Artist Spotlight: Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish is a 23 year old American songwriter. She has three very well known studio albums. Billie Eilish’s most successful album was WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP WHERE DO WE GO?. That album sold over 7,256,516 copies overall. Billie EIlish has nine grammys and the first time she got a grammy was in 2015 for her song “Ocean Eyes.” In 2020 she was the youngest person ever to win a grammy for album of the year.

Billie EIlish’s full name is Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell. She was named after Bill Baird who is her maternal grandfather who unfortunately passed away before she was born. Her brother Finneas is her partner in songwriting. He helps her write the song’s and produce them. Finneas has written over eight songs for Billie to sing for multiple of her albums and just singles in general. Finneas influenced her music style because the first song she sang was a song Finnease had made for his band. Billie Eilish’s parents are “Maggie Baird” and “Patrick o’Connell”.

 On December 8, 2024, I went to her concert in Portland Oregon. She was phenomenal! She played many songs that I love. She also promoted people to start recycling because she thinks it's better for the environment. Billie Eilish is a unique artist because she has many different genres. She can make very sad music but she can also make very happy and jumpy music. What makes her different from other artists her age, is that she has many meanings to her songs and it’s not just something she made up.