Halle Bailey
Halle Lynn Bailey (/ˈhæli/ HAL-ee; born March 27, 2000), also known mononymously as Halle, is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She first became known as one half of the musical duo Chloe x Halle with her sister Chloe Bailey. They have released the albums The Kids Are Alright (2018) and Ungodly Hour (2020), and have together earned five Grammy Award nominations. In 2023, Bailey released her debut solo single "Angel", which was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song.
Not to be confused with Halle Berry.
Halle Bailey
- Singer-songwriter
- actress
2006–present
DDG (2021–present)
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Chloe Bailey (sister)
Charlamagne tha God (cousin)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
- Vocals
- guitar
As an actress, Bailey starred in the television sitcom Grown-ish (2018–2022). In 2023, she had her first lead role as Ariel in Disney's musical fantasy film The Little Mermaid, earning nominations for a Saturn Award and a People's Choice Award. That same year, she had a supporting role in the musical film The Color Purple, for which she won an NAACP Image Award and received nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Critics' Choice Movie Award.
Early life[edit]
Halle Lynn Bailey was born on March 27, 2000, and raised in Mableton, Georgia, with her older sisters Ski Bailey (born 1991) and Chloe Bailey (born 1998), and her younger brother Branson Bailey (born 2005), later moving together to Los Angeles in mid-2012.[1][2][3][4] As children, Chloe and Halle began writing their own songs, learning to play instruments through watching YouTube tutorials.[5] Their father and co-manager, Doug Bailey,[6] who taught them to do everything on their own,[7] began teaching them how to write songs at the ages of 8 and 10.[8]
Career[edit]
2006–2016: Early work and record deal[edit]
While in Georgia, Bailey played minor acting roles in films such as Joyful Noise (2012), having begun a career in acting at the age of 3, and the Disney television film Let It Shine (2012).[9][10] The duo launched a YouTube channel at the ages of 11 and 13 respectively, with a cover of Beyoncé's "Best Thing I Never Had".[8] Their first video to go "viral" was a cover of another of Beyoncé's tracks, "Pretty Hurts".[11] They first performed as Chloe x Halle when uploading covers of pop songs onto their channel.[12][13] The duo made their talk show debut when they appeared on The Ellen Show in April 2012.[14][4] In 2013, the Bailey sisters won Season 5 of Radio Disney's The Next Big Thing,[9] with them making a cameo appearance in the Disney series Austin & Ally performing the song "Unstoppable" the following September.[15][16]
In May 2015, both sisters were in talks to sign on with Parkwood Entertainment, with the contracts submitted to the Manhattan Supreme Court, as both sisters were then minors detailing that they "[would] receive at least $60,000 and advances that could total almost $1 million if they make at least six albums."[17] Parkwood Entertainment, which was founded by Beyoncé, finally signed them in 2016 for a five-year contract,[18] becoming "[her] first true musical successors," per NPR,[11] as well as being considered "Beyoncé's prodigies."[19] The Bailey sisters were featured, along with Beyoncé, twin sisters Lisa-Kainde Diaz and Naomi Diaz, Amandla Stenberg and Zendaya[20] in the clip for Freedom[7] in the formermost's eponymous visual album Lemonade, which premiered on HBO in April 2016.[20]
Personal life[edit]
Bailey resides in North Hollywood, Los Angeles with her sister.[17] She and her sister are both vegans.[56]
Bailey has been in a relationship with DDG, a YouTuber and American rapper, since December 2021 and appears in his videos on occasion.[57][58] On January 6, 2024, Bailey announced the birth of the couple's firstborn son.[59]