Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell (born December 18, 2001), known as Billie Eilish, is an American singer-songwriter signed to Interscope Records.
Childhood
Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell (pronounced Bil-lee eye-lish) was born on December 18, 2001 to Maggie Baird and Patrick O'Connell, she was raised in Los Angeles, and grew up in Highland Park within an household of actors and musicians of Irish and Scottish descent, both her parents work on her tours. She was conceived via in vitro fertilization. Her middle name, Eilish, was meant to be her first name, while Pirate was to have been her second name, but after her grandfather, William Baird, died while her mother was pregnant, her parents decided to name her Billie. She was homeschooled along with her brother Finneas O'Connell, who would later go on to become Eilish's songwriting partner and producer. They were homeschooled by their mother, a decision made by their parents in order to spend time with them and give them the freedom to pursue their interests and encouranged the siblings to express themselves through whatever they pleased, including art, acting and dancing. Their mother, Maggie, taught them the basis of songwriting. Eilish started playing the ukulele at age six and later went on to join the Los Angeles Children's Chorus at age eight, where she honed her vocal abilities and gained all her singing technique.[1] At age eleven, Eilish began writing and singing her own songs, the first one being for her mother's songwriting classes. Eilish took some acting auditions, which she disliked, she however enjoyed recording background dialogue for movies. Eilish also took dance classes until 2016, when a growth plate injury made her stop practing, and decided to focus on recording music.
Career
Independent releases and "Ocean Eyes"
In 2015, at age 13, Eilish and his brother, Finneas, who had been writing and producing for several years for his own band, started working together and released two songs on SoundCloud, titled "sHE'S brOKen" and "Fingers Crossed". "We had no intention for them," said Eilish later, saying that the songs were released "for fun and for our friends to listen to".[2]
In October 2015, Finneas told Eilish he thought that "Ocean Eyes", a song he had been playing with his band, the Slightlys, would fit her vocals better. Eilish recorded the song and uploaded it to SoundCloud, where Eilish's dance teacher could access it, and later choreograph it, "Ocean Eyes", was released on SoundCloud on November 18, 2015 and was a viral hit, receiving several hundred thousand listens in two weeks, much to the surprise of Eilish and Finneas. A music video directed by Megan Thompson was released on March 24, 2016, and a dance performance video of Eilish performing the song was released on November 22, 2016. In January 2016, Finneas and his manager arranged a deal in which Eilish was signed to A&R company Platoon through Apple Music, On June 23, 2016, she released "Six Feet Under", which was not as successful as "Ocean Eyes", but got attention from listeners and was a moderate success among the small fanbase that Eilish had earned, a homemade video directed by herself and edited by her mother, Maggie Baird, was released on June 30, 2016. Both songs were released worlwide after Eilish signed a record deal with Darkroom and Interscope Records in August 2016, "Six Feet Under" was released on November 17, 2016 and "Ocean Eyes" was released on November 18, 2016, the latter with positive critical reviews. On January 13, 2017, Eilish released an EP with four remixes of "Ocean Eyes", by the likes of Astronomyy, Blackbear, Goldhouse, and Cautious Clay. The Astronomyy remix went viral immediately, becoming even more popular than the original track on Spotify. On February 3, 2017, Eilish released another EP with four remixes of "Six Feet Under", by the likes of Blu J, Gazzo, Jerry Folk, and Aire Atlantica.
"dont smile at me"
Following the success of the "Ocean Eyes" remixes, Eilish released the single "Bellyache" on February 24, 2017. "Bellyache" was produced and co-written by Finneas O'Connell, with a music video directed by Miles and AJ being released on March 22nd, 2017. Since its release, the song has been remixed by the likes of duo Marian Hill. A week later, on March 30th, Eilish released the track "Bored" as part of the soundtrack to the television series 13 Reasons Why, with a music video being released on June 26, 2017. On June 30th, 2017, Eilish released the single "Watch" with a follow-up single, "COPYCAT" arriving on July 14th, 2017, along with the announcement of her debut EP, dont smile at me. Each Friday in July, Eilish would add another single to the EP. It was in this manner that the singles "Idontwannabeyouanymore" and "My Boy" were released. Don't Smile at Me was later released on August 11th, 2017. The month following the release of the Ep, in September, Eilish was named Apple Music Up Next artist, which was followed with a short doc, a live session EP, and an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music's radio station Beats 1. The EP was a sleeper hit, peaking at number 14 on the US Billboard 200. Eilish embarked on the dont smile at me Tour in October in support of the EP.
After the release of don't smile at me, Eilish released "bitches broken hearts" on November 10, 2017 through SoundCloud, the track later got a worldwide release through Darkroom and Interscope Records on digital plaform on March 30, 2018. On December 18, 2017 Eilish's collaboration with American rapper Vince Staples for a remix of "watch" titled "&burn" was released, the song was included on the expanded edition of dont smile at me.
In February 2018, Eilish embarked on her second headlining concer tour, the Where's My Mind Tour, which would end in April 2018. For Record Store Day 2018, Eilish has announced that she would be selling a 7" vinyl which features an acoustic version of her song "Party Favor" and an acoustic cover of "Hotline Bling" by Drake. Eilish collaborated with American singer Khalid for the single "Lovely", the song was released on April 19, 2018 and was added to the soundtrack for the second season of 13 Reasons Why.
"When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?"
On July 18th, 2018, Eilish released the lead single from her debut album, "you should see me in a crown", the track was first premiered on BBC Radio 1 with Annie Mac before its official release. Eilish had also teased the song several times before releasing it. Finneas confirmed the album would arrive in 2019.[3] The second single from the album, "When the Party's Over", was released on October 16th, 2018. In November 2018 she was place on the 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 list and released the single "Come Out and Play" writtern for an animated holiday-themed Apple's commercial. In January 2019, dont smile at me reached 1 billion streams on Spotify, making ber the youngest artist to top 1 billion streams on a project. On the same month "WHEN I WAS OLDER" was released, on January 9th, for the album Music Inspired by the Film Roma. Later that month Eilish released "Bury a Friend" as the third single from her debut album WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?. "Bury a Friend" peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her fourth single from the album, "Wish You Were Gay", was released in March 2019, and debuted and peaked at number 31 in the US and was certified platinum by the RIAA.
WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? was released on March 29, 2019.[4] The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 as well as on the UK Albums Chart, making Eilish the first artist born in the 2000s to have a number one album in the United States, and the youngest female ever to have a number one album in the United Kingdom. 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 fifth single from the album, "Bad Guy", was released in conjunction with the album, and peaked at number one in the US, ending Lil Nas X's record-breaking 19 weeks at number one with "Old Town Road". She is the first artist born in the 2000s and the youngest artist since Lorde to have a number-one single. A remix of the song featuring Justin Bieber was released in July 2019.
Eilish began her When We All Fall Asleep World Tour at Coachella Festival in April 2019.[5] The tour concluded in CDMX on November 17, 2019. On September 27, 2019, she announced her Where Do We Go? World Tour via her Instagram page. The tour began in Miami on March 9, 2020, and was to conclude in Jakarta on September 7, 2020, however it was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
On November 7, 2019, Jack White's Third Man Records announced the label would be releasing an acoustic live album of Eilish's performance from the record label's Blue Room. The album will be available exclusively on vinyl at Third Man retail locations in Nashville, Tennessee, and Detroit, Michigan.[6] On November 13, 2019, she released her next single, "Everything I Wanted". On November 20, 2019, Eilish was nominated for six Grammy Awards including Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Bad Guy" as well as Album of the Year and Best New Artist. At the age of 17, she is the youngest artist to be nominated in all four General Field categories. In the same month, Eilish was crowned 2019 Billboard Woman of the Year. In January of 2020, Eilish won five Grammys. Including the main four, making her the youngest person ever to collect all four at once. On April 10, 2020, ilomilo, was sento to Italian contemporary hit radio stations by UMG, as WWAFAWDWG seventh and final single.
"No Time to Die"
On January 14, 2020 Eilish was announced as the performer of the title track in the new James Bond film franchise, "No Time to Die", written and produced with her brother, With this announcement, she became the youngest artist ever to write and perform a James Bond theme song. [7] It became the second Bond theme song to top the British official charts and the first Bond theme performed by a female artist to do so. The tracks was also Eilish's first number-one single in the UK. The song was released on February 13th, 2020, at 4 pm ET.[8]
Pre-Happier Than Ever Era
In January 2021, "Lo Vas a Olvidar", a single featuring Rosalía as a part of HBO's Euphoria soundtrack, was released, almost two years after initially teasing the song. In February 2021, the documentary "Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry" was released on Apple TV+ and in select movie theaters, the film was praised by critics and fans for its in-depth look at Eilish's personal life during her rose to fame. At the 2021 Grammys, Eilish took home two awards: Best Song Written for Visual Media for "No Time To Die" and Record of the Year for "everything i wanted".
In 2021 she published her personally selected comprehensive book of photographs that shared "an intimate window into her life" on and off the stage, "By - Billie Eilish"
"Happier Than Ever"
On July 30, 2020 Eilish released the lead single to her sophomore album, "my future", along with an animated video. On November 12, 2020 she released the second single for the album, Therefore I Am, released along with its video directed and edited by Eilish and recorded on her mother's, Maggie, phone in an empty mall. On April 27, 2021, Eilish announced via her Instagram that she would be releasing her second album titled, Happier Than Ever, on July 30 of the same year. The album cover and tracklist were also revealed on this date, consisting of 16 songs. It was made available for preorder soon after. On April 29, 2021, Eilish released the third single from the upcoming album, titled "Your Power", The single release was accompanied by a self-directed music video. On June 2, Eilish released "Lost Cause" as the fourth single from Happier Than Ever, with “NDA” as the fifth single dropping on July 9, and the title track was released as a single on July 30th, the day of the release of the album. To promote the album, Eilish worked with Disney+ on the concert film "Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles", released in September 2021 and later embarked on the Happier Than Ever, The World Tour in February 2022, ending it in April 2023.
Guitar Songs
Eilish's second EP was released digitally as a surprise on July 21, 2022 with no prior announcement by Darkroom and Interscope Records. It consists of two tracks, "TV" and "The 30th", both released by Eilish in a decision to share new music with fans as soon as possible. "TV" had previously debuted during the Happier Than Ever, The World Tour in a concert in Manchester, UK and the final released version features audio taken from one of the concerts on tour. Both were written by Eilish and her brother Finneas, the latter of which who also produced the tracks for the EP.
Acting Debut and "What Was I Made For?"
In 2023, Eilish made her acting debut in the satirical thriller series Swarm, she starred as Eva, the leader of a cult inspired by NXIVM, and received positive reviews for her perormance. Eilish wrote the song "What Was I Made For?" for the soundtrack of the 2023 fantasy film Barbie, she was inspired to write the song after seeing unfinished scenes of the movie during its production. Eilish fueled speculation that she would be appearing on the Barbie soundtrack by posting a pink neon sign showcasing the sillhouette of the iconic character.[9] On July 6, 2023 the single was finally announced by Eilish, who shared the news on her official social media accounts.[10] The song received widespread critical acclaim, and went on to win Eilish her second Academy Award, making her the youngest two-time winner.
"HIT ME HARD AND SOFT"
Eilish, along with her brother Finneas, has previously confirmed that work on a third studio album had begun. She announced in an interview with 102.7 KIIS FM in October 2023 that the album was reportedly 80% finished and ‘in the fourth quarter’.[11] Following that, Eilish would tease the album several times, notably on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" in December 2023[12], before finally revealing on February 22, 2024 that the album had been mastered.[13] Promotional material started appearing on billboards around the world in early April 2024, teasing the new album.[14] On April 8, 2024, Eilish announced her third studio album, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, revealing the release date to be May 17, 2024.[15] The full tracklisting for the album was leaked by the popular American magazine Rolling Stone on the same day, which Eilish vocally criticized online.[16] Merchandise was also released on Eilish's website for pre-order, including numerous items of clothing and several variations of physical media for the release, including vinyl records, compact discs, and cassettes. Snippets of songs were teased by Eilish in the run-up to release, including in a surprise Coachella set and while being interviewed by Zane Lowe for Apple Music. It was in this interview with Lowe that Eilish also confirmed that a music video for "LUNCH" had been shot. Upon release on May 17, 2024, "LUNCH" was released as the lead single of the album, with the music video premiering on YouTube the same day.
"Guess featuring Billie Eilish"
On August 1, 2024 Charli xcx released her song "Guess" with additional verse by Billie Eilish. Original "Guess" song comes from "Brat and it's the same but there's three more songs so it's not" . Song is considered as strong, direct and with no complicated message. Some people compare it to "LUNCH" song form "HIT ME HARD AND SOFT". Both songs say 'bout love of two girls.
Personal Life
Eilish lived with her parents until 2019, in an old interview she said she still spends many time in her childhood bedroom to be close to her parents. ilish stated in an interview in March of 2019 that she has never used drugs or smoked.[17] She has Tourette’s syndrome and synesthesia,[18][19] and has experienced depression.[20] She was raised vegetarian and went vegan in 2014.[21][22]
Eilish is bisexual. From 2018 to 2019, she dated rapper Brandon Adams, who goes by the stage name 7:AMP, she then dated actor Matthew Tyler Vorce from 2021 until 2022 and Jesse Rutherford from October 2022 to May 2023, She has stated she is attracted to both men and women. She experienced sexual abuse as a child.
Official Accounts
Discography
Albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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US | |||
WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? |
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1 | 2,361,000 |
Happier Than Ever |
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1 | |
HIT ME HARD AND SOFT |
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2 |
Extended Plays
Title | Extended play details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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US | |||
dont smile at me |
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14 | 1,000,000 |
Guitar Songs |
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Singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"sHE'S brOKen" | 2015 | Non-album singles |
"Fingers Crossed" | ||
"Six Feet Under" | 2016 | |
"Ocean Eyes" | dont smile at me | |
"Bellyache" | 2017 | |
"Bored" | 13 Reasons Why (A Netflix Original Series Soundtrack) | |
"watch" | dont smile at me | |
"COPYCAT" | ||
"idontwannabeyouanymore" | ||
"my boy" | ||
"party favor" | ||
"hostage" | ||
"&burn" | dont smile at me (Reissue) | |
"bitches broken hearts" | 2018 | dont smile at me (Expanded and Japanese deluxe versions) WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? (reissue) |
"lovely" | 13 Reasons Why: Season 2 dont smile at me (Expanded and Japanese deluxe versions) | |
"you should see me in a crown" | WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? | |
"when the party’s over" | ||
"come out and play" | WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? (Japanese edition) | |
"WHEN I WAS OLDER" | 2019 |
Music Inspired by the Movie Roma |
"bury a friend" | WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? | |
"wish you were gay" | ||
"bad guy" | ||
"all the good girls go to hell" | ||
"everything i wanted" | WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? (reissue) | |
"No Time to Die" | 2020 | Non-album single |
"my future" | Happier Than Ever | |
"Therefore I Am" | ||
"Your Power" | 2021 | |
"Lost Cause" | ||
"NDA" | ||
"Happier Than Ever" | ||
‘’TV’’ | 2022 | Guitar Songs |
‘’The 30th’’ | ||
‘’hotline (edit)’’ | 2023 | Non-album single |
What Was I Made For? |
Remixes
Title | Year | Album |
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"Ocean Eyes" (Astronomyy Remix) | 2017 | Ocean Eyes (The Remixes) |
"Bellyache" (Marian Hill Remix) | Non-album single | |
"Ocean Eyes" (Blackbear Remix) | 2018 | Ocean Eyes (The Remixes) |
"COPYCAT" (Sofi Tukker Remix) | Non-album single | |
"Ocean Eyes (GOLDHOUSE Remix) | Ocean Eyes (The Remixes) | |
"Six Feet Under (Jerry Folk Remix)" | Six Feet Under (The Remixes) | |
"bad guy" (featuring Justin Bieber) | 2019 | Non-album single |
Songwriting credits
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Written with: |
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"Your Eyes" (featuring Tayla Parx) | 2017 | The Knocks | Testify EP | Benjamin Ruttner, James Patterson, Taylor Parks, Finneas O'Connell, Fransisca Hall, Kaelyn Behr |
"SIRENS : Z1RENZ" (featuring J.I.D and Billie Eilish) | 2018 | Denzel Curry | TA13OO | Destin Route, Denzel Rae Don Curry |
Music videos
Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
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"Ocean Eyes" | 2016 | Megan Thompson | [23] |
"Six Feet Under" | Billie Eilish | ||
"Bellyache" | 2017 | AJ Favicchio & Miles Cable | |
"Bored" | |||
"watch" | Megan Park | [24] | |
"idontwannabeyouanymore" | 2018 | Eli Born | |
"lovely" | Matty Peacock and Taylor Cohen | [25] | |
"hostage" | Henry Scholfield | [26] | |
"you should see me in a crown" | Billie Eilish | ||
"when the party's over" | Carlos López Estrada | ||
"bury a friend" | 2019 | Michael Chaves | |
"bad guy" | Dave Meyers | ||
"all the good girls go to hell" | Rich Lee | ||
"xanny" | Billie Eilish | ||
"everything i wanted" | 2020 | ||
"No Time to Die" | Cary Joji Fukunaga and Billie Eilish | ||
"my future" | Andrew Onorato | ||
"Therefore I Am" | Billie Eilish | ||
"Your Power" | 2021 | ||
"Lost Cause" | |||
"NDA" | |||
"Happier Than Ever" | |||
‘’What Was I Made For?’’ | 2023 |
References
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