After conquering the seven seas as Princess Ariel within the live-action remake of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Halle Bailey is able to make her formal solo debut. “Angel,” the official debut solo single from Halle, has arrived. “Black woman with the Black woman hair,” she croons over a plaintive piano-backed association.
Halle posted a teaser for “Angel” to her YouTube channel and social media on Monday (July 31). The brief clip featured a montage of childhood dwelling movies and clips of current solo performances set to the observe’s instrumental. The teaser closed with the quote, “Angels make a means one way or the other.”
Whereas that is Halle’s formal solo debut, she lent her attractive voice to the soundtrack for The Little Mermaid (2023), which topped Prime Soundtracks and peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard 200. She delivered a shocking rendition of the traditional “A part of Your World,” which topped out at No. 19 on the Effervescent Underneath Sizzling 100, in addition to the brand new authentic track “For the First Time,” which made Billboard’s rating of the 50 finest songs of 2023 up to now.
As a member of the five-time Grammy-nominated R&B duo Chloe x Halle, Halle has earned earned two entries on the Billboard 200: 2018’s The Youngsters Are Alright (No. 139) and 2020’s Ungodly Hour (No. 16). The duo has additionally earned one entry on the Billboard Sizzling 100: “Do It” (No. 63), the lead single from Ungodly Hour.
2023 has been a banner 12 months for Bailey. Along with starring in The Little Mermaid, which grossed greater than $118 million throughout its opening weekend, Bailey can be set to star in one other film musical later this 12 months: Blitz Bazawule’s The Coloration Purple, which is scheduled to hit theaters on Christmas Day.
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