Billie Eilish tears up with emotional acceptance speech at the BRITs 2020 ❤️

She won International Female Solo Artist!

Author: Emma DoddsPublished 18th Feb 2020

Billie Eilish is one of the most successful and impressive teenagers on the planet right now. Not only has she got a string of best-selling songs to her name and a plethora of awards, but she's only gone and performed the most recent James Bond theme tune, 'No Time To Die' - a huge feat.

So it's no real surprise that she took home the award for International Female Solo Artist at the BRIT Awards 2020 (18th Feb). Going up against Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello, Lana Del Rey and Lizzo, Billie accepted her award from Spice Girl Mel C.

But Billie's acceptance speech got viewers choking up at home, after she sadly declared she'd been feeling "hated" recently. Thankfully, it had a happy ending...

"I’ve felt very hated recently and when I was on the stage seeing all you guys smiling at me, it genuinely made me want to cry, and I want to cry right now," she added, as her voice broke.

Fans took to Twitter to share their disbelief that anyone could make Billie feel this way, with many sending messages of support to the 18-year-old. One wrote, 'That's sad she's so young living a life millions would dream of. Where's the need for hate?! 💖' and another added, 'Awful that she feels that way - she is so talented and has so much love. I really hope all of the positivity towards her goes some way to countering unnecessary negativity.'

Congratulations Billie on your incredible win at the BRIT Awards!

Scroll through to see all the red carpet arrivals at the BRIT Awards 2020:

Harry Styles


Lizzo


Lewis Capaldi


Lewis Capaldi


Billie Eilish


Anne-Marie


Billie Eilish


Tom Walker


Ashnikko


Celeste


Montana Brown


Mabel and her mum Neneh Cherry


Laura Whitmore


Ashley Roberts


Dizzee Rascal


Burna Boy


Tom Green and Daisy Maskell


Fleur East


Aitch


Anne-Marie


Niall Horan


Tom Jones


Rag'n'Bone Man


Stormzy


Hailee Steinfeld


Ellie Goulding


Mel C


Michael Kiwanuka


Freya Ridings


JLS


Dave


Jack Whitehall


Paloma Faith


Nicola Roberts


Penny Lancaster and Rod Stewart


Charli XCX


Jorja Smith


NOW WATCH: Dermot Kennedy Reveals Why He Admires Billie Eilish | The BRIT Awards 2020

Read everything you need to know about the BRIT Awards 2020 right here.

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