Biography - Halle Bailey

Who is Halle Bailey?

Halle Bailey is an actress, R&B singer by profession, and American by nationality. She is one half of the sister duo Chloe x Halle, the other being Chloe Bailey, and was cast as Aerial in the remake of Disney’s The Little Mermaid.

Halle Bailey – Bio, Age, Family, Education

Halle Bailey’s birth took place on March 27, 2000, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She was born as Halle Lynn Bailey to mother Courtney Bailey and father Doug Bailey. She is not the only child of her parents and has two siblings, an older sister Chloe Bailey, and a younger brother- Branson Bailey (younger brother).

Both were raised in Los Angeles, California. Growing up, the sisters were encouraged to sing and follow their dreams. Halle Bailey also learned to play cello and violin at a very young age and taught herself to play guitar.

Education, Ethnicity

Halle Bailey did not attend regular school and was instead home-schooled and graduated from high school on June 8, 2018.

Her ethnicity is African-American.

Halle Bailey – Boyfriend, Relationship

Although Halle Bailey has lived most of her life in the spotlight, she has chosen to keep her relationship status and love life as private as possible. She has not shared anything about her boyfriend and nothing is known about her former lover(s).

She is currently dating Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr., who is publicly known by the name of DDG. Her partner is a YouTuber.

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Halle Bailey – Career

Early Career

Halle Bailey along with her sister Chloe Bailey formed a group named Chloe x Halle. At first, they started doing covers of pop songs on YouTube. Since starting their career in 2010, they slowly began to gain subscribers. Recognizing the sisters’ potential, their father quit his day job and became their full-time manager and they began performing all over Atlanta.

Their first EP titled Uncovered was released in September 2013 but was not much recognized. Chloe x Halle’s EP titled Sugar Symphony was released on April 29, 2016. This was followed by a mixtape The Two of Us, released in March 2017.

Career takes off

They were also featured in Beyoncé's Lemonade visual album and also served as her opening act for The Formation World Tour in Europe.

In 2017 the duo released a single The Two of Us which reached No. 17 on Rolling Stone magazine's Best R&B Albums of 2017 list. They also released the theme song for the TV series Grown-ish titled Grown in December 2017. Eventually, the sisters were cast in the series.

Their debut album The Kids Are Alright was released on March 23, 2018, and featured the track Warrior, which is also the film A Wrinkle in Time’s soundtrack.

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Films, Series

In July 2019 it was announced that Halle Bailey has been cast as Ariel in the remake of The Little Mermaid. She has also appeared in the films Last Holiday (2006), Let It Shine (2012), Joyful Noise (2012), and in the TV series House of Payne (2007), Austin & Ally (2013), and Grown-ish (2018).

Co-stars

Halle Bailey’s The Little Mermaid co-stars include Jacob Tremblay and Melissa McCarthy.  She has also worked with Yara Shahidi, Emily Arlook, DJ Khaled, Jay-Z, Francia Raisa, etc.

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Halle Bailey – Awards, Nominations

Halle Bailey and Chloe Bailey have been nominated for the NAACP Image Awards (2017), BET Awards (2018), MTV Video Music Awards (2018), MTV Europe Music Awards (2018), Soul Train Music Awards (2018), and Grammy Award (2019).

Halle Bailey – Net Worth, Salary

Her net worth is estimated at around $1 million while the figure on her annual salary is under review.

Halle Bailey – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

As Chloe x Halle, they are active on Twitter with 216k followers, on Instagram with over 1.8 million followers, on Facebook with more than 770k followers, and on YouTube with over 1 million subscribers. The sisters have an official website chloexhalle.com.

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