Who Is Halle Bailey? Get to Know 'The Little Mermaid's Ariel!

Halle Bailey was just cast as Ariel in upcoming live action Little Mermaid movie but this definitely isn’t her first gig in the entertainment world!

The 19-year-old singer and actress got her start performing with her older sister Chloe as a singing duo who won Radio Disney’s Next Big Thing contest back in 2012.

Then in 2013, their YouTube cover of “Pretty Hurts” caught the attention of Beyonce, who signed them to her label Parkwood Entertainment.

Chloe x Halle went on to release several EPs before dropping their highly anticipated full length album The Kids Are Alright in 2018. You can download it on iTunes now!

The album, which they wrote and executive produced, earned them two Grammy nods for Best Urban Contemporary Album and Best New Artist.

That same year Halle and Chloe also joined the cast of Freeform’s black-ish spinoff series grown-ish, alongside Yara Shahidi.

Make sure to get all the details on Halle Bailey‘s role in The Little Mermaid!

Listen to Chloe x Halle‘s cover of “Pretty Hurts”…