Halle (singer)

Halle
Birth name Halle Grace Ihmordu
Also known as Halle
Born (1986-12-17) December 17, 1986
Edo State, Nigeria
Genres Afro pop music, Reggae, dancehall
Occupation(s) Singer, singer-songwriter
Years active 2004–present
Labels N3rd Records
theMedia 360 Company
Associated acts
Website Official website

Halle (born Halle Grace Ihmordu; December 17, 1986) is a Nigerian actress and a singer-songwriter / dancer currently signed to N3rd Records.

Career

In 2008 she starred in her first drama movie Relentless (2008 - 2009) the movie which was later released in 2010[1] (at the BFI London Film Festival[2] The movie which also got screened at the 2012 New York African Film Festival[3] and also at the Film Club, Nigeria in 2012.[4] ), becoming her first; the drama also stars Gideon Okeke, Nneka Egbuna, Jimmy Jean-Louis and Tope Oshin Ogun, co-produced by Andy Amadi Okoroafor, set in Freetown, Sierra Leone and Lagos, Nigeria.

Before becoming an actress, Halle,[5] started dancing and she entered several dance competitions, finishing up as the Winner of Channel O Dance Africa Competition, and the last female standing at the Maltina Dance Hall (2008). In 2012 she debuted with her first single Falling In Love[6] the song was positively received and also criticized by music lovers, then she went for a brief hiatus, giving it her 101% she continued honing her skills, she added another single to her catalog Na Na Na,[7] not leaving anything out she rolled-out Dutty Shower[8] in 2013.

Just like the other years, 2014 was an exception, she got signed to A.N.I Entertainment,[9] in the same year she licensed all her musical works to Soundcore Media Limited who distributed for her and in late 2014 she released her first single Halle Baby[10] under the label, the song enjoyed airplay's on radio stations in Nigeria, Internet Radio in UK and USA and hype's on local media; Newspapers, Entertainment Magazine's. Not resting in her oars Halle followed it up with Only You[11] and Freaky Loving[12]

As a professional Dancer, Halle[13] has represented her country Nigeria in several dance competitions in South Africa and USA. Also as a performer, she has graced stages like The Calabar Festival, Star Trek, Coke Studio Africa and many more. Also in 2014, Halle was also nominated for City People Entertainment Awards in the Best New Female Act Category.

In 2015, things where no longer the way they used to between Halle[14] and her record label A.N.I Entertainment[15] and so she parted ways with the entertainment outfit. In early May 2015 after the split-out from her record label, she joined Soltesh Iyere's record label N3rd Records (a subsidiary of theMedia 360 Company) and she made a statement of intent in the Nigerian Music Industry with a single Another Day[16][17][18][19] the song which serenades a special guy features Nigeria's Number one dance-hall artist Patoranking as the guy. Halle[20] is all about the process, the singer-songwriter understands that less is usually more.

Singles

Filmography

Feature films
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Relentless Fatima

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Title Result
2014 City People Entertainment Awards Best New Female Act Halle Baby Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Nneka and Halle's FIRST (starring)* MOVIE ROLE: Relentless a Nigerian Film". Strike Social. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Akideinde, Oye (6 October 2010). "360Trailers: "Relentless" starring Jimmy Jean-Louis, Gideon Okeke, Halle Mordu & Nneka Egbuna". 360Nobs.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. ↑ ""Relentless" (Familiar Nollywood Film To Debut in New York African Film Festival next month)". Nigerian Online Community. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "The Film Club Screens New Nigerian Movie "Relentless"". Connect Nigeria. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Sexy singer Halle releases hot new single - Dotty Shower". Linda Ikeji's Blog. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Falling In Love". wadup.com.ng. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Na Na Na". mp3naija.com.ng. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Dutty Shower". notjustok.com. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  9. ↑ "A.N.I Entertainment Boss Robert Edward Is Dead". Naij. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Halle Baby". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Only You". jaguda.com. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "Freaky Loving". tooxclusive.com. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "I always challenge the guys, says Halle, Nigeria's Janet Jackson". Vanguard (Nigeria).
  14. ↑ "I can be a pain in the butt - Halle Ihmordu". Vanguard (Nigeria).
  15. ↑ "Nigerian Record Label Executive Robert Edwards slumps and dies". Linda Ikeji's Blog. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  16. ↑ "Another Day (feat. Patoranking)". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "Another Day". tooxclusive.com. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  18. ↑ "Halle – Another Day Ft. Patoranking". 360nobs.com. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  19. ↑ "Halle - 'Another Day' ft Patoranking". pulse.ng. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "Why I sing more about love — Halle, Nigeria's Janet Jackson". Vanguard (Nigeria).
  21. ↑ "Halle – Halle Baby (Remix) (Ft. Teejay)". Ghanaclassic.com. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

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