Billie Eilish rose to international superstardom in 2019 when her debut album soared to number one in the UK album charts.
Her career had been gaining rapid momentum over the previous four years after the release of her first single, Ocean Eyes.
From there, she has gone on to secure number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100, co-write and perform the theme song for global blockbuster James Bond: No Time To Die.
While the singer is not yet even 20, at the time of writing, she has won a string of prestigious awards including seven Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards and two Brits.
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Recently, Billie Eilish has been outspoken on several topical issues, including the importance of getting the Covid-19 vaccine and the dangers pornography poses to children.
But what background leads to such musical success and what does reaching the top look like financially for Billie Eilish? Read on to find out.
Who is Billie Eilish and where did the singer grow up?
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Billie Eilish was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in the neighbourhood of Highland Park in the northeast of the City.
She was born on December 18, 2001 with the unusual name of Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell.
The daughter of actors Maggie Baird and Patrick O’Connell, she was homeschooled alongside her brother Finneas who wrote her breakout song Ocean Eyes.
Her parents are said to have opted to homeschool them to allow their children the time and space to explore their interests.
Mother Maggie once told YourTeen magazine: “Homeschooling allows us to let them do the things that they really love to do and not have a giant academic schedule on top of it.”
What is Billie Eilish’s net worth?
In 2020, Billie Eilish broke yet a world record when she became the youngest person to feature on Forbes’ Celebrity 100 earnings list with earnings of around £40 million.
Ranking at 43, overall, Forbes claim she made £18 million from an Apple documentary about her life and career, and was probably only kept out of the top 20 of the list because of tour cancellation due to Covid.
Other reports, including one from Celebrity Net Worth, claim that Billie has a net worth closer to £22 million.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
