Finneas Baird O'Connell born July 30, , [ 2 ] also known mononymously by his first name, sometimes stylized in all caps, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. The recipient of numerous accolades, he has written and produced music for various artists, most notably for his younger sister, Billie Eilish. He has won 10 Grammy Awards among 18 total nominations, including nominations for the Big Four categories.
He made history as the youngest act to win the Producer of the Year, Non-Classical category. He was also nominated for Best New Artist for his solo work. They became the youngest two-time Academy Awards winners ever.
Finneas has released several singles as a solo artist, and his debut EP, Blood Harmony , was released in October He came out with his second album, For Cryin' Out Loud! Finneas starred in the independent film Life Inside Out. Finneas was born in Los Angeles to actress and screenwriter Maggie Baird [ 12 ] and actor Patrick O'Connell, both of whom are also musicians. Finneas has said his experience playing characters helped with writing music for his sister Billie Eilish , because he writes from her perspective and for her vocal range.
Similarly to other artists, if you're writing and you know that someone else's voice is going to be the voice telling the story, it should be a language that fits them. Everybody has a different vocabulary, a different way of putting sentences together, and the easiest way to tell if a song wasn't written by someone is if it doesn't fit their vernacular, so I try to match whatever I'm helping them make to whoever they seem to be.
A lot of that also If you come up with a line, even if an artist really likes it and is like 'That's a really cool line,' it's like 'Yeah, but can you wear it? Is it a thing you'd feel comfortable with singing every time? Finneas had written and produced his song " Ocean Eyes " originally for his band, and gave it to Eilish when her dance teacher asked them to write a song for a choreography.
