Meet the Oscar nominated actress turned chart-topping pop vocalist.
The 19-year old Hailee Steinfeld, with the help from producers Grey and Zedd, tops the chart just ahead of The Chainsmokers’ Closer.
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A few years back, no one would have imagined the Academy-award nominated actress from True Grit would have a chart topping top song.
The American actress and model was used to be known for her portrayal of Mattie Ross in the 2010 film True Grit, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
She also played Petra Arkanian in the 2013 sci-fi film Ender's Game. She portrayed Juliet Capulet in the 2013 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy Romeo & Juliet, Zooey Renner in the 2014 crime film 3 Days to Kill, and Violet in Begin Again. In 2015, she played Emily Junk in the musical comedy Pitch Perfect 2.
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Steinfeld debuted her singing voice in Pitch Perfect 2 and released a cover version of Flashlight originally by Jessie J, the song she sang in the film. In 2015, she signed a recording deal with Republic Records. Her debut single Love Myself was released along with a music video in August 2015, which has been certified platinum. Her debut EP, Haiz, was released in November 2015.
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Keep an eye for Hailee in the upcoming months for she might become a breakthrough artist in the later months of 2016. Keep your ears locked in Y101 also for more sure-fire hits. Only here in the rhythm of the city, Y101, Always First.
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