Pia Mia

Pia Mia Perez (born September 19, 1996) is a Guamanian singer, actress, and author. She began her music career posting song covers on YouTube; after being discovered by Babyface, she moved to Los Angeles in 2010 at age 13 to pursue a music career. In 2013, she signed with Interscope Records and worked with producer Nic Nac on her debut extended play (EP), The Gift, which included her viral cover of Drake's 2013 single, "Hold On, We're Going Home".

In 2015, she released the single "Do It Again" (featuring Chris Brown and Tyga); the song was a success, marking her only entry on the Billboard Hot 100 and receiving platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The following year, she appeared on will.i.am's single "Boys & Girls"; it peaked within the top 40 of the UK singles chart. She left Interscope in 2017, before signing to Electric Feel Entertainment and Republic Records in 2020; she departed both the following year. Her debut studio album, Anti Romantica, was released independently in 2024.

Outside of music, Perez is also an author and actress. She has released three novels in partnership with Wattpad, and has appeared in several television shows; along with a role as Tristan in the 2019 film After and its 2020 sequel After We Collided.

Early life Pia Mia Perez was born on September 19, 1996, on Guam, an unincorporated territory of the United States. She is of Chamorro, Italian, and Dutch descent, and is the daughter of Angela Terlaje Perez and Peter Perez Jr. In Guam, Perez performed at weddings and other community events, and attended St. John's School before moving to Los Angeles in 2010 at age 13 with her mother to pursue her music career professionally. By 2013, she was introduced to record executive Abou "Bu" Thiam, and began working on material with producer Nic Nac and regularly uploaded covers to YouTube. Her debut extended play The Gift was released online for free later that month with eight tracks. The same month, Perez and Chance the Rapper released an original song "Fight for You" for the 2014 science-fiction action film Divergent. The song was featured on the film's original soundtrack. Perez began working on her debut album in 2014 and recorded roughly 100 songs over the next year.

In early 2015, she released the promotional single "Fuck with U" featuring American rapper G-Eazy. It was initially intended to be the first single from Perez's debut studio album under Interscope, but was later scrapped. On May 4, 2015, Perez released "Do It Again", which featured vocals from Chris Brown and Tyga, and became Perez's first charting song. It reached number eight on the UK Top 40, number seventy-one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, number nineteen on the Rhythmic Songs chart, and number seventy on the Canadian Hot 100. On October 30, 2015, Perez released the follow-up single "Touch", produced by Stargate and BloodPop. It reached number forty seven in Australia and charted on the UK Singles Chart.

In 2016, Perez was featured on will.i.am's single "Boys & Girls" which peaked in the top 40 on the UK Singles Chart. Perez released the promotional single "We Should Be Together" on December 15, 2016.

On May 25, 2017, Perez released the single "I'm a Fan" featuring Jeremih, before parting ways with Interscope Records and Wolfpack Entertainment in late 2017. She stated that she did not have enough creative freedom under the label and that there were excessive delays with her music.

2019–2023: Acting, label changes, My Side, Christmas In 2019, Perez made her acting debut, portraying Tristan in the film After. Correspondingly, she released the single, "Bitter Love", which served as the film's theme song. Following this, she released the standalone singles "Feel Up" with American rapper YG on September 5, 2019, and "Don't Get Me Started" with rapper Gunna and producer Carnage on October 2, 2019. All four singles were released under Perez's independent record label Cherry Pie Records. "Hot" was released on July 24, 2020, and was later accompanied by a visualizer for the song shot on Guam; it was released on September 14. A remix of the song featuring Sean Paul and Flo Milli was released on October 27, 2020, and a music video for the remix version was released on October 30.

In 2020, Perez announced that she had written her first novel titled The Princess Diaries: Sand, Sequins and Silicone which was released via Wattpad. On October 1, 2021, Perez released the My Side EP, which was preceded by the singles "730" and "Only One". The EP is her first since 2017's The Gift 2. A holiday EP titled Christmas was released one month later on November 1, 2021.

2024-present: Anti Romantica, novels On September 23, 2024, Perez released her debut studio album Anti Romantica ten years after her debut EP. In the interview with Cake the Mag, Perez stated that the title of the album was inspired by her experiences in Hollywood and the music industry. The deluxe version was released three months later on December 13, 2024. Her second novel, titled Sand, Sequins & Silicone, was released in 2024, followed by her third novel Diamonds, Deception & Destiny in 2025.

In January 2026, Perez officially released the standalone single "Underneath" featuring Nic Nac. The song was previously released in an unfinished form to SoundCloud in 2016 , and was remastered and released on January 30, 2026. On March 13, Perez released the single "Island Girl" which was followed by "Hey Haters" on May 22; the latter is part of Diane Warren's reggae compilation album named Songs in the Key Of Diane.

Discography

Studio albums Title Details Anti Romantica Released: September 13, 2024 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Cherry Pie Records, Treehouse Records

Extended plays Title Details The Gift Released: December 23, 2013 Format: Digital download Label: Wolfpack, Interscope The Gift 2 Released: December 15, 2017 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Pia Mia Recordings My Side Released: October 1, 2021 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Cherry Pie Records Christmas Released: November 1, 2021 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Cherry Pie Records

Singles As lead artist +List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US AUS BEL(Wa) CAN DEN IRE NZ SCO SWE UK "Red Love" 2013 — — — — — — — — — — The Gift "Mr. President" 2014 — — — — — — — — — — "Do It Again"(featuring Chris Brown and Tyga) 2015 71 5 39 70 38 52 10 15 70 8 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum GLF: Gold IFPI DEN: Platinum

Guest appearances Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Fight for You" 2014 Chance the Rapper Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Filmography Film

Television