Billie Eilish Shakes And Stirs At BRITs With Debut Bond Theme Performance

The singer sung No Time To Die for the first time.

Billie Eilish

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Mixing one of the world's coolest young musicians with a legendary film franchise was always going to lead to something interesting. So of course Billie Eilish's first performance of her new Bond theme - No Time To Die - was a highlight of this year's BRITs. The singer, who is nominated for Best International Female Artist, took to the stage in a glittering black outfit at the O2 to perform the track, with the help of her brother Finneas - her collaborator - along with Hans Zimmer and Johnny Marr. In short, it left us shaken and stirred in all the best ways.

The song has already gained millions of listens on YouTube, and has even received approval from Daniel Craig, who had to sign off on Billie's offering before it was confirmed as the title track.

'He has a big say in it', Billie says. 'We learned that from this. He's really involved. We haven't met him but he's got to like it before they move on.' The performance came a day after Finneas explained the writing process behind writing an iconic Bond song.

‘We were given the first 20 pages of the script, which was obviously incredible,’ he told GQ Hype. ‘It gave us such a good steer. Billie and I wrote the song, recorded the demo, then finished it in London with Hans Zimmer doing the orchestral arrangements and also Johnny Marr from The Smiths. I mean James Bond? Hans Zimmer? Johnny Marr? Mind-blowing.’

No Time To Die is in cinemas on April 10th.

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The Best Red Carpet Looks From The BRIT Awards 2020

Lizzo in a Moschino gown designed to resemble a Hershey's chocolate bar wrapper1 of 25

Lizzo in a custom Moschino gown designed to resemble a Hershey's chocolate bar wrapper

Laura Whitmore in a newspaper-print mini dress2 of 25

Laura Whitmore in a newspaper-print mini dress

Neneh Cherry in an all-black combo3 of 25

Neneh Cherry in an all-black combo

Fleur East in a graphic print white suit4 of 25

Fleur East in a graphic print white suit

Grace Carter had her own interesting take on double denim5 of 25

Grace Carter had her own interesting take on double denim

Mabel wore a strapless sequin gown6 of 25

Mabel wore a strapless sequin Moschino gown

Billie Eilish in head-to-toe Burberry7 of 25

Billie Eilish in head-to-toe Burberry

Ashley Roberts in a crop top and matching maxi skirt8 of 25

Ashley Roberts in a crop top and matching maxi skirt

Celeste wore a vintage-looking outfit with beaded detail9 of 25

Celeste wore a vintage-looking outfit with beaded detail

Anne-Marie wore a pink satin mini dress with oversized bow detail10 of 25

Anne-Marie wore a pink satin mini dress with oversized bow detail

Ellie Goulding in a cut-out Christopher Kane dress11 of 25

Ellie Goulding in a cut-out Christopher Kane dress

Charli XCX in a black tulle gown12 of 25

Charli XCX in a black tulle gown by Fendi

Singer-songwriter Freya Ridings in a blue polka dot dress13 of 25

Singer-songwriter Freya Ridings in a blue polka dot dress

Abbey Clancy wore a super-short black dress with train14 of 25

Abbey Clancy wore a super-short black dress with train

Harry Styles wearing Gucci15 of 25

Harry Styles wearing Gucci

Singer Joy Crooks honoured her Bangladeshi heritage in her own take on a traditional sari16 of 25

Singer Joy Crooks honoured her Bangladeshi heritage in her own take on a traditional sari

Mel C wore a simple black gown17 of 25

Mel C wore a simple black gown

JLS returned to the red carpet in a variety of almost-matching looks18 of 25

JLS returned to the red carpet in a variety of almost-matching looks

Niall Horan in a velvet jacket19 of 25

Niall Horan in a velvet jacket

Stormzy, who was one of the night's performers20 of 25

Stormzy, who was one of the night's performers

Amber Davies in a strapless silver gown21 of 25

Amber Davies in a strapless silver gown

Emily Atack in a black column dress22 of 25

Emily Atack in a black column dress

Hailee Steinfeld23 of 25

Hailee Steinfeld

Maya Jama wore an off-shoulder velvet gown24 of 25

Maya Jama wore an off-shoulder velvet gown

FKA Twigs25 of 25

FKA Twigs

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