As we all know Billie Eilish is a famous American singer. She was only 11 years only when she started writing songs. It sounds weird to talk about her childhood because she is not that old yet. Billie got famed back in 2016 when she shared her song “Ocean Eyes” on SoundCloud. Later this song was released as proper song. This song was written by her brother Finneas. There is a lot to discover about this young talent. Read on to discover some facts about Billie Eilish.

Here are Fun Facts About Billie Eilish

Birth Place

The birth place of Billie Eilish is Los Angeles, California. She was born on December 18, 2001.

Full Name

 Her full name is Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell. Eilish’s grandparents were Irish and Scottish descendants.

Family Background

Maggie Baird, mother of Billie, is a songwriter. Her father, Patrick o’Connell, is an actor as well as a musician. Her brother, Finneas O’Connell, is a music composer, music producer and song writer. So Billie’s childhood is not ordinary.

She wrote her first song at the age of 4

When Finneas was busy in writing his songs and composing music, Billie wrote her first song. At that time Billie was only four years old. Billie and her brother learned song writing from their mother.

Billie Even Tried Acting

Billie’s parents did’t force her and her brother to go for music. They always motivated the siblings to explore themselves and do whatever they want. After gone on some auditions Billie decided to not go for acting. At the age of eight Billie joined Los Angeles Children’s Chorus. 

Billie Eilish like Justin Bieber

At the age of 12 Billie opened up about her love for Canadian Singer, Justin Bieber.

Billie’s Hair Color

Well, Billie changed her hair color so often it becomes hard to find which one is the original color of her hair. Her hair color is platinum blonde.

Billie Eilish Age

As of September 2020, Billie Eilish age is 18 years.

Billie’s Height

Billie Eilish’s height is 5 feet 5 inches. He weight is 60 kg and her eyes are blue naturally. How cool!

Billie and her brother shares a strong bond

“The Phenomenon” song was a huge hit. The production of this song was a joint effort by herself and her brother. Even the siblings admitted that to work with someone you know well is easy.

Track Song of 13 Reasons Why

Billie’s song “Bored” was the soundtrack of Netflix series “13 Reasons Why”. This song was played in the episode thirteen of the series. Another song of her, “Lovely”, was featured in second season of the series “13 Reason Why”. The song “Lovely” was a collaboration between Khalid and Billie.

Debut Album of Billie Eilish

The debut album of Billie Eilish “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go” was released in 2019. The album became so famous that it became best album of 2019 both in US and UK. Billie’s album came first in the ranking of Billboard Hot 100. Moreover, six songs of Billie’s compendium were included in Billboard Hot 100. These songs are:

• “Wish You Were Guy”
• “Bury a Friend”
• “Everything I wanted”
• “Xanny”
• “Bad Guy”
• “When the Party’s Over”

Billie’s Award List is long

She is not even in adults yet but still Billie has bagged so many awards including two Guinness World Records. Other Recognition of Billie include

• MTV Music Video Award
• Grammy Awards
• American Music Awards

You will be amazed to know that Billie has not been awarded for a single title. Rather she is the youngest woman to win for four categories such as “Record of the Year”, “Album of the Year”, “Song of the Year” and “Best New Artist”. 

Billie’s Major Influence

Although Billie has music in her genes and had strong influence from her parents and brother but still there are some artists and musical bands to whom she has credited. One prominent name is Rana Del Ray. Others are Justin Bieber, Avril Lavigne, and her hot favorite The Beatles.

Billie Eilish Has Tourette syndrome

Yes! That’s right. Billie is a victim of this syndrome since childhood. Tourette is the neurodevelopmental syndrome. The sufferer has multiple motor tics and one vocal tic. The symptoms are sniffing, blinking, facial movements, and throat clearing. It is a genetic disorder.

In an interview, Billie told that she suffered depression because of this syndrome. As the tics and twitches are uncontrollable so she used to hide it in childhood. Moreover, her friends used to bully her because of this disorder. But now she is open about it and know how to control it in public.

Big Fan of Rock Band “The Beatles”

Billie and her brother Finneas both are huge fan of English Rock band The Beatles. The siblings love the band so much that they used to study their song-writing techniques thoroughly. Even in an interview the host, Narduar (Canadian Interviewer), presented them with Beatales memorabilia knowing their love for the band.

Why Billie Wear Over-Sized Dresses?

Billie wears over-sized dresses because she doesn’t want people to make fun of her body. Moreover, she wants people to focus on her songs not on her body. She hates body shaming.

Billie Dress Style

No matter which style of dress she wear, Billie slays in every outfit. Her style is inspired by Tylor, the creator, who is a famous song writer, music composer and rapper. For that reason Billie follow street-wear fashion. Now she has become an icon of this style. Baggy clothes with bright colors. Being a pop star her fashion sense suit her. And people also love the way she is.

After huge hit of her track “Ocean Eyes” in 2016, Billie was signed by Chanel, a fashion company, which then shape her image.

Billie Eats Vegan Food    

Super fans would know this that Billie grew up in Vegetarian family. But in 2014, she made it clear that she is vegetarian. She is against the harsh behavior towards animals. In an interview she said “Leave Animals Alone”. In addition to this, Billie has cut off all the dairy products like milk, eggs and meat from her diet.

Her Brother was Part of Glee

Glee was a famous American comedy-drama aired on Fox Network in US in 2009. Billie’s brother Fineas O’ Connell played a role as Alastair in that drama.

Billie love Horror Movies

Well, this can be guessed from her music videos that Billie loves horror movies. Best of all, her first song was even inspired by a horror movie “The Walking Dead”. Her favorite movies are Babadook, American Story Book and already mentioned “The Walking Dead”.

Favorite TV Show

You must have watched Billie’s famous track “My Strange Addiction” in which she used some clips of a show. Yes! You got it my friend the clips are from one of the episode of “The Office”, Billie’s favorite TV serial.

The word’s like Drugs or smoke doesn’t exist for her

Do you know Billie Eilish has never used drugs? Her song “Xanny” showed it only look to do drugs. Her statement about drugs is “I don’t want my friends to die any more”.

Billie Doesn’t Smile Much

Wait, I am not saying that Billie doesn’t smile at all. She thinks that smiling in photographs makes her feel weak. In a talk with Ssense, she told that girls think they look beautiful they when smile which is wrong. Even her song “Don’t Smile at Me” represents her views about smiling.

“Don’t Smile at Me” Really Mean It

Let me tell you if luckily you get a chance to meet Billie then please don’t smile at her. The reason is Billie doesn’t like someone smile at her. She thinks that it becomes necessary to smile back with no reason.

Being Public Figure Billie Can’t Change Her Style

The level of fame Billie has got has reminded her of her responsibilities. But she says that being a role model cannot change the way she is. Isn’t it an amazing fun fact about Billie Eilish?

Billie Don’t Like Social Media That Much

Even though Billie has over 50 million followers on Instagram. Well, that’s crazy. Still she consider social media is not a good tool. So she avoid using it.

Billie was Homeschooled

Well, it doesn’t mean that she didn’t join any kind of school. She and her brother were homeschooled by her mother. Maggie teach them the fundamentals of song writing deeply. It shows that sitting in school for 8 hours doesn’t guarantee success. Hard Work does.

Defense Mechanism

Billie called her style as her defense mechanism. She explained that no one can talk about her body shape because they will never see that.

She Still Lives With Her Parents

Obviously, she is so young that she is forced to live with her parents. Although, she has enough money that she can buy a house but still she preferred to live with family.

Does Billie Have a Tattoo?

In a picture posted by Billie she showed the word “Bad” tatted on her neck. After some time she posted another picture in which she has a spider tattooed on her neck. But new pictures have proved that they were not tattoos. So it is hard to say anything about this.

These facts about Billie Eilish show her astounding personality. What you think?