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Halsey

Singer

United States
Bipolar disorderSelf-disclosed [1]

Halsey is an American singer-songwriter known for work spanning pop and alternative music. Her career has included multiple major-label albums and three Grammy Award nominations. [6]

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Career and work

Halsey released her debut album, Badlands, in 2015; it debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Her second album, Hopeless Fountain Kingdom, followed in 2017 and reached No. 1. [7]

Her later albums include Manic (2020), If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power (2021), and The Great Impersonator (2024). All five of her studio albums have reached the top two of the Billboard 200. If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power received a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Album, one of three Grammy nominations Halsey has received. [8][6]

What has been publicly discussed

“I started taking medication … It has changed my life.”

— Halsey [5]