2023-08-23 15:27:07
As a child, Billie Eilish composed and sang in her bedroom with her brother. Barely a few years later, it is now in front of millions of people that it occurs. Propelled by her hit “Bad guy”, the American collaborates with the greatest and signs the original soundtracks of blockbusters. Originally from Los Angeles, she knew how to create from scratch a universe at the antipodes of pop standards. His signature ? Melodies inspired by trap, a whispered voice and a unique visual universe with gothic codes that clash with that of the usual pop stars.
At only 21 years old, Billie Eilish is an intergenerational icon. This Wednesday, August 23, she will open the Rock en Seine festival in Saint-Cloud during a 100% feminine evening. For a stamp which still amounts to 1.5 million euros. Here are ten things to know regarding a complete artist and a fearsome businesswoman.
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1. Early
It was in 2016 that Billie Eilish released “Ocean Eyes”, her first single. Four years later, the young woman won everything at the Grammy Awards: album of the year 2020 and best pop vocal album for “When we All Fall Asleep, Where Do we Go? , recording of the year and song of the year for “Bad Guy” and revelation of the year. It is no less than five awards that she brings home, styling the post the regulars of the red carpet Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga or Beyoncé.
2. Eco-anxious
A pure product of Generation Z, Billie Eilish suffers from eco-anxiety and does everything possible to reduce her impact on the planet. To reduce her carbon footprint, the star, who nevertheless tours the world, has decided never to travel by private jet. During her concerts, water fountains replace bars and, something rare in this environment, she does not hesitate to wear the same outfit several times.
3. Militant
Billie Eilish is vegan. She participates in climate marches and admires Greta Thunberg. Among his feats of arms, let’s mention his fight once morest fur. In 2021, for the MET Gala, she agrees to wear an Oscar de la Renta outfit, but only if the brand stops selling fur. In 2022, for the tour of her second album “Happier Than Ever”, she set up a partnership with the NGO Reverb to make the greenest tour possible.
4. Composer for “James Bond” and “Barbie”
If she played a secondary role in the series “Swarm” released on Prime Video at the beginning of the year, it is above all through her musical compositions that Billie Eilish made herself known in the cinema. She has signed several original songs in big-budget films and series, including “Bored”, one of the titles of the soundtrack of the series “13 Reasons Why”, on Netflix, in 2017. In 2020, she composed “No time to die” for “To die can wait” and thus becomes the youngest singer in the history of the soundtracks of the James Bond saga. Very recently, she signed the melancholy “What Was I Made For” for “Barbie”, the film by Greta Gerwig.
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5. A family business
Behind the star hides a real small business of the O’Connell family (the real name of the singer). Indeed, behind the pop machine, there is also his brother, Finneas, four years his senior. It is with him that she composes, writes and produces all her titles, and it was he who wrote “Ocean Eyes”, the song that launched the Eilish hit machine.
But the family collaboration does not stop there. His parents, actors and musicians, homeschooled him and taught him to read, write, play the ukulele and the piano, and left him free to experiment with his music. In a way, it was this freedom that enabled her creative genius and created the superstar she is today.
6. Marketing
If the young American does not fit into the usual pop box, she does not escape the traditional derivative products. In 2021, she released on Amazon Prime a documentary regarding her life entitled “Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry”, directed by RJ Cutler, and available on Apple TV. She recounts her struggles, her family, and more generally how she built her young career. The same year, “Billie Eilish by Billie Eilish”, a photo book retracing her life from birth, was released..
7. Health
The young woman has suffered from Tourette’s syndrome since she was 11, which can be noticed by certain nervous tics, during interviews in particular. Billie Eilish was also a victim of depression during her adolescence, which largely nourished her songs and built her style, often referred to as “macabre pop”. In recent years, she confided to having lived an abusive romantic relationship which plunged her into a new phase of depression.
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8. Justin Bieber
Before being a superstar, Billie Eilish was a fan of Justin Bieber. So much so that she was convinced that she would never be able to fall in love with someone else throughout her life, which greatly worried her parents, who had even considered sending her to therapy to solve the problem. A few years later, the two meet and collaborate on a version of the title “Bad Guy”. Fan dreams sometimes come true.
9. Style
Always dressed in large colorful clothes, Billie Eilish has an extremely recognizable aesthetic, far removed from the stereotypes of her profession. Although she recently donned more tight-fitting outfits, the young American still escapes a little from the hypersexualization of which pop singers are usually victims.
10. Hair of all colors
Billie Eilish also caused a sensation with the color of her hair, green, red or blue, she does not hesitate to change frequently. This hair particularity contributes to its half-gothic, half-pop look, and has largely inspired millions of teenagers, not always for the better.
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