1. Haliene was raised on the jazz standards that were part of her father's repertoire, and learned music as a child with her father's help.
18 Facts About Haliene
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Haliene began working regularly with a vocal coach and honed her skills as a performer by singing at state fairs, county festivals, and community theatres.
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Haliene was the highest-charting indie label artist at the AC format in 2007 with airplay audience well exceeding 80 million.
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Haliene's cover of the Aerosmith classic "Dream On" was No 1 for six weeks in a row on the FMQB AC Chart.
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In 2015, Sweet changed her stage name to Haliene, releasing her first collaboration on March 3, The End with Seven Lions on Casablanca Records.
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Haliene said her name was inspired from, the French word for breath.
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Haliene first performed live at Webster Hall, New York, March 5,2015, with Seven Lions at his Throes of Winter release party.
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Haliene has since performed all over the world at venues such as the Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, Hollywood Palladium, San Jose City National Civic Arena, AFAS Live, O2 Academy, ExchangeLA, the Jakarta Colosseum and the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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Haliene cites Ella Fitzgerald and Delerium as some of her inspirations, although her musical interests are "all over the place".
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In November 2016, Haliene wrote the song "Saving Light" with Gareth Emery, Roxanne Emery, Karra and Matthew Steeper.
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On May 26,2017, Haliene released a collaborative science fiction-influenced trance album, Blueprint with Dutch DJ Ferry Corsten on his label Flashover Recordings.
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Haliene voice-acted, contributing dialogue as the main female protagonist Vee.
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Haliene collaborated with Corsten, singing on five tracks and contributed songwriting on six.
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Haliene released her first solo record Dream in Color, on Monstercat, April 3,2018.
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Haliene won Artist of the Year at the EDMA in 2024.
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In June 2023, Haliene announced an open aux competition for aspiring DJs to open for her at the Fonda Theater.
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Haliene selected Freya Fox as the winner to open alongside DJs Lione and Kaidro.
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Haliene is married to Matthew Steeper, who co-writes and co-produces her songs, plays piano, and manages on her tour.