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Who is Billie Eilish, the edgy pop radical rewriting the rules of stardom and winning Grammys at 18 years old?

  • At 13, Eilish dropped her debut single on SoundCloud. Today, she is a Grammy award winner with an upcoming world tour
  • The teen singer has spoken openly about her mental health struggles and champions fellow female artists as peers, not rivals

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In the space of five years, Billie Eilish has gone from bedroom-produced singles to being named Billboard’s 2019 woman of the year and sweeping the Grammy Awards – but who is the edgy pop radical rewriting the rules of stardom?

The embodiment of cool with haunting, gravelly vocals and original punk-rock style, Billie Eilish has redefined the contemporary pop star on her blistering path to stardom.

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And now the teenage mover and shaker has cemented her place as an establishment leader, posting a banner Grammy night by sweeping the top four categories – the first woman and youngest artist to do so.

The 18-year-old’s phenomenal ascent saw Eilish named Billboard’s 2019 woman of the year – and for good reason.

Within a matter of months, she dropped a No 1 album entitled “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”, led the hot songs chart with her single Bad Guy, played a set on a prime stage at the Coachella music festival in California, and has announced a world tour that calls past Hong Kong on August 30.

The biggest musician of global renown to emerge from Generation Z, the candid Eilish draws young fans with a personal social media presence and internet-speak fluency. And with a fashion sense as unique as her sound, Eilish is the kind of female star who refuses to be sexualised.

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