Halsey is an artist in every form of the word. Not only is she a beautiful singer and songwriter, but she paints as well. Sometimes she even uses her talents at the same time, like on SNL in 2019 when she painted while singing “Eastside”.

That’s one thing fans love about the New Jersey-born star. Another thing her fans adore is her willingness to be open about being bisexual and her struggles with mental health. You can hear her talk about a little bit of both in the hit song “Bad at Love”, which was one of her first mainstream hits. Her short relationship with rapper G-Eazy, who cheated on her, helped her get more deserved screen and stage time and taught her (in her words) to “make art from pain”.

Early Life

Halsey is a name the artist took from a subway stop on NYC’s L-line, for reasons only she knows. Her real name is a little longer than her stage name, Ashley Nicolette Frangipane. She was born in New Jersey in 1994 and is (very) mixed when it comes to race. She spent her childhood hopping from instrument to instrument. Thanks to that she can play the: guitar, cello, viola, piano, and violin. She mastered most of those before she left high school. High school wasn’t a good time for Ashley (Halsey) and she tried to end her life at 17.

A Career to Live For

While Halsey has had her personal difficulties, her music has always been a bright light in her life. She started out humbly, posting music on YouTube and even Tumblr. She caught the attention of The Kooks in 2014 and opened for them on their tour. That helped her land a record label, and she put out her debut album Badlands, in 2015. Musically, her career has been on a steady upward journey. Personally, she says she finds ways to be better to herself – and asks her fans to do the same.