Billie Eilish with Kate McKinnon and Ego Nwodim.Photo:Rosalind O’Connor/NBC via Getty
Rosalind O’Connor/NBC via Getty
Billie Eilishreturned to theSaturday Night Live with new angelic renditions.
The “Happier Than Ever” singer, 21, took the stage just two days ahead of her 22nd birthday on Dec. 18 with the songs “What Was I Made For?” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”
There were plenty of nods to the film throughout the performance, with the stage floor being covered in bright pink and the songstress performing the song in a light pink collared shirt with her hair tied up in a ponytail.
She also incorporated a scene from theBarbiefilm, in which videos and pictures of women play over the song. However, it had a specialSNLtwist, showing childhood photos of the show’s female cast members as they were growing up. This video collage included photos of a youngMaya Rudolph,Punkie Johnson,Ego Nwodim, McKinnon and others.
The song was recentlynominated for a Golden Globe, and it’sa contender for five Grammys, including song of the year and record of the year. Already an Oscar winner for theJames Bond theme song “No Time to Die"for the 2021 movie of the same name, Eilish could be nominated at the 2024 Academy Awards for herBarbietrack.
The singer also performed soulful rendition of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” with her brother once again at the piano and theSNLband joining them. The stage transformed into a Christmas wonderland to reflect the song, with the New York City as backdrop.
For this performance, the “Lovely” singer donned a bright red vest over a white button up shirt and she wore her red and black ombre hair down. Finneas and the rest of the band sported Christmas sweaters with snowflakes.
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The stage was decorated with various decorated Christmas trees with lights, poinsettias and red lights lit up the performers on stage for a holiday feel. Midway through the song, fake snow even fell across the stage.
Just before the show ended, she even got the chance to hop into costume with a blonde wig and fake braces on her teeth to star opposite McKinnon in a sketch where they showed off different cute animals. The two got to play off each other — and even broke character — while showing off the adorable animals to the audience.
This marks Eilish’s third time as a musical guest onSNLin four years.
Eilish previously made her debut on the sketch comedy show in September 2019, whenshe performed her Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “Bad Guy”as well as“I Love You”alongside her brotherFinneas. In December 2021,Eilish came back to hostthe sketch comedy show and perform“Happier Than Ever”and“Male Fantasy”from her sophomore albumHappier Than Ever.
source: people.com
