Elizabeth Mae "Lzzy" Hale (born October 10, 1983) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of

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band Halestorm, which she co-founded with her brother Arejay Hale in 1997.

Career

Hale began writing and performing music in 1997, when she founded Halestorm with her brother Arejay Hale. She has since gained success as Halestorm's lead singer, and with guest appearances alongside artists such as

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, Black Stone Cherry,

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, Adrenaline Mob,

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, and Stone Sour.

''Revolver'' appearances

In the December 2009 issue of ''

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'' magazine, Hale appeared on the cover alongside former Landmine Marathon vocalist Grace Perry as one of the "Hottest Chicks in Metal". For most years since, Hale has been listed as one of the magazine's "Hottest" either in the magazine and/or in its Hottest Chicks calendar. For the magazine's February/March 2015 issue, Hale appeared alone on the cover for both a feature article and once more as one of ''Revolvers "25 hottest chicks in hard rock and metal". Hale has also written the advice column "Ask Lzzy" for ''Revolver''.

Gibson promotion

In 2021,

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announced that Hale was being named the first female Gibson

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. A long-time fan and user, Hale had previously partnered with Gibson to design the Limited Edition Lzzy Hale Explorer guitar. As a brand ambassador, it was announced Hale would help create new signature models from Gibson, Epiphone, and Kramer. During Halestorm's tour with The Pretty Reckless in 2022, Hale gifted a white Gibson Explorer to guitarist Daniela Villarreal from The Warning during the middle of their opening set. The making of the guitar was a collaborative effort between Hale and Gibson.

Guest appearances

As a musical artist Hale has collaborated with a number of other notable bands. Some of the songs she has lent vocals to include: *

songs "Shed Some Light" (on ''

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'') and "Breaking Inside" (on '' The Sound of Madness''). * Device's cover song " Close My Eyes Forever" (on '' Device'') *

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's "Forget About the Blame (Moon Version)" (on '' Letters From the Labyrinth'') *

's title track "

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" (on ''

'') * Black Stone Cherry's "Won't Let Go" (on '' Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea'') * Adrenaline Mob's cover of " Come Undone" (on '' Omertá'') originally by

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* Stone Sour's cover of " Gimme Shelter" (on '' Straight Outta Burbank...'') originally by

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's "

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" (on ''

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'') *

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's track "Tic Tic Tic" *

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track "Our New World" (single, 2016) * New Years Day's cover of "

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" (on ''Diary of a Creep'') originally by

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. Also performed live at the 2017 Alternative Press Music Awards. * On April 7, 2018, Hale, backed by

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, played wrestler Ember Moon to the ring for her NXT Women's title defence against Shayna Baszler, performing her entrance theme "Free the Flame" at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans. * Tom Keifer's cover of " Nobody's Fool" (bonus track on 2017's version of '' The Way Life Goes'') originally by

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*" Planet Rock All Stars" cover of

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", a charity single to raise money for the mental health charity,

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* Mark Morton's cover of " She Talks to Angels" (on ''Ether'') originally by

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's cover of "

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" (on ''

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'') originally by Queen (band), Queen * A remix of

's "Song of Women" *

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's track "Out in the Rain" (on '' Who I Am'') *

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track " Use My Voice" *

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's track "Talk to Me" *

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'' * The Picturebooks's track "Rebel" (on ''The Major Minor Collective'') *“Cruel Game” performed by the fictional band the Relentless in the television series “

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” on

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's track "The Next Curse"

Other activities

In 2020, Hale was made the host of the third season of “A Year in Music” on

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, which she continued to host in season four. She was also a judge on the inaugural season of the television show “No Cover”, a music competition show where unsigned bands and artists performed original songs with the hope of winning a record contract.

Awards and nominations

Personal life

Hale is the fourth Elizabeth Mae in her family, she said in an interview for ''

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s "Wikipedia Fact or Fiction". On October 11, 2014, Hale said she is

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on her personal

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account. In 2015, bandmate Josh Smith confirmed that Hale was in a relationship with fellow Halestorm guitarist Joe Hottinger, and in 2021, Hale stated on Twitter, “I’m a bi gal in an 18-year relationship with a man.“ On February 29, 2020, Hale performed at

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's inaugural

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match at Nissan Stadium. Hale often speaks out about the importance of supporting one's mental health. In 2018, she started the #RaiseYourHorns trend online following the

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of Huntress vocalist

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, resulting in thousands of pictures being posted online from celebrities and rock fans sharing their own experiences with mental illness.

References

External links

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Halestorm at Atlantic Records

GRAMMY Award Results for Lzzy Hale
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