Billie Eilish has become one of the most successful artists of the past decade, who has captivated audiences with her unique voice. But not everyone is a fan of it.
In an interview with CBS Sunday Morning that aired on December 8, Eilish opened up about her unique singing style.
“I’ve been told for years that I’m not a singer because singers have powerful voices. Every judge on my favorite talent show would say, ‘If you’re a soft singer then that’s not enough.’ Like, you can’t- you need to do more. I need you to show off, and I need you to be able to belt it out and do these crazy high notes and runs and they get rejected for that,” she said.
“So I thought, ‘Okay, that means I’m not a real singer because I can’t do that.’ Because I also sang quietly when I first started and people always said that was all,” she added.
However, Eilish shared that she is proud of her voice now and that she is satisfied with her singing ability.
She continued: “As I’ve grown older, my voice has matured and gotten stronger.
Billie talks to CBS about how the Internet makes her feel like she’s not a singer because she sings *softly*
“And I’ve been told for years that I’m not a singer because singers have powerful voices.” pic.twitter.com/2hnTgRpALV
— Billie Eilish Society (@BillieSociety) December 10, 2024
Elsewhere in the interview, Eilish talked about her song “Birds of a Feather” and talked about hitting a note she thought she couldn’t hit. She shares that her vocal courage comes from learning to sing.
“Did you find a part of yourself that you didn’t even know was there?” she was asked.
“Yeah! Oh, yeah. I mean, my voice!” she laughed. “I can’t express how satisfying, satisfying, and fulfilling it feels to learn these things about my own voice – which is in my body – that I didn’t even know I was capable of.” … it’s so liberating,” Eilish replied.
The singer was now asked if she had found her voice as well as discovered that she was more of a musician than she thought, and where this would take her.
“Good question, we’ll see. I don’t know!” Eilish added.
Eilish has earned several nominations at the 2025 Grammy awards due to her outstanding performance. Hit me hard and soft album as well as the success of “Birds of a Feather”. She received nominations in the categories Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Record of the Year.
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