Finneas O'Connell

Finneas Baird O'Connell (born July 30, 1997), known mononymously as FINNEAS (stylized in all caps),[2][3] is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has written and produced music for various artists including his younger sister, Billie Eilish. He won five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, Producer of the Year, Non-Classical and the Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for his work on Eilish's debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019).

"Finneas" redirects here. For the similar given name, see Phineas.
FINNEAS
Born
Finneas Baird O'Connell

(1997-07-30) July 30, 1997[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • actor
Years active2011–present
Partner(s)Claudia Sulewski (2018–present)
Parents
RelativesBillie Eilish (sister)
Musical career
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • keyboards
  • guitar
  • bass
Labels
Associated acts

Finneas has released several singles as a solo artist, and his debut EP, Blood Harmony, was released on October 4, 2019. The EP includes "Let's Fall in Love for the Night"; it is Finneas' most successful song to date, peaking at number 17 on the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart.[4] As an actor, Finneas starred in the 2013 independent film Life Inside Out.[5] He is also known for his role as Alistair in the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee.[6]

Early life
Finneas (right) performing with his sister Billie Eilish in 2017

Finneas was born in Los Angeles to actress and screenwriter Maggie Baird[7] and actor Patrick O'Connell, both of whom are also musicians.[8][9] Finneas is of Irish and Scottish descent.[10] In 2010, at age 12, he took a songwriting class with his mother, and began writing and producing songs, purchasing Logic Pro.[11][12]

Career

Songwriting and producing

Finneas is most famously known for his collaboration and work with his little sister Billie Eilish. He has said his experience playing characters helped in writing music for his sister, as he writes from her perspective and for her vocal range.[9] He stated: “Being able to hear an artist and emulate them has been a huge part of being successful as a producer and co-writer".[9] When he writes for his sister, he wants to "write a song that I think she’ll relate to and enjoy singing and empathise with the lyrics and make her own", and when he writes with her he tries to "help her tell whatever story she’s trying to tell, bounce ideas off of her, listen to her ideas."[13]

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 ... is asking an artist how they feel about it. 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?'[13]

Finneas had written and produced the 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.[9][14] They posted the song on SoundCloud, garnering praise from various websites.[9] Finneas's manager reached out to him in November 2015 to talk about Eilish's potential. Finneas then helped Eilish sign to the A&R company Platoon.[8] He co-wrote and produced Eilish's debut EP Don't Smile at Me (2017), which peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard 200.[15][16] Finneas also co-wrote and produced Eilish's debut studio album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019), which debuted atop the US and UK charts.[17] He won the 2020 Grammy Awards for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical; Record of the Year and Song of the Year for Eilish's "Bad Guy"; and Album of the Year and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?[18]

He has also been known to work with Grammy winners Marcos and LJ Coutinho. He produced the 2019 single "Lose You to Love Me" by Selena Gomez,[19] which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100,[20] and two tracks on the 2019 album Romance by Camila Cabello.[21] He also produced "Moral of the Story" by Ashe,[22] and collaborated with John Legend on an unreleased song.[23]

Solo music career

Finneas is the lead singer and songwriter of the band The Slightlys, which played the Warped Tour in 2015.[24][25][9] His first solo single, "New Girl", was released in 2016.[26] The music video for the single was released in 2019, was directed by Emma Sydney Menzies, and stars Finneas and Yasmine Vega.[27] He released the single "I'm in Love Without You" in 2017, and eight singles in 2018: "Break My Heart Again", "Heaven", "Life Moves On", "Landmine", "Hollywood Forever", "College", "Luck Pusher", and "Let's Fall in Love for the Night". At the beginning of 2019, Finneas played his first, sold-out, headline shows in New York[9] and Los Angeles.[28]

His debut EP, Blood Harmony, was released on October 4, 2019.[4] The EP's first single "I Lost a Friend" was released on June 25, 2019,[29] the second single "Shelter" was released on August 22, 2019,[30] and the third single "I Don't Miss You At All" on September 20, 2019.[31] In October 2019, he embarked on his first headlining tour, in five cities in the US, in addition to a performance at Austin City Limits.[4]

On August 7, 2020, he released a surprise deluxe version of his debut EP, Blood Harmony, featuring two tracks that did not appear on the EP's original version, "Break My Heart Again" and "Let's Fall In Love For The Night (1964)," the latter being an alternate version of the sixth track, "Let's Fall In Love For The Night."

Acting

In 2011, Finneas played a student in the comedy film Bad Teacher.[9] In 2013, he co-starred in Life Inside Out, written by and starring his mother Maggie Baird.[32] He had recurring guest roles on Modern Family and Aquarius, and played Alistair in the final season of the musical comedy-drama television series Glee in 2015.[9][33]

Personal life

Finneas is based in Los Angeles.[34] He has been in a relationship with YouTuber Claudia Sulewski since September 2018.[35][36] His single "Claudia" was written after the night they met.[37]

Both Finneas and Billie have synesthesia.[38]

Discography

EPs
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
Heat.
[39]
Blood Harmony 14

Singles

As lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Alt.
[40]		 US
Rock
Airplay
[41]
"New Girl"[42] 2016 —— rowspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | non-album single
"I'm in Love Without You"[43] 2017 ——
"Break My Heart Again"[44][upper-alpha 1] 2018 —— Blood Harmony (Deluxe)
"Heaven"[45] —— rowspan="6" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | non-album single
"Life Moves On"[46] ——
"Landmine"[47] ——
"Hollywood Forever"[48] ——
"College"[49] ——
"Luck Pusher"[50] ——
"Let's Fall in Love for the Night"[51] 1724 Blood Harmony
"Claudia"[53] 2019 —— data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | non-album single
"I Lost a Friend"[54] —— Blood Harmony
"Angel"[55] —— data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | non-album single
"Shelter"[56] —— Blood Harmony
"I Don't Miss You at All"[57] ——
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title Year Album
"Goodnews Bay"[58]
(Eli Way featuring Gabrielle Current and FINNEAS)		 2016 rowspan="3" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | non-album single
"Evermore"[59]
(Prince Paris featuring Gabrielle Current and FINNEAS)
"Come to Think"[60]
(Gabrielle Current featuring FINNEAS)		 2017

Guest appearances
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Call Me When You Find Yourself" 2015 Maggie Baird Life Inside Out[61]
"Maybe I'm Losing My Mind" N/A
"Your Mother's Favorite"
"The Ending"[62] 2018 Wafia VIII EP
"Sunny" 2020 Billie Eilish One World: Together at Home[63]
"Let's Fall In Love For The Night" N/A

Music videos
List of music videos, with directors, showing year released
Title Year Director(s)
"I'm In Love Without You" 2017 Emma Sydney Menzies
"New Girl" 2019
"Break My Heart Again" Sam Bennett
"I Lost A Friend"
"Shelter"
"Let's Fall in Love for the Night" 2020

Appearances
List of music videos, with directors, showing year released
Title Year Director(s)
"Bikini Porn"
(Tove Lo)		 2020 Moni Haworth
"Everything I Wanted"
(Billie Eilish)		 Billie Eilish

Songwriting and production credits
Year Title Artist Album Co-writer or writer Producer
2016 "Come to Think" Gabrielle Current Non-album single Y Y
"Six Feet Under" Billie Eilish Y Y
"Ocean Eyes" Don't Smile at Me Y Y
2017 "Your Eyes"
(featuring Tayla Parx)		 The Knocks Testify EP Y
"Filthy Rich" Evalyn Non-album single Y
"Bellyache" Billie Eilish Don't Smile at Me Y Y
"Bored" Y Y
"Lost My Mind" Alice Kristiansen Non-album single Y Y
"Watch" Billie Eilish Don't Smile at Me Y Y
"Copycat" Y Y
"Idontwannabeyouanymore" Y Y
"My Boy" Y Y
"Party Favor" Y Y
"Hostage" Y Y
"Satellite" Rebecca Black RE / BL Y Y
"&burn"
(with Vince Staples)		 Billie Eilish Don't Smile at Me Y Y
2018 "Bitches Broken Hearts" Y Y
"Lovely"
(with Khalid)		 Y Y
"You Should See Me in a Crown" When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Y Y
"When the Party's Over" Y Y
"Come Out and Play" Y Y
2019 "When I Was Older" Music Inspired By The Film Roma Y Y
"Bury a Friend" When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Y Y
"Moral of the Story" Ashe Moral of the Story: Chapter 1 EP Y Y
"Wish You Were Gay" Billie Eilish When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Y Y
"!!!!!!!" Y Y
"Bad Guy" Y Y
"Xanny" Y Y
"All the Good Girls Go to Hell" Y Y
"8" Y Y
"My Strange Addiction" Y Y
"Ilomilo" Y Y
"Listen Before I Go" Y Y
"I Love You" Y Y
"Goodbye" Y Y
"Everything I Wanted" Y Y
"Tear Myself Apart" Tate McRae All The Things I Never Said Y
"If the World Was Ending"
(featuring Julia Michaels)		 JP Saxe Hold It Together Y
"Lose You to Love Me" Selena Gomez Rare Y
"Used To This" Camila Cabello Romance Y Y
"First Man" Y
2020 "Bikini Porn" Tove Lo Sunshine Kitty: Paw Prints Edition Y Y
"Passion and Pain Taste the Same When I'm Weak" Y Y
"I Hate Everybody" Halsey Manic Y Y
"No Time To Die" Billie Eilish Non-album single Y Y
"Past Life" Trevor Daniel Nicotine Y Y
"Jealous" Lennon Stella Three. Two. One. Y
"So Will I" Ben Platt Non-album single Y
"The Most Beautiful Thing" Bruno Major To Let a Good Thing Die Y
"I Can See The Change" Celeste Celeste Y

Notes
  1. "Break My Heart Again" was originally released as a non-album single, but was later released on the Deluxe edition of Blood Harmony in 2020.

Filmography
Finneas (right) with his mother Maggie Baird at the 2014 Palm Beach International Film Festival
Films + TV
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Bad Teacher Spencer
2013 Life Inside Out Shane
2013 Tomorrow Tom Short
2013–2014 Modern Family Ronnie Jr. 2 episodes
2014 happySADhappy Andrew Short
2015 Glee Alistair 4 episodes
2015 Aquarius Earnest Boy 2 episodes
2018 Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk[64] Tom

Awards and nominations
Award Year[upper-alpha 1] Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Category Result Ref.
ASCAP Pop Music Awards 2019 Himself and Billie Eilish Vanguard Award Won [65]
Apple Music Awards Himself and Billie Eilish Songwriter of the Year Won [66]
Grammy Awards 2020 "Bad Guy" Record of the Year Won [67]
Song of the Year Won
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Album of the Year Won
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Won
Himself Producer of the Year, Non-Classical Won
iHeartRadio Music Awards Producer of the Year Pending [68]
Songwriter of the Year Pending
MTV Video Music Awards Push Best New Artist Longlisted [69]
"Let's Fall in Love for the Night" Best Alternative Pending [70]

Notes
  1. Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
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