History Music / BillieEilish

In 2021, she was the subject of the documentary ''Billie Eilish: The World's A Little Blurry'', released theatrically by Creator/{{Neon}} and on streaming by Creator/AppleTVPlus. Five months after the film's release, her second album ''Happier Than Ever'' was released in July of that year. 2022 saw her co-writing songs alongside O’Connell for the Creator/{{Pixar}} film ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed''; the following year, she and O’Connell contributed the song "What Was I Made For?" to the soundtrack of Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' film.

* ContinuityNod: The music video for "What Was I Made For?" (from ''Film/Barbie2023'') has Billie open up a Franchise/{{Barbie}} doll carrier to reveal miniature versions of outfits the singer previously wore in other videos or performances.

In January 2020, she was announced as the performer and songwriter of the main theme of ''Film/NoTimeToDie'', the 25th Film/JamesBond film. She's both the youngest singer and youngest songwriter in the history of the franchise. The song was released 20 months before the film itself due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic delaying the release, and won several awards, including the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media in 2021, followed by the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song, and the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong the next year. This also makes her the first person born in the 21st century to win an Oscar.

In 2021, she was the subject of the documentary ''Billie Eilish: The World's A Little Blurry'', released theatrically by Creator/{{Neon}} and on streaming by Creator/AppleTVPlus. Five months after the film's release, her second album ''Happier Than Ever'' was released in July of that year. 2022 saw her co-writing songs alongside O’Connell for the Creator/{{Pixar}} film ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed''.

Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell[[note]]Yep, [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude "Pirate" is part of her name]][[/note]] (born December 18, 2001) is an American [[SingerSongwriter singer-songwriter]] born in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, UsefulNotes/{{California}}. Her parents, actress Maggie Baird and Patrick O'Connell, are also both musicians.

* TheOner: "Therefore I Am" is ''almost'' this, consisting of Billie being filmed on an iPhone getting up to mischief in a deserted shopping centre. The ''almost'' is due to her needing to take an trip on an elevator and the filmer needing to reposition themselves as a result.

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Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell[[note]]Yep, [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude "Pirate" is part of her name]].[[/note]] (born December 18, 2001) is an American [[SingerSongwriter singer-songwriter]] born in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, UsefulNotes/{{California}}. Her parents, actress Maggie Baird and Patrick O'Connell, are also both musicians.

Eilish's music, often described as “noir pop” for its world-weary tone and dark lyrical themes, is a unique brand of {{blues}}-y minimalist [[IndiePop alternative pop]] featuring her signature breathy vocals as well as intricate, subtle sound design. The closest approximate label for this sound that many have taken to is BedroomPop, with Eilish being credited for [[TropeCodifier paving the way for the genre to enter the mainstream]]. Her music is a collaboration with her multi-instrumentalist brother Creator/FinneasOConnell, who handles most of the production.

Eilish's first viral single, “ocean eyes,” was released in 2016 when she was fifteen years old, and was followed the next year by the EP ''dont smile at me''. Her debut album, ''Music/WhenWeAllFallAsleepWhereDoWeGo'', became the most pre-ordered album in Apple Music history before its official release in March 2019. It debuted at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200, making her the first artist born in the 21st century to reach that slot. At the [=62nd=] annual UsefulNotes/{{Grammy Award}}s in 2020, Eilish became the second person in history, after Christopher Cross in 1981, to win Record, Album, and Song of the Year along with Best New Artist in the same year.

In 2021, she was the subject of the documentary ''Billie Eilish: The World's A Little Blurry'', released theatrically by Creator/{{Neon}} and on streaming by Creator/AppleTVPlus. Five months after the film's release, her second album ''Happier Than Ever'' was released in July of that year. 2022 saw her co-writing songs alongside O’Connell for the Creator/{{Pixar}} film ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed''. In 2023, she appeared as the character Eve in the thriller series ''Series/{{Swarm}}''.

In 2021, she was the subject of the documentary ''Billie Eilish: The World's A Little Blurry'', released theatrically by Creator/{{Neon}} and on streaming by Creator/AppleTVPlus. Five months after the film's release, her second album ''Happier Than Ever'' was released in July of that year. 2022 sees her co-writing songs alongside O’Connell for the Creator/{{Pixar}} film ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed''.

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Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell[[note]]Yep, "Pirate" is part of her name.[[/note]] (born December 18, 2001) is an American [[SingerSongwriter singer-songwriter]] born in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, UsefulNotes/{{California}}. Her parents, actress Maggie Baird and Patrick O'Connell, are also both musicians.

[[folder:Eilish and her style]]
* AllLowercaseLetters: Tends to do this with her songs.
* {{Blues}}: Her music could be considered the genre’s evolution into contemporary pop. The influence is most apparent in tracks like “xanny” and “my boy”.
* CapsLock: "GOLDWING" is in all capitals.
* CardCarryingVillain: A big part of her stage persona. One of her most iconic music lines is "I'm the bad guy... Duh!"
* ChildProdigy: Just try to count how many “youngest” records she’s broken.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Her music is known for its world-weary tone and dark lyrical themes, yet she is very cordial and good-hearted in real life.

* EruditeStoner: Part of her persona with her baggy clothes, sleepy eyes, and somber yet delicate lyrics and vocals.

* {{Fangirl}}: She has been a big fan of Music/JustinBieber ever since she was a child, and the latter eventually agreed to collaborate with her for a remix of "Bad Guy".
* {{Gasshole}}: Isn't ashamed to flaunt this, as she constantly [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptqJ3p4pgRg/ belches]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJoPzBpqs0w/ farts]] a lot on stage and isn’t opposed to doing so [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptqJ3p4pgRg/ in front of people either]]. She also genuinely admits that pooping is her favorite part of the day.
* GirlinessUpgrade: In stark contrast to her previous image, the lead-up to her second album in 2021 has seen the debut of a radically different appearance for Billie, culminating in [[https://media.vogue.co.uk/photos/608aac5061e0597736811ceb/2:3/w_2560%2Cc_limit/June_Cover_Crop%252520Copilot.jpg the cover]] for the June 2021 issue of British ''Vogue''.
** DeconReconSwitch: The move towards a more feminine image didn't come without controversy, with a number of fans reportedly unhappy she started to wear more form-fitting clothes, claiming she has been warped by the music industry. However, she has mentioned that the tomboyish clothing was one of the things she did to avoid being sexualised when on stage (in addition to being ''underage'') and that the shoots were done to make her feel more comfortable in her skin. It's worth pointing out that she continues to wear baggy clothes in the ''Happier Than Ever'' era performances.
* HiddenBuxom: She has very large breasts, but usually covers them up with hoodies and baggy clothes, as she wanted fans and critics to focus on her music rather than her body. (That, and she was underage when she first got famous.) She was quite disturbed when paparazzi photos of her in a tank top elicited a very horny reaction. That said, she started leaving this image behind on her second album, particularly when she did a photoshoot for ''Vogue'' wearing corsets and lingerie.

* LighterAndSofter: "My Future" is the start of a self-declared optimistic turn, as she no longer wants to create so many dark songs following the TraumaCongaLine of 2020.

* PerishingAltRockVoice: Her singing style is often noted as being low-energy, bordering on sleepy. [[spoiler:Subverted big time on "Happier Than Ever" (the song).]]
* PerkyGoth: Is surprisingly cheery and sociable in real-life.

* {{Pun}}: Her lyrics tend to incorporate a lot of wordplay.
-->You committed; I’m your crime.
* RunningGag: Billie’s hatred of Invisalign.
-->I have taken out my Invisalign, and this is the album!
* SelfBackingVocalist: Most tracks feature multiple layers of Billie, only occasionally supplemented by her brother.
* SignatureStyle: [[AmazingTechnicolorWorld Saturated colors]], baggy clothes, and [[EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry lots of heavy jewelry]]? Must be Billie Eilish.
* SimpleScoreOfSadness: Many of her melancholy songs rely on this.

* TeenIdol: Following "Bad Guy", her popularity has exploded among teenagers, causing her to become this.
* TheTeetotaler: Billie, according to “xanny”. She's 20, after all.
-->Still just drinking canned coke...
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: At the 2020 Grammys she was the [[https://image-cdn.hypb.st/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F6%2Ffiles%2F2020%2F01%2F62nd-grammy-awards-best-dressed-celebrities-red-carpet-looks-lizzo-billie-eilish-lil-nas-x-2.jpg?q=75&w=800&cbr=1&fit=max/ tomboy]] to known girly girl Music/ArianaGrande [[https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Ariana-Grande-Grammys-Dress.jpg?quality=85&crop=0px%2C0px%2C594px%2C297px&resize=1024%2C512&strip]].
* TomboynessUpgrade: Although Eilish always wore baggy clothes earlier in her career, they were softer and pastel and eventually turned more androgynous. In her [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeMmUglv6wA/ Calvin Klein ad ]] and [[https://www.vogue.com/article/billie-eilish-cover-march-2020/ Vogue interview]] she explains that she wears baggy clothes because of insecurity and to create anonymity towards what her body looks like. Her public persona is also quite masculine.
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[[folder:Appearing in her songs]]
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* AbductionIsLove: Played with in "hostage":
-->I'll build a wall, give you a ball and chain...\\
Just let me [[{{Pun}} hold]] you.\\
Like a hostage
* AndIMustScream: Heavily implied in her tearjerker song "everything I wanted" which was inspired by a nightmare.
-->I tried to scream but my head was underwater.
* AnimatedMusicVideo: To her 2020 single, "my future," directed by Andrew Onorato.
* BaitAndSwitch: From the bridge of "COPYCAT":
-->Sorry, sorry, I'm sorry, sorry...\\
''Sike''
* BitchInSheepsClothing: This is what the narrator of "I didn't change my number" thinks of her ex.
--> You were easy on the eyes\\
But looks can be deceiving
* CelebrityIsOverrated: A noticeable theme in "NDA".
-->Maybe I should think about a new career\\
Somewhere in [[UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}} Kauai]] where I can disappear
* ChangedForTheVideo: The video version of "watch" includes a long pause before the first chorus as Billie's backup dancers rush to tie her up on her [[{{Motif}} ladder]].
* CoverVersion:
** She performed an acoustic rendition of "You Don't Get Me High Anymore" by Phantogram on BBC Radio 1.
** A cover of Music/MichaelJackson's "Bad", produced by Like a Version.
* DoubleConsciousness: Implied in "idontwannabeyouanymore" and its music video, which shows Billie confronting [[TheMirrorShowsYourTrueSelf her reflection]] like another person.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: The first half of the video for "Happier Than Ever" occasionally shows some leaking water dropping onto the indoor furniture and floor. The second half then shows that the house Billie is in has been submerged.
* GenderFlip: "No Time to Die" sounds like a typical WomanScorned song, but when you watch [[Film/NoTimeToDie the movie]], it becomes clear that she's singing from the perspective of James Bond himself and his rocky relationships.
* GetYourMindOutOfTheGutter: Referenced in the lyrics of "bellyache":
-->Where's my mind?\\
Maybe it's in the gutter\\
Where I left my lover
* LoveIsLikeReligion: From the unreleased track, "6.18.18":
-->You made me wanna pray\\
But I think God's fake.
* LyricalDissonance: "8" sounds cheery but lyrically, it's about someone Billie hurt.
* {{Motifs}}: Ladders in the ''dont smile at me'' era. The EP's cover shows Billie sitting beneath a large red stepladder, and art for the individual songs shows her in various other positions on the contraption. Ladders are also featured centrally in the music videos for "watch" and "bored".
* MurderBallad: [[spoiler:"bellyache", from the perspective of the killer.]]
* NewSoundAlbum: ''Happier than Ever'', mainly for the sheer variety of different styles and sounds on display, as her previous album and ep had a more similar sound to each other with their electronica-embellished modern R&B tunes, Odd Future style hip hop production and some {{emo}}/alternative rock influences added to the mix.
* ObligatoryBondageSong: "Oxytocin"
-->Cause I like to do things God doesn't approve of if She saw us
* TheOner: "Therefore I Am" is ''almost'' this, consisting of Billie being filmed on an iPhone getting up to mischief in a deserted shopping centre. The ''almost'' is due to her needing to take an trip on an elevator and the filmer needing to reposition themselves as a result.
* OutOfGenreExperience: The TitleTrack from ''Happier Than Ever'' starts out as typical Billie + ukelele fare - until around 2:25 when the song swings rapidly to PowerBallad territory instead, complete with a MetalScream or two towards the end.
* PrecisionFStrike:
** As the song "Happier Than Ever" builds its crescendo in the second half, Billie starts adding swear words into the lyrics until she finishes the song by screaming "Just fucking leave me alone!!"
** One line near the end of "I didn't change my number" is "You got a lot of fuckin' nerve".
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: The track "Happier Than Ever" is an ruthlessly scathing one delivered to an ex who treated the narrator terribly, with the title referring to how she's only "happier than ever" ''when she's away from him''. It's clear that she doesn't ''want'' to publicly air out all their dirty laundry, but with the fact he keeps targeting her after their breakup [[ItsAllAboutMe in an effort to make it about him]], [[TheDogBitesBack she puts him on full blast as a way to tell him to get out of her life forever]].
* RedemptionInTheRain: The ending of "Happier Than Ever"'s music video.
* RevengeBallad: {{Implied}} in "watch", about unrequited love:
-->I'll sit and watch your car burn\\
With the fire that you started in me.
* SampledUp: "GOLDWING" opens with Billie singing a verse from Music/GustavHolst's ''Hymn to Vena''.
* SanitySlippageSong: "bellyache".
-->Where's my mind?\\
Where's my mind?
* {{Scatting}}: Billie does a bit in the beginning of "my boy".
* ShoutOut: "bellyache" has the line, "My [[Film/VForVendetta V is for Vendetta]]."
** "[[Series/TheOfficeUS No, Billie, I haven't done that dance since my wife died]]."
* SlumberParty: The music video for "Lost Cause" is Billie and six of her friends having the time of their lives at one of these.
* SongStyleShift: Common, with "bad guy", "GOLDWING" and "Happier Than Ever" featuring such a swap.
* SpokenWordInMusic: "Not My Responsibility", which is a monologue about how she alone controls how she presents herself to the world.

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Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell[[note]]Yep, [[AwesomeMcCoolName “Pirate” is part of her name.]][[/note]] (born December 18, 2001) is an American [[SingerSongwriter singer-songwriter]] born in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, UsefulNotes/{{California}}. Her parents, actress Maggie Baird and Patrick O'Connell, are also both musicians.

* AwesomeMcCoolName: Who else would have "Pirate" as their middle name?

In 2021, she was the subject of the documentary ''Billie Eilish: The World's A Little Blurry'', released theatrically by Creator/{{Neon}} and on streaming by Creator/AppleTVPlus. Five months after the film's release, her second album ''Happier Than Ever'' was released in July of that year. 2022 sees her co-writing songs alongside O’Conner for the Creator/{{Pixar}} film ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed''.

In January 2020, she was announced as the performer and songwriter of the main theme of ''Film/NoTimeToDie'', the 25th Film/JamesBond film. She's both the youngest singer and youngest songwriter in the history of the franchise. The song was released 20 months before the film itself due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic delaying the release, and won several awards, including the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media in 2021, followed by the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song, and the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong the next year; she is the first person born in the 21st century to win an Oscar.

* {{Animesque}}: The music video for “my future”.

* {{Animesque}}: The music video for “My Future”.

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