Billie Eilish is an American singer-songwriter and rising pop star who has quickly become one of the most successful and influential artists of her generation. From her chart-topping music to her powerful fashion statements to her passionate activism, she has carved out an impressive career in an incredibly short amount of time. Weβre going to explore the fascinating facts about this incredible artist and find out why she has become so successful. So, letβs get started!
1. Billie Eilishβs middle name is Pirate.

Billie Eilishβs full name is Billie Eilish Pirate Baird OβConnell.
It was her older brother, Finneasβ, idea to add pirate!
2. Sheβs the youngest female artist ever to have a number 1 album in the UK.
When her debut album came out in 2019 she was only 17 years old! Billie Eilish is the first artist born in the 2000s to have a number one album.

3. Sheβs been releasing music since she was 14.
In 2016, when she was 14, Billie Eilish, uploaded her first song, βOcean Eyes,β to a social media platform called SoundCloud. When she woke up the next day, the song had gone viral .
4. Her brother helps write all her music.
Billie Eilish writes all her music with her brother Finneus. They recorded a lot of her debut album in a bedroom!
5. She is a big Justin Bieber fan.
Billie Eilish loves Justin Bieber and got to live out her dream when he did a remix of her song βBad Guyβ.
She also loves The Beatles and Avril Lavigne.
6. Billie Eilish is a vegan.
Billie Eilish is a vegan, which means she doesnβt eat meat, dairy or eggs.
Billie has been vegan since she was 12 years old.
7. Sheβs helping end the use of fur in fashion.
When Billie Eilish was asked to wear an Oscar De La Renta dress for a fancy event called the Met Gala she said she only would if the company ditched their use of real fur. Oscar de la Renta agreed.
8. Billie loves avocados.
Billie Eilish loves avocados β so much so that her old instagram handle was @wherearetheavocados.
Her favourite food is mashed potatoes. She also loves burritos, tofu, and ramen.
9. Before she was famous she did backing vocals for movies.
Back before she was getting number 1 albums she did backing vocals on the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie, as well as X-Men: Apocalypse.
10. Sheβs the youngest artist to ever headline Glastonbury.

She made history by being the youngest ever solo headlining act in the festivalβs history when she played Glastonburyβs Pyramid Stage in 2022.
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