Billie Eilish is back in Saturday evening Lives with new angelic traditions.
The “Happier Than Ever” singer, 21, took the stage just two days before her 22nd birthday on Dec. 18 with the songs “What Was I Made For?” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”
The seven-time Grammy winner began her first performance of her hit ballad from Barbie film with the introduction of the presenter and Barbie star Kate McKinnon along with the evening’s special guest, Greta Gerwig — who directed the film. Her brother Finneas played the piano while she sang the melody.
There were plenty of nods to the film during the performance, with the stage floor covered in hot pink and the singer performing the song in a bright pink collared shirt and her hair in a ponytail.
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She also included a scene from Barbie a film in which videos and images of women play over the song. However, she had a special one SNL twist, showing childhood photos of the cast members as they grew up. This video collage included photos of a young Maya Rudolph, Punkie Johnson, Ego Nwodima, McKinnon and more.
The song was recently nominated for a Golden Globe and is up for five Grammys, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Already an Oscar winner for the James Bond song “No Time to Die” for the 2021 film of the same name, Eilish could be nominated for an Oscar in 2024 for it. Barbie path.
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The singer also performed a soulful rendition of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” with her brother again at the piano and SNL band joining them. The stage was transformed into a Christmas wonderland reflecting the song, with New York as the backdrop.
For this performance, the “Lovely” singer wore a bright red vest over a white button-up shirt and loose red and black ombre hair. Finneas and the rest of the band wore Christmas sweaters with snowflakes on them.
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The stage was decorated with various decorated Christmas trees with lights, poinsettias and red lights illuminated the performers on stage for a festive atmosphere. In the middle of the song, fake snow even fell across the stage.
Just before the show ended, she even got the chance to jump into costume with a jumpsuit, blonde wig and fake braces to star alongside McKinnon in a skit about adopting a cat. The two have to play each other – even make each other break character – while showing the audience adorable cats.
This is the third time that Eilish is the musical guest at SNL in four years.
Eilish previously made her debut on the sketch comedy show in September 2019, when she performed her Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “Bad Guy” as well as “I Love You” together with his brother Finneas. In December 2021, Eilish returned to host a comedy sketch and perform the songs “Happier Than Ever” and “Male Fantasy” from her second album Happier than ever.
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