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Born 18 December, 2001 (22 years old).
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American singer and songwriter
| Billie Eilish | |
|---|---|
| Eilish at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards | |
| Born | Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell December 18, 2001 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Singer songwriter |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Parent | Maggie Baird |
| Relatives | Finneas O'Connell |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop electropop dark pop |
| Instruments | Vocals piano ukulele |
| Labels | Darkroom Interscope |
| Associated acts | Finneas |
| Website | billieeilish.com |
Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell born December 18, 2001) is an American singer-songwriter. She first gained attention in 2015 when she uploaded the song "Ocean Eyes" to SoundCloud, which was subsequently released by the Interscope Records subsidiary Darkroom. The song was written and produced by her brother Finneas, with whom she collaborates on music and live shows. Her debut EP, Don't Smile at Me , became a sleeper hit, reaching the top 15 in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia.
Eilish's debut studio album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? , debuted atop the Billboard 200 and became the best-performing album of 2019 in the US. It also reached number one in the UK. The albums fifth single "Bad Guy", became her first song to peak at number on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2020, she performed the theme song "No Time to Die" for the James Bond film of the same name, which became her first to peak at number one in the UK. "Everything I Wanted" and "My Future" haved also peaked within the top 10 in the US and UK.
Her accolades include five Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, two Guinness World Records, three MTV Video Music Awards, and one Brit Award. She is the youngest person and second person ever to win the four main Grammy categories – Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year – in the same year. In 2019, Time magazine placed her on their inaugural "Time 100 Next" list. Additionally, Eilish is the 23rd biggest artist of the digital singles era, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, selling 40 million singles in the US alone.
Early life
With her mother Maggie Baird in Atlanta, Georgia
O'Connell was born in Los Angeles, California, on December 18, 2001. She is the daughter of teacher, actress, and screenwriter Maggie Baird, and construction worker Patrick O'Connell, who worked part-time as an actor, appearing in films like Iron Man . Both her parents are amateur musicians. She is of Irish and Scottish descent. The singer's middle name, Eilish, was originally meant to be her first name, while Pirate was to be her middle name. She was conceived via in vitro fertilization. She was raised in Los Angeles' Highland Park neighborhood.
While she was homeschooled, her mother taught her and Finneas the basics of songwriting. O'Connell and her brother had worked together on some music, while he had been writing and producing his own songs and performing with his band. O'Connell said her brother and her mother inspired her to get into music. Their parents encouraged the siblings to express themselves and explore whatever they wanted, including art, dancing and acting. O'Connell wrote her first "real" song at age 11 for her mother's songwriting class. The song is about the zombie apocalypse, inspired by the television series The Walking Dead from which she took script lines and episode titles that she added to the song as part of the assignment. O'Connell had gone on some acting auditions, which she disliked; however, she enjoyed recording background dialogue for crowd scenes and worked on the films Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Ramona and Beezus, and the X-Men series. She performed at talent shows and joined the Los Angeles Children's Chorus at age eight.
Career
2015–2017: Don't Smile at Me
Main article: Don't Smile at Me Eilish performing in August 2017
On November 18, 2015, Eilish recorded the song "Ocean Eyes". The track was written, mixed, and produced by Eilish's brother, Finneas O'Connell. Finneas had written and produced "Ocean Eyes" originally for his band the Slightly's, before realizing it would be a better fit for Eilish's vocals. He gave it to Eilish when her dance teacher at the Revolution Dance Center Fred Diaz asked them to write a song for choreography and uploaded it on SoundCloud. When Eilish got a growth plate injury, it put an end to her dancing career and she turned her focus toward a recording career. A music video for "Ocean Eyes" was directed by Megan Thompson and was uploaded to Eilish's official YouTube channel on March 24, 2016. Eilish and Finneas then released "Six Feet Under" through SoundCloud on June 23, 2016 as her second single. A homemade music video for "Six Feet Under" was released on June 30, 2016. It was directed by Eilish and edited by her mother, Maggie Baird. Justin Lubliner noticed Eilish's talent after hearing "Ocean Eyes" and signed her to Darkroom and Interscope Records. He developed her rollout as an artist, taking inspiration from the model of hip hop artists such as Travis Scott and Chance the Rapper, not relying on one big single and focusing on creating a "persona and distinct aesthetic". Darkroom and Interscope Records would later re-release "Six Feet Under" as a standalone single for digital download and streaming on November 17, 2016.
"Ocean Eyes" and Eilish received praise and promotion from various media outlets and marketers, including radio stations and music supervisors such as Beats 1, KCRW, BBC One, Zane Lowe, Jason Kramer, Annie Mac, and Chris Douridas. Finneas' manager had reached out to him after he made "Ocean Eyes" to discuss Eilish's potential. In a deal arranged by Finneas, Apple Music signed Eilish to A&R company Platoon, which helps package artists before they get a major label deal. Eilish then got a publicist, who connected her to the luxury fashion brand Chanel, and a stylist, both of whom helped shape her image. "Ocean Eyes" was re-released for digital download and streaming on November 18, 2016. A dance performance music video for the song was uploaded to Eilish's YouTube channel on November 22, 2016.
On January 14, 2017, Eilish released an EP with four remixes by Astronomyy, Blackbear, Goldhouse and Cautious Clay for "Ocean Eyes", and released another EP for "Six Feet Under" featuring remixes by Blu J, Gazzo, Jerry Folk and Aire Atlantica. Following the success of the "Ocean Eyes" remixes, Eilish released "Bellyache" on February 24, 2017, A music video for the song was released on March 22, 2017, and was directed by Miles and AJ. Eilish later released "Bored" on March 30, 2017, as part of the soundtrack to the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. A music video for "Bored" was later released on June 26, 2017. In March of the same month, Apple Music showcased Eilish at the South by Southwest music festival. On June 30, 2017, Eilish released "Watch". Eilish later released another single, "Copycat", which was released on July, 14 2017, and announced the release of her debut EP, Don't Smile at Me. Eilish later released "Idontwannabeyouanymore" and "My Boy". On August 11, 2017, Eilish released Don't Smile at Me. The EP was a sleep hit, reaching number 14 on the US Billboard 200. Eilish embarked on the Don't Smile at Me Tour throughout October 2017 in support of her EP. Eilish released "Bitches Broken Hearts" through SoundCloud on November 10, 2017.
Eilish's team worked with Spotify, which promoted her on its most popular playlist, "Today's Top Hits".The Baffler described Eilish's sound as fitting into the "streambait" genre consisting of largely "mid-tempo, melancholy pop" influenced by Lana Del Rey, whose "singing style, bleakness, and the hip-hop influenced production" shaped the aesthetic. Eilish's commercial success expanded with her Spotify promotion. In September 2017, Apple Music named Eilish their Up Next artist, which followed with a short documentary, a live session EP and an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music's radio station Beats 1. That month, the live EP titled Up Next Session: Billie Eilish was released. On December 15, 2017, Eilish released her collaboration with American rapper Vince Staples titled "&Burn", which is a remix of Eilish's previously released single "Watch". It was later included on the expanded edition of Don't Smile at Me.
Artistry
Musical style, songwriting, and music videos
Eilish has a soprano vocal range. Avery Stone of Noisey described her vocals as "ethereal", and Maura Johnston of Rolling Stone characterized them as "whispery". Doreen St. Félix of The New Yorker opined that she has a "husky, slurring voice that she can thin out to reedy". Music critic Robert Christgau wrote that while Eilish is musically and commercially pop, her brand also "reminds us how amorphous has become", describing her soprano as "too diminutive for vocal calisthenics", adding that her "playful version of teen-goth angst" and "electro-saturated debut album" captivated a diverse audience. Her music incorporates pop,dark pop,electropop,emo pop,experimental pop,goth-pop,indie pop and teen pop.
Eilish's brother, Finneas, collaborates on songwriting and making music. Her brother writes for Eilish's albums, produces her music and also performs in live shows. Eilish and Finneas "like to completely make up things and become characters" and "have songs that are really fictional". Eilish said a number of the songs also derive from her and Finneas' experiences. They try to write "really interesting and conversational" lyrics: "We try to say stuff that doesn't have to be that deep but you say something way deeper in a certain way that makes sense, but you haven't really thought about." Finneas has stated when he writes songs for his sister, he aims to "write that I think she'll relate to and enjoy singing and empathise with the lyrics and make her own". When he writes with Eilish, he tries "to help her tell whatever story she's trying to tell, bounce ideas off of her, listen to her ideas", and use a language that fits her voice telling the story.
Eilish has wanted to direct her own music videos since she was 14 but was initially not given the opportunity due to lack of experience. In 2019, she made her directorial debut with the video for her song "Xanny".
Influences
Eilish grew up listening to The Beatles, Justin Bieber, Green Day and Lana Del Rey. She has said that stumbling upon "Runaway" by Aurora on YouTube inspired her to pursue a music career.Hip hop music is Eilish's favorite genre and biggest inspiration. She has cited Tyler, the Creator, Childish Gambino and Avril Lavigne as major musical and style influences for her and other influences include Earl Sweatshirt, Amy Winehouse, the Spice Girls, Lorde, Marina and the Diamonds, Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj, and Lana Del Rey. She has been compared in the media to Lavigne, Lorde and Del Rey, the last of whom she says she does not want to be compared to, stating, "That woman has made her brand so perfect for her whole career and she shouldn't have to hear that." She has also named Rihanna as an inspiration for her style choices, after she called fashion her "defense mechanism" during an acceptance speech. Eilish said that Ariana Grande's 2019 album Thank U, Next inspired her to continue making music.
Public image
Eilish performing in November 2019
According to Kenneth Womack in 2019, Eilish had "staked her claim as the reigning queen of electropop" with her debut album and "been variously called out for being precocious and the poster child for late-adolescent angst. But in truth, she’s nothing of the sort."
Fashion style
Much of the media attention surrounding Eilish has revolved around her fashion style, which consists primarily of baggy, ill-fitting clothing. In 2017, Eilish stated that she likes dressing out of her comfort zone to feel like she grabs the attention of everyone around her. She tries to be "really different from a lot of people" and dresses opposite to what others wear. Aiming to "look memorable", Eilish said that she "proved to people that more important than they think" and likes being "kind of intimidating, so people will listen up." In 2019, she stated: "Over time it's kind of become a thing, 'Billie Eilish, the creepy, weird, scary girl.' And I don't like that. It's lame. I just don't want to stay one thing."
In May 2019, Eilish appeared in a Calvin Klein advertisement, wherein she mentioned that she dresses in baggy clothes to prevent people from body-shaming her. In a March 2020 live show in Miami, as part of the Where Do We Go? Tour, Eilish premiered a short film entitled Not My Responsibility which addresses her experiences of body-shaming.Not My Responsibility was later uploaded to Eilish's YouTube channel in May 2020.
Products and endorsements
In April 2019, Eilish released clothing in collaboration with Takashi Murakami, inspired by her music video for "You Should See Me in a Crown", also directed and animated by Murakami, as well as a limited edition vinyl figure of herself from the video. Eilish also collaborated with Adobe Creative Cloud the same month for a series of advertisements as well as a social media art contest, where users would submit artwork with the hashtag "#BILLIExADOBE".
Eilish appeared in the debut of Calvin Klein's "I Speak My Truth In #MyCalvins" ad campaign in May 2019, as well as the Ad Council's "Seize the Awkward" campaign, a series of PSAs targeting mental health awareness. She fronted MCM Worldwide's fall 2019 advertising campaign in July 2019, and later that month, collaborated with Los Angeles-based clothing brand Freak City for a clothing line. Also in July 2019, she performed at a dinner hosted by Chanel on Shelter Island to celebrate the brand's pop-up yacht club.
In August 2019, Eilish partnered with Apple to allow Apple Store customers to experiment with her song "You Should See Me in a Crown" in Music Lab sessions in its stores. Eilish's collaboration with the clothing company Siberia Hills was met with controversy after it was revealed that the company had used plagiarized designs of fan art of the character Nozomi Tojo from Love Live!, drawn by artist Makoto Kurokawa, for Eilish's clothing line. The brand later clarified that Eilish herself had no knowledge of the plagiarism.
Activism
Eilish is a regular advocate on social media for animal rights and veganism, and among others has criticised the dairy,wool, and mink fur industries. In 2019 she won a PETA "Best Voice for Animals" award for her activism.
In 2020, Eilish has also gotten involved in supporting United States voting rights. Eilish suggested that her fans pick a group working to register voters to support. In August 2020, Eilish performed at the 2020 Democratic National Convention, and announced her endorsement of Joe Biden's presidential campaign.
Personal life
As of 2020, Eilish continues to live with her parents in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. She has revealed that she lives with Tourette syndrome and depression, and experiences synesthesia. In a 2020 radio interview, her parents revealed that they considered taking her to therapy over her childhood obsession with Justin Bieber.
She was raised as a vegetarian before becoming vegan in 2014.