Adrian Besley

Billie Eilish

From e-girl to Icon: The Unofficial Biography

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 11/06/2020

ISBN: 9781782439998

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Biographies

Binding: Hardback

Size: 234 x 153 mm

Extent: 224 pages

Illustration: 16pp colour plates

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

Edition Status: Out of Print

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Summary:

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.

She has collaborated with Justin Bieber and Khalid, headlined Glastonbury and Coachella, and appeared in Calvin Klein ad campaigns. In her short career she has become an icon for Generation Z. Her postponed world tour is already sold out, spanning North and South America and Europe.

Billie grew up in a close-knit family– her brother Finneas 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 literally overnight in 2015. ‘Ocean Eyes’, a song uploaded to SoundCloud for her dance tutor, received a thousand plays in twenty-four hours. The thirteen-year-old’s ethereal singing voice was intoxicating and the track went viral.

But she was no one-hit wonder; over the next year, Billie and Finneas produced a series of eclectic tracks resulting in the Don’t Smile at Me EP which broke the top twenty in over a dozen countries. She followed up with a record-smashing full length album, When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go?, featuring the now-iconic ‘Bad Guy’. Her legions of new fans discovered an artist who, undaunted and even emboldened by her youth, had something to say about independence, veganism, mental health, body image, love and the maelstrom of teenage life.

This book follows her journey from singing in her bedroom to performing in massive arenas around the globe, winning Grammys and launching her own fashion line. It reveals the story behind the hits and explores what makes Billie Eilish the most extraordinary teenage star in the world.

Sales points:

  • The first ever biography of this global star, who at the age of eighteen had already won five Grammy awards and appeared on the cover of Vogue

  • Known and admired for her forthright views on subjects ranging from body image to veganism, this book documents her incredible rise to fame, from releasing free tracks on SoundCloud to selling out concert arenas

  • From the author of the bestselling BTS: Icons of K-Pop which has sold 50,000 copies and been translated into 18 languages

About the Author:

Adrian Besley

Adrian Besley is a freelance writer and former copywriter for the BBC. He is the author of many non-fiction titles, including EXO: K-Pop Superstars, Blackpink: K-Pop's No.1 Girl Group and Billie Eilish: From e-girl to icon, as well as 5 Seconds of Summer Confidential and a series of top-selling YouTube books, including YouTube World Records.