When was 13 years old in 2015 she experienced a Sliding Doors-style moment where one 'horrible' hip injury managed to killed one of her dreams - becoming a professional dancer - while launching her into the stratosphere of worldwide fame.
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Billie Eilishs Injury Accidentally Jumpstarted Her Career
When Billie Eilish was 13 years old in 2015 she experienced a Sliding Doors-style moment where one 'horrible' hip injury managed to killed one of her dreams - b...
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At the time, the 24-year-old sullen songstress was rehearsing for a dance competition with her coach, Revolution Dance Center owner Fred Diaz, and she decided to use her future debut single Ocean Eyes she had recorded with her big brother Finneas.
'We only put it on SoundCloud to send an easier link to the dance teacher,' Eilish (born O'Connell) recalled to Good Hang with Amy Poehler on Tuesday.
'And then a week later, Finneas called me and he was like, "Billy, Ocean Eyes has a thousand streams. A thousand!" And we were cheering and we were screaming and I was like, "This is the most amazing thing that's ever happened to me. This is all I could ever dream of!"'
Ocean Eyes currently has 73.7 million plays on SoundCloud and 624 million views on .
'It's the last rehearsal before my first dance competition of the season. I have a solo in each combo. I was so excited,' the two-time Oscar-winning songwriter said.
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When Billie Eilish was 13 years old in 2015 she experienced a Sliding Doors-style moment where one 'horrible' hip injury managed to killed one of her dreams - becoming a professional dancer - while launching her into the stratosphere of worldwide fame
At the time, the 24-year-old sullen songstress (pictured in 2014) was rehearsing for a dance competition with her coach, Revolution Dance Center owner Fred Diaz, and she decided to use her future debut single Ocean Eyes she had recorded with her big brother Finneas
'We were about to leave and our teacher was like, "Wait, let's do one more just to film it." And so we did one more and we filmed it and in the middle of my little twerk, literally 13 years old, I'm like my hip is like [break noise].
'I got injured and then I was poof! Laying on the floor, couldn't walk, couldn't dance, definitely couldn't do anything and was basically like bedridden for at least a week and then I was on crutches and I literally never danced again.'
At the same time, Eilish and her 28-year-old brother had outlets like Hillydilly and New Music Friday reaching out to them about their viral song as well as Interscope Records, who eventually signed her.
'We only put it on SoundCloud to send an easier link to the dance teacher,' Eilish (born O'Connell) recalled to Good Hang with Amy Poehler on Tuesday
She continued: 'And then a week later, Finneas called me and he was like, "Billy, Ocean Eyes has a thousand streams. A thousand!" And we were cheering and we were screaming and I was like, "This is the most amazing thing that's ever happened to me. This is all I could ever dream of!"' (pictured in 2017)
Ocean Eyes currently has 73.7 million plays on SoundCloud and 624 million views on YouTube
'It's the last rehearsal before my first dance competition of the season. I have a solo in each combo. I was so excited,' the two-time Oscar-winning songwriter said. 'We were about to leave and our teacher was like, "Wait, let's do one more just to film it"'
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She continued: 'And so we did one more and we filmed it and in the middle of my little twerk, literally 13 years old, I'm like my hip is like [break noise]. I got injured and then I was poof! Laying on the floor, couldn't walk, couldn't dance, definitely couldn't do anything and was basically like bedridden for at least a week'
At the same time, Eilish and her 28-year-old brother had outlets like Hillydilly and New Music Friday reaching out to them about their viral song as well as Interscope Records, who eventually signed her (pictured in 2017)
'I went to all these meetings in my crutches. I met with Interscope. I met with all these different booking agents. I had my crutches. I was like, and I was so sad. I was like, "I can't believe I missed my competition!"' the homeschooled vegan recalled. 'When you think something is ruining your life and it's really actually saving your life'
On April 23, Eilish - who boasts 300 million social media followers - shared an Instagram slideshow featuring footage of her dancing and surrounded by Justin Bieber posters
The 10-time Grammy winner noted of her dress: 'Also that was a dance recital costume [please] I wasn't popping out like that in real life'
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Eilish and James Cameron co-directed the 3D film version of her $212.9 million-grossing, 106-date Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour, which hits US/UK theaters this Friday (pictured April 28)
In March, Eilish was 'in advanced talks' to make her big-screen acting debut in Focus Features' upcoming adaptation of Sylvia Plath's classic novel, The Bell Jar, directed by Oscar-winning screenwriter Sarah Polley.
The What Was I Made For singer - who owns a $2.3 million three-bedroom ranch home in Glendale - last made headlines on February 1 for declaring 'no one is illegal on stolen land' while onstage accepting her Grammy Award for song of the year for Wildflower.
Eilish pulls 84.3 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and she's reportedly sold over 55 million records.
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