One of the hottest performers to have emerged this year is Billie Eilish, a seventeen year old Los Angeles native who just reached number one on the Billboard Pop Songs Airplay chart with her hit, "bad guy". She began her music career in the modern way by posting a song on social media that progressively helped build a following. In 2015, a fourteen year old Eilish recorded "Ocean Eyes", an atmospheric ballad written by her musician brother, Finneas O'Connell (who also co-wrote and produced her debut album, "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?"), which found modest international success. More singles and an EP followed which lead to Eilish being signed to Interscope Records and her first album was dropped last March which reached number one of the Billboard Album chart.
Eilish refreshingly has no interest in falling in line with what is expected of a pop star, particularly a female vocalist. Dark, brooding and offbeat, she often wears oversized clothing, wildly colored hair and toys with goth imagery. And her music features provocative and confrontational lyrics paired with bold, distinctive beats. While the young singer does bring to mind Lorde and Lana Del Rey with her quirky and ethereal vocals, Eilish is far edgier and delivers her own singular style. Here are a few of Eilish's singles including "lovely", her duet with Khalid and the video for breakout single, "Ocean Eyes":
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