The Great Impersonator is the fifth studio album by American singer Ashley Frangipane better known as Halsey, released on October 25, 2024 through Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment and Anti-Pop, LLC. This is her musical return since her predecessor album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power in 2021. And her first album under this label. It is a confessional-conceptual album, where the main focus is one question: “Would anything change if you were born in different circumstances?”. There are a lot of themes in that question, from her search for identity and authenticity, dealing with her traumas and illnesses, and dealing with her own life at the same time. To answer that specific question Halsey takes us on a journey through 5 time periods: the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, Y2K! and today. The project features 18 songs that are set in these different time periods and in turn all with totally different tones and genres such as pop, rock, country, among others. Also honoring her inspirations that include personalities from those different time periods, including: Dolly Parton, David Bowie, Kate Bush, Bruce Springsteen, Björk, Evanescence, Britney Spears, among others. Hints of the release began as early as February with a cryptic website “formylasttrick.com”. Nothing further happened until the release of “THE END” on June 4th, 2024, a melancholic ballad produced by Alex G and written by her, this would reveal the first secret of Halsey’s magic hat. The lead single “Lucky” was rel