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| Born | Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell December 18, 2001 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
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| Relatives | Finneas O'Connell (brother) Brian Baird (uncle) |
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Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell (/ˈaɪlɪʃ/ EYE-lish;[2] born December 18, 2001) is an American singer and songwriter. 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. In 2017, she released her debut extended play (EP), Don't Smile at Me. Commercially successful, it reached the top 15 of record charts in numerous countries, including the US, UK, Canada, and Australia.
Eilish's first studio album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019), debuted atop the US Billboard 200 and UK Albums Chart. It was one of the year's best-selling albums, buoyed by the success of its fifth single, "Bad Guy", Eilish's first number-one on the US Billboard Hot 100. This made her the first artist born in the 21st century to release a chart-topping single. The next 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. Her subsequent singles "Everything I Wanted", "My Future", "Therefore I Am", and "Your Power" peaked in the top 10 in the US and UK. Her second studio album, Happier Than Ever (2021), topped the charts in 25 countries. She wrote and performed "What Was I Made For?" for the fantasy film Barbie (2023), which became her second number-one single in the UK and earned her a second Academy Award.
Eilish has received multiple accolades, including nine Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, two Guinness World Records, three MTV Video Music Awards, three Brit Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Academy Awards. She is the youngest artist in Grammy history to win all four general field categories—Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, as well as Best New Artist—in the same year. Eilish is also the first person born in the 21st century to win an Academy Award and the youngest ever two-time winner.[3][4] She was featured on Time magazine's inaugural Time 100 Next list in 2019 and the Time 100 in 2021.[5] According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Billboard, Eilish is the 26th-highest-certified digital singles artist[6] and one of the most successful artists of the 2010s.[7] She was honored as one of the BBC 100 Women in December 2022.[8]
Eilish has a history of political activism, focusing on climate change awareness, women's reproductive rights, and gender equality.
- ^ "Pop Rock Music Guide: A Brief History of Pop Rock - 2023 - MasterClass". February 8, 2022. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ Savage, Mark (July 15, 2017). "Billie Eilish: Is she pop's best new hope?". BBC News. Archived from the original on July 21, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
...It's eye-lish, like eyelash with a lish.
- ^ Knolle, Sharon (March 27, 2022). "Billie Eilish Becomes First Oscar Winner Born in 21st Century With 'No Time to Die'". TheWrap. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ Bloom, Madison (September 15, 2021). "Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, Bad Bunny Make 2021 Time 100 List". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ "Recording Industry Association of America Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard's Top Artists of the 2010s". Billboard. October 31, 2019. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2022: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. Archived from the original on April 13, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2022.