Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell (/ ˈ aɪ l ɪ ʃ / EYE-lish; born December 18, 2001) is an American singer and songwriter. She first gained attention in 2015 when she uploaded the song “Ocean Eyes” to SoundCloud, which was subsequently released by the Interscope Records subsidiary Darkroom.