Billie Eilish hopes for a ‘female president’ for the United States to make her feel ‘safe’

Billie EIlish, the most listened to artist on the Spotify platform, has reaffirmed her support for Kamala Harris for the next American presidential election. In an interview with the magazine Vogue the singer, who says she is « a big fan of social justice »believes that the Democratic candidate’s coming to power would ensure the security of women in the United States.

« The first female president ? That would be really awesome. I would love to feel safe as a woman in my country, she declares before addingI am a big fan of human rights. I’m a big fan of women’s rights, women’s reproductive rights, social justice, and gun laws. »

The 22-year-old young woman is mobilizing her fans to register on the electoral lists in the run-up to the presidential election on November 5. She works with Power the Polls, a collective aimed at recruiting polling station workers. « Many of my fans will be able to vote for the first time »underlines the singer. For her, the question that must be asked before going to vote is the following: « Do you like freedom ? »

 

“I wish no one knew anything about my sexuality. »

Billie Eilish on coming out

Billie Eilish also returned during this interview to her coming out. A year after revealing that he was « attracted to women » in an interview with Variety the 22-year-old young woman now intends to preserve her private life. « I wish no one knew anything about my sexuality or my love life. Never, never, nevershe declares. I hope they never find out again. I will never talk about my sexuality again. And I’ll never talk about dating again. »

As surprising as it may seem, the pop star did not expect her statements in the American magazine to have the effect of a media bombshell. “I underestimated the fact that the things I say are on the biggest news stories around the world »she explains. A few weeks after his statements to Varietythe singer, already decorated with nine Grammy Awards, explained during an event organized by the magazine that she had not realized that she was coming out.

Appearing at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games in the table entrusted to Los Angeles, the next host city, Billie Eilish released her latest album in May, Hit Me Hard and Soft. This album was almost unanimously praised in the French press. In August the singer became the most listened to artist on the Spotify platform with one hundred million monthly listeners, dethroning The Weeknd and his 99 million monthly listeners.