Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas made an unexpected stop in to the White House while they visited Washington DC as part of the Happier Than Ever world tour.
Joe Biden’s official POTUS Twitter account posted a photograph of the President with the Bad Guy singer, 20, and record producer Finneas, 24, following the visit on Wednesday.
The famous siblings were also joined for the visit by their parents Maggie and Patrick, who all got to meet the President’s German shepherd Commander.
The picture came alongside the caption: ‘When I heard my friends @billieeilish and @finneas were in town for a show, I knew I had to invite them over to the White House.
‘Great to see you and your family — and I’m glad you got to meet Commander.’
A White House official said the President, 79, and his family are ‘longtime’ fans of Billie’s music, according to reports, while she is best known for her top hit Bad Guy, which appears on the album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?.
Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas made an unexpected stop in to the White House while they visited Washington DC as part of the Happier Than Ever world tour
The meeting came before Billie took to the stage at the Capital One Arena on Wednesday night, as part of her Happier Than Ever world tour, which is seeing herp perform across the US, Britain, Europe, New Zealand and Australia this year.
A White House official told PEOPLE that Joe Biden and his family are ‘longtime’ fans of Billie’s music, which recently saw her hit No Time To Die nominated for best original song at the 2022 Oscars.
The official told the publication: ‘Billie and Finneas were supporters during Biden’s campaign and the Biden family have been long time fans of their music.’
Billie proudly endorsed Biden during his presidential campaign, urging her fans last September to ‘vote like our lives and the world depend on it’.
While debuting her single My Future at the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Billie listed the qualities she was looking for in a leader, before voicing her support for Biden.
A White House official said the President, 79, and his family are ‘longtime’ fans of the Bad Guy singer’s music, according to reports. Pictured: Billie performs in New Orleans on February 3
It was a big week for Billie as she won Best International Artist at the BRIT awards for the second year.
Billie thanked the Brits for honouring her again before telling fans she couldn’t wait to perform later this year at Glastonbury festival.
She also earned her first ever Oscar nomination in the best original song category for the James Bond film No Time To Die.
The 94th annual nominations were announced on Tuesday morning in a broadcast hosted by Leslie Jordan and Tracee Ellis Ross.
Billie co-wrote the title song for No Time To Die with her brother and longtime collaborator Finneas.
As she was just shy of her 18th birthday when she recorded the number, she became the youngest singer ever of a Bond theme.
No Time To Die was the final outing for Daniel Craig as 007, a role he first assumed for the 2006 smash hit Casino Royale.
It was a big week for Billie as she won Best International Artist at the BRIT awards for the second year and earned her first Oscar nomination
Billie gushed on Instagram this Tuesday: ‘thank you SO much to @theacademy for this nomination!! it was an absolute dream to write a song for a @007 film and i’m so honored that it’s nominated. peak life experience. THANK YOU!!!’
She included a joint statement with Finneas in which they wrote: ‘Words cannot describe how honored and excited we are to have been nominated for an Academy Award for our song “No Time To Die.” It was a lifelong dream of ours to write a Bond theme, and one we never thought would ever come true.’
They went on: ‘It’s completely unbelievable that we are here being recognized for this song, and this is a peak life experience for us as songwriters and artists. To be recognized today among these other incredible nominees is something that we most certainly do not take for granted.’
The statement continued: ‘Thank you to the Academy, from the bottom of our hearts. Thank you to Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson for allowing us this incredible opportunity, and to be part of Daniel Craig’s unparalleled legacy as James Bond.’
Finneas and Billie concluded their heartfelt message: Thank you to Cary Joji Fukunaga, and last but not least, thank you to Hans Zimmer, Stephen Lipson and Johnny Marr for being an absolute joy to work with on this song.’
SRC: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/
