HALIENE
Soaring, angelic vocals floating over massive synth builds and melodic bass. It is the sound of a festival mainstage at peak euphoria, intimate yet infinitely large.
Soaring, angelic vocals floating over massive synth builds and melodic bass. It is the sound of a festival mainstage at peak euphoria, intimate yet infinitely large.
HALIENE creates music that feels like a spiritual experience on a dancefloor. Her sound is defined by a rare combination of technical operatic precision and raw, vulnerable emotion. While her roots are firmly planted in the high-energy world of trance and melodic dubstep, her solo work leans into a cinematic electropop aesthetic that prioritizes poetic storytelling alongside massive, shimmering production.
What makes her truly distinctive is her ability to maintain a 'heavenly' vocal quality even when surrounded by aggressive, maximalist electronic arrangements. She doesn't just sing over a track; she leads the melody, often using complex vocal stacking and shimmering reverb to create a sense of vast, open space. Her voice acts as the emotional anchor for some of the biggest names in EDM, bringing a human, soulful touch to digital landscapes.
Start with her debut album 'Heavenly' to hear her transition from a featured collaborator to a fully realized solo artist. It showcases her range from stripped-back piano ballads to the high-octane, euphoric anthems that made her a staple of the A State of Trance community.
Kelly Melissa Sweet (born March 29, 1988), known professionally as Haliene (; stylized all caps), is an American singer of electropop and electronic dance music. She is known for her vocal collaborations with EDM artists Armin van Buuren, Seven Lions, ATB, Ferry Corsten, Aly & Fila, Da Tweekaz, and her song with Gareth Emery and Standerwick, "Saving Light", which won the A State of Trance award for "Tune of the Year".
Shares studio polished, reverb heavy, maximalist (production style); euphoric, triumphant, hopeful (moods)
Shares trance, electropop (subgenres); euphoric, triumphant, hopeful (moods)
Shares digital clarity, maximalist, studio polished (production style); euphoric, triumphant, hopeful (moods)
Shares studio polished, reverb heavy, maximalist (production style); trance, electropop (subgenres)
Shares studio polished, maximalist, digital clarity (production style); euphoric, triumphant, hopeful (moods)
Shares euphoric, triumphant, vulnerable (moods); maximalist, studio polished, digital clarity (production style)
Shares studio polished, maximalist, digital clarity (production style); festival, stargazing, sunrise (atmosphere)
Shares studio polished, reverb heavy, maximalist (production style); festival, stargazing, sunrise (atmosphere)
Shares studio polished, maximalist, digital clarity (production style); euphoric, triumphant, hopeful (moods)
Shares studio polished, maximalist, digital clarity (production style); festival, stargazing, urban night (atmosphere)
Shares ethereal, trance, euphoric, sunrise (signature)
Shares ethereal, trance, sunrise, wall of sound (signature)
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