Editor’s note: This article was updated on May 17, 2024 to reflect her recent GRAMMY wins and info about her third studio album, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT.
By now, it's safe to say that nobody sings like Billie Eilish.
Even at a pin-drop volume, her voice hits you in the solar plexus — which means it amounts to the ultimate vehicle for her astonishingly raw confessions.
Better yet, she has a collaborator bonded by blood: FINNEAS is a mighty musician in his own right, and their adventurousness and trust is part of the reason Eilish has become one of the most revered superstars of her generation.
At this point, you've probably heard Eilish's name, or at least one of her songs, out in the ether. But do you want to know more about what makes Eilish a pop phenom? Look no further than this handy factsheet, which provides a springboard for the nine-time GRAMMY winner to be part of your musical life.
Without further ado, here are nine common questions about the "Happier Than Ever" singer — and, of course, the answers.
What Is Billie Eilish's Real Name?
You're looking at it… well, somewhat. Because Eilish's full name is actually Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell — a mellifluous mouthful!
But when the Angeleno singer/songwriter stormed onto the music scene in the mid-2010s, she shortened it to the first and last name known the world over.
What Are Billie Eilish's Biggest Songs?
Well, from a GRAMMYs perspective, her biggest songs are the following:\
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"bad guy," which won GRAMMYs for Record Of The Year and Song of the Year at the 2020 GRAMMYs.
"everything i wanted," which won a GRAMMY for Record Of The Year at the 2021 GRAMMYs.
The titular theme from the James Bond flick No Time to Die, which won a GRAMMY for Best Song Written For Visual Media at the 2021 GRAMMYs.
Another movie track — “What Was I Made For?,” from Barbie The Album — earned Eilish her second golden gramophone for Best Song Written For Visual Media at the 2024 GRAMMYs, where the poignant ballad also won Song Of The Year.
Is that the end of the story, though? Not at all — peep her Spotify numbers. As of press time, wwo songs have more than 2 billion streams each, with her Khalid collab "lovely" at 2.77 billion and "Bad Guy" at 2.5 billion. And four more are past the 1 billion mark on Spotify alone: "when the party’s over" (1.8), "everything i wanted" (1.6), "ocean eyes" (1.38), and "Happier Than Ever" (1.3).
"bad guy" might just take the cake, though. Along with winning two GRAMMYs and having billions of streams, it's the only track of Eilish's (so far) to be certified Diamond by the RIAA.
Who Is Billie Eilish's Brother?
Why, none other than FINNEAS, who has worked with her throughout her career and become her inseparable creative facilitator. Basically, whenever you hear an Eilish song, you're hearing her 10-time GRAMMY-winning brother, too. (He has one more golden gramophone than Eilish because he won a GRAMMY for Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical in 2020.)
"There's a lot of bulls—t articles about me now, about how I'm not just Billie Eilish's brother. Just being Billie Eilish's brother is all I ever wanna be," FINNEAS once declared.
"I love Billie more than anything else," he continued, "and I'm so grateful to you and I love you."
What Is The Billie Eilish Documentary?
That would be the AppleTV+ documentary from 2021, Billie Eilish: The World's A Little Blurry, which details her rise to fame and unveils the creative process of her debut studio album, 2019's WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
Or, perhaps you're looking for the Disney+ concert film Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles, which also debuted in 2021 and features performances of all 16 tracks from her second studio album, Happier Than Ever, at the famed Hollywood Bowl.
Was Billie EIlish's First Song "Ocean Eyes"?
While "ocean eyes" was the song to pluck her from the sea of aspiring SoundCloud stars and put her on the map, it actually wasn't her first single. Her debut single was "Six Feet Under," which dropped on Nov. 17, 2016 — just one day before "ocean eyes."
How Many GRAMMYs Has Billie Eilish Won?
To date, Eilish has won nine GRAMMYs and received 25 GRAMMY nominations. In 2020, she became the youngest artist to sweep the General Field Categories at just 18 years old — and only the second artist to ever do so, alongside Christopher Cross.
Has Billie Eilish Won An Oscar?
She sure has — two, in fact. In 2022, her and FINNEAS' GRAMMY-winning theme for the 2021 James Bond flick No Time to Die won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. At the 2024 Oscars, they struck Oscar gold again with their Barbie hit "What Was I Made For?"
Is Billie Eilish Involved With The Fashion & Lifestyle Industries?
Absolutely — she's appeared at the Met Gala, released her own fragrance, and made her mark with her variety of visual aesthetics, from high-end, oversized couture to a now-iconic green-and-black ombre hairdo.
Does Billie Eilish Have A New Album Coming?
Yes! Her third studio album, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, was released May 17. Though no singles were released before the album dropped ("i wanna give it to you all at once," she wrote in her Instagram announcement on April 8), the 10-song track list was revealed, and a snippet of the track "Birds of a Feather" was featured in a teaser for the third season of the Netflix series "Heartstopper."
However Eilish goes on to touch culture in a multitude of ways, it'll always come back to the music. Judging by how things have gone so far, she'll always have a legion of loyal fans eagerly waiting to see what she does next — whether with her music or beyond.