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Halo may refer to:

• Halo (religious iconography), a glow or ring of light around a head or person in art
• HALO jump, a High Altitude-Low Opening parachute jump

Game franchise and spin-offs[link]

• Halo (series), a video game franchise by Bungie and Microsoft Game Studios
  • Halo (megastructure), the megastructure that is the center of the game's canon.
  • Halo: Combat Evolved, the first game in the series, released in 2001
    • Halo Original Soundtrack, the soundtrack for the first game in the series
  • Halo 2, the second game in the series, released in 2004
    • Halo 2 Original Soundtrack, the soundtrack for the second game in the series split into two volumes; Volume one and two released at different dates
  • Halo 3, the third game in the series, released in 2007.
    • Halo 3 Original Soundtrack, the soundtrack for the third game in the series
  • Halo Wars, a real-time strategy spin-off created by Ensemble Studios, released in 2009.
  • Halo 3: ODST, a game set during the events of Halo 2 and Halo 3, released in 2009
  • Halo: Reach, a prequel to the first game, released in 2010
    • Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack, the soundtrack for the above game in the series
  • Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, the remake of the first game, released in November, 2011
  • Halo 4, the recently announced first installment to the second trilogy, to be released in November 2012
  • Halo 5, recently announced at E3 2011 (Part of the Reclaimer Trilogy), release date is unknown.
  • Halo 6, recently announced at E3 2011 (Part of the Reclaimer Trilogy), release date is unknown.
  • Halo Legends, a series of short animated films set in the Halo franchise's universe

Natural science[link]

• Halo (optical phenomenon), an atmospheric illusion produced by ice crystals
• Galactic halo
• Halo nucleus
• Halo orbit
• Halo- (disambiguation), a chemical prefix

Music[link]

Performers[link]

• Halo (metal band), an Australian drone/sludge metal band
• Halo (Christian rock band), an American group
• Halo (UK band), a rock group

Songs[link]

• "Halo" (Beyoncé Knowles song)
• "Halo" (Machine Head song)
• "Halo" (Red Flag song)
• "Halo" (Soil song)
• "Halo" (Texas song)
• "Halo", a song by Bloc Party on the album Intimacy
• "Halo", a song by Depeche Mode on the album Violator
• "Halo", a song by Foo Fighters on the album One by One
• "Halo", a song by Bethany Joy Galeotti on the album Friends with Benefits: Music from the Television Series One Tree Hill, Volume 2
• "Halo", a song by Porcupine Tree on the album Deadwing
• "Halo", a song by the Pussycat Dolls on the album Doll Domination
• "Halo", a song by Tinchy Stryder on the album Catch 22
• "Halo", a song by Takida on the album Bury the Lies
• "Haloes", a song by The Tubes on the album The Tubes
• "Halo", a song by Endless Shame on the album Generation Blind

Other uses in music[link]

• Halo (album), by Current 93
• Halo numbers, a numbering system used by industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails to organize official releases
• Halo Records, a record label

Films[link]

• Halo (1996 film), a 1996 Indian film
• Halo (2007 cancelled film), a cancelled film version of the Halo video game series

Other uses[link]

• Halo (bar)
• Halo (horse)
• Halo (medicine), a cervical brace
• Halo, West Virginia, United States
• Halo effect, a type of cognitive bias
• Halo Project (Project Halo), computer science "digital Aristotle"
• HALO Trust, an organization to remove war debris
• Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a baseball team, nicknamed "the Halos"
• Halo, a move used in the dance b-boying
• Halo antenna, a common omni-directional antenna.
• Halo, a certain type of automobile headlamp

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Halo James was a British pop group active from 1988 to 1991. It formed in London, England.

Biography[link]

Named after the main character from the comic strip The Ballad of Halo Jones, the band was fronted by session musician/vocalist Christian James (born 21 December 1964) and included Ray St. John (guitar, bass, songwriting; formerly of Latin soul band Pride) and Neil Palmer (keyboards; formerly of short-lived synth-rock act Atomage and dance duo Two People) among its members. Their sound incorporated elements of soft rock, soul and synth-pop. Originally established as a side-project to Ray St. John's songwriting career after a chance meeting between St. John and James in early 1988 while both were doing session work in the same studio, the band was formed in November that year when Palmer, who had been a school friend of James, became involved in the project after the two other members decided that they needed a keyboard player to complete some rough demos that they were working on, and James recommended Palmer to St. John.

The band became best known for their UK Top 10 hit single "Could Have Told You So". Released at Christmas 1989 as their second single, "Could Have Told You So" peaked at #6 for two weeks in February 1990, spent nearly three months in the Top 75 and became a major success all over Europe; at the time of its release, the song garnered mainly positive reviews, and drew a fair deal of comment from reviewers due to similarities with The Walker Brothers' 1966 hit "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore", with its mid-tempo, wistful tune, and themes of lost and unrequited love. Halo James also received critical acclaim for their Epic Records album, Witness, which peaked at #18 on the UK Albums Chart, and went on to sell over 100,000 copies in its first year of release. Subsequently, "Could Have Told You So" regularly appeared on compilation albums for both the 1980s and 1990s. Despite garnering some radio airplay and positive reviews, the single was less commercially successful in the US, where it failed to chart on release in May 1990.

They also scored four other minor UK hit singles as well as some success on the Indie scene in Britain, but never hit the Top 40 again and disbanded in April 1991 due to disputes between James and St. John about the band's long-term musical direction. Halo James had been working on a second album for several months prior to the break-up. This album was scrapped, and the group have never reformed since.

Following the demise of the band, James continued as a session vocalist for a couple of years before eventually abandoning his singing career to become a freelance writer. St. John, who had previously co-written Sade's 1984 hit "Smooth Operator" prior to forming Halo James, remained active as a songwriter, and has written hit songs for several other artists, including Snoop Dogg and Gabrielle, and is now also a songwriter and record producer in the Christian rock and country music genres. Palmer worked with Melanie between 1996 and 2001, and with Haddaway between 2002 and 2003.

Discography[link]

Singles[link]

• "Wanted" - Epic HALO 1 - UK - #45 - 1989
• "Could Have Told You So" - Epic HALO 2 - UK #6 - 1989

• "Baby" - Epic HALO 3 - UK #43 - 1990
• "Magic Hour" - Epic HALO 4 - UK # 59 - 1990
• "I Think I Love You Too Much" - Epic HALO 5 - UK # 98 - 1990

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Albums[link]

• Witness - Epic 466761 - UK #18 - 1990

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References[link]