Halsey originally planned on going to college to major in fine arts, but she could not afford it, thus she enrolled in a community college as a creative writing major. At the age of 14, Halsey played the violin, viola, and cello until moving onto the acoustic guitar. Halsey was diagnosed with bipolar disorder around the age of 16 or 17.
Halsey encountered financial trouble and music became a way to pay her rent when she was 18. She first started her music career by posting cover songs on Youtube which was loved by the viewers. Thus after that, Halsey released a lot of music albums by which she came to the spotlight to the audience.
Halsey is currently at the age of 22. Regarding her ethnicity and nationality, she is a white American singer. She once had an affair with her ex-boyfriend who is a Badlands' executive producer, with whom she still lives with but they are not married yet. Halsey earns her salary from her music career, which adds up to her recent net worth of U.S $5 million.