Career beginnings, Chloe X Halle The sisters launched a YouTube channel at the ages of 13 and 11 respectively, with a cover of Beyoncé's "
Best Thing I Never Had". The duo made their talk show debut when they appeared on
The Ellen Show in April 2012. In 2015, she and her sister signed to Parkwood Entertainment. Chloe x Halle made their professional debut with the
EP,
Sugar Symphony, which was released under
Parkwood on April 29, 2016. The duo were also featured as the opening act for the European part of Beyoncé's
Formation World Tour, held between late June and early August 2016. Nearly a year after, Chloe x Halle released a mixtape,
The Two of Us, on March 16, 2017, on
YouTube. It was featured on
Rolling Stone magazine's Best R&B Albums of 2017 list. On December 29, 2017, the duo released the theme song for the TV series
Grown-ish, entitled "Grown". Bailey was cast as Jazlyn "Jazz" Forster in a recurring capacity in the first season before being upgraded to series regular starting with the second
. She later departed the series at the end of the fourth season, when her character graduated from college.'''' Both "Grown" and "The Kids Are Alright" served as the lead and second singles, respectively, of Chloe x Halle's debut studio album,
The Kids Are Alright, which they announced in late February 2018. The album was paired with a visual. Chloe x Halle released their debut studio album,
The Kids Are Alright, on March 23, 2018, to critical acclaim. Their single, "Warrior", appeared on both the
soundtrack for the film A Wrinkle in Time (2018), as well as their debut album.On May 31, 2018, it was announced that they would be the opening act for the U.S. leg of Beyoncé and
Jay-Z's
On the Run II Tour, alongside
DJ Khaled. The duo were nominated for two
Grammy Awards in December 2018, namely
Best New Artist and
Best Urban Contemporary Album (for
The Kids Are Alright). On February 3, 2019, Chloe x Halle's performance of "
America the Beautiful" at the
Super Bowl LIII was praised by their mentor Beyoncé in addition to several news publications. A week later, on February 10, 2019, the duo honored American musician
Donny Hathaway by performing his 1972 single "
Where Is the Love" at the
61st Annual Grammy Awards. In November 2019, it was announced that Bailey joined the cast of the horror film,
The Exorcism, directed by
M. A. Fortin and
Joshua John Miller. She also starred alongside
Madelaine Petsch in the 2022
psychological drama film
Jane. On June 12, 2020, the duo released their sophomore album,
Ungodly Hour, to critical acclaim. The album debuted at number 16 on the
Billboard 200 chart with 24,000
units sold. "
Do It" also became their first entry on the
Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 83 on the chart dated June 27, 2020. Chloe x Halle performed the American national anthem at the
kickoff game for the
2020 NFL season in September 2020. The duo hosted the
Glamour Women of the Year Awards in October 2020. In November 2020, they received nominations for
Album of the Year,
Song of the Year,
Video of the Year,
Best Dance Performance and
The Ashford And Simpson Songwriter's Award at the
2020 Soul Train Music Awards. They also received nominations for
Best Progressive R&B Album,
Best R&B Song and
Best Traditional R&B Performance at the
63rd Annual Grammy Awards. They performed "Baby Girl" at the 2020
Billboard Women in Music ceremony, where Beyoncé presented them with the Rising Star Award.
2021–23: Solo endeavors and In Pieces In August 2021, Bailey announced the release of her debut solo single,
"Have Mercy". She had teased the
Murda Beatz-produced song numerous times before. Bailey revealed that the album was "90% done" and that it is more pop-oriented. At the
53rd NAACP Image Awards Bailey was nominated in three categories, including Outstanding Female Artist and Outstanding Soul/R&B Song for "Have Mercy". In late August 2021, Bailey co-starred alongside
Kesha and
Mason Gooding in the scripted
podcast,
Electric Easy, a show set in a futuristic Los Angeles in which humans struggle to co-exist with robots, known as "electrics". The show was created by Vanya Asher and executively produced by Kesha. The podcast premiered on August 30, 2021. In April 2022, Bailey released "
Treat Me" with an accompanying music video as her second solo single. She explained that the inspiration for the song came after a breakup, when she thought, "'It's time for me to just give myself the love that I'm looking for.'" Her third single, "
Surprise" was released in June 2022. "
For the Night" was released as her fourth single in October 2022. The song features American rapper
Latto. In November 2022, she sang
the national anthem during Game 3 at the
2022 World Series. On January 24, 2023, she announced her debut solo album, titled
In Pieces, which was released on March 31, 2023. She revealed later that month that her first four singles were not included on the album because they were "sticking out". She released the lead single from the album, "Pray It Away", on January 27, 2023, and the second single, "
How Does It Feel" featuring
Chris Brown, on February 24. The third single "Body Do" was released on March 24, 2023, after being in a
Beats ad. "Cheatback" was released as the final single from the album, after initially being performed on "
Jimmy Kimmel Live!". The song features American rapper
Future. In December 2023, Chlöe covered the song "
Winter Wonderland" for
Amazon Music as part of their Amazon Original Music series. The cover peaked at number 87 on the
Billboard Hot 100, making her version of the song the first to ever enter the chart.
2024–present: Trouble in Paradise and collaborations In March 2024, Bailey released "
FYS" as the lead single of her second studio album,
Trouble In Paradise. The second single "Boy Bye" was released in the following month. During her
Coachella performance on April 19, 2024, she announced the title of her sophomore album. In July, Bailey was featured on a remix of
Tinashe's single "
Nasty" titled "Nasty Girl Remix".
Trouble In Paradise, inspired by her experiences in
Saint Lucia, was released on August 9, 2024. The album cover and visualizers for the project's tracklist were shot there, and Bailey considers the country to be her "sanctuary." == Artistry ==