Birthday: December 18, 2001 Nationality: American Famous: Quotes By Billie Eilish Lyricists & Songwriters Age: 18 Years, 18 Year Old Females Sun Sign: Sagittarius Also Known As: Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell Born In: Los Angeles, California Famous As: Singer-Songwriter Height: 5'4" Father: Patrick O'Connell Mother: Maggie Baird Siblings: Finneas O'Connell Billie Eilish is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known for her successful debut single, ‘Ocean Eyes.’ She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Belonging to a family of musicians, she was destined to make a career in performing arts. She joined a choir at the age of 8, and by the time she turned 11, she had begun writing and singing her own songs. Her elder brother, Finneas O’Connell, was the biggest influence in her life while she was grew up. He had his own band and had written a song titled ‘Ocean Eyes.’ • Billie Eilish has been criticized for never smiling in photographs. She has responded to such criticism by saying that she does not like smiling because it makes her feel weak and powerless. • •
She is known for her eccentric dress sense. She is often criticized for it but does not pay attention to the criticism The song ‘Ocean Eyes’ was recorded in October 2015. It was initially meant for Billie’s dance classes. She handed over the song to her dance teacher and meant it to be featured in her next dance routine. The song turned out to be good, and the siblings decided that it must be up on the music-sharing platform ‘SoundCloud.’
Eilish has spoken at length about her style, explaining why she prefers to wear clothes that are — in her own words — "800 sizes bigger" than she is. Eilish said her clothing gives her the opportunity to keep part of herself a "mystery" from the public. "It kind of gives nobody the opportunity to judge what your body looks like," she said. "I want layers and layers and layers and I want to be mysterious. You don’t know what’s underneath and you don’t know what’s on top." Eilish also opened up about her style in an advert for Calvin Klein. She said: "Nobody can have an opinion because they haven’t seen what’s underneath, you know? Nobody can be like, 'She’s slim-thick', 'She’s not slim-thick', 'She’s got a flat ass', 'She got a fat ass'. Nobody can say any of that because they don’t know."
How she went from unknown to superstar So how did her seemingly instant fame happen? “One of my teachers asked if I would either write a song or have my brother write a song to choreograph a dance to,” Eilish revealed to Teen Vogue. “I was like, ‘Yes, that’s such a cool thing to do!'” Her brother had written a song, ‘Ocean Eyes,’ that he felt would be better performed by her. The next day, she got a call from her brother. “He was like ‘Dude, we got 1000 listens,'” she told Junkee in 2017. “That was such a big deal at the time, even though 1000 is basically nothing compared to everything else in the world. But at the time it was a huge deal. We just thought we made it. And then it just kept growing, and then it got really big.” The song went viral overnight and now has over tens of millions of Spotify plays. “Everything came to me at once,” Eilish told Billboard in 2017. She signed a contract with Darkroom/Interscope in November 2016. “I just beamed [with] joy.” It’s been a whirlwind for Eilish, now prepping for her WHERE DO WE GO? 2020 Tour.
Style Eilish has spoken at length about her style, explaining why she prefers to wear clothes that are — in her own words — "800 sizes bigger" than she is. Eilish said her clothing gives her the opportunity to keep part of herself a "mystery" from the public. "It kind of gives nobody the opportunity to judge what your body looks like," she said. "I want layers and layers and layers and I want to be mysterious. You don’t know what’s underneath and you don’t know what’s on top." Eilish also opened up about her style in an advert for Calvin Klein. She said: "Nobody can have an opinion because they haven’t seen what’s underneath, you know? Nobody can be like, 'She’s slim-thick', 'She’s not slimthick', 'She’s got a flat ass', 'She got a fat ass'. Nobody can say any of that because they don’t know." DEPPRESION????? despite the many successes that Eilish has achieved at a young age, the road to superstardom has been far from an easy one for Eilish. In a recent interview with Gayle King for The Gayle King Grammy Special , Eilish admitted that she struggled with serious depression back in 2018. She confessed that she was so depressed that she didn’t even think she would make it to her next birthday. “I was so unhappy last year. I was so unhappy, and I was so, like, joyless. I don’t want to be too dark, but I genuinely didn’t think I’d make it to 17,” the “all the good girls go to hell” singer confessed. Things got so bad that Eilish actually considered taking her own life. She recalled a memory of traveling to Germany and crying because she felt like there were no alternatives to the devastating decison “I think about this one time I was in Berlin and I was alone in my hotel, and I remember there was a window right there. I remember crying because I was thinking about how…the way that I was going to die was, I was going to do it,” the 18-year-old singer revealed to King. Fortunately, Eilish is now in a better place. Her mental health is stronger than it has been in the past and she considers it the most important thing in her life right now. Furthermore, Eilish has been able to use her past trauma and painful experiences to connect with fans who are around her age. “I just grab [my fans] by the shoulders and I’m like, ‘Please take care of yourself and be good to yourself and be nice to yourself. Don’t take that extra step and hurt yourself further,’” Eilish explained.
We’re glad to hear that the singer is doing better and using her platform to draw attention to such an important issue. The more people talk about mental health issues, the less stigma there will be around the topic. Eilish has a bright career ahead of her and it’s great that she’ll be around to see many more successes.