She had an internet army of fans and sold out tours before she had released a debut album.
She was born Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell in 2001 to an entertainment family.
Eilish has diversified her portfolio beyond music and has also made a big splash in fashion.
Let’s take a look at how Billie Eilish earns her money.
In her home, she was surrounded by actors and musicians.
Billie’s father,Patrick O’Connell, has also been acting in television and movies since the 1980s.
According toBBC, Billie wrote her first song when she was 4.
However, Finneas and Billie have also been collaborating on music since they were kids.
“When people ask, ‘When did you start singing?
‘, I think that’s a dumb question,” she toldNME.
With Interscope, Billie re-released “Ocean Eyes” and a nine-track EP (viaVariety).
In 2018, Universal Music Group (UMG) announced a global co-publishing deal with Billie.
According toBillboard, she streamed one billion songs before she had ever released a full-length project.
Justin Lubliner, who originally signed Eilish to Interscope, shared the formula for success.
“We made sure to be the standout on different ones.
We made the blueprint for how to be an albums artist in a streaming era.”
That year Billie’s album “When we fall asleep, where do we go?”
It’s hard to know exactly how much profit this generated for Eilish.
Billie generates revenue from touring
Eilish earns a big part of her net worth from touring.
In 2019, the “When We Fall Asleep” tour earned $18 million (viaTouring Data).
The “Where Do We Go?”
tour kicked off in 2020 but was cut short because of the pandemic.
virtual show that cost $30 per ticket (viaRolling Stone).
The tour has beensold outsince May 2021.
“It definitely had to have that signature 007 feel, musically and melodically.”
Eilish toldBBCthat the duo had a terrible case of writer’s block when they started writing.
Eventually, Finneas wrote a piano line that sparked them into action.
The song debuted on theBillboard Hot 100chart at No.
Billie launched multiple clothing lines
Eilish has always been around high fashion since she rocketed to fame.
When asked about future plans, Eilish toldVanity Fairshe was designing clothes in 2018.
First, Eilish launched a time capsule clothing line of 10 pieces with Freak City in 2019.
In 2020, she launched aUNIQLOline with Japanese designer Takashi Murakami.
“I just like making really ugly sh*t. It looks cooler, right?
Ugly is dope,” she said.
After all, her rise to fame happened at the age of 14.
The house is incredibly private and guarded, with 10-foot fencing and a security system.
The home also has the zoning and the facilities to keep horses on the property.
However, Apple knew Eilish was special and had an interesting story to tell.
The film also shows her life on the road and with her family at home in Highland Park.
The album came in a special box that included Gucci nail stickers.
On herInstagram,she described the making of each unique record.
The Gucci and Billie connection is thriving through her relationship with Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele.
“Billie represents something completely new,” Michele toldVogue.
“She is a continuously evolving artist with a new vision and interpretation of herself in terms of femininity.
Billie is exactly where she means to be without prejudice.
That’s why working with her is so stimulating she forces me to think differently.”
It took about a year of back-and-forth work to design the fragrance during the pandemic.
Eilish described the process of creating the fragrance toCosmopolitan.
“I was chasing this idea of this ambery color, this dark brown caramelized thing.
I wanted it to feel cozy, almost like the word November.
This brown word and month almost like tree bark,” she said.
According toHarpers Bazaar, there was a one bottle per customer limit when ordering in 2021.
In March 2022, Eilish announced on herInstagramthat the fragrance is now available nationwide in Ulta stores.
However, she keeps her focus on streetwear that best represents her personal style.
Her most recent collaboration with Nike brought two new Jordans to the street fashion world.
Eilish showed her pride in the eco-friendly design when she announced the shoes on herInstagram.
Besides anotherJordandesign, Eilish also released anapparel collectionwith Nike.
