EILISH, BILLIE - HAPPIER THAN EVER

Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell (born December 18th, 2001, in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American singer-songwriter. She is recognised for her distinctive musical style and vocal delivery, and has become a prominent figure in 2020s popular culture. Eilish first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single "Ocean Eyes", which was released on SoundCloud and written and produced by her brother Finneas O'Connell. In 2017, she released her debut extended play, "Don't Smile at Me", which achieved commercial success in multiple countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Her debut studio album, "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?" (2019), debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart, and was among the best-selling albums of the year. Its single "Bad Guy" became the first song by an artist born in the 21st century to top the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America. In 2020, Eilish performed the theme song "No Time to Die" for the James Bond film of the same name, which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2022. Eilish's second studio album, "Happier Than Ever" (2021), topped charts in multiple countries. Its singles "My Future", "Therefore I Am", "Happier Than Ever", and "Your Power" all reached the top ten in the US and UK. She co-wrote and performed "What Was I Made For?" for the fantasy film "Barbie" (2023), which became her second number-one single in the UK and earned her a second Academy Award. Her third studio album, "Hit Me Hard and Soft" (2024), received critical acclaim and produced the US top-five singles "Lunch" and "Birds of a Feather", the latter reaching number one on the Billboard Global 200. Eilish has received numerous awards, including two Academy Awards, ten Grammy Awards (three for Song of the Year, the most in Grammy history alongside Finneas), nine American Music Awards, twenty Guinness World Records, eight MTV Video Music Awards, four Brit Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. She is the second artist and only female to win all four general field categories—Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist—in a single Grammy ceremony, and is the youngest recipient of both Album of the Year and Record of the Year. She is also the first person born in the 21st century to win both a Grammy and an Academy Award, and the youngest individual to win the latter twice. Eilish was included in Time magazine's inaugural Time 100 Next list in 2019 and the Time 100 in 2021. According to the RIAA and Billboard, she is the 26th-highest-certified digital singles artist and one of the most successful artists of the 2010s. She was named one of the BBC 100 Women in 2022. Eilish is also active in political and social causes, particularly regarding climate change, women's reproductive rights, and gender equality. Studio albums When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019) Happier Than Ever (2021) Hit Me Hard and Soft (2024) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.