When Chloe and Halle Bailey first made waves with their viral YouTube videos, their older sister, Ski Bailey, was a part of the journey.
Chloe and Halle made a name for themselves as teenagers when they started posting videos of themselves singing cover songs online. While they were in front of the camera, Ski (pronounced “sky”) was filming.
In March 2023, Chloe spoke to PEOPLE about filming her debut cover of Beyoncé’s “The Best Thing I Never Had” in 2011.
“We were burned [the song] Chloe remembered that we had recorded it on a CD, put it in our stereo, and our sister was behind the tripod. “He was pressing the ‘play’ button with his toe while looking at the camera.”
Today, Ski still works behind the scenes and continues his career as a filmmaker. He also pursues other endeavors outside of the entertainment industry and encourages his younger siblings to make moves in both music and acting.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Bailey family, consisting of sisters Halle, Chloe and Ski, from their childhood to their adult careers.
They grew up in the South
Courtney and Doug Bailey welcomed Chloe and Halle to Atlanta, and the sisters grew up in nearby Mableton, Georgia. Besides their older sister, Ski, they have a younger brother named Branson.
Chloe took on her first acting role when she was 3 years old. Fighting Lures (2003) as the younger version of Beyoncé’s character. This turned out to be the beginning of his career, as he later reminded PEOPLE about how he and Halle would show off their musical talents while growing up.
“We were performing in clubs in Atlanta in our church attire, and then we’d start singing for producers outside of hotels,” he said in March 2023.
Chloe and Halle moved to Los Angeles as teenagers as their careers took off. The duo began posting covers on YouTube when Chloe was 13 and Halle was 11, and quickly gained attention. Beyoncé literally put things together, signing the sisters to Parkwood Entertainment when they were 18 and 16.
But although Chloe and Halle are Georgia natives, Ski calls Charleston, South Carolina home and lives there today.
“Charleston is home. I was born here,” Ski said in a video interview with Togethxr in May 2023. “I went to New York and Atlanta, but Charleston was always home.”
Chloe and Halle are Grammy-nominated singers
Chloe and Halle rose to fame as the duo Chloe x Halle. Since signing with Parkwood Entertainment in 2015, the brothers’ careers have taken off with the release of their EP. Candy Symphony In 2016 and on the mixtape The two of us In 2017.
Chloe x Halle’s debut album Childrens are good, They followed in 2018, earning them two Grammy nominations for best new artist and best urban contemporary album. Their next album. Godless HourIt earned them three more Grammy nominations, including best R&B song for “Do It,” released in 2020.
Now exploring individual acting and solo music careers, the duo continues to support each other through comparisons. During an interview on the Apple Music 1 program in 2023 777 RadioChloe has previously spoken out about what she called “shallow” remarks.
“I think that’s the thing that comes to my mind the most when people compare us because we’re best friends, we’re brothers,” he said. “Sometimes we forget that we’re not twins and it’s like, don’t mess with my blood. Don’t mess with it.”
Ski is proud to be a part of her sisters’ journey
In an interview with Togethxr, Ski talked about his kinship with famous artists.
“It’s very interesting being the older sister of Chloe and Halle,” she said. “It has been such a journey seeing them grow and develop. And it’s amazing to be a part of it.”
She added that she felt like a “second mother” around her younger siblings while growing up.
Ski works as a paralegal and is an aspiring filmmaker
Ski is involved with her sisters’ careers and has ambitions in Hollywood, but her current job is far out of the limelight. He works as a paralegal at a tax and estate planning law firm in Charleston; She took on this task as she sought to create generational wealth for her future family.
Ski had previously worked on TV production teams and in Chloe and Halle’s PR department in the early years of their careers. “I have a degree in public relations, so I’m always like, ‘Okay, what can we do next?’ I was thinking. ” he told Togethxr. “But then it got to the point where, okay, they have people for this now.”
As for the future, he wants to return to entertainment and dreams of working in cinema. “I would love to be known as a world-famous filmmaker. “I want to make films that impact people, start dialogue, and cause change,” he said. “My dream project had to be with Shonda Rhimes and Ava DuVernay.”
In 2022, Ski released a short film titled. What to Do with Daddy Issues? on her Instagram.
“Releasing this film has been a journey. I started working on this in 2018. “I got discouraged and shelved it,” he wrote. “But God recently asked me to finish it and publish it because there is a message here that needs to be heard.”
Ski continued: “And in that time period, I’ve grown even more in my journey. Everything has changed, and it’s all truly amazing. There’s so much more to say, but I pray this sparks a discussion about healing.”
It wasn’t easy for Chloe and Halle to split their careers
In addition to their critically acclaimed musical work together, Chloe and Halle’s acting careers overlapped. Both brothers appeared on ABC’s sitcom adult like as twins Jazz and Sky Forster for 53 episodes from 2018 to 2022.
The following year in March 2023, Chloe released her debut album. In piecesIt was both sisters’ first solo project. This marked the beginning of their independent work; This was a feature that took time to get used to.
“We both had a lot of separation anxiety,” Chloe told PEOPLE. In pieces‘ release. “We’ve been attached to his hip since he came out of the womb.”
She continued, “Neither of us knew who we were individually without each other. I had a moment of self-doubt and thought, ‘Can I do this without my sister?’ I thought. ”
Chloe stars in Donald Glover’s satirical thriller miniseries Herd (2023) and Peacock’s musical comedy Praise This (2023).
Meanwhile, Halle starred in the live-action adaptation of the series. The Little Mermaid (2023) and future purple color The musical film will premiere in December. In the midst of this, he also released his first solo single, “Angel”, in preparation for a full album.
The sisters are thrilled with Halle’s condition little mermaid role
One of Halle’s most exciting career moments came when she was cast as Ariel in the live-action remake. The Little Mermaid (2023). Both Chloe and Ski were delighted to see their sister take on the iconic role, especially because it brings racial diversity and Black representation to the world of Disney princesses.
In May 2023, Ski posted photos from the premiere on Instagram and wrote: “@hallebailey was amazing in the movie. This was a very beautiful and historical moment. Pride can’t explain how I feel.”
Chloe recalled seeing the trailer for the film for the first time when it was released in April 2023. The Drew Barrymore Show.
“I was screaming and crying,” Chloe told host Drew Barrymore. “I dropped everything and was just screaming because she’s a real-life mermaid, a siren, elegant in all her beauty, and people see what I’ve always seen since we were little.”
Sisters are all about being supportive
Chloe, Halle, and Ski are incredibly encouraging of each other, whether it’s their careers or their personal lives.
“It was always about support,” Ski told Togethxr. “That’s the one thing I really love, the support I feel when I’m with my sisters. They’re like my best friends.”
He added: “I’m in the same direction with Chloe and I’m in a different direction with Halle, because… they’re so different. But at the same time, we’re all the same. When we’re all together, we all sound the same, we all laugh the same way.”
Chloe told PEOPLE that Halle supported her when she had doubts about her solo album.
“‘I’m so scared. I don’t know if people want to listen to this. I don’t think I can do this without you,'” the actress said. ‘You always tell me to let people see what they see in me since we were little.’ ”
Halle, on the other hand, shared that Chloe inspired her to be more confident, especially in her style.
“With the help of my sister, my self-confidence gradually increased,” he said. cosmopolitan In 2023. “She was always an outgoing, sexy and demanding presence. As I watched it, I said, ‘This is so cool.’ I hope I can do this one day. “It helps me find my place in this whole world of grown women.”