Photo: Finneas/Instagram; Inset: Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic
Happy Birthday,Billie Eilish!
On Saturday, the singer celebrated her 20th birthday and received a special Instagram tribute from her older brother, producer, and best friendFinneas O’Connell.
“20!!!!!!!!! Watching you grow and become the thoughtful, incredibly kind, talented, hilarious and hardworking person that you are today has been the joy of my life!” Finneas, 24, wrote alongside two photos of his sister.
“I’ll be your#1fan till the day that I die,” he continued. “There is truly nothing I love more than being your big brother. Happy birthday!!!”
Finneas' post also included a silly throwback clip of his sister jokingly “eating” their mother’s hair as she laughed. The sibling duo’s mom, Maggie Baird, later shared her own birthdaytributeto Billie.
“Happy Birthday Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell! You are funny, and complicated, and goofy, and tough, and strong, and brilliant! Your joy for the holidays and all things birthday and Christmas, gifts so much joy to our family,” she wrote. “How can someone be so powerful and so goofy and childlike at the same time? I don’t know, but you make life more exciting and tender. I love you with ALL my heart and soul.”
Billie and Finneas have been open in the past about their strong relationship.
They recently hit the stage together on last week’s episode ofSaturday Night Livefor a hauntingperformanceof “Male Fantasy” from her second studio albumHappier Than Ever.
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When the Grammy-winning brother-sister duo made their first appearance on the comedy sketch show in 2019, Billie wrote a sweet message to her brother on Instagram, saying, “MY BROTHER IS MY BESTFRIEND AND WE DIDSNLLAST NIGHT AND IT WAS A PEAK LIFE EXPERIENCE. WOW. THANK YOU LIFE FOR GIVING ME WHAT I HAVE.”
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FINNEAS and Billie Eilish.Samir Hussein/WireImage
“It’s like, she knows exactly what she wants. She knows how to get what she wants. She knows what it’ll take. She knows even clearer when something isn’t quite right how to get it to where it needs to be. That to me is what a true artist is,” Finneas said.
Vanessa Etienne
source: people.com
