Published 17:19 IST, December 9th 2019

"He is the only reason I’m alive": Billie Eilish thanks brother Finneas at Hitmakers event

Billie Eilish says brother Finneas O'Connell is “the only reason I’m alive” in her acceptance speech at Variety’s Hitmakers brunch

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At Variety’s Hitmakers Brunch at Soho House in West Hollywood, American singer and songwriter Billie Eilish thanked her bror Finneas O’Connell for being supportive in her acceptance speech. 

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'Bury a Friend' singer went on to say, “He is only reason why I’m anywhere in whole world and he’s probably only reason I’m alive.”

She took a moment to thank Variety, her team, her producers, and her label for ir encourment and support while subtly shing m for t believing in her artistic ideas. She urged industry to listen to its artists and keep an open mind to new ideas. She also threw she at a certain 'someone' who told her that When we all fall asleep, where do we go? does t have a hit. 

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“Thank you Variety. Thank you for t making me look stupid like everyone else wants to do on TV,” she started and brought her bror Finneas O’Connell on st to express her gratitude and convey how close two are.

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“A big thank you to my big bror Finneas. Finneas is my best friend, my big bror, he’s four years older than me and we’ve been best friends forever. We started making music toger when I was 13 and he was 17; he produces everything. He’s only reason I’m anywhere in whole world and he’s probably only reason I’m alive,” she stated.

O’Connell joined in to say “re’s a lot of bulls - articles about me w, about how I’m t just Billie Eilish’s bror.”

Life Inside Out actor ded, “Just being Billie Eilish’s bror is all I ever wanna be. I love Billie more than anything else and I’m so grateful to you and I love you.”

bror-sister duo won Hitmaker of year award as a part of Variety‘s third annual Hitmakers cohort. y were minated for six Grammy’s this year and Billie Eilish is youngest singer to have received hour.

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16:16 IST, December 9th 2019