LONDON (AP) — Nineteen-year-old pop singer Billie Eilish has broken numerous records in her short career. Now she will become the Glastonbury Festival’s youngest-ever solo headliner when she takes the stage at the 2022 event.
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Billie Eilish poses for photographers upon arrival for the World premiere of the new film from the James Bond franchise ‘No Time To Die’, in London Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
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Finneas O’Connell, left, and Billie Eilish posesfor photographers upon arrival for the World premiere of the new film from the James Bond franchise ‘No Time To Die’, in London Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Eilish teased the news on Sunday on Instagram, posing herself wearing a Glastonbury hoodie in a photo captioned “2022.” The festival’s organizers confirmed Monday that the American singer will perform on June 24.
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Britain’s Prince Charles, left, speaks with performers Finneas O’Connell and Billie Eilish upon arrival for the World premiere of the new film from the James Bond franchise ‘No Time To Die’, in London, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP)
“This feels like the perfect way for us to return and I cannot wait!” organizer Emily Eavis said.
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Britain’s Prince William, left, speaks with performers Finneas O’Connell and Billie Eilish upon arrival for the World premiere of the new film from the James Bond franchise ‘No Time To Die’, in London, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP)
The festival was supposed to celebrate its 50th anniversary last year, but it was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. This year it hosted a five-hour livestream event featuring Coldplay and Damon Albarn, among others.
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Billie Eilish, from left, Rami Malek, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Ana de Armas, Lashana Lynch and Naomie Harris pose for photographers upon arrival for the World premiere of the new film from the James Bond franchise ‘No Time To Die’, in London Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Eilish has taken the world by storm since she broke onto the scene in 2015 with her debut single “Ocean Eyes.” The young singer has since won Grammys for record of the year, album of the year, song of the year and best new artist.
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Britain’s Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, left, speaks with performers Finneas O’Connell and Billie Eilish upon arrival for the World premiere of the new film from the James Bond franchise ‘No Time To Die’, in London, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP)
Eilish made her Glastonbury debut in 2019 after her set was upgraded from a slot on the John Peel stage during the five-day music festival held in Somerset, southwest England.
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Billie Eilish poses for photographers upon arrival for the World premiere of the new film from the James Bond franchise ‘No Time To Die’, in London Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)
Eilish is also the youngest performer to write and record a James Bond theme song. She was among the stars at the “No Time To Die” Bond film world premiere in London last week.
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Billie Eilish poses for photographers upon arrival for the World premiere of the new film from the James Bond franchise ‘No Time To Die’, in London Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Eilish will be 20 years and 6 months old when she headlines the Gastonbury festival in June 2022.
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Finneas O’Connell, left, and Billie Eilish pose for photographers upon arrival for the World premiere of the new film from the James Bond franchise ‘No Time To Die’, in London Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
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Billie Eilish poses for photographers upon arrival for the World premiere of the new film from the James Bond franchise ‘No Time To Die’, in London Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
This story corrects an erroneous reference to when Eilish’s James Bond theme song came out. It was not last month.
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Billie Eilish performs during the Global Citizen festival, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
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Billie Eilish performs during the Global Citizen festival, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
