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Billie Eilish

Also known as Billie Eilish O'Connell, Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell

Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell is an American singer-songwriter. 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 EP, Don't Smile at Me, which was commercially successful in various countries, including the US, UK, and Australia.

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Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and dancer born on December 18, 2001, in Los Angeles. She identifies as female and non-binary. Her musical genres include electropop, indie pop, and alternative pop. She performs using her voice, guitar, ukulele, and keyboard instrument, and possesses a soprano voice type. She is signed to Interscope Records and resides in Los Angeles.

Her notable works include the albums *When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?* and *Happier Than Ever*, as well as the songs "Bad Guy" and "What Was I Made For?". She is the sibling of Finneas O'Connell. Eilish has Tourette syndrome, synesthesia, and depression. She speaks and writes in American English. She was recognized in the Time 100 collection and appears on the focus list of the Wikimedia project BBC 100 Women Edit-a-thon.

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Born: 18 de diciembre de 2001
Works: 34

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Bad Guy - Vitamin String Quartet from Bridgerton
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
Billie Eilish - Strum and Sing Guitar
Billie Eilish for Beginning Piano Solo
Billie Eilish - Super Easy Songbook

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Type: Person
Gender: Female
Country: United States
Active from: 2001

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Instance of: human
Family name: O'Connell
Gender: non-binary
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Los Angeles
Mother: Maggie Baird
Sibling: Finneas O'Connell
Occupation: dancer
Languages spoken: American English
Native language: American English
Notable work: Hit Me Hard and Soft
Field of work: music
Genre: alternative pop
Instrument: keyboard instrument
Record label: Interscope Records
Discography: Billie Eilish discography
Official website: billieeilish.com
Image: BillieEilishO2140725-39 - 54665577407 (cropped).jpg
Work location: Los Angeles
Voice type: soprano

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date of birth: 2001-12-18
Commons category: Billie Eilish
on focus list of Wikimedia project: BBC 100 Women Edit-a-thon
birth name: Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell
medical condition: depression
topic has template: Template:Billie Eilish
name in native language: Billie Eilish
Commons gallery: Billie Eilish
ethnic group: Scottish Americans
lifestyle: veganism
topic's main category: Category:Billie Eilish
social media followers: 56900000
nominated for: Grammy Award for Best Music Film
has list: list of awards and nominations received by Billie Eilish
short name: Billie Eilish
copyright representative: PRS for Music
start of work period: 2015-00-00
official shop URL: store.billieeilish.com
sexual orientation: non-heterosexuality

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Encyclopedic overview

Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell (/ˈaɪlɪʃ/ EYE-lish; born December 18, 2001) is an American singer-songwriter. Known for her distinctive musical sound and vocal style, Eilish is a prominent figure in 2020s pop culture. She 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 EP, Don't Smile at Me, which was commercially successful in various countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

Eilish's 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 year's best-selling 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.

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