Biig Piig

Jessica Smyth (born 22 January 1998), known by the stage name Biig Piig, is an Irish singer and rapper. She performs in English and Spanish and was signed to RCA before moving to parent company Sony Music.

Starting in 2016, Biig Piig released singles and EPs for several years, before releasing the mixtape Bubblegum in 2023. Her debut album, 11:11, was released on February 7, 2025.

Early life Biig Piig was born in Cork, Ireland. She lived in Spain from the ages of four to twelve, after her family had moved on advice that the climate would be better for her brother's asthma. Upon moving with her family back to Ireland, she was at first able to read and write only in Spanish, and had to reintegrate into Irish culture. She moved with her family to West London at the age of 14 and where her parents continue to run a pub. of NiNE8, a collective of like-minded young DIY musical artists. Biig Piig subsequently joined NiNE8, and during this period, performed at Soho open mics, finding a new voice at a freestyling session in 2015. It was at this freestyling session that Biig Piig met Mac Wetha, with whom she began writing and who became a major producer for her. and streamed more than seven million times on Spotify. She followed it up with the singles "24K" and "Perdida". The latter gained her further notice.

On 27 April 2018 she released the first of a trilogy of projects, the five-track EP Big Fan of the Sesh, Vol 1. Its sequel, A World Without Snooze, Vol 2, followed on 22 March 2019. In June of that year she signed to RCA Records, releasing the track "Roses and Gold" 2 October 2019 in advance of a headlining European tour and her first official label release "Sunny", produced by Zach Nahome.

The third in her trilogy, No Place For Patience, Vol. 3, her first EP on RCA, was released in November 2019 followed by latest EP release The Sky Is Bleeding in 2020, following a string of breakthrough singles including Switch,Don't Turn Around and Feels Right with combined streams of over 60 million.

Biig Piig opened for Glass Animals on their Dreamland tour in November 2021.

In 2021, she collaborated with Metronomy on their single "405". Her single "Fun" was released on 14 June 2022. In September 2022 she issued the single "Kerosene", co-written with Zach Nahome and Maverick Sabre.

Stage name Biig Piig has explained that the name "puts no pressure on me to be a certain way – I can be a mess, and I can also be cute and put together."

Discography Studio albums +List of albums, with release date and label shown Title Details 11:11 Released: 7 February 2025 Label: Sony Music

Mixtapes +List of mixtapes, with release date and label shown Title Details Bubblegum Released: 20 January 2023 Label: RCA

Extended plays +List of extended plays, with release date and label shown Title Details Big Fan of the Sesh, Vol. 1 Released: 27 April 2018 Label: Independent A World Without Snooze, Vol. 2 Released: 22 March 2019 Label: Independent No Place for Patience, Vol. 3 Released: 1 November 2019 Label: Sony The Sky Is BleedingReleased: 21 May 2021 Label: Sony

Singles +List of singles, with year released and album name shown Title Year Album"Crush'n"2017rowspan="4" "24K""Vice City""Raze : Plan B" 2018"Nothing Changes" 2019A World Without Snooze, Vol. 2"Sunny""Roses and Gold"No Place for Patience, Vol. 3"Switch"2020rowspan="6" "Don't Turn Around""Oh No" / "Liahr""Feels Right""Cuenta Lo"2021"Body & Soul" "Lavender"The Sky Is Bleeding"Fun" 2022"Kerosene" "One Way Ticket"2025"I Don't Wanna Hurt You" 2026

Tours

Supporting 2024: Aurora — What Happened to the Earth? (for North America)