Kelly Melissa Sweet(born March 29, 1988),[1][2]known professionally asHaliene(/ˈheɪliən/;[3]stylized all caps),[4][5]is an American singer ofelectropopandelectronic dance music.She is known for her vocal collaborations withEDMartistsArmin van Buuren,Seven Lions,ATB,Ferry Corsten,Aly & Fila,Da Tweekaz, and her song withGareth EmeryandStanderwick,"Saving Light",which won theA State of Tranceaward for "Tune of the Year".[6]
Haliene | |
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 HALIENE performing at EDC in Las Vegas 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kelly Melissa Sweet |
| Born | March 29, 1988 Cape Cod, Massachusetts,U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active |
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| Labels | |
| Website | |
Early life
editSweet was born inCape Cod,Massachusetts,on March 29, 1988, to pianist Jeffrey Howard Sweet and artist Candace Lynn Sweet. She was raised on thejazz standardsthat were part of her father's repertoire, and learned music as a child with her father's help. Her first public performance was when she was four years old at the Cape Cod Conservatory.[2]
At the age of seven, following the divorce of her parents, Sweet and her mother moved toKanab, Utah.She began working regularly with a vocal coach and honed her skills as a performer by singing at state fairs, county festivals, and community theatres. In the summers of 2000 and 2001, she studied musical theatre atInterlochen Center for the ArtsSummer Arts Camp. Sweet and her mother eventually went on the road for two years, travelling back and forth between Kanab, Las Vegas and Los Angeles in search of performance opportunities. After hearing the 14-year-old Sweet's demo CD, theLos Angeles Lakersbooked her to sing the National Anthem on three occasions.
Career
editIn 2006, Sweet was featured in aUSA Todayarticle on up-and-coming "serious female singers."[7]The same year, Sweet opened forPaul Simonon tour in July and October 2006, and her debut album,We Are One,was released by theRazor and Tielabel on March 6, 2007. Her songs "We Are One" and "Ready For Love" have been used on episodes of two daytime dramas, theNBCTV seriesPassionsand theABCTV seriesOne Life to Live,respectively. "We Are One" was also featured on the NBC seriesLas Vegasin the spring of 2007. She was the highest-charting indie label artist at the AC format in 2007 with airplay audience well exceeding 80 million. Remixes for "We Are One" were done byDave Audé,Radioactive Sandwich, Matt Piso, and Electronathon. Her cover of theAerosmithclassic "Dream On"was No. 1 for six weeks in a row on theFMQBAC Chart.
Sweet's mother died from cancer on December 16, 2011. Less than six months later, June 4, 2012, her father succumbed to bone marrow cancer after eight years with the disease.[8]Haliene was working on her second album during this difficult time and recalls, "I was 23 years old and I felt I stood amongst the ash of the dreams of my life. But, like a phoenix, I can rise again."[9]
In August 2012, Sweet's second album,Ashes of my Paradisewas released throughJapan Victor Company.In 2013, she released her EPSirens.[10]
In January 2014, Sweet self-released a cover of thePhil Collinssong "In the Air Tonight",and it was licensed byNBCTelevision for the promo adverts for their new show calledBelieve.[11]The song was also featured in promo adverts for the Lifetime moviePetals on the Wind,an adaptation of theV.C. Andrewsnovelof the same name.[12]In February 2015, the track was licensed for another NBC promo, this time for theMark Burnett-producedA.D. The Bible Continues.[13]The remix returned in a TV spot for the television seriesGotham.[14]
As Haliene
editIn 2015, Sweet changed her stage name to Haliene, releasing her first collaboration on March 3,The EndwithSeven LionsonCasablanca Records.[15]She said her name was inspired fromhaleine,the French word for breath.[16]She later worked with Seven Lions again on "Rush Over Me", a collaboration withIlleniumandSaid The Skythat reached number 50 on theBillboardHot Dance/Electronic Songschart.[17]
She first performed live atWebster Hall,New York, March 5, 2015, with Seven Lions at hisThroes of Winterrelease party.[18][19]Haliene has since performed all over the world at venues such as theRed Rocks Amphitheatre,Bill Graham Civic Auditorium,Hollywood Palladium,San Jose City National Civic Arena,AFAS Live,O2 Academy,ExchangeLA, the Jakarta Colosseum and theLas Vegas Motor Speedway.[20][21][22][23]In June 2017, she was the only singer to perform two times at theElectric Daisy Carnivalwith Illenium andFerry Corstenat the festival which hosted over 400,000 attendees.[24][25] In March 2018, she performed with Gareth Emery at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium to a sold-out crowd for his show "laserface".[26]
Since her debut, Haliene has collaborated with many leading DJs and producers including: ATB,[27]Blasterjaxx,[28]Seven Lions,[29]Illenium,Danny Avila,[30]Slander,[31]Project 46,[32]Aly & Fila,Standerwick,[33]and Ferry Corsten. Sabrina Clark from Dance & Rave named her "dance music's new favourite girl".[34]
Haliene citesElla FitzgeraldandDeleriumas some of her inspirations, although her musical interests are "all over the place".[35]
In November 2016, Haliene wrote the song "Saving Light"with Gareth Emery,Roxanne Emery,Karra and Matthew Steeper. It was released January 30, 2017, by the Canadian label,Monstercat.[36][37][38][39][40]The song reached number one on theBeatportoverall chart within a week of its release, becoming the firsttrancesingle to do so in 5 years.[41][42][43][44]The artists partnered with the UK's largest anti-bullying charityDitch the Label,launching a campaign titled after the song to raise money for the victims of bullying.[45]On December 19, 2017, Armin van Buuren chose "Saving Light" as one of his top 50 tracks to comprise the 2017 trance mix album,A State of Trance 2017.[46][47]van Buuren later concluded 4-hour radio show special with the announcement that Saving Light had won the "Tune of the Year" award by popular vote for his widely syndicated radio showA State of Trance.[48][49] On May 26, 2017, Haliene released a collaborativescience fiction-influencedtrancealbum,Blueprintwith Dutch DJFerry Corstenon his labelFlashover Recordings.[50][51]The album contains a storyline narrated by American actorCampbell Scottand illustrations from Canadian visual artist Oska.[52]Haliene also voice-acted, contributing dialogue as the main female protagonist Vee. She collaborated with Corsten, singing on five tracks and contributed songwriting on six.[53][54]
On February 2, 2018, she releasedDeep End,a collaboration with trance producerStanderwickon Armin van Buuren's imprint Armind Records. It was Tune of the Week onA State of Trancetwo weeks in a row.[55]
Haliene released her first solo recordDream in Color,onMonstercat,April 3, 2018.[56][57]This release marked Haliene as the first female artist to release a song on the label without it being a collaboration with another artist.[58]
Her song "In My Mind", with Illenium andExcision,reached number 22 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, and was a track on Illenium'sFallen Emberswhich received a Grammy nomination forBest Dance/Electronic Album.[59]
In 2023, she was selected as the Artist of the Year (Female) at the second edition of theElectronic Dance Music Awards(EDMA) in Miami.[60]She also won Artist of the Year (Female) at the EDMA in 2024.[61]
In June 2023, Haliene announced an open aux competition for aspiring DJs to open for her at the Fonda Theater.[62]She selected Freya Fox as the winner to open alongside DJs Lione and Kaidro.[63][64][65]
Personal life
editHaliene is married to Matthew Steeper, who co-writes and co-produces her songs, plays piano, and manages on her tour.[66][67]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details |
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| Heavenly[68] |
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Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Label | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [69] |
US Airplay [70] | ||||
| "In My Mind" (withIlleniumand Excision) |
2021 | 22 | — | Warner | Fallen Embers(Illenium) |
| "Hollow" (withElephante) |
2023 | — | 31 | Black Hole | Heavenly |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [69] |
US Airplay [70] | ||||
| "Stars & Moon"[71] (Breathe Carolinaand Shanahan featuring Haliene) |
2015 | — | 26 | ||
| "Rush Over Me"[72] (Seven Lions,Illenium,andSaid the Skyfeaturing Haliene) |
2016 | 50 | — | ||
| "Twilight vs Breathe"[73] (Adam K & Sohafeaturing Haliene and Matthew Steeper) |
2018 | — | 7 | ||
| "Long Way Home"[74] (Tritonal,Schala, and Jorza featuring Haliene) |
2020 | — | 9 | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||
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