Billie Eilish
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| Born | Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell December 18, 2001 Los Angeles, California, US |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
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| Mother | Maggie Baird |
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| Awards | Full list |
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Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell (/ˈaɪlɪʃ/ EYE-lish;[1] born December 18, 2001) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Eilish first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single "Ocean Eyes", written and produced by her brother Finneas O'Connell. In 2017, she released her debut EP, Don't Smile at Me, which was commercially successful, in various countries, including the US, UK, and Australia.
Eilish's debut studio album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019), debuted atop the US Billboard 200 and UK Albums Chart and was one of the year's best-selling albums. Its single "Bad Guy" became the first by an artist born in the 21st century to top the US Billboard Hot 100 and be certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The next year, Eilish performed the theme song "No Time to Die" for the James Bond film No Time to Die, which topped the UK Singles Chart and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2022.
Eilish's second studio album, Happier Than Ever (2021), topped the charts in multiple countries. Its singles "My Future", "Therefore I Am", "Happier Than Ever", and "Your Power", each peaked within the top ten in the US and UK. She co-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. Her third album, Hit Me Hard and Soft (2024), was met with critical acclaim and spawned the US top-five singles "Lunch" and "Birds of a Feather", with the latter becoming her first number-one on the Billboard Global 200.
Her accolades include two Academy Awards, nine Grammy Awards, nine American Music Awards, twenty Guinness World Records, eight MTV Video Music Awards, four Brit Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. She is the second artist in Grammy history (after Christopher Cross) to win all four general field categories—Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and 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.[2] She was featured on Time magazine's inaugural Time 100 Next list in 2019 and the Time 100 in 2021.[3] According to the RIAA and Billboard, Eilish is the 26th-highest-certified digital singles artist[4] and one of the most successful artists of the 2010s.[5] She was honored as one of the BBC 100 Women in December 2022.[6] Eilish has a history of political activism, focusing on climate change awareness, women's reproductive rights, and gender equality.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.