ashley nicolette frangipane ( ; born september 29, 1994), known professionally as halsey ( ), is an american singer. she was signed by astralwerks in 2014 and released her debut ep, "room 93", later that year. in 2015, she released her album "badlands", peaking at number two on the "billboard" 200 album chart. she released "hopeless fountain kingdom" in 2017, which reached number one.