And she achieved this from a track Eilish herself independently released by uploading onto SoundCloud.
Said track is entitled Ocean Eyes (2016). And it proved successful enough, selling approximately 5,000,000 copies, to instantly make her star. Maggie is an actress who has worked on a number of television shows, movies and videogames.īeing that both of her parents are also experienced in playing music, it was actually Billie’s mom, who homeschooled her children, that has taught her the skill of songwriting. In fact as many readers already know Eilish’s brother, Finneas O’Connell, is quite a successful musician himself. And it was their mom who first introduced them to the discipline of creating their own songs.Īnd for the record, Billie’s last name is also officially O’Connell. In fact her entire five-tiered name is Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell. So she just uses the first two of her names on stage. And interesting to note is that initially her parents were going to name her Eilish, not Billie.īeing that she came from such a musically-inclined family, Eilish began seriously writing songs when she was 11 years old, once again under the tutelage of her mom. And just to note she also has been formally involved in acting since an early age, having contributed to some of the X-Men films and others.īillie Eilish proved talented enough at the age of 14 that, being buttressed by the talents of Finneas, to drop her first single. A Selection of Famous Songs by Billie Eilishīillie Eilish’s place of birth is the city of Los Angeles, California, one of the entertainment capitols of the world. And both of her parents, father Patrick O’Connell and mother Maggie Baird, are professional entertainers. Patrick is an actor who most-notably appeared in the MCU’s first film, Iron Man (2008). Billie can boast of a lot of other hit songs such as “ Six Feet Under”, “ Bellyache” and “ Bury a Friend”.īillie, her musical influences include the likes of Avril Lavigne and Theīeatles.
The EP came out in August 2017 and further enhanced Billie’s stardom in her home country and abroad. The Recording Industry of America had nothing but praises for her.ĭue to her high potential to take over the pop genre, Apple honored her by naming her as their new Up Next. She followed her Spotify banger with her firs EP titled, Don’t Smile at Me. When she turned 11, she began writing songs and singing on her own. She joined a choir and started singing at the age of 8. Born and bred in a family of musicians, Billie always wanted to become a music star.
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