Billie Eilish

Biography

Homeschooled in Los Angeles, Eilish and Finneas built a whisper-quiet, bass-heavy sound in a bedroom — and it conquered pop. Two Oscar-winning theme songs (for Bond and Barbie) and a third album later, she remains pop's most influential Gen-Z auteur.

American singer-songwriter who, with her brother Finneas, turned whisper-quiet bedroom recordings into era-defining pop.

Known for

Bad Guy, Happier Than Ever and What Was I Made For?

Notable works & defining projects

• When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
• Happier Than Ever
• Hit Me Hard and Soft

Notable achievements

• Youngest artist to win all four major Grammy categories in a single year (2020)
• Won two Academy Awards for Best Original Song (No Time to Die and What Was I Made For?)
• Her debut album topped charts worldwide when she was 17

Timeline

1. 2015Ocean Eyes went viral from SoundCloud
2. 2019Her debut album debuted at No. 1 in the US and UK
3. 2020Swept the four major Grammy categories at 18

Did you know?

• Ocean Eyes, the song that launched her, was uploaded to SoundCloud in 2015 when she was 13, originally made for her dance teacher
• She writes and produces with her brother Finneas, largely in their family home studio