At just 22 and with the release of her third full-length album, Hit Me Hard And Soft, Billie Eilish is achieving remarkable success and evolving artistically.

The power of art is that it can move us. Paintings, films, novels and music all have this in common. Art serves as a bridge to a person’s soul — an indescribable and deep connection can be formed, but it is music, unlike those other arts, that is referred to as a universal language or “the language of the world.”

Musicians like Adele, Michael Jackson, and Taylor Swift are an elite group of artists who have not only immortalized their names in the history books but also defined the culture through their music, style and personality.

Billie Eilish is just such an artist. She began singing at a young age and writing songs at 11, following in the footsteps of her elder brother, Finneas O’Connell, who was already writing, performing and producing his own songs with his band. But nobody knew then that she and her brother would take the world by storm.

The baggy-clothed and seemingly moody artist became a teenage phenom with her 2019 début, When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, which became No. 30 on Apple Music’s 100 Best Albums of all time. Since then, she’s made her presence known globally, as she became the first person born in the 21st century to win an Academy Award, for her song “What Was I Made For?” for Greta Gerwig’s groundbreaking Barbie movie.

Soon after, she became the youngest two-time Academy Award winner for her title song “No Time to Die” for Daniel Craig’s James Bond-007 film finale. On top of that, what made this accolade even more special for Billie is that she shared both Academy Award wins with her brother, Finneas, and they continue to collaborate to this day.

And just in case you forgot, she became the youngest artist in history to both write and perform a James Bond theme, a double feat that earned her a spot in an elite group of artists, that includes Paul McCartney, Adele, Madonna, Sam Smith and Sheryl Crow.

Billie Eilish is a once-in-a-generation artist without a doubt. But she is also a symbol. She is the living embodiment of what can be achieved if you believe in yourself and pursue your passion to the fullest. The music was hers, and she humbly and repeatedly states that it is an honour to share her music with the world.

In addition to being nominated for seven more Grammy Awards this year — including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year — Billie has also become the first person to earn Apple Music’s Artist of the Year honours twice; she won its first ever award in 2019.

“Since Day One, Apple Music has supported my music and artistry, and I am both honoured and humbled to receive this recognition as Artist of the Year this many years into my career,” Billie told Apple Music.
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