It can ruin how you feel or how you feel like you look. [58] Eilish released "Bitches Broken Hearts" through SoundCloud on November 10, 2017. [46] Following the success of the "Ocean Eyes" remixes, Eilish released "Bellyache" on February 24, 2017,[47] A music video for the song was released on March 22, 2017, and was directed by Miles and AJ. "[143], Eilish started formulating ideas for her third studio album's songs with Finneas in December 2021. She donated all proceeds to the Pawsitive Change Program, a non-profit organisation that pairs death row inmates with dogs. Episode One: "Bury a Friend", "Billie Eilish Is Tired Of Heartache On New Single 'Wish You Were Gay': Listen", "Review: Billie Eilish's 'When We All Sleep, Where Do We Go?' In fact, she and her brother both have a condition called synesthesia. [228], Eilish was on the cover of the June 2021 issue of British Vogue. Her third album, Happier Than Ever, which found her charting a path of self-discovery, arrived in 2021. She performed hit songs such as "Bad Guy" and "No Time to Die," which was used in the James Bond film of the same name. Billie Eilish then recorded a song titled Bored, which was included in the official soundtrack of the famous Netflix series,13 Reasons Why. She grew up listening to the music of The Beatles and Avril Lavigne. [128] To further promote the album, Eilish worked with Disney+ for the concert film Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles, released in September 2021,[129][130] and embarked on the Happier Than Ever, The World Tour, which began in February 2022. [10][11][12] Eilish is of Irish and Scottish descent. Billie Eilish is the youngest female artist ever to win the Prestigious Album of the year award. She has also urged her fan base to become active voters, notably pairing with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on an initiative to register high school students in 2018. She then released her debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? It turned out to be another success. Eilish has been open about her struggles with mental health, telling Gayle King in early 2020 that she considered suicide even as she was being fted the next big thing in pop music. For the song, see, A sample of Eilish's debut studio single "Ocean Eyes", which combines elements of, Musical style, songwriting, and music videos, Last edited on 26 February 2023, at 02:37, Recording Industry Association of America, Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry, Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles, List of awards and nominations received by Billie Eilish, List of artists who reached number one in the United States, List of American Grammy Award winners and nominees, "Billie Eilish: Is she pop's best new hope? Billie and her brother writeand producealmost all of their music together in their tiny bedroom studio at their parents. The documentary Billie Eilish: The Worlds a Little Blurry appeared in 2021. Billie Eilish performed the song and released it online. They have since broken up. ", "Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, Bad Bunny Make 2021 Time 100 List", "Recording Industry Association of America Gold & Platinum", "BBC 100 Women 2022: Who is on the list this year? If you're like the majority of music critics and those in the industry, Billie's age is a reminder that yes, you . 1 On The Hot 100 Chart", "It's Here: Billie Eilish And Justin Bieber Are 'Bad Guys' On New Collab", "Bilie Eilish and Lil Nas X Are Trying to Remix Their Way to No. [107] At the 62nd Grammy Awards, she became the youngest person 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. But social media success is not all it's cracked up to be, she says. She left the Post in 2020. [278][279] During the 2022 Glastonbury festival, she performed "Your Power" to condemn the overturning of Roe v. Wade. [10] On March 24, 2016, a music video for "Ocean Eyes" directed by Megan Thompson was premiered on Eilish's official YouTube channel. , a song originally intended to be used for her dance class, was later uploaded to Soundcloud, and kickstarted her music career. [141][142] She also addressed a separate video of what was viewed as her mocking an Asian accent, writing that she was actually "speaking in a silly gibberish made up voice". Despite having a massive following - 45 million on Instagram alone -she believes it can damagerelationships in real life. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. The song references the overturning of Roe v. Wade, a case which made abortion a constitutional right in the US. [16][17], Eilish and her brother Finneas were homeschooled by Baird, a decision their parents made to spend time with them and give them the freedom to pursue their interests. She grew up with her elder brother. [203], Eilish has been compared in the media to Lavigne, Lorde and Del Rey,[204][205][206] the last of whom she says she does not want to be compared to, stating, "That woman [Del Rey] has made her brand so perfect for her whole career and she shouldn't have to hear that. Plus 10 Other Celebs You Didn't Know Were Plant-Based", "Billie Eilish and Millie Bobby Brown honoured at PETA Awards", "Billie Eilish says she's "disgusted" by people who wear mink fur", "2021 VMAs: Cyndi Lauper and Billie Eilish Turned VMAs Stage Into a Platform for Women's Rights", "Billie Eilish Explains Why She Referenced. The March 2019 arrival of Eilish's full-length album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? It was one of the best-selling albums of the year, buoyed by the success of its fifth single "Bad Guy", Eilish's first number-one on the US Billboard Hot 100. Age, Biography and Wiki. She shot them on a camera and edited them on iMovie, Apples video-editing app. [14] Her middle name, Eilish, was originally meant to be her first name, while Pirate was to be her middle name. She also made several short films. Billie Eilish performing live at The Hi-Hat in August 2017 (Justin Higuchi / Flickr / CC BY-2.0) Best Known For. ), and Billboard Music Award for Top New Artistout of the 12 that she was nominated for. She handed over the song to her dance teacher and meant it to be featured in her next dance routine. [235] Eilish also collaborated with Adobe Creative Cloud the same month for a series of advertisements[236][237] as well as a social media art contest, where users would submit artwork with the hashtag "#BILLIExADOBE". She told the magazine, in an interview that her first composition was inspired by the TV show. More at IMDbPro Contact info [2] According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Billboard, Eilish is the 26th-highest-certified digital singles artist[3] and one of the most successful artists of the 2010s. Two more singles, Watch and Copycat, were subsequently released. In her acceptance speech for Record of the Year, Eilish said that Megan Thee Stallion "deserved to win", but still thanked her fans and her brother Finneas for her award. Despite having a massive following - 45 million on Instagram alone -she believes it can damagerelationships in real life. Toward the end of the year, Billie Eilish released another single, Six Feet Under. The track was written, mixed, and produced by Finneas, who had originally created it for his band the Slightlys, before deciding it would be a better fit for Eilish's vocals. However, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as Ocean Eyes, a song originally intended to be used for her dance class, was later uploaded to Soundcloud, and kickstarted her music career. Billie Eilish, in full Billie Eilish Pirate Baird OConnell, (born December 18, 2001, Los Angeles, California, U.S.), American singer-songwriter who first gained recognition in 2015 for the song Ocean Eyes and became, in 2020, the youngest person ever to win a Grammy for album of the year. Her parents, Maggie Baird and Patrick OConnell, were popular figures in the American entertainment industry. She performed hit songs such as "Bad Guy" and "No Time to Die," which was used in the James Bond film of the same name. [225][226] In a March 2020 live show in Miami, as part of the Where Do We Go? [149] The next month, on July 21, she surprise-released the two-track EP Guitar Songs, which includes "TV" alongside "The 30th". He had written a song named Ocean Eyes and asked his sister to record it in her voice. She does thisto prevent people from commenting on her body. [17][89] Upon the album's debut, Eilish broke the record for most simultaneously charting Hot 100 songs by a female artist, with 14, after every song from the album, excluding "Goodbye", charted on the Hot 100. The singer told Ellen that her close friends and family knew, but she hadnt share it publicly in fear of being defined by the condition. Quotes By Billie Eilish | [150] Eilish explained her decision to surprise-release the EP during the interview with Lowe. It was later included on the expanded edition of Don't Smile at Me. She is graduated from High School. [152][153], Eilish worked with Apple Music to exclusively host a film of one of the Happier Than Ever tour concerts, specifically one of her shows at the O2 Arena in London. Social media is her frenemy. Her debut is Spotify's . She is an American singer and songwriter. She told the magazine Harpers Bazaar in an interview that her first composition was inspired by the TV show The Walking Dead. Other than acting and music, dance was another passion of hers. All the remixes became big hits and gave Billie enough courage to carry on with her future projects. Shehit the number-one spot at the Billboard 200 and UK album charts with her second album as well. [182] 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. Billie Eilish was born December 18th in Highland Park, Los Angeles. This accidental song turned out to be the breakthrough success for Billie and boosted her career. In July 2017, Billie announced her highly awaited debut EP, Dont Smile at Me. The song was uploaded on SoundCloud in November 2015, and by March 2016, the music video was released. Darkroom released Eilishs Dont Smile at Me in August 2017, an eight-song EP written by Eilish and FINNEAS. [34] "Ocean Eyes" and Eilish would receive 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. [31][35] On June 30, 2017, Eilish released "Watch". The song Bad Guy from the album was Eilishs first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and it won a Grammy in 2020 for song of the year; the album won album of the year. [77][78] She was placed on the 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in November of that year,[79][80] and released the single "Come Out and Play" in November 2018, which was written for a holiday-themed Apple commercial. Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell (/ a l / AHY-lish; born December 18, 2001) is an American singer-songwriter. World Tour but it got postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. [131], In June 2021, Eilish was criticized for videos in which she mouthed the anti-Asian slur "chink" while lip-syncing the song "Fish" by Tyler, the Creator,[132][133] and for using blaccent and African-American Vernacular English. Alternate titles: Billie Eilish Pirate Baird OConnell. [84][85] In February, Eilish partnered with YouTube for a documentary mini-series titled "A Snippet Into Billie's Mind". Lil Nas X previously came closest to the distinction, having been born April 9,. ("No Time To Die", written for Daniel Craig's final 007 gig), and is the first artist born in the 21st century to have an American number one. Happy birthday, Billie Eilish! Billie Eilish is an American singer and songwriter. All Rights Reserved. Leading up to the release of the EP, she added new songs every Friday. [13] She was conceived via in vitro fertilization. ", Rock Icon KISS Is Saying Goodbye (For Real), Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads, Name: Billie Eilish, Birth Year: 2001, Birth date: December 18, 2001, Birth State: California, Birth City: Los Angeles, Birth Country: United States, Best Known For: American singer and songwriter Billie Eilish became a pop superstar by way of her distinctive musical and fashion sensibilities and songs like "Ocean Eyes," "Bad Guy" and "Therefore I Am. She has discussed womens right to abortion. [184], Eilish grew up listening to the Beatles, Justin Bieber, Green Day,[185] Arctic Monkeys, Linkin Park[186] and Lana Del Rey. featuring Khalid)appeared on Season 1 and 2 of the hit Netflix show, respectively. The artist, whose full name is Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell, was born on December 18, 2001, in Los Angeles, California. Her Father's name is Patrick O'Connell and her mother's name is Maggie Baird. Her full name is Billie Eilish "Pirate" Baird O'Connell. HKDSE - Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education. [91] A remix of the song featuring Justin Bieber was released in July 2019. [64] That month, the live EP titled Up Next Session: Billie Eilish was released. [182], Eilish had wanted to direct her own music videos since age 14 but was initially not given the opportunity due to lack of experience. [258] She has been vocal with regards to environmental causes, including climate change awareness. is Noir Pop With Bite", "Official Albums Chart: Billie Eilish holds on to Number 1", "Billie Eilish Earns First Hot 100 Top 10, Breaks Record For Most Simultaneous Hits Among Women", "Lil Nas X Congratulates Billie Eilish On 'Bad Guy' Hitting No. [33], In January 2016, Finneas and his manager arranged a deal in which Apple Music signed Eilish to A&R company Platoon, specializing in packaging emerging artists before they get a major-label contract. Amidst the plethora of achievements shes racked up is the awesome feat of becoming the youngest-ever artist to be nominated in all four major categories at the Grammys. She then released a single titled When the Partys Over and later that year was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30. She has confessed to have suffered from depression as well. [69] "Bitches Broken Hearts" was re-released worldwide on March 30, 2018. She first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single "Ocean Eyes", written and produced by her brother Finneas O'Connell, with whom she collaborates on music and live shows. [63][10] Eilish's commercial success expanded with her Spotify promotion. "[280] She included a reference to Roe v. Wade's overturning in her 2022 track "TV", much of which she wrote after a draft of the court decision was leaked online in May. 1 . [95], Eilish began her When We All Fall Asleep Tour at Coachella Festival in April 2019,[96] with the tour concluding on November 17, 2019, in Mexico City. It's lame. On July 11, Billie released a duet version of her #1 single, Before the massive success of her first full-length album, shereleased an EP titled, , in August 2017. She won it for her album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, in 2020. 1. While growing up, she saw her elder brother, Finneas OConnell, fall in love with music. [263][264] Her 2019 single "All the Good Girls Go to Hell" centers around climate change and uses heaven-and-hell imagery to criticize ignorance about rising sea levels,[265][266] and she permitted the non-profit CoralWatch to use "Ocean Eyes" as part of an online awareness campaign about Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Her parents, Maggie Baird and Patrick O'Connell, were longtime actors before joining their teenage daughter's professional. [141][142] Reflecting on the events in a July 2021 interview, Eilish stated: "I said so many things then that I totally don't agree with now, or think the opposite thing. [21] She wrote her first "real" song at age 11 for her mother's songwriting class. Happy birthday, Billie Eilish! In November 2016, a music video with Billie dancing on the song was released. [10] That month, Eilish released "Bury a Friend" as the third single from her debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?,[82][83] along with "When I Was Older", a single inspired by the 2018 film Roma, which appeared on the compilation album Music Inspired by the Film Roma. She and rapper 7:AMP have dated. In 2015 Eilishs elder brother, Finneas Baird OConnell, who performs under the moniker FINNEAS, enlisted her to sing Ocean Eyes, a song he had written and produced for his band at the time and later put online. Eilish's popularity surged with the steady unveiling of singles from her August 2017 EP, Don't Smile at Me, with tracks like "Bellyache," "Copycat" and "My Boy" showcasing her willingness to explore dark and prickly terrain amid a stream of shifting but danceable electronic beats. It was initially meant for Billies dance classes. came with the simultaneous release of "Bad Guy," the song that became the first megahit of her career. With a plethora of skills, she aimed at making a big career in the show business. [288] This included an incident where she had planned her own suicide, which she said that a friend, the late American rapper/singer XXXTentacion, stopped her from going through with. 1 Single, Ending "Old Town Road"'s 19-Week Run", "Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy" Has Finally Dethroned Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" At #1", "Billie Eilish Forgot Her Own Lyrics at Coachella But It Only Made Fans Love Her More", "Australians first to remix Billie Eilish with Apple Music Labs", "Billie Eilish and Apple Announce Music Lab: Remix Billie Eilish", "Billie Eilish just announced another world tour", "Billie Eilish cancels her 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?' [259][260][261] Among other pursuits, Eilish signed an open letter to world leaders urging them to take action against climate-induced poverty,[262] embarked on an ad campaign encouraging young people to use technology for environmental advocacy, and hosted a six-day climate seminar in London titled Overheated to discuss topics such as sustainable fashion and youth activism. Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell (/al/ EYE-lish;[1] born December 18, 2001) is an American singer-songwriter. Both Billie and her brother Finneas were homeschooled, and in interviews the siblings have often credited their freedom to create and produce music and pursue their interests to their parents and and the way they chose to educate them. Eilish began singing at a young age. [31][10][30] Eilish then got a publicist, who connected her to the luxury fashion brand Chanel, and a stylist, both of whom helped shape her image. Her first album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, debuted at number one on the Billboard charts. [276][277] Eilish associates herself with the US abortion rights movement; she expressed rage when Texas implemented its anti-abortion laws in 2021. ", "The Year in Charts 2019: Billie Eilish's 'When We All Fall Asleep' Is Biggest Album of the Year", "Billie Eilish Isn't Allowed to Drink Soda", "Here's Everything You Need to Know About Billie Eilish's Parents and Brother, Finneas", "Sibling Revelry: Finneas, Billie Eilish's Brother & Co-Writer, Steps Out", "How Billie Eilish Is Reinventing Pop Stardom", "An Interview with Billie Eilish: Pop's Ferocious New Enigma", "Billie Eilish finds out she was conceived via IVF during Howard Stern interview", "From her real name to her natural hair color, here are answers to 13 questions you have about Billie Eilish", "This 17-year-old is the first artist born in the 2000s to have a No. [87], When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? This made her the first artist born in the 21st century to release a chart-topping single. Billie has been writing songs since the age of 11, and began singing withthe Los Angeles Childrens Chorus agedeight. The artist, whose full name isBillie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell, was born on December 18, 2001, in Los Angeles, California. [10] 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 hip-hop influenced production" shaped the aesthetic. She provided ADR for Ramona and Beezus, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules and X-Men: Apocalypse. The song was released worldwide by Darkroom and Interscope Records. It immediately became a critical and commercial success. ", Astrological Sign: Sagittarius, Article Title: Billie Eilish Biography, Author: Biography.com Editors, Website Name: The Biography.com website, Url: https://www.biography.com/musicians/billie-eilish, Publisher: A&E; Television Networks, Last Updated: March 15, 2021, Original Published Date: February 23, 2021. 14 on the Billboard 200 in January 2019, around which time Eilish became the youngest artist to top 1 billion streams on Spotify. Tour, she premiered Not My Responsibility, a short film which addresses her experiences of body shaming. [180] 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. . In fact, she and her brother both have a condition called synesthesia. Closet, a platform through which her fans could buy her hand-me-downs to add to their closets. What does Billie Eilish's birth chart reveal about her. [110][111] On April 10, 2020, "Ilomilo" was sent to Italian contemporary hit radio stations by Universal Music Group, as When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Billie Eilish likes to break rules as well as records. The artist embarked on her first headlining tour to back Don't Smile at Me in fall 2017 and returned to the road for much of the next two years, though her 2020 Where Do We Go? CNN . The song quickly gained success, and Eilish signed with the boutique label Darkroom in the summer of 2016. A member of the Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2019, 18-year-old Eilish makes her Celebrity 100 debut as the list's youngest member. [4] She has a history of political activism, focusing on climate change awareness and women's equality. [53] Eilish later released "Idontwannabeyouanymore" and "My Boy". 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[293] In late October 2022, it was reported that Eilish was dating fellow singer Jesse Rutherford. Billie grew up studying dance and had been on a senior competition team when she suffered from an injury that put a stop to her professional career. [90] The fifth single from the album, "Bad Guy", was released in conjunction with the album. s racked up is the awesome feat of becoming the youngest-ever artist to be nominated in all four major categories at the Grammys. According to Finneas, the intimate sound of Billies voice can be best captured there. [227] Not My Responsibility was later uploaded to Eilish's YouTube channel in May 2020. Her elder brother, Finneas OConnell, was the biggest influence in her life while she grew up. The song became immensely popular and made the producers of 13 Reasons Why buy its rights and feature it in the second season of the series. Billie Eilish was born on 18 December 2001 (age 18 years; as of 2020) in Los Angeles, California, United States. Outspoken in her concern for environmental issues, Eilish joined actor Woody Harrelson in 2019 for a video that highlighted the dangers of climate change.
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