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Chronology of her birth
She was born in Los Angeles (United States) and grew up in the Highland Park neighborhood. Her parents are the actress Maggie Baird and the musician and screenwriter Patrick O'Connell. She has an older brother, Finneas O'Connell, who is also a composer and supporting actor. She is of Irish and Scottish descent and was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome. -
Childhood
During her childhood she received homeschooling and at age eight (2009) she joined the Los Angeles Children's Choir, where she learned singing and musical technique. At the same time she began playing piano and ukulele, and taught dance classes with private teachers. By the time he was eleven he was already composing and singing his own songs, following in the footsteps of his older brother. -
Beginning of her career
In October 2015 Eilish recorded the single "Ocean Eyes" with the help of her brother. The song was uploaded to the SoundCloud platform in 2016 and became a viral phenomenon. This led the artist to create an official YouTube channel. After signing a contract with Interscope Records, the song was officially published on November 18 of the same year and received good reviews from specialized critics, even though Billie was only fifteen years old. -
Beginning of her career
Eilish released their second song "Bellyache" in February 2017, two months later she released the song "Bored" as part of the soundtrack to the Netflix Thirteen Reasons Why series, later she released "Watch" and "Copycat". All these works were compiled in "Don't Smile at Me", published on August 11, 2017, with which he obtained the RIAA gold record. In addition to these singles, the tracks were released “Idontwannabeyouanymore”, “My Boy” ,“Bitches Broken Hearts” and “Party Favor”. -
First album
Eilish had been working on the new album since March 2018; all the songs she composed herself, while the production was in charge of her brother Finneas O'Connell. The breakthrough singles for the new album were "You Should See Me in a Crown" in June 2018 and "When the Party's Over" released in October 2018. Eilish toured two concerts in the United States and opened for Florence and the Machine in October 2018. -
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
In January 2019, released "Bury a Friend" as the third single. On February 4, 2019, through his official Instagram account, he announced the When We All Fall Asleep Tour for the promotion of the album. Her fourth single, "Wish You Were Gay" premiered in March 2019. The fifth single from the album "Bad Guy" released on March 29, 2019, along with the album's release. On September 6, 2019, released the sixth and final single from the album "All the Good Girls Go to Hell". -
Awards
The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, as well as on the UK album chart, making Eilish the first artist born in the 2000s to have a number one album in the United States, and the woman youngest to have a number one album in the UK. After the album's debut, it broke the record for most songs by the artist Hot 100 simultaneously with 14. Following her debut, the The Guardian newspaper came to define it as "the pop icon that defines teenage anxiety in the 21st century." -
Grammy Awards
At the 2020 Grammy Awards, Eilish received a total of six nominations, of which she won five, including Album of the Year for When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, making her the youngest artist on win said award, beating Taylor Swift. Likewise, she won the Best New Artist awards, as well as Song and Recording of the Year for «Bad Guy», becoming the second artist in history to win the four general categories the same night.
