Billie Eilish shares her hilarious 'unseeable' on-stage habit

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Billie Eilish
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 21st Mar 2022

She's a multi-award winning singer/songwriter and an excellent performer, but Billie Eilish has recently taken to Instagram to reveal she has a strange on-stage habit, and now we can't un-see it!

Posting a series of photos on Instagram, Billie said: 'so i’m being driven insane by the now unseeable fact that my left hand’s index finger is always pointed in EVERY PHOTO OF ME ON STAGE EVER. WHYYYYY' (sic)

In each photo Billie has shared, she does indeed seem to be pointing her left index finger, whether she has her arms outstretched, up in the arm or by her side.

Billie's post has now attracted more than 22,000 comments such as: 'very random but im loving it', (sic) with one joking: 'she’s got a point to make', and a third saying: 'now i can’t unsee it either 😭'. (sic)

Billie Eilish, is currently on her 'Happier Than Ever: The World Tour', taking to the stage in North America, before coming to Europe in June 2022.

In February this year, Billie stopped one of her concerts when she spotted a fan who was having problems breathing. Asking the fan: "You need an inhaler?"

She continued: "Do we have an inhaler? Can we just grab one?" The singer's team could then be seen rushing around to find one, with Billie continuing: "It’s OK, we got one, give (the fan) some time. Don’t crowd."

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Now take a look at Billie Eilish's career so far:

Early life

The US songstress was born on 18th December 2001 to Maggie Baird and Patrick O'Connell. Before Maggie Baird became Billie's momager, travelling on every tour with her, she was a ground-breaking actress and screenwriter. Coming from a famous family, Billie was always destined for fame!

2015: 'Ocen Eyes'

Releasing her first track to Soundcloud would have been a gamble for other singers, however the singer-songwriter released 'Ocean Eyes' herself, at age 14, in 2015. A definite 'bad guy' move, as it allowed her to have autonomy over her work and career.


The track has since been certified 3x Platinum.

2017: Debut EP

'Don't Smile At Me' was released in 2017, when Billie was only 16, to critical acclaim. For her first album, the success was unprecedented. Following suit, her breakthrough hit 'When The Party's Over' entered the Top 40, proving that her success was only going to exceed from here.

2018: First tour

The 'lovely' singer blew up and grew up in 2018! This was the year that saw the singer-songwriter embark on her 2018 tour. Billie boasted 74.7M Instagram followers, with a fanbase of 52M monthly listeners, growing her fanbase organically after that first Soundcloud release. The singer's young fans also see her as a role model. The 'Wish You Were Gay' singer-songwriter has paved the way for young women, as an activist for LGBTQIA+ rights, feminism and mental health.

2019: Debut album 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?'

Unsurprisingly, the US singer-songwriter scored Number 1 with her debut album 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?' in April 2019. Eilish broke a Guinness World Record for being the youngest woman at Number 1 on the UK album charts, and for having the most simultaneous US Hot 100 entries by a female. The album consists of HUGE tracks such as 'Bad Guy', 'Xanny', 'You Should See Me in a Crown', 'When the Party's Over' and 'Bury a Friend'.

2019: Coachella

2019 was the year that saw Billie's iconic Coachella performance. As well as being the year she cemented herself as a fashion icon, she wore head-to-toe Louis Vuitton and burst onto our TV screens in a Calvin Klein ad 'I Speak My Truth in #MyCalvins", sporting her iconic baggy look and opening up about why, saying: "I never want anyone to know everything about me. I mean, that's why I wear big, baggy clothes," she says. "Nobody can have an opinion, because they haven't seen what's underneath".

2020: The Grammy Awards milestone

In 2020, our favourite 'bad guy' became the first artist since 1981 to do a full sweep at the Grammy's, winning all four major awards. Billie won Best New Artist, Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album. She was the youngest to win these. At age 18, she made history, yet again!

2020: Bond theme 'No Time To Die'

2020 was Billie's year as the star also joined the Bond hall of fame! The US singer-songwriter became the youngest artist to be chosen to lend her voice for a Bond film. Her theme song 'No Time To Die' became Number 1 as well as featuring on the 2020 Bond film. This placed Eilish alongside worldwide superstars Adele and Sam Smith who have been initiated into the Bond elite too, though Eilish did it at only half their age. Impressive!

2021: New album and documentary

Billie released her second album 'Happier Than Ever' on Friday 30th July 2021, featuring singles 'My Future', 'Therefore I Am', 'Your Power', 'Lost Cause', and 'NDA'. Her Disney+ documentary - 'Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles' - was released in September 2021.

2021: Fragrance announcement

Billie delighted her fans in October 2021, revealing she would be releasing her very own fragrance called 'Eilish' - fast forward to today, and she now has three fragrances! Billie Eilish's first perfume, called 'Eilish', officially went on sale on 10th November 2021. Billie later revealed in September 2022 that she would be releasing her second perfume Eilish No. 2. It was then on 28th September 2023 that she announced Eilish No. 3 - a limited edition perfume that served as the last of the Eilish collection. Similar to its predecessors, the bottle features a bust, however this time round the colour-scheme was dark red.

2022: Billie headlines the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival

Not only did Billie headline the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival in 2022, she became the youngest female to ever do so. The exciting news was announced by Emily Eavis in October 2021, with her writing on X: 'We couldn't be happier to announce that the wondrous billieeilish is headlining the Pyramid on the Friday at next year's Glastonbury Festival, becoming the youngest solo headliner in our history. This feels like the perfect way for us to return and I cannot wait!'

2022: 'Happier Than Ever, The World Tour'

Billie Eilish kicked off her world tour in the US and brought her amazing shows to the UK and Ireland in June. She played 13 dates across Belfast, London, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, and Dublin.

2023: 'What Was I Made For?'

In July 2023, Billie released a new track called 'What Was I Made For?', which features on the soundtrack of the Barbie movie. It was later nominated for a Golden Globe. The song also won the Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Song Written For Visual Media at the 2024 ceremony.

2024: Billie wins two Grammy awards

At the 2024 Grammy Awards, Billie took home the Song of the Year and Best Song Written For Visual Media gongs, both for 'What Was I Made For?'

2024: Billie released her third album 'Hit Me Hard and Soft'

The singer's third album 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' was released in May 2024, going Platinum in the UK just six months later and receiving a 2x Platinum certification in January 2026.

2024: Billie performed at the Olympics Closing Ceremony

On 11th August, Billie Eilish performed at the Closing Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Before the event, there were several rumours circulating that the singer would be performing, along with The Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Snoop Dogg. Despite the rumours, nothing was confirmed until the day that it took place.

2025: Billie performed at the 67th Grammy Awards

On 2nd February 2025, Billie took to the stage at the 67th annual Grammy Awards to entertain the star-studded audience. She performed 2024 single 'Birds of a Feather'.

2025: Billie brought her tour to the UK

Billie brought her 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' tour to the UK and Ireland in July 2025, visiting Glasgow, London, Manchester and Dublin.

2025: Billie announced 'Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour' would be coming to cienemas

Billie Eilish announced she would be bringing her tour to cinemas in 2026, with James Cameron co-directing the movie. It will be released on 20th March 2026.

2026: GRAMMY Awards win

Billie took home her 10th GRAMMY Award win at the 2026 ceremony, picking up Song of the Year for 'Wildflower' which was also nominated for Record of the Year.

Now read:

Billie Eilish: Get to know the 'Happier Than Ever' singer

Billie Eilish's career story so far 🎶

Billie Eilish stops concert for fan who needs inhaler

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