Billie Eilish (eBook)

<p><b>With number one songs all over the world, a Bond theme, an armful of Grammys and over 70 million Instagram followers to her name, Billie Eilish is a global star. </b><br><br>She has collaborated with <b>Justin Bieber</b> and Khalid, headlined<b> Glastonbury</b> and Coachella, and appeared in <b>Calvin Klein</b> ad campaigns. In her short career she has become an <b>icon for Generation Z</b>. Her postponed world tour is already sold out, spanning North and South America and Europe. <br><br>Billie grew up in a close-knit family her brother <b>Finneas</b> still writes and produces her songs in Highland Park, a suburb of LA. Home-schooled and encouraged to express herself, she was a promising dancer until musical success came <b>literally overnight</b> in 2015. <b>Ocean Eyes</b>, a song uploaded to SoundCloud for her dance tutor, received a thousand plays in twenty-four hours. The thirteen-year-olds ethereal singing voice was intoxicating and the track went viral.<br><br>But she was <b>no one-hit wonder</b>; over the next year, Billie and Finneas produced a series of eclectic tracks resulting in the <b><i>Dont Smile at Me</i></b> EP which broke the top twenty in over a dozen countries. She followed up with a record-smashing full length album, <b><i>When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go?</i></b>, featuring the now-iconic <b>Bad Guy</b>. Her legions of new fans discovered an artist who, undaunted and even emboldened by her youth, had something to say about <b>independence</b>, veganism, <b>mental health</b>, body image, love and the maelstrom of <b>teenage life</b>.<br><br>This book follows her <b>journey from singing in her bedroom to performing in massive arenas</b> around the globe, winning <b>Grammys</b> and launching her own fashion line. It reveals the story behind the hits and explores what makes Billie Eilish the most <b>extraordinary</b> teenage star in the world.</p>