Who Is Billie Eilish?
BILLIE EILISH
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."
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Who Is Billie Eilish?
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Billie Eilish was barely a teenager when her song "Ocean Eyes" became a viral hit. She teamed with her brother, Finneas, to create the tracks for the breakout EP Don't Smile at Me and the smash album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, establishing the artist as a global sensation and multi-time Grammy winner before the age of 20.
Early Life and Family.
Eilish was born on December 18, 2001, in Los Angeles, California. Her parents, Maggie Baird and Patrick O’Connell, were longtime actors before joining their teenage daughter's professional team. Eilish's full name is Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell. Her first name is in honor of her maternal grandfather, William; the second was inspired by a conjoined twin her parents saw in a documentary; and the third came from the insistence of her older brother, Finneas.
HYPERLINK "https://www.vogue.com/article/billie-eilish-cover-march-2020" \t "https://www.biography.com/musician/_blank" Raised in a two-bedroom house in Highland Park, where she and her brother were homeschooled, Eilish was encouraged to pursue her interests in dance, gymnastics, horseback riding and especially music. 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 HYPERLINK "https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a13040159/billie-eilish-interview/" \t "https://www.biography.com/musician/_blank" penned around that time after watching an episode of The Walking Dead.
Brother Finneas.
The elder sibling by four-and-a-half years, Finneas became his sister's indispensable collaborator, co-writer and producer, the pair continuing to compose and record together from a bedroom in their Highland Park home even after Eilish's emergence as a global phenomenon.
"Probably 75-80 percent of the songs are written with us sitting next to each other at a piano or with a guitar, singing a melody together," he told HYPERLINK "https://variety.com/2019/music/news/billie-eilish-finneas-oconnell-songwriting-1203421768/" \t "https://www.biography.com/musician/_blank" Variety in 2019. "It's like a relay race — we really feel like we both have to kill our portion of it to get to the finish line."
Finneas, who released the solo EP Blood Harmony in October 2019, has also co-written and produced tracks for other popular artists like HYPERLINK "https://www.biography.com/musician/justin-bieber" Justin Bieber, HYPERLINK "https://www.biography.com/musician/selena-gomez" Selena Gomez and Camila Cabello.
Albums and Songs.
"Ocean Eyes".
Originally written for Finneas' band, "Ocean Eyes" HYPERLINK "https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/arts/music/billie-eilish-debut-album.html" \t "https://www.biography.com/musician/_blank" sprung to life when infused with a 13-year-old Eilish's ethereal vocals and became a viral sensation upon being uploaded to SoundCloud in November 2015. A second SoundCloud offering, "Six Feet Under," was followed by her summer 2016 signing with Darkroom Records, which re-released both tracks as singles later in the year.
'Don't Smile at Me'.
Eilish's popularity surged with the steady unveiling of singles from her August 2017 EP, Don't Smile at Me, with tracks like "Belly
