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Ben Rogerson

“I actually specifically remember making a deal with myself": Billie Eilish reveals what she had to do in order to become “looser and jazzier” with her vocal delivery

Billie Eilish performs onstage at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on 17 March, 2025. (Image credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)

Known initially for her breathy, almost whispery singing style - not to mention her unmistakable pronunciation of the word ‘duh’ - Billie Eilish has since added more shades to her vocal palette. Now, in an interview with British Vogue, in which Eilish took questions from celebrities, she’s been explaining how that happened.

It was put to Eilish by SZA that on her latest album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, she delivered a lot of “soulful runs and tonal differences”, and she was asked where the decision to “lean into different textures” and flex her vocal ability came from.

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