Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish Pirate Baird OConnell ˈaɪlɪʃ EYElish born December 18 2001 is an American singersongwriter She first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single Ocean Eyes written and produced by her brother Finneas OConnell with whom she collaborates on music and live shows In 2017 she released her debut extended play EP Dont Smile at Me Commercially successful it reached the top 15 of record charts in numerous countries including the US UK Canada and Australia Eilishs debut studio album When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go 2019 debuted atop the US Billboard 200 and UK Albums Chart and was one of the years bestselling albums Its single Bad Guy became the first by an artist born in the 21st century to top the US Billboard Hot 100 and be certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA The next year Eilish performed the theme song No Time to Die for the James Bond film No Time to Die which topped the UK Singles Chart and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2022 Her subsequent singles Everything I Wanted My Future Therefore I Am and Your Power each peaked within the top ten in the US and UK Eilishs second studio album Happier Than Ever 2021 topped the charts in 25 countries She wrote and performed What Was I Made For for the fantasy film Barbie 2023 which became her second numberone single in the UK and earned her a second Academy Award Her third album Hit Me Hard and Soft 2024 was met with critical acclaim and spawned the US topfive singles Lunch and Birds of a Feather with the latter becoming her first numberone on the Billboard Global 200 Eilish has received many accolades including two Academy Awards nine Grammy Awards two American Music Awards twenty Guinness World Records seven MTV Video Music Awards three Brit Awards and two Golden Globe Awards She is the second artist in Grammy history to win all four general field categoriesRecord of the Year Album of the Year  Song of the Year and Best New Artistin the same year Eilish is also the first person born in the 21st century to win an Academy Award and the youngest twotime winner She was featured on Time magazines inaugural Time 100 Next list in 2019 and the Time 100 in 2021 According to the RIAA and Billboard Eilish is the 26thhighestcertified digital singles artist and one of the most successful artists of the 2010s She was honoured as one of the BBC 100 Women in December 2022 Eilish has a history of political activism focusing on climate change awareness womens reproductive rights and gender equality Description above from the Wikipedia article Billie Eilish licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia