Finneas O'Connell

"Finneas" redirects here. For the similar given name, see Phineas.

Finneas O'Connell
O'Connell at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards
Born
Finneas Baird O'Connell

(1997-07-30) July 30, 1997 (age 27)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • record producer
  • actor
Years active2011–present
WorksSee discography
PartnerClaudia Sulewski (2018–present)
MotherMaggie Baird
RelativesBillie Eilish (sister)
Brian Baird (uncle)
Musical career
GenresAlternative pop[1]
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • bass
  • piano
Labels
Websitefinneasofficial.com

Finneas Baird O'Connell (born July 30, 1997),[2] also known mononymously as Finneas (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 his younger sister, Billie Eilish. He has won 10 Grammy Awards among 18 total nominations, including nominations for the Big Four categories. He has made history as the youngest act to win the Producer of the Year, Non-Classical category. For his work with Eilish, he has won Record of the Year twice in a row, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. He was also nominated for Best New Artist for his solo work.[5][6] Their song "No Time to Die" from the film of the same name earned him an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and another Grammy. Two years later, for their song "What Was I Made For?", they won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year, along with the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe for Best Original Song. They became the youngest two-time Academy Awards winners ever.[7] He had also worked with high-profile artists such as Drake, Kid Cudi, Nicki Minaj, Selena Gomez, Camila Cabello, Demi Lovato, Halsey, Justin Bieber, Karol G, Girl in Red, Rosalía, Tove Lo, Ringo Starr and Tate McRae.

Finneas has released several singles as a solo artist, and his debut EP, Blood Harmony, was released in October 2019. The EP includes "Let's Fall in Love for the Night", his most successful song to date, peaking at number 17 on the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart.[8] His debut studio album Optimist was released through Interscope Records in October 2021. He came out with his second album, For Cryin' Out Loud!, in 2024.

Finneas starred in the 2013 independent film Life Inside Out.[9] He is also known for his role as Alistair in the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee.[10] He has also made an appearance on the American sitcom Modern Family.[11]

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  2. ^ Hissong, Samantha; Spanos, Brittany (July 30, 2020). "Billie Eilish Drops 'My Future' in Time for Finneas' Birthday". Rolling Stone. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
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  7. ^ Asadpour, Milad; Shirouyehzad, Hadi (September 2019). "Performance evaluation and ranking of Academy Award winners for Best Original Score applying Data Envelopment Analysis: 1990–2016". Operations Research Letters. 47 (5): 371–376. doi:10.1016/j.orl.2019.07.003. ISSN 0167-6377. S2CID 199119538.
  8. ^ Shaffer, Claire (August 22, 2019). "Finneas Previews Debut EP 'Blood Harmony' With New Song 'Shelter'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  9. ^ "Talking with Maggie Baird and Finneas O'Connell". Your Teen Magazine. September 18, 2015. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  10. ^ Abldor, Jen (April 11, 2019). "Billie Eilish's Brother, Finneas O'Connell, Was On "Glee" And I Can't Believe I Just Realized That". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Tatiana was invoked but never defined (see the help page).