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. [187] She has said that stumbling upon Aurora's "Runaway" on YouTube inspired her to pursue a music career. [285] She stated she has Tourette syndrome,[286] synesthesia,[287] and has experienced depression. At age 17, she became the youngest artist to be nominated in all four General Field categories. [50] In March of the same year, Apple Music showcased Eilish at the South by Southwest music festival. Together with Finneas, theyve managed to scoop up 11 nominations this year. Eilish was born in Los Angeles, California on December 18, 2001, to parents Maggie . [23] Darkroom and Interscope Records re-released "Six Feet Under" and "Ocean Eyes" as singles for digital download and streaming on November 17 and 18, 2016, respectively. We strive for accuracy and fairness.If you see something that doesn't look right,contact us! Closet, a platform through which her fans could buy her hand-me-downs to add to their closets. Also Known As: Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell. [138] Eilish was also accused of queerbaiting after using the caption "I love girls" to promote the music video for "Lost Cause". She was home-schooled for most of her early years, but that did not stop her from participating in extracurricular activities. Corrections? 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?' was released on March 29, 2019. She was featured on Time magazine's inaugural Time 100 Next list in 2019 and the Time 100 in 2021. Her subsequent singles "Everything I Wanted", "My Future", "Therefore I Am", and "Your Power" peaked in the top 10 in the US and UK. The Cambridge Dictionarydefines it as, aconditionin which someoneexperiencesthings throughtheirsensesin anunusualway, forexamplebyexperiencingacolouras asound, or anumberas apositioninspace. The documentary Billie Eilish: The Worlds a Little Blurry appeared in 2021. First artist born in the 2000s to hit #1. She told iHeartRadio that shes a visual person and likes to see her music. Billie Eilish is undoubtedly one of the biggest music stars of the year. [71] Eilish collaborated with American singer Khalid for the single "Lovely", which was released on April 19, 2018, and added to the soundtrack for the second season of 13 Reasons Why. It turned out to be another success. She does thisto prevent people from commenting on her body. Billie Eilish became the youngest person to get featured in Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2020. [29][41] 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". In 2018, Billie Eilish released the singles Bitches Broken Hearts, and You Should See me in a Crown. Billie Eilish is a Grammy winning, singer/songwriter and fashion icon who has taken over the music industry. 1 album", "Billie Eilish And the Triumph of the Weird", "Billie Eilish Is a 15-Year-Old Pop ProdigyAnd She's Intimidating as Hell", "Billie Eilish Plays the Beatles and the First Song She Ever Wrote on 'Carpool Karaoke', "Meet The 15-Year-Old Everyone Says Is Pop's Next Big Thing", "Billie Eilish Is Pop's Most Impressive 15-Year-Old", "How Billie Eilish's "Ocean Eyes" Turned Her Into an Overnight Sensation", "Billie Eilish and Brother/Co-Writer Finneas Get Deep About Songwriting", "WHO IS: Billie Eilish. 14 on the Billboard 200 in January 2019, around which time Eilish became the youngest artist to top 1 billion streams on Spotify. Billie Eilish grew up in a creative household. Shehit the number-one spot at the Billboard 200 and UK album charts with her second album as well. [184], Eilish grew up listening to the Beatles, Justin Bieber, Green Day,[185] Arctic Monkeys, Linkin Park[186] and Lana Del Rey. [256][257], Eilish has a history of political activism, publicly expressing her views on a multitude of political issues. She learned to play the Beatles' "I Will" on the ukulele at age 6; joined Los Angeles Children's Chorus at age 8; and began writing songs in earnest by age 11, her talents nurtured through her mother's songwriting class. Eilish has said her first "real" song, "Fingers Crossed," was penned around that time after watching an episode of The Walking Dead. She has apologised profusely on social media for both the accusations. [248][249], 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. [221] She tries to be "really different from a lot of people" and dresses opposite to what others wear. It included hits such as Ocean Eyes, Bellyache, and Copycat and became certified Gold by the RIAA. It was initially meant for Billies dance classes. ", "Coldplay, Billie Eilish, Charlie Puth and more back petition for action on poverty and climate change", "Billie Eilish Will Host a Climate Change Seminar in London Next Month", "Billie Eilish and Finneas to Kick-Off London 'Overheated' Climate Event", "Is Billie Eilish a Devil Worshipper? In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Eilish at number 198 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. She has wonseven Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, one BRIT Award. Her Father's name is Patrick O'Connell and her mother's name is Maggie Baird. Her older brother is musician and producer Finneas O'Connell from the band The Slightlys. [115], In October 2020, Eilish announced a livestream concert titled Where Do We Go? Eilish became known for wearing oversized clothing, a style born from discomfort with her body that bolstered her appeal as the antithesis of the polished pop starlet. [103] In the same month, Eilish was crowned 2019's Billboard Woman of the Year. [6] She is the daughter of actress and teacher Maggie Baird[7][8] and actor Patrick O'Connell,[9] both of whom are also musicians and work on Eilish's tours. Billie Eilish, a household name the world over, is an American singer and songwriter born in Los Angeles, California, to actress and teacher Maggie Baird and actor Patrick O'Connell. [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. [278][279] During the 2022 Glastonbury festival, she performed "Your Power" to condemn the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The photoshoot by Craig McDean featured her dressed in lingerie, specifically focused on corsets. 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. She handed over the song to her dance teacher and meant it to be featured in her next dance routine. 1", "Billie Eilish Scores First No. [53] Eilish later released "Idontwannabeyouanymore" and "My Boy". Several major record labels came ahead to buy the rights for the song. Grammy Award (2021): Best Song Written for Visual Media, Grammy Award (2020): Best Pop Vocal Album, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Billie-Eilish, Billie Eilish - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up), When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?. Her debut album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, was released on March 29, 2019, and reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart. The following year, Eilish performed the theme song "No Time to Die" for the James Bond film of the same name, which topped the UK Singles Chart and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2022. [100], On November 7, 2019, Jack White's Third Man Records announced that the label would be releasing an acoustic live album of Eilish's performance from the record label's Blue Room, exclusively sold on vinyl at Third Man retail locations in Nashville, Tennessee, and Detroit, Michigan. 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. HOMETOWN Los Angeles, CA, United States of America BORN 18 December 2001 Similar Artists Ashe Melanie Martinez FINNEAS Ariana Grande Halsey Lana Del Rey Labrinth Conan Gray Doja Cat Lorde With a plethora of skills, she aimed at making a big career in the show business. [171][177][178], Eilish and her brother, Finneas, collaborate on songwriting. The song was uploaded on SoundCloud in November 2015, and by March 2016, the music video was released. Billie and her brother writeand producealmost all of their music together in their tiny bedroom studio at their parentshouse. In the last year, Billie Eilish scored five Grammys, went multiplatinum eight times, released the new Bond theme, and had to cancel a world tour. [276][277] Eilish associates herself with the US abortion rights movement; she expressed rage when Texas implemented its anti-abortion laws in 2021. ", 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. Billie and her brother Finneas are an unstoppable force. This success was unexpected and made way for many more versions. [112] On July 30, 2020, Eilish released "My Future", her first original release since "No Time to Die", along with an animated video. [201] Eilish has also named Rihanna as an inspiration for her style choices after she called fashion her "defense mechanism" during an acceptance speech. [59][60][61][62], Eilish's team worked with Spotify, which promoted her on its most popular playlist, "Today's Top Hits". Her parentsMaggie Baird and Patrick OConnell are both actors and musicians. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. [56] The EP was a sleeper hit, reaching number 14 on the US Billboard 200. 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. She donated all proceeds to the Pawsitive Change Program, a non-profit organisation that pairs death row inmates with dogs. [250] Eilish's collaboration with the clothing company Siberia Hills[251][252] 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. [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. Her third album, Happier Than Ever, which found her charting a path of self-discovery, arrived in 2021. The EP appeared on several American and international music charts. [117] Eilish won three Billboard Music Awards on October 24Billboard Music Award for Top Female Artist, Billboard Music Award for Top Billboard 200 Album (When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? She provided ADR for Ramona and Beezus, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules and X-Men: Apocalypse. Billie Eilish performed the song and released it online. All the remixes became big hits and gave Billie enough courage to carry on with her future projects. [167] Music critic Robert Christgau wrote that while Eilish is musically and commercially pop, her brand also "reminds us how amorphous [pop] 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. Outspoken in her concern for environmental issues, Eilish joined actor Woody Harrelson in 2019 for a video that highlighted the dangers of climate change. [120] The R. J. Cutlerdirected documentary film Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry was released on Apple TV+ and in select movie theaters. The Mayo Clinic explains the condition ashaving tics -repetitive movements or unwanted sounds- that cant be easily controlled, such as blinking, twisting your neck, or even swearing. Her full name is Billie Eilish "Pirate" Baird O'Connell. Her first album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?,. The song quickly gained success, and Eilish signed with the boutique label Darkroom in the summer of 2016. The same year, she collaborated with Vince Staples and released a remix of her song Watch, which was renamed &Burn. She left the Post in 2020. I didn't actually know how I really felt. On December 2, 2021, Eilish announced an eco-friendly limited-edition vinyl version of Happier Than Ever made from recycled vinyl scraps. Billie Eilish was born Billie Eilish Pirate Baird OConnell, on December 18, 2001, in Los Angeles, California. 21st century leader: Born Dec. 18, 2001, Eilish is the first artist born in the 2000s to top the Hot 100. It can ruin how you feel or how you feel like you look. Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell is an American musician, singer and actress from Los Angeles. The song was released worldwide by Darkroom and Interscope Records. It immediately became a critical and commercial success. "[224], In May 2019, Eilish appeared in a Calvin Klein advertisement, where she mentioned that she dresses in baggy clothes to prevent people from judging her body. She also collaborated with famous American singer Khalid and worked with him on a single titled Lovely, which was released in mid-2018. [119], "Lo Vas a Olvidar", a single featuring Rosala as a part of HBO's Euphoria soundtrack, was released in January 2021, almost two years after initially teasing the song. The song Ocean Eyes was recorded in Novemeber 2015. [271][272] A supporter of body positivity, she wrote and produced the 2020 short film Not My Responsibility as a response against body shaming towards her and the double standards placed upon women's appearances. ), and Billboard Music Award for Top New Artistout of the 12 that she was nominated for. [31][35] On June 30, 2017, Eilish released "Watch". 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. She and rapper 7:AMP have dated. Billie says during lessons, her mum would often give her assignments and ask her to write songs based on what shedseen in movies and on TV. IT is time to welcome the latest gorgeous bunch of newborns calling Warrington their first home. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The album peaked at the Billboard 200 and UK albums chart making her the first millennial to achieve this feat in US and youngest female ever to have a number-one album in the UK. Her older brother Finneas OConnell is the lead singer and songwriter of a band called The Slightlys. They have since broken up. More at IMDbPro Contact info The pop prodigy and Bad Guysingerturns 18 today. Together with Finneas, theyve managed to scoop up 11 nominations this year. [245][246][247] Also in July 2019, she performed at a dinner hosted by Chanel on Shelter Island to celebrate the brand's pop-up yacht club. He had his own band and had written a song titled Ocean Eyes. The resulting video was a side-by-side time capsule of both interviews showing her growth in popularity over one year. [227] Not My Responsibility was later uploaded to Eilish's YouTube channel in May 2020. [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. 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. Hell, No", "Billie Eilish Teams With CoralWatch to Support Great Barrier Reef Conservation", "Is Billie Eilish Vegan? [139][140][bettersourceneeded] On June 22, she posted an apology to Instagram stories for her usage of "chink", saying that she was "appalled and embarrassed" by the video and that she was "13 or 14" at the time and did not know the slur was a derogatory term. By the time she was 11 years old, she was already writing and composing songs of her own. [39] A homemade music video for the song was released on June 30, 2016. [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. "[143], Eilish started formulating ideas for her third studio album's songs with Finneas in December 2021. The "Bad Guy" singer, who was born in December 2001, also became the first person born in the 21st century to be No. If you're like the majority of music critics and those in the industry, Billie's age is a reminder that yes, you . She billed the film as a way for fans who missed out on tickets to experience the tour for themselves, wanting more people to recognize her for her showmanship live. She does thisto prevent people from commenting on her body. [20][18] At age six, she started playing the ukulele. [104], On January 14, 2020, Eilish was announced as performer of the title track for the 25th installment in the James Bond film franchise, No Time to Die,[105] written and produced with her brother. I feel like social media is insanely dangerous, she told, As well as releasing merchandise, Billie has also started her own clothing line. [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. [164] Avery Stone of Noisey described her vocals as "ethereal",[165] and Maura Johnston of Rolling Stone characterized them as "whispery". [232], In April 2019, Eilish released clothing in collaboration with Takashi Murakami,[233][234] 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. [122], On April 27, 2021, Eilish announced on her Instagram account that her second album, Happier Than Ever, would be released on July 30, and the tracklist was made available on Apple Music. [51] Eilish later released another single, "Copycat", which was released on July 14, 2017,[52] and announced the release of her debut EP, Don't Smile at Me. 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. [183] In 2019, she made her directorial debut with the video for her song "Xanny". [218], Much of the media attention surrounding Eilish has revolved around her fashion style, which consists primarily of baggy, oversized clothing. [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. Grammy-winning singer Billie Eilish has spoken about an addiction to watching pornography, starting at age 11, and how it gave her nightmares and messed her up when she started dating.. [123][124] The album's release was preceded by five singles: "My Future", "Therefore I Am", "Your Power",[125] "Lost Cause",[126] and "NDA",[127] and was accompanied by the title track. [166] Doreen St. Flix of The New Yorker opined that she has a "husky, slurring voice that she can thin out to reedy". Andearlier this year, she appeared in a climate PSA alongside veteran actor Woody Harrelson, and encouraged people to become vegan and raise awareness of the climate crisis. She was born Billie Eilish Pirate (yes, really) Baird O'Connell in Los Angeles, California in 2001 to two actor parents. 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. Indie-pop artist Billie Eilish is a Sagittarius who was born on December 18, 2001, in Los Angeles, California at 11:30 a.m. PST. Since Billie was born in 2001, that means she was born after the millennium. [144] In a July 2022 interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music, she commented that she hoped to start writing the album in 2023. Before the official release of the EP, Billie Eilish released two singles from the same; My Boy and Idontwannabeyouanymore. "We recorded them and put them out on SoundCloud, just for fun," she recalled. [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. Billie Eilish performing live at The Hi-Hat in August 2017 (Justin Higuchi / Flickr / CC BY-2.0) Best Known For. Next on our list are these adorable pics of Billie as a toddler. She met the demand for her signature apparel with the early 2018 launch of her online shop, Blohsh, and established her own niche in the fashion world by signing with Next Models later that year. The song references the overturning of Roe v. Wade, a case which made abortion a constitutional right in the US. Billie Eilish (Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell) was born on 18 December, 2001 in Los Angeles, California, US, is an American singer and songwriter. Eilish has received multiple accolades, including seven Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, two Guinness World Records, three MTV Video Music Awards, three Brit Awards, a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award. She still lives there with her parents in the two-bedroom home she grew up in. Billie Eilish has been criticized for never smiling in photographs. She grew up with her elder brother. 1 . [225][226] In a March 2020 live show in Miami, as part of the Where Do We Go? The EP was eventually released on August 11 , 2017. Eilish, born Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell, has been singing since she was "really, really little," she told me in January, after she played a private show in New York at Soho House . [92][93] In August, Bad Guy peaked at number-one in the US, ending Lil Nas X's record-breaking 19 weeks at number-one with "Old Town Road". [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. When Billie Eilish turned eight, she joined a choir and sang with them for three years. [99] The tour began in Miami on March 9, 2020, and ran for two more shows on March 10 in Orlando and March 12 in Raleigh respectively, before Eilish ended the tour prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [23][24][20], In 2015, 13-year-old Eilish began working on songs with her brother Finneas, who had been writing and producing for several years and had his own band. "[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. [54][55] On August 11, 2017, Eilish released Don't Smile at Me. He had written a song named Ocean Eyes and asked his sister to record it in her voice. [180] Aiming to "look memorable", Eilish said that she "proved to people that [she's] more important than they think" and likes being "kind of intimidating, so people will listen up. Social media is her frenemy. Additionally, her mother wrote songs and her father played instruments such as the piano and the ukulele. 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?' Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell is an American musician, singer and actress from Los Angeles. Shes been nominated for six awards:Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Solo Performance, Best New Artist, and Best Pop Vocal Album. 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 tour was set to conclude in Jakarta on September 7. Billie Eilish is the youngest female artist ever to win the Prestigious Album of the year award. She has been accused of queerbaiting to promote her song and became a target of cancel culture for using anti-Asian slur.