Gigi Perez

Gianna Brielle "Gigi" Perez (born February 4, 2000) is an American singer-songwriter. Born in Hackensack, New Jersey to Cuban parents and raised in West Palm Beach, Florida, she went viral on TikTok for her songs "Celene" and "Sometimes (Backwood)" and spent a period signed to Interscope Records, on which she released the 2023 EP How to Catch a Falling Knife. After leaving the label, she released "Sailor Song," which peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Sailor Song" topped the charts in Ireland, Latvia, and the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in various countries, including New Zealand and Norway. She has also supported artists such as Coldplay, Noah Cyrus, Girl in Red, Annabelle Dinda, Hozier and Noah Kahan on tour.

Early life and education Gianna Brielle Perez was born on February 4, 2000, in Hackensack, New Jersey to Cuban parents, and raised in West Palm Beach, Florida. She spent a year at a comprehensive before moving to a Christian school, The King's Academy, where she acted in musicals and was named 2017 homecoming queen.

She began writing songs at age fifteen and began releasing music in 2018 while in high school as part of the band Wendy Lane. but left during the COVID-19 pandemic. She had an older sister, Celene, who died in July 2020, shortly after which Perez's partner broke up with her.

Perez released a further single, "The Man", in June 2022, a song that reflects on gender expectations within the queer community. at their Florida stadium show. She has stated in interviews to have received the offer to do so on her 22nd birthday She then released "When She Smiles", a song about a toxic relationship and "Glue", a track written in late 2020 about clinging to a relationship after bereavement.

In February 2023, she supported D4vd on his The Root of It All Tour. In March, by which time she was based in Brooklyn, she released "Sally" and announced an EP, How to Catch a Falling Knife, which comprised eight songs after being released from Interscope Records, she released "Normalcy", a queer ballad she had first promoted in December 2022 on TikTok; she followed this two months later with "Please Be Rude".

In July 2024, she released the single "Sailor Song", an acoustic queer ballad about a woman who looked like Anne Hathaway. The track went viral on TikTok, and peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100.

On April 25, 2025, Perez released her debut studio album, At the Beach, in Every Life through Island Records. At the Beach, In Every Life debuted at number 96 on the US Billboard 200 and charted internationally, reaching number 54 in Canada, 77 in Ireland, 36 in Norway, and 38 in New Zealand.

Discography

Studio albums Title Studio album details Peak chart positions Certifications US USRock AUS BEL(FL) CAN IRE NLD NOR NZ UK At the Beach, in Every Life Released: April 25, 2025 Label: Island Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming, cassette 63 12 60 89 54 77 47 36 38 99 RIAA: Gold BRMA: Gold RMNZ: Gold

Extended plays Title EP details How to Catch a Falling Knife Released: April 28, 2023 Label: Mogul Vision, Interscope Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USRock AUS CAN IRE UK "Sometimes (Backwood)" MC: Gold "The Man" 2022 — — — — — — — — — — How to Catch a Falling Knife "When She Smiles" — — — — — — — — — — "Glue" — — — — — — — — — — "Figurines" — — — — — — — — — — "Sally" 2023 — — — — — — — — — — "Normalcy" BPI: 3× Platinum IFPI SWE: Platinum — "At the Beach, in Every Life" — — — — — — — — — — "In The Middle"(Mt. Joy featuring Gigi Perez) — — — — — — 31 — — — Hope We Have Fun "Eternity"(Alex Warren featuring Gigi Perez) — — — — — — — — — — "Icarus"(Mumford & Sons featuring Gigi Perez) 2026 — — — — — — — — — — Prizefighter "collide"(Hayley Kiyoko with Gigi Perez) — — — — — — — — — — girls like girls the album"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As part of Wendy Lane Title Year Album "Dreams" 2018 "February Face" "When She Smiles" Svenja Krautwurst "Sally" 2023 Leaf Lieber "Kill for You" "Sailor Song" 2024 Coco Mendez "At the Beach, In Every Life" 2025 "Sleeping"