Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell (EYE-lish, b. December 18, 2001) is an American singer and songwriter. She first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single "Ocean Eyes", written and produced by her brother Finneas O'Connell, with whom she collaborates on music and live shows. In 2017, she released her debut extended play (EP), Don't Smile at Me. Commercially successful, it reached the top 15 of record charts in numerous countries, including the US, UK, Canada, and Australia.
Eilish's first studio album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019), debuted atop the US Billboard 200 and UK Albums Chart. It was one of the year's best-selling albums, buoyed by the success of its fifth single, "Bad Guy", Eilish's first number-one on the US Billboard Hot 100. This made her the first artist born in the 21st century to release a chart-topping single. The next year, Eilish performed the theme song "No Time to Die" for the James Bond film of the same name, 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" peaked in the top 10 in the US and UK. Her 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 number-one single in the UK and earned her a second Academy Award. In 2024, she released her third album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, to critical acclaim.
Eilish has received multiple accolades, including nine Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, two Guinness World Records, three MTV Video Music Awards, three Brit Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Academy Awards. She is the second artist in Grammy history to win all four general field categories—Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, as well as Best New Artist—in the same year. Eilish is also the first person born in the 21st century to win an Academy Award and the youngest ever two-time winner.[2][3] She was featured on Time magazine's inaugural Time 100 Next list in 2019 and the Time 100 in 2021.[4] According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Billboard, Eilish is the 26th-highest-certified digital singles artist[5] and one of the most successful artists of the 2010s.[6] She was honored as one of the BBC 100 Women in December 2022.[7]
Eilish has a history of political activism, focusing on climate change awareness, women's reproductive rights, gender equality, and animal rights.
Eilish made her musical guest debut on Saturday Night Live on September 28, 2019, which is the Season 45 premiere of Saturday Night Live, hosted by actor Woody Harrelson; which coincidentally, was the first episode for current cast members Chloe Fineman and Bowen Yang. She performed her singles "Bad Guy" and "I Love You" with her brother Finneas O'Connell from her debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?.
She is also the first youngest season premiere musical guest on SNL to be born in the 2000s.
She returned to Saturday Night Live to hosting for the first time and she also served as the episode's musical guest for her 2nd appearance on December 11, 2021, the eighth episode and Holidays episode of Season 47. She performed her songs "Happier Than Ever" and "Male Fantasy" with her brother Finneas O'Connell. Eilish is also the first celebrity host to be born in the 21st century.
She returned to Saturday Night Live again for her 3rd musical guest appearance on December 16, 2023, the eighth episode and the Christmas show of Season 49, hosted by longtime former cast member Kate McKinnon. She performed her single "What Was I Made For" from the 2023 fantasy comedy film Barbie and the classic Christmas' song "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", both with her brother Finneas on piano. She also appears in the "Whiskers R We" sketch and the pre-recorded "Tampon Farm" sketch.
She returned to Saturday Night Live once again for her 4th musical guest appearance on October 19, 2024, the fourth episode and Halloween show of Season 50, hosted by actor Michael Keaton. She performed "Birds of a Feather" and "Wildflower", both with her brother Finneas on guitar. She also appeared in the pre-recorded "TikTok" sketch.
She was impersonated by then-current cast member Melissa Villaseñor, during the Dionne Warwick Talk Show sketch on the December 12, 2020 episode, the eighth episode and Holidays episode of Season 46 of Saturday Night Live, hosted by American and French actor Timothée Chalamet, with musical guests Bruce Springsteen and The E-Street Band.
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