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* {{Hypocrite}}: Obviously many detractors have been able to collect any moment that could be deemed hypocritical due to the vast online footprint and array of media interviews, though really the only times her getting a much wider call-out for percieved hypocrisy were her remarks slamming rap as "inauthetic" or "lying", while obviously many were turned off by the percieved condescending remarks and the percieved mass generalization of the art form there were other remarks among the lines of where did you get the nerve to make that statement considering the occasionally fantastical nature of her own songwriting including a first-person murder ballad, and even one of her biggest recent stands against body-shaming and pro self-esteem/body positivity (forcefully delivered in the very unsubtle "Not My Responsibility") has gotten some remarks that it's a bit of a "Do as I say, not as I do" cause considering she has made remarks or online comments that, while viewed as less viscious or personal than some online shaming that have been directed at her, many have percieved as often mocking towards people solely based on their apperance that she hasn't acknowledged or really apologized for either.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Obviously many detractors have been able to collect any moment that could be deemed hypocritical due to the vast online footprint and array of media interviews, though really the only times her getting a much wider call-out for percieved hypocrisy were her remarks slamming rap as "inauthetic" or "lying", while obviously many were turned off by the percieved condescending remarks and the percieved mass generalization of the art form there were other remarks among the lines of where did you get the nerve to make that statement considering the occasionally fantastical nature of her own songwriting including a first-person murder ballad, and even one of her biggest recent stands against body-shaming and pro self-esteem/body positivity (forcefully delivered in the very unsubtle "Not My Responsibility") has gotten some remarks that it's a bit of a "Do as I say, not as I do" cause considering she has made remarks or online comments that, while viewed as less viscious or personal than some online shaming that have been directed at her, many have percieved as often mocking towards people solely based on their apperance that she hasn't acknowledged or really apologized for either.


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* NewSoundAlbum: ''Happier than Ever'', mainly for the sheer variety of different styles and sounds on display, as her previous album and ep had a more similar sound to each other with their electronica-embellished modern R&B tunes, Odd Future style hip hop production and some [[emo]]/alternative rock influences added to the mix.

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* ObligatoryBondageSong: "Oxytocin"
-->Cause I like to do things God doesn't approve of if She saw us



* SongStyleShift: Common, with "bad guy", "GOLDWING" and "Happier than Ever" featuring such a swap.

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* SongStyleShift: Common, with "bad guy", "GOLDWING" and "Happier than Than Ever" featuring such a swap.


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* SpokenWordInMusic: "Not My Responsibility", which is a monologue about how she alone controls how she presents herself to the world.
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* SongStyleShift: Common, with "bad guy", "GOLDWING" and "Happier than Ever" featuring such a swap.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: The track "Happier Than Ever" is an ruthlessly scathing one delivered to an ex who treated the narrator terribly, with the title referring to how she's only "happier than ever" ''when she's away from him''. It's clear that she doesn't ''want'' to publicly air out all their dirty laundry, but with the fact he keeps targeting her after their breakup [[ItsAllAboutMe in an effort to make it about him]], [[TheDogBitesBack she puts him on full blast as a way to tell him to get out of her life forever]].
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* PerishingAltRockVoice: Her singing style is often noted as being low-energy, bordering on sleepy.

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* PerishingAltRockVoice: Her singing style is often noted as being low-energy, bordering on sleepy. [[spoiler:Subverted big time on "Happier Than Ever" (the song).]]
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* OutOfGenreExperience: The TitleTrack from ''Happier Than Ever'' starts out as typical Billie + ukelele fare - until around 2:25 when the song swings rapidly to PowerBallad territory instead, complete with a MetalScream or two towards the end.
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* PerishingAltRockVoice: Her singing style is often noted as being low-energy, bordering on sleepy.
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In January 2020, she was announced as the performer and songwriter of the main theme of ''Film/NoTimeToDie'', the 25th Film/JamesBond film. She's the youngest singer and songwriter in the history of the franchise. In 2021, she was the subject of the documentary ''Billie Eilish: The World's A Little Blurry'', released theatrically be Creator/{{Neon}} and on streaming by Creator/AppleTVPlus.

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In January 2020, she was announced as the performer and songwriter of the main theme of ''Film/NoTimeToDie'', the 25th Film/JamesBond film. She's the youngest singer and songwriter in the history of the franchise. In 2021, she was the subject of the documentary ''Billie Eilish: The World's A Little Blurry'', released theatrically be by Creator/{{Neon}} and on streaming by Creator/AppleTVPlus.
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In January 2020, she was announced as the performer and songwriter of the main theme of ''Film/NoTimeToDie'', the 25th Film/JamesBond film. She's the youngest singer and songwriter in the history of the franchise.

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In January 2020, she was announced as the performer and songwriter of the main theme of ''Film/NoTimeToDie'', the 25th Film/JamesBond film. She's the youngest singer and songwriter in the history of the franchise. In 2021, she was the subject of the documentary ''Billie Eilish: The World's A Little Blurry'', released theatrically be Creator/{{Neon}} and on streaming by Creator/AppleTVPlus.

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* GirlinessUpgrade: In stark contrast to her previous image, the lead-up to her second album in 2021 has seen the debut of a radically different appearance for Billie, culminating in [[https://media.vogue.co.uk/photos/608aac5061e0597736811ceb/2:3/w_2560%2Cc_limit/June_Cover_Crop%252520Copilot.jpg the cover]] for the June 2021 issue of British Vogue.

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* GirlinessUpgrade: In stark contrast to her previous image, the lead-up to her second album in 2021 has seen the debut of a radically different appearance for Billie, culminating in [[https://media.vogue.co.uk/photos/608aac5061e0597736811ceb/2:3/w_2560%2Cc_limit/June_Cover_Crop%252520Copilot.jpg the cover]] for the June 2021 issue of British Vogue.''Vogue''.
* HiddenBuxom: She has very large breasts, but usually covers them up with hoodies and baggy clothes, as she wanted fans and critics to focus on her music rather than her body. (That, and she was underage when she first got famous.) She was quite disturbed when paparazzi photos of her in a tank top elicited a very horny reaction. That said, she started leaving this image behind on her second album, particularly when she did a photoshoot for ''Vogue'' wearing corsets and lingerie.

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* LighterAndSofter: "My Future" is the start of a self-declared optimistic turn, as she no longer wants to create so many dark songs following the TraumaCongaLine of 2020.



* TomboynessUpgrade: Although Eilish always wore baggy clothes earlier in her career, they were softer and pastel and eventually turned more androgynous. In her [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeMmUglv6wA/ Calvin Klein ad ]] and [[https://www.vogue.com/article/billie-eilish-cover-march-2020/ Vogue interview]] she explains that she wears baggy clothes because of insecurity and to create anonymity towards what her body looks like. Her personality is also quite masculine.

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* TomboynessUpgrade: Although Eilish always wore baggy clothes earlier in her career, they were softer and pastel and eventually turned more androgynous. In her [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeMmUglv6wA/ Calvin Klein ad ]] and [[https://www.vogue.com/article/billie-eilish-cover-march-2020/ Vogue interview]] she explains that she wears baggy clothes because of insecurity and to create anonymity towards what her body looks like. Her personality public persona is also quite masculine.
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Deleting examples that gush about the breasts of a real-life person (per commented out note).


* BuxomIsBetter: Seems to have been coming around on her large chest after revealing it, letting it be seen a bit in her clips and photos, and even uploading clips of her slapping it while calling her breasts indestructible proudly.



* DCupDistress: Has said many times that she has had a bad relationship with her body in the past and deliberately wears baggy clothing as a result to take it out of the equation when people judge her. Since showing her generous cup size, it's apparent that she's been uncomfortable with the attention her large chest might get her.



* HiddenBuxom: Has in recent times become a focal point with her. She was and still is notorious for constantly wearing baggy clothing deliberately to hide her frame. During a show where she steps into a pool, she decides to deliberately subvert this and begins stripping off layers of clothing, eventually revealing she has a very large chest. She has since been slightly less covert about her body, uploading clips that show a slight bit of cleavage while showering or in a pool. Her baggy clothing image was so cemented that the one time she was photographed in a tank top, it went viral immediately. She's also had fun with the trope by even uploading a clip of her slapping her own breasts, saying that with such "yiddies", they end up being indestructible, implying they can take a lot of hits due to their size. [[SubvertedTrope Stopped hiding it]] in 2021 and the start of her sophomore album cycle.
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* ''Happier Than Ever'' (2021)



* HiddenBuxom: Has in recent times become a focal point with her. She was and still is notorious for constantly wearing baggy clothing deliberately to hide her frame. During a show where she steps into a pool, she decides to deliberately subvert this and begins stripping off layers of clothing, eventually revealing she has a very large chest. She has since been slightly less covert about her body, uploading clips that show a slight bit of cleavage while showering or in a pool. Her baggy clothing image was so cemented that the one time she was photographed in a tank top, it went viral immediately. She's also had fun with the trope by even uploading a clip of her slapping her own breasts, saying that with such "yiddies", they end up being indestructible, implying they can take a lot of hits due to their size.

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* GirlinessUpgrade: In stark contrast to her previous image, the lead-up to her second album in 2021 has seen the debut of a radically different appearance for Billie, culminating in [[https://media.vogue.co.uk/photos/608aac5061e0597736811ceb/2:3/w_2560%2Cc_limit/June_Cover_Crop%252520Copilot.jpg the cover]] for the June 2021 issue of British Vogue.
* HiddenBuxom: Has in recent times become a focal point with her. She was and still is notorious for constantly wearing baggy clothing deliberately to hide her frame. During a show where she steps into a pool, she decides to deliberately subvert this and begins stripping off layers of clothing, eventually revealing she has a very large chest. She has since been slightly less covert about her body, uploading clips that show a slight bit of cleavage while showering or in a pool. Her baggy clothing image was so cemented that the one time she was photographed in a tank top, it went viral immediately. She's also had fun with the trope by even uploading a clip of her slapping her own breasts, saying that with such "yiddies", they end up being indestructible, implying they can take a lot of hits due to their size. [[SubvertedTrope Stopped hiding it]] in 2021 and the start of her sophomore album cycle.



* SecondBanana: Finneas stays contentedly behind the scenes for the most part, letting Billie be the FaceOfTheBand. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted more recently, though,]] as Finneas has released an EP with a charting single and is starting to become recognized by a wider audience as a talented artist in his own right.

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* SecondBanana: Finneas stays contentedly behind the scenes for the most part, letting Billie be the FaceOfTheBand. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted more recently, though,]] though]], as Finneas has released an EP with a charting single and is starting to become recognized by a wider audience as a talented artist in his own right.
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* BuxomIsBetter: Seems to have been coming around on her large chest after revealing it, letting it be seen a bit in her clips and photos, and even uploading clips of her slapping it while calling her breasts indestructible proudly.


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* DCupDistress: Has said many times that she has had a bad relationship with her body in the past and deliberately wears baggy clothing as a result to take it out of the equation when people judge her. Since showing her generous cup size, it's apparent that she's been uncomfortable with the attention her large chest might get her.
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* HiddenBuxom: Has in recent times become a focal point with her. She was and still is notorious for constantly wearing baggy clothing deliberately to hide her frame. During a show where she steps into a pool, she decides to deliberately subvert this and begins stripping off layers of clothing, eventually revealing she has a very large chest. She has since been slightly less covert about her body, uploading clips that show a slight bit of cleavage while showering or in a pool. Her baggy clothing image was so cemented that the one time she was photographed in a tank top, it went viral immediately. She's also had fun with the trope by even uploading a clip of her slapping her own breasts, saying that with such "yiddies", they end up being indestructible, implying they can take a lot of hits due to their size.
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* TheTeetotaler: Billie, according to “xanny”. She's 18, after all.

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* TheTeetotaler: Billie, according to “xanny”. She's 18, 19, after all.
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Eilish's music, often described as “noir pop” for its world-weary tone and dark lyrical themes, is a unique brand of {{blues}}-y minimalist IndiePop featuring breathy vocals and extreme attention to subtle sounds and details. Her music is a collaboration with her multi-instrumentalist brother Finneas O’Connell, who handles most of the production side.

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Eilish's music, often described as “noir pop” for its world-weary tone and dark lyrical themes, is a unique brand of {{blues}}-y minimalist IndiePop featuring breathy vocals and extreme attention to subtle sounds and details. Her music is a collaboration with her multi-instrumentalist brother Finneas O’Connell, who handles most of the production side.
side. She is also the TropeCodifier for BedroomPop.
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Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell[[labelnote:*]]Yep, [[AwesomeMcCoolName “Pirate” is part of her name.]][[/labelnote]] (born December 18, 2001) is an American [[SingerSongwriter singer and songwriter]].

Her music, often described as “noir pop” for its world-weary tone and dark lyrical themes, is a unique brand of {{blues}}-y minimalist IndiePop featuring breathy vocals and extreme attention to subtle sounds and details. Her music is a collaboration with her multi-instrumentalist brother Finneas O’Connell, who handles most of the production side.

Eilish’s first viral single, “ocean eyes,” was released in 2016,—when she was fifteen years old—followed the next year by the EP ''dont smile at me''. Her debut album, ''Music/WhenWeAllFallAsleepWhereDoWeGo'', became the most pre-ordered album in Apple Music history before its official release in March 2019. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, making her the first artist born in the 21st century to reach that slot. At the [=62nd=] Annual Grammy Awards in 2020, Eilish became the second person, after Christopher Cross in 1981, to win Record, Album, and Song of the Year along with Best New Artist in the same year.

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Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell[[labelnote:*]]Yep, [[AwesomeMcCoolName “Pirate” is part of her name.]][[/labelnote]] (born December 18, 2001) is an American [[SingerSongwriter singer and songwriter]].

songwriter]] born in Los Angeles, California. Her mother, Maggie Baird, is an actress.

Eilish's
music, often described as “noir pop” for its world-weary tone and dark lyrical themes, is a unique brand of {{blues}}-y minimalist IndiePop featuring breathy vocals and extreme attention to subtle sounds and details. Her music is a collaboration with her multi-instrumentalist brother Finneas O’Connell, who handles most of the production side.

Eilish’s Eilish's first viral single, “ocean eyes,” was released in 2016,—when she was fifteen years old—followed the next year by the EP ''dont smile at me''. Her debut album, ''Music/WhenWeAllFallAsleepWhereDoWeGo'', became the most pre-ordered album in Apple Music history before its official release in March 2019. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, making her the first artist born in the 21st century to reach that slot. At the [=62nd=] Annual Grammy Awards in 2020, Eilish became the second person, after Christopher Cross in 1981, to win Record, Album, and Song of the Year along with Best New Artist in the same year.
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* TheChanteuse: The singing style, the melancholy . . . if she adopted the dress she'd be a perfect example.

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* TheChanteuse: The singing style, the melancholy . . . melancholy style... if she adopted the dress a dress, she'd be a perfect example.



* TheTeetotaler: Billie, according to “xanny”.

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* TheTeetotaler: Billie, according to “xanny”. She's 18, after all.
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Her music, often described as “noir pop” for its world-weary tone and dark lyrical themes, is a unique brand of {{blues}}-y minimalist IndiePop featuring breathy vocals and extreme attention to subtle sounds and details. It is is a collaboration with her multi-instrumentalist brother Finneas O’Connell, who handles most of the production side.

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Her music, often described as “noir pop” for its world-weary tone and dark lyrical themes, is a unique brand of {{blues}}-y minimalist IndiePop featuring breathy vocals and extreme attention to subtle sounds and details. It is Her music is a collaboration with her multi-instrumentalist brother Finneas O’Connell, who handles most of the production side.
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Eilish’s first viral single, “ocean eyes,” was released in 2016,—when she was fifteen years old—followed the next year by the EP ''dont smile at me''. Her debut album, ''Music/WhenWeAllFallAsleepWhereDoWeGo'', became the most pre-ordered album in Apple Music history before its official release in March 2019. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, making her the first artist born in the 21st century to reach that slot.

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Eilish’s first viral single, “ocean eyes,” was released in 2016,—when she was fifteen years old—followed the next year by the EP ''dont smile at me''. Her debut album, ''Music/WhenWeAllFallAsleepWhereDoWeGo'', became the most pre-ordered album in Apple Music history before its official release in March 2019. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, making her the first artist born in the 21st century to reach that slot.
slot. At the [=62nd=] Annual Grammy Awards in 2020, Eilish became the second person, after Christopher Cross in 1981, to win Record, Album, and Song of the Year along with Best New Artist in the same year.
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** "[[Series/TheOffice No, Billie, I haven't done that dance since my wife died]]."

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** "[[Series/TheOffice "[[Series/TheOfficeUS No, Billie, I haven't done that dance since my wife died]]."
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->I’m the bad guy ...\\
Duh!
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Duh!''
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'''“bad guy”'''

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* SoundtrackDissonance: "8" sounds cheery but lyrically, it's about someone Billie hurt.


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** "[[Series/TheOffice No, Billie, I haven't done that dance since my wife died]]."
* SoundtrackDissonance: "8" sounds cheery but lyrically, it's about someone Billie hurt.
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* AnimatedMusicVideo: To her 2020 single, "my future," directed by Andrew Onorato.
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* DarkIsNotEvil: Her music is known for its world-weary tone and dark lyrical themes, yet she is very cordial and good-hearted in real life.
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* SecondBanana: Finneas stays contentedly behind the scenes for the most part, letting Billie be the FaceOfTheBand.

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* SecondBanana: Finneas stays contentedly behind the scenes for the most part, letting Billie be the FaceOfTheBand. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted more recently, though,]] as Finneas has released an EP with a charting single and is starting to become recognized by a wider audience as a talented artist in his own right.

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