Music is both uplifting and inspiring in so many ways. Music transcends age, gender and all other divisions there are out there. It then comes as no surprise that the best songwriters are amongst the wealthiest individuals on the planet. Their top-of-the-shelf skills make them a highly-sought-out-after breed. One of the most promising songwriters of our age is known as Halsey. Here are some reasons behind her wild success as outlined by the
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Ashley Nicolette Frangipane also known as Halsey is a young American singer and songwriter. Her career began while she was still a teenager. Two years ago the lady was fortunate to land a contract with the recording company Astralwerks. Soon after that, she released her premier album titled Room ninety-three. Barely a year later, her hot studio album dubbed Badlands hit the airwaves.
Many of her fans are unaware that her name Halsey is a clever rearrangement of her original name Ashley. The performer was born and bred in a small town known as Clark in the New Jersey area. Her parents are of mixed origins. Her mother boasts of a mixture of Hungarian, Italian and Irish blood. The father, however, has an African-American background. Her diverse ethnicity has contributed immensely to her unique taste and style.
The artist known as Halsey got exposed to playing musical instruments at a very tender age. By the time she hit fourteen years, she was already conversant with playing instruments like the viola, cello, and the acoustic guitar. At sixteen, she got diagnosed with bipolar disorder. That diagnosis did very little to deter her from continuing her pursuit of greatness. She played music to raise the bills to pay her rent.
People began noticing her talent on the different cover songs she did on Youtube. One of her most famous cover songs was the one she did on the favorite song by Taylor Swift. Her rendition of the song I Knew You Were Trouble attracted quite a significant traffic on Youtube. Soon after that, buoyed by the success of this cover track, she went ahead to produce her first song dubbed Ghost. She published the track on Sound Cloud.
Some years back, Halsey, went on tour with the Band known as The Kooks. She was their main opening act. The crowds instantly fell in love with her, and she got named as the most promising artist at the South by Southwest festival. In her lifetime, Halsey has worked with award-winning bands like Imagine Dragons/ and the Young Rising Sons.
The reviews for her debut album Badlands are in a superior, special class of their own. The masses cannot seem to stop talking about how beautiful the tracks are. There are flawless in their arrangement and composition. Ashley or Hasley if you prefer continues to promote her album on leading syndicated shows like the Late Show by Stephen Colbert.
The music by Ashely draws most of its inspiration from the exposure she grew up with. Her father is said to have been a massive Hip Hop listener. He used to tune into tracks by the late Tupac Shakur and Notorious B. I. G. Her mother, on the other hand, used to love listening to Alanis Morissette and Nirvana. Personally, she adores the live performance works by performers like Kanye West and Adam Lazzara.