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When Billie Eilish called Lana Del Rey “the reason half of you exist, including mine” during her surprise appearance at the “Summertime Sadness” singer’s Coachella concert this weekend, she wasn’t joking.
Reflecting on the festival’s opening weekend on Instagram Stories on Thursday (April 18), the 22-year-old pop star revealed that her debut single “Ocean Eyes” would never have materialized without the 38-year-old’s influences. alternative pop crossover. “This song wouldn’t even exist without her,” Eilish wrote, sharing a video of herself singing the track on Friday (April 12) with Del Rey in front of thousands of festival-goers.
“Literally a hallucination,” the two-time Oscar winner added of the experience.
The post comes nearly a week after Eilish took to the main stage at Coachella to sing “Ocean Eyes” as a duet with Lana — and to help the headliner perform hers. Born to Die the single “Video Games”. At the time, Del Rey told the crowd that the dreamy Finneas-produced track was her favorite Eilish song and called it the Swarm star the “voice of our generation”.
Eilish responded at the time: “[She] It’s the reason half of you exist, including mine.
The “Why was I made?” » The artist has previously praised Lana’s impact, telling Dua Lipa in August that Born to Die “the music has changed. » “[The album] “music for girls has especially changed and the potential of what’s possible,” she added on the “Levitating” singer’s post. At your service podcast.
In the eight years since she began her career with “Ocean Eyes,” Eilish has released two albums that topped the Billboard 200, won nine Grammys and built a fan base that numbers well over 100 million followers on Instagram. His third studio album, Hit me hard and soft, arrives on May 17, as announced earlier this month.
“Finneas and I really couldn’t be more proud of this album and we absolutely can’t wait for you to hear it,” she wrote at the time. “I love you I love you I love you.”