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Billie Eilish is coming to Cincinnati. 11 curious facts about the star
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Billie Eilish is coming to Cincinnati. 11 curious facts about the star

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Billie Eilish is no stranger to the spotlight.

After releasing her first single “Ocean Eyes” at just 13 years old, the singer established herself in music history, becoming the youngest person to win the four main Grammy awards in one year.

While the “Birds of a Feather” singer has been accustomed to the music industry from a young age, Eilish has maintained a strong platform to speak out about injustices, women’s rights, her experiences in the industry and her own struggles. personal.

Ahead of her concert in Cincinnati, here are some fun facts you might not know about the star. Eilish to perform at Heritage Bank Center on Friday nightwith the show starting at 7 p.m.

Billie Eilish has a unique middle name

Billie’s full name is actually Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell.

His unique middle name, “Pirate”, was his brother supposedly gave himFinneas O’Connell, after he called her Pirate while still in her mother’s womb.

Approaching EGOT status

Eilish is on track to become an EGOT winner, which would put her in the exclusive club of just 21 people who have won Emmys, Grammys, Oscars and Tony Awards. At just 22 years old, the powerhouse singer already has nine Grammy Awards and two Oscars, making her the youngest person to win two Academy Awards.

Earlier this year, Eilish and her brother Finneas won their second Oscar together for best original song for “What Was I Made For?” from the “Barbie” soundtrack. The pair won their first Oscar in 2022 for best original song for “No Time to Die” from the 2021 James Bond film of the same name.

Eilish just needs to get a Tony and an Emmy, for which she has not yet been nominated.

It’s not a nepo baby, despite claims on social media

Eilish is not a nepo baby despite social media claiming she got her start thanks to her parents’ experience as actors. However, his mother, Maggie Baird, set the record straight.

in a interview with Glamour, Baird responded after a clip of her appearance on “Friends” resurfaced online, with many pointing out her and husband Patrick O’Connell’s connections to the entertainment industry.

“I got that episode of ‘Friends’ because I was about to lose my health insurance,” Baird said, adding that neither she nor her husband came close to the fame or fortune her children have today.

“People don’t really understand that there is a whole industry of people who are creative and work and struggle,” he said. “But that’s a very different life than this side of the door where you suddenly find yourself.” playing in this different arena.”

Has Tourette syndrome

Eilish opened up about the neurological disorder while speaking with David Letterman on Netflix’s “My Next Guest Needs No Presentation,” where she explained that she was diagnosed with Tourett syndrome when she was 11 years old.

“I never stop having tics at all, because the main tics that I do constantly, all day long, are like moving my ear back and forth, raising my eyebrow and clicking my jaw… and flexing my arm here and flexing this arm, flexing these muscles. These are things that you would never notice if you were just talking to me, but for me they are very exhausting,” he said.

The youngest artist to win a Grammy for Album of the Year

While Eilish is not the youngest artist to win a Grammy (LeAnn Rimes holds that record at 14), she is the youngest artist to win Album of the Year. Eilish won Album of the Year for “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” when she was 18 years old.

Before Eilish, Taylor Swift held the title when she won Album of the Year for “Fearless” at age 20.

Billie Eilish records her songs at home

Eilish and her brother Finneas have an unusual way of recording their hits: from their home and previously from Eilish’s bedroom.

Finneas has produced all three of his sister’s albums, but recently revealed that he’s been working on building her a home studio so she can produce her own songs when he’s not there.

“I’ve been setting up Billie’s recording studio so she can do the production at home without me, because she’s so good at it!” Finneas told Billboard. “And it’s funny, I’ve been giving him the bare minimum of stuff, just so he can learn it all. You know what I mean? I said, ‘Listen, I could give you all the stuff I use now, but it took me years to even give him one use and if I give you this basic thing, it will make sense to you right away.'”

He almost went to therapy for his obsession with Justin Bieber

Many teenage girls had “Bieber fever” whether they like to admit it or not, but for Eilish, her obsession with Justin Bieber almost sent her to therapy.

During an episode of Eilish’s Apple Music show “Me & Dad Radio,” her mom recalled the singer’s obsession with Bieber’s single and music video for “As Long As You Love Me” in 2012, so much so that her parents considered take her to therapy. .

Her mother said she remembered “driving to the dance studio with Billie playing this song, sobbing, and then driving back and sobbing. And the video, and Billie talking about it, and excited for it to come out, and just crying and crying.” . …I just want to say that we considered taking you to therapy because you were in a lot of pain for Justin Bieber.”

Eilish later explained that it wasn’t the teen heartthrob’s music that made her cry, but rather it was during a time in her life where she cried “every day of (her) life.” The singer would eventually not only meet Bieber but also collaborate with him on a remix of his song “bad guy.”

she was homeschooled

Both Eilish and her brother were homeschooled by their parents, allowing them to have More flexibility to explore other passions..

She used to be a dancer.

Before the 22-year-old decided to pursue a music career, she was an avid dance student at Revolution Dance in Montrose, California. In fact, her hit single “Ocean Eyes” was initially recorded for her dance class, who wanted an original song for their next recital, according to Insider business information.

Eilish’s dancing career ended shortly after she suffered a growth plate injury in her hip when she was 13 years old.

“Going through my teenage years hating myself and all that stupid s—,” Eilish told Vogue“A lot of it came from my anger at my body and how angry I was about the pain it caused me and how much I lost because of the things that happened to it.”

Billie Eilish loves avocados

Eilish’s love for avocados goes beyond food. In fact, her old Instagram account used to be “@wherearetheavocados,” paving the way for her fans to call themselves “avocados.”

His favorite show is ‘The Office’

It should come as no surprise that Eilish’s favorite TV show is the American version of “The Office,” considering her song “My Strange Addiction” samples parts of one of the show’s episodes.

Rainn Wilson, who plays Dwight Shrute on the show, quizzed Eilish about “The Office” in 2020 after she finished watching the show for the 15th time.

“She’s a big ‘Office’ fan, but I know she’s creative, I know she’s compassionate, I know she’s thoughtful, kind, passionate and fiery.” Wilson said of Eilishwhom he jokingly calls William Pestaña. “She certainly is an inspiration to many people who follow her.”