chronicled her struggles with endometriosis on the talk show *The Doctors* in April 2018, where she revealed she was going to freeze her eggs.

Halsey has also been an outspoken activist on topics such as race, sexuality, sexual assault and politics, they have attended protests for women's rights and spoken out about endometriosis, abortion and racism, she attended multiple days of Black Lives Matter protests for George Floyd. They later created "Black Creators Fund Intiative (BCFI)" a few weeks after the protests in an effort to help out small black creators who needed funding to get off the ground. Halsey has used writing music as a way to deal with their personal life issues and help others if they are going through the same thing. Halsey has been in relationships with multiple musicians, she dated Lido, G-Eazy and YUNGBLUD, she later went on to date actor Evan Peters. In June 2019, they told Rolling Stone magazine that their doctor told them they could now have a chance to carry to full term, with Rolling Stone adding *"Halsey now jokes with Maria (her assistant) about having a “pregnancy pact” in which they agree to get pregnant together. "Never mind. I don’t need to put out a third album. I’m just going to have a baby.” she announces."*

In January 2021, Halsey announced that they were expecting their first child in an Instagram pregnancy announcement post, waiting to get past a safe time frame to announce it. In the post they tagged screenwriter Alev Aydin on their baby bump, confirming him as the father and partner. They confirmed the birth of their first-born in an Instagram post, their son was born on 14th July 2021 In October 2021, Halsey posted about their post-partum body, stating *"I did SNL two nights ago and a lot of people were quick to say how good I looked. That was a weird feeling... A lot of people don’t know that you still look pregnant for a while after. It is still changing and I am letting it. I have no interest in working out right now. I’m too tired and too busy playing with my darling son. With that being said, the body behind all those compliments the other night was wearing a custom tailored outfit and lighted perfectly after much testing, so I could feel good and do my job. I do not want to feed the Illusion that you’re meant to feel and look “great” immediately postpartum. That is not my narrative currently."*

In August 2022, after performing at Leeds Festival in England, they posted on Instagram that they had food poisoning prior to the performance and were being tended to by medical professionals, adding "it was exceptionally not fucking chill" and the medical professionals had to continue to take care of them after their performance, showing a video of themselves wrapped up in a blanket, laying down on the floor while medical personnel surrounded her. In Janaury 2023, a fan asked them through Tumblr about how their health was, their reply included "honestly I’ve been just the worst ever the past few months. some new challenges and new things going on that rocked my world a little bit. nothing I really wanna talk about in detail". On 25th April 2023, news outlets TMZ, Page Six, and People obtained court documents filed by Halsey, and leaked their knowledge of the court documents. Through court documents, it was confirmed that Halsey and Aydin had broken up. The documents reportedly contain Halsey requesting "primary physical custody" of their son and joint legal custody giving Aydin visitation rights, and the ability to make decisions about their sons eduation and health. They requested a comment from Halsey's team, but received nothing. Only Page Six recieved a source telling them that the break-up was amicable, that they plan to co-parent, and that the filing was a protocol to allow Halsey to freely travel with their son as a touring artist.

Halsey is currently in a romantic relationship with former Nicklodeon actor, Avan Jogia.

## External Links

* Halsey on Twitter
* Halsey on Facebook
* Halsey on Instagram
* Halsey on YouTube
* Halsey on Tumblr
* Halsey on TikTok
* Halsey's Wiki on FANDOM

## Discography

* *Room 93*
* *Badlands*
* *Hopeless Fountain Kingdom*
* *Manic*
* *BADLANDS (Live from Webster Hall)* (stream)
* *If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power*
* *HFK - live from webster hall*

## Trivia

* Halsey has stated that she is biracial. Halsey is white passing but has stated that she doesn't feel white.
	+ Halsey is her parents only white-passing child.
* Halsey said in an interview with Zane Lowe that they initially wrote *"Finally / Beautiful Stranger"* for YUNGBLUD to give to him and then sent it to their managers, who told them it was their best song. She decided to put it on *Manic* as she wanted a "love song" as a wedding song on there.
* Halsey's special number is 17 (seventeen), she uses it a lot in her career, because it has left a mark in her personal life by showing up in impactful situations.
* Halsey has Endometriosis, this has caused very painful periods for her and miscarriages from accidental or planned pregnancies. She has been very vocal about her miscarriages and her struggles with Endometriosis.
	+ She has previously said the one thing she longs to be the most is a mother. She has struggled with miscarriages but in February 2021, she officially announced that she was pregnant with her first child via Instagram only and posted a baby scan to her Instagram story. She presumably waited to be far along enough in pregnancy to get out of the woods for risks of a miscarriage.
	+ Halsey gave birth to her first child, Ender Ridley Aydin, in July 2021, marking this as the first time she has successfully carried a baby to full term.
* She adopted a dog named Jagger in 2015. In March 2022, Halsey confirmed that he unfortunately died from a progressive condition called Myelomalacia. Paralysis spread through his body by the hour just before he died.
* Halsey has over 38 tattoos. They have stated their dilemma about wanting more children and more tattoos, but is worried about how pregnancy makes skin stretch.
* 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. Halsey has also cited Kanye West as an influence on her music and her live performances.
	+ Halsey ended up collaborating with Alanis Morissette on their song *"Alanis' Interlude"*, a song about loving women, representing sexual and professional empowerment.

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2. ↑ Genius — Halsey — 929 Lyrics
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4. ↑ YouTube — "Sonwriters Hall of Fame \*50th\* (Speeches, HD)" (5th October 2020)
5. ↑ h (@halsey) on Twitter — "YOU CAN FIND ME IN THE KINGDOM..." Posted 14 August 2016.
6. ↑ Pop Crave (@popcrave) on Twitter — ".@Halsey says she would love to do a whole album in the vein of her songs “Nightmare” & “Experiment On Me.”" Posted 8 March 2020. Archived
7. ↑ Halsey Updates (@halseyupdates) on Twitter — "ALL OF THIS IS TEMPORARY. WHY DO YOU NEED LOVE SO BADLY?" Posted 24 May 202. Retrieved 9 June 2022. Archived
8. ↑ iHeart — "Halsey Appears To Tease Fourth Album On Cryptic Website". Published 25 May 2021. Archived
9. ↑ Halsey Updates (@halseyupdated) on Twitter — "If you rotate the coin on the website, one side has the insignia we tweeted before with L, and the other with P." Posted 24 May 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2022. Archived
10. ↑ Halsey — "If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power". Published 7 July 2021.
11. ↑ IICHLIWP (@iichliwp) on Instagram — "notitle" Posted 13 June 2021.
12. ↑ IICHLIWP (@iichliwp) on Instagram — "notitle" Posted 17 June 2021.
13. ↑ IICHLIWP (@iichliwp) on Instagram — "notitle" Posted 17 June 2021.
14. ↑ IICHLIWP (@iichliwp) on Instagram — "notitle" Posted 17 June 2021.
15. ↑ HalseyUpdates (@HalseyUpdates) on Twitter — "A new image appears when you toss the coin on the lxxxxp website!(via @HALSEYBRSL)" Posted 18 June 2021.
16. ↑ HalseyUpdates (@HalseyUpdates) on Twitter — "When flipping the coin, if you get four L's or P's, a short clip of music plays! (via @halseymexico)" Posted 21 June 2021.
17. ↑ HalseyUpdates (@HalseyUpdates) on Twitter — "Fans are receiving some mysterious postcards in the mail that feature a waxseal that says "H4"! (via @rllyjisoo)" Posted 21 June 2021.
18. ↑ IICHLIWP (@iichliwp) on Instagram — "Tomorrow." Posted 28 June 2021.
19. ↑ halsey (@iamhalsey) on Instagram — "If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power The FOURTH album by Halsey Produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross" Posted 28 June 2021.
20. ↑ h (@halsey) on Twitter — "JULY 7th a very special album artwork reveal & release date announcement for If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power" Posted 1 July 2021. Archived
21. ↑ YouTube (Halsey) — "HALSEY UNVEILS ALBUM ARTWORK AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART". Published 7 July 2021.
22. ↑ h (@halsey) on Twitter — "Experience “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power” the hour-long film event in @IMAX. Tickets on sale August 3rd. http://loveandpower.com" Posted 13 July 2021. Archived
23. ↑ NME — "Halsey fans discover new song snippet in online game". Published 26 July 2021. Written by Sam Moore. Retrieved 9 June 2022. Archived
24. ↑ h (@halsey) on Twitter — "If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power - Global Performance experience presented by @momenthouse - August 29th." Posted 7 August 2021. Archived
25. ↑ HalseyUpdates (@HalseyUpdates) on Twitter — "SIGN UP HERE TO BE NOTIFIED RIGHT WHEN TICKETS GO ON SALE:" Posted 6 August 2021.
26. ↑ h (@halsey) on Twitter — "“Alexa, tell me about Halsey’s new album?”" Posted 10 August 2021. Archived
27. ↑ h (@halsey) on Twitter — "it feels very cool to have an album with no features again. It felt like this had to be entirely from my voice, similarly to Badlands. I can’t wait for you to hear everything." Posted 11 August 2021. Archived
28. ↑ h (@halsey) on Twitter — "it’s been far too long and i could not be more excited to see you all. the love and power tour is coming this summer, tickets on sale this friday 🖤🖤🖤 http://loveandpower.com" Posted 31 January 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022. Archived
29. ↑ YouTube (Arielle Tricarico) — "Halsey - Painting during her live performance". Published 21 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
30. ↑ h (@halsey) on platform — "Halsey will be auctioning off all the paintings at the end of tour! #LoveandPowerTour (via: @JocelynZumbado)" Posted 18 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022. Archived
31. ↑ NME — "Halsey screens Roe vs Wade video during tour-opening show". Published 19 May 2022. Written by Rhian Daly. Retrieved 20 May 2022. Archived
32. ↑ The Conversation — "Halsey’s record label won’t release a new song until it goes viral on TikTok. Is this the future of the music industry?". Published 24 May 2022. Written by D. Bondy Valdovinos Kaye. Retrieved 10 June 2022. Archived
33. ↑ NME — "Halsey releases ‘So Good’, the song they say their label withheld until they could “fake a viral moment on TikTok”". Published 10 June 2022. Written by Tom Disalvo. Retrieved 10 June 2022. Archived
34. ↑ h (@halsey) on Twitter — "“HFK - live from webster hall“ available June 24th 🌙" Posted 2 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
35. ↑ Variety — "Halsey Splits From Capitol Records". Published 15 April 2023. Written by Chris Willman. Retrieved 6 December 2023. Archived on 15 April 2023
36. ↑ lame me (@lameme) on YouTube — "Ghost Halsey on roadies season 1 episode 7 (HD)" Posted 11 August 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
37. ↑ lame me (@lameme) on YouTube — "Hold me down Halsey on roadies season 1 episode 7 (HD)" Posted 11 August 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
38. ↑ anna (@grrrlisagun) on Twitter — "@halsey did a thing on american dad a while ago" Posted 8 August 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2022. Archived
39. ↑ USA TODAY — "Exclusive: Nicolas Cage plays Superman, Halsey is Wonder Woman in 'Teen Titans GO!'". Published 12 March 2018. Written by Brian Truitt. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
40. ↑ Billboard — "Halsey Will Play Herself in ‘A Star Is Born’ Cameo: See the Tweets". Published 5 September 2018. Written by Sofia Mele. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
41. ↑ Consequence — "With If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, Halsey Crafts Her Own Mythology". Published 25 August 2021. Written by Mary Siroky. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
42. ↑ Deadline — "U2 Bono, Pharrell Williams, Halsey Illumination’s Animated Film Sing 2 – Deadline". Published 21 December 2020. Written by Mike Fleming Jr. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
43. ↑ NME — "First look at Halsey in new A24 film ‘MaXXXine’ shared". Published 1 May 2023. Written by Damian Jones. Retrieved 9 May 2023. Archived on 1 May 2023
44. ↑ Billboard — "Halsey Transports to ’80s-Era Hollywood in ‘MaXXXine’ First Look". Published 2 May 2023. Written by Glenn Rowley. Retrieved 9 May 2023. Archived on 5 May 2023
45. ↑ Billboard — "Halsey Shares First Look in Costume for ‘National Anthem’". Published 10 March 2022. Written by Starr Bowenbank. Retrieved 9 May 2023. Archived on 10 March 2022
46. ↑ Deadline — "Halsey To Co-Star Opposite Sydney Sweeney In ‘The Players Table’ Series In Works From Crazyrose & Endeavor Content". Published 9 September 2020. Written by Nellie Andreeva. Retrieved 9 May 2023. Archived on 9 September 2020
47. ↑ Apple Podcasts — "Awards Chatter: Sydney Sweeney - 'Reality' on Apple Podcasts". Published 9 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023. Archived on 9 May 2023
48. ↑ J!N J!N on Instagram: "Having a quiet drink and @iamhalsey jumps up on stage for an impromptu performance with @yungblud 💥💥💥😍" (Retrieved 5 October 2020)
49. ↑ YouTube — "Yungnlud Interview On 'The Underrated Youth' EP, Halsey Collab & Album 2 - Reading & Leeds 2019" (Retrieved 5 October 2020)
50. ↑ jagger (@champagne\_puppiii) on Instagram — "flexin on em" Posted 10 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
51. ↑ halsey (@iamhalsey) on Instagram — "This has been the worst week of my life. Before I had a dog of my own, I would hear people mourn their pets and think “it’s just a dog…” well I couldn’t have been more wrong. I got Jagger when he was just a few weeks old. I sometimes thought about him passing. How would it feel?..." Posted 6 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
52. ↑ TODAY — "Halsey mourns sudden death of dog in heartbreaking post: ‘The worst week of my life’". Published 6 March 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023. Archived
53. ↑ h (@halsey) on Twitter — "@wishuponaLAUR my dad is black and a little Irish and my mom is Italian and Hungarian!" Posted 20 April 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
54. ↑ h (@halsey) on Twitter — ""You're not half black, you're lying. You look 100% white." 19 years of people convinced they know more about my genetics than me." Posted 2 February 2014.
55. ↑ h (@halsey) on Twitter — "So if I’m dating a guy I’m straight, and if I date a woman, I’m a lesbian. The only way to be a #True bisexual is to date 2 people at once." Posted 18 December 2017.
56. ↑ Rolling Stone — "Inside Halsey's Trouble Past, Chaotic Present". Published 28 July 2016. Archived
57. ↑ BBC — "Halsey: Singer speaks about tour miscarriage trauma". Published 27 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2023. Archived
58. ↑ YouTube — "A Story Like Mine - Halsey". Published 20 January 2018.
59. ↑ YouTube — "Halsey's Speech about her Endometrisis at the Blossom Ball for EFA". Published 19 March 2018.
60. ↑ YouTube — "Halsey's Poem About Being An Inconvenient Woman". Published 11 November 2018.
61. ↑ Glamour — "Halsey Has a Poem With a Powerful Message For All Women: "Be Inconvenient"". Published 11 November 2018. Written by Halsey. Archived
62. ↑ Rolling Stone — "‘My Abortion Saved My Life’: Halsey Talks Roe v. Wade, Motherhood in New Essay". Published 5 July 2022. Written by Althea Legaspi. Retrieved 26 April 2023. Archived
63. ↑ Grammy — "Halsey Launches Fund To Help Amplify And Provide Platform For Black Creators". Published 12 June 2020. Written by John Ochoa. Retrieved 26 April 2023. Archived
64. ↑ Page Six — "Halsey's dating history: Full list of boyfriends and flings". Published in 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023. Archived
65. ↑ Rolling Stone — "Halsey Is A Rebel At Peace". Published 24 June 2019. Archived
66. ↑ Vanity Fair — "Halsey Announces She's Pregnant: “I Love This Mini Human Already!” | Vanity Fair". Published 27 January 2021. Written by Emily Kirkpatrick. Retrieved 26 April 2023. Archived
67. ↑ Vogue — "Halsey Welcomes Her First Baby | Vogue". Published 19 July 2021. Written by Elise Taylor. Retrieved 26 April 2023. Archived
68. ↑ Billboard — "Halsey Battled Through ‘Terrible Food Poisoning’ During U.K.’s Leeds Festival Performance". Published 29 August 2022. Written by Glenn Rowley. Retrieved 26 April 2023. Archived
69. ↑ h (@tiredandlonelymuse) on Tumblr — "h — how is your health going lately? (hope u are doing..." Posted 27 January 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023. Archived
70. ↑ Page Six — "Halsey amicably splits from Alev Aydin, files for full physical custody of son". Published 25 April 2023. Written by Nicki Cox. Retrieved 26 April 2023. Archived
71. ↑ Glamour Magazine — "Halsey Hard-Launched a Platinum Blonde Pixie Cut in Romantic Photo With Avan Jogia". Published 4 November 2023. Written by Emily Tannenbaum. Retrieved 6 December 2023. Archived on 6 November 2023
72. ↑ NME — "Halsey opens up about ‘white guilt’ and her bi-racial struggles". Published 16 August 2017. Written by Andrew Trendell. Retrieved 5 October 2020. Archived
73. ↑ iTunes Store — "Manic by Halsey". Retrieved 5 October 2020.
74. ↑ halsey (@iamhalsey) on Instagram — "This has been the worst week of my life. Before I had a dog of my own, I would hear people mourn their pets and think “it’s just a dog…” well I couldn’t have been more wrong. I got Jagger when he was just a few weeks old. I sometimes thought about him passing. How would it feel?..." Posted 6 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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75. ↑ h (@halsey) on Twitter — "want my entire stomach tattooed but also want more baby. dilemma." Posted 21 February 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022. Archived
76. ↑ h (@halsey) on Twitter — "prolly pretty bad. it’s different for everyone but i was BIG BIG by the end and even my small tattoos in my stomach / ribs / bikini line region have seen better days." Posted 21 February 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022. Archived