"Nearly a decade ago, Billie Eilish, then 13 years old, put "Ocean Eyes" on SoundCloud and catapulted to global superstardom. It was the kind of ascent aspiring singers dream of, propelled by a platform that at the time wasn't known for unearthing pop stars. But if you ask her now, even Eilish, now 24, doesn't know if someone else could replicate her success. "Oh my god!" she says when asked where the next Billie Eilish might be discovered. "I have no idea.""
"These days it's common for new artists to share their music on SoundCloud, but back then it was still relatively new. "I'm very curious to see what the future holds," Eilish says. "I don't know where the next whoever is gonna come from. I can't wait to see them and I can't wait to cheerleader them, whoever it may be." If they ever come."
"Eilish, to be clear, still believes true talent can break through the noise. Art, she says, should be "attainable for everyone" and the internet, while messy, enables that. "There's all sorts of technologies now where it seems like we're all doomed, but we're not," Eilish tells WIRED. "If we keep making real stuff, real art made by humans-live music, live audiences-I don't see that ever dying.""
Billie Eilish shared that she does not know where the next major artist will come from or whether someone else can achieve the same kind of rise she had. She described uploading “Ocean Eyes” to SoundCloud at age 13 as a turning point that led to global attention. She noted that while many artists now post music on SoundCloud, the current environment differs from the past. She said that although algorithms and online noise can feel overwhelming, true talent can still break through. She emphasized that art should be attainable for everyone and that live music and live audiences should not disappear.
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