The star of Billie Eilish still has to start shining in Belgium, but in America, the 16-year-old is already a phenomenon. Her breakthrough came thanks to SoundCloud and her ballad “Ocean Eyes”, which she recorded for her dance class when she was 14.

Her album debut Don’t Smile at Me combines her sultry voice with fresh, contemporary pop compositions. For the infectious “Bellyache”, she unflinchingly imagined herself as a serial killer: “Where’s my mind? / Maybe it’s in the gutter, where I left my lover.” It’s no coincidence that this heroine of the Snapchat generation recently covered Michael Jackson’s “Bad”. If you want a good girl, then goodbye.

> Billie Eilish. 23/2, 19.30, Botanique.

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