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Ashley Nicolette Frangipane born September 29, 1994), known professionally as Halsey is an American singer, songwriter, and activist. Gaining attention from self-released music on social media platforms, she was signed by Astralwerks in 2014 and released her debut EP, Room 93, later that year. Halsey has since earned a #1 album on the Billboard 200 with Hopeless Fountain Kingdom , as well as two #2 albums with Badlands and Manic , the latter of which became the highest-selling debut and the most streamed album by a female artist in 2020. She has earned two #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, including "Closer", a collaboration with The Chainsmokers, and "Without Me"; she has also attained a top-five single with "Bad at Love". In total, Halsey has sold over one million albums and has been streamed over six billion times in the United States.