Halsey began going by her stage name when her career was just getting started.

As she explained toCosmopolitan, her name change was also about finding her own power.

“I think I had the foresight to know that being me wasn’t enough,” she said.

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“I had to become somebody completely different.

I created a person, and she could do everything.

Halsey has proven that she is definitely special.

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“I definitely feel like a king,” she said.

“I’ve always felt like male-based power positions have appealed to me.