PinkPantheress is an English singer and songwriter who rose to fame after the release of her single “Break It Off” in 2021, which went viral on TikTok.

Her Music immediately caught the attention of labels, and PinkPantheress signed a contract with Parlophone and Elektra Records. In October 2021, she released her debut mixtape, “To Hell with It,” which peaked at #20 on the UK Charts.

PinkPantheress gained immense popularity following the release of her songs “Just for Me” and “Pain,” which were included in her first mixtape. The singer is famous for using samples of music from the 1990s and 2000s, and her music spans multiple genres.

Pinkpantheress Biography

Early Life

Gemma Victoria Walker was (born on April 18, 2001), in Bath, Somerset, England, UK. She was raised by a father who worked as a statistics professor and her mother, a Kenyan-born civil servant.

At the age of five, her family relocated from Bath to Kent. Then, seven years later, her father worked overseas at a university in Austin, Texas. Still, she and her mother decided to stay in England.

PinkPantheress says it was thanks to her older brother that she began to develop her musical interests. Her brother is an audio engineer. Her musical journey started as a student at the Prestigious Barton Grammar School.

As a kid, she started taking piano lessons, and at the age of 12, she got a chance to perform Ben E. King’s song “Stand by Me” at her school’s talent show. Pantheress was still in high school when she began recording music. Upon graduating from high school, she attended the University of the Arts London, where she studied film.

Career

PinkPantheress music career got started thanks in large part to TikTok. She earned fame over the past few years by sharing unique content on TikTok. Her first viral video was a clip of Post Malone signing an autograph for a fan beside her.

She further used that platform to share her music by posting clips of her unique sound that mixed Alt-Pop, Garage, Drum, Bass, and Jungle. Not to mention sampling from the 90s and odd tracks. These first uploads were released during Christmas of 2020 under the “PinkPantheress.”

Her first snippet was a song titled “Just a Waste,” which went viral on TikTok in December 2020. But the first song that earned her popularity was “Pain,” released in January 2021. This track samples the 2000 Garage hit Flowers by Female Attitude.

When she uploaded “Pain,” Pantheress had set a goal to create one new song daily. Thanks to the success of her song “Just a Waste,” she recognized that TikTok could help her grow faster than any other platform. From then on, she was determined to use that outlet to her advantage.

PinkPantheress ended up signing a deal with Parlophone and Elektra, and from there, she produced further viral hits like “Break It Off” and “Passion.” In October 2021, she finally released her debut mixtape, “To Hell with It,” which clocked in at 19 minutes total.

Collaborations

In 2022, Pantheress collaborated with other artists, such as Mura Masa, Lil Uzi Vert, and Shygirl, on the single titled “Babycakes.” She also teamed up with Will Smith’s daughter, Willow, on the song “Where You Are.” At the end of 2022, she unleashed their first EP, “Take Me Home.”

In October of that year, PinkPantheress’ ambition came full circle when she was invited to perform next to Paramore during the “Austin City Limits Music Festival.”

When she first saw the band Paramore years ago, she became inspired to pursue her music career. Pantheress had no idea she’d been on stage with Paramore less than ten years later.

Following this career highlight, PinkPantheress teamed up with fellow viral music sensation Ice Spice to release a remix titled “Boy’s a # Pt. 2.” This collaboration came about after Pantheress saw that Ice Spice was following her on Instagram.

Career Highlights

Here are some of the career highlights of PinkPantheress:

• Break It Off (Song, 2021)
• Just a Waste (2021)
• Pain (Song, 2021)
• Just for Me (2021)
• Passion (2021)
• Where You Are (Song ft Willow Smith, 2022)
• To Hell with It (First mixtape, 2021)
• Boy’s a # Pt. 2 (Song ft Ice Spice, 2023)

PinkPantheress Net Worth

PinkPantheress is a talented English singer, songwriter, and model with a net worth of $1 Million. She has worked with famous fashion designer Marc Jacobs’s Heaven collection and starred in the short movie “Feast on This.” PinkPantheress gained significant attention after her breakthrough single “Break It Off” in 2021 and has continued to release hit singles on SoundCloud.

When it comes to her future, she is planning on, first and foremost, continuing to push herself as a musician. She has collaborated with many famous artists throughout her career. Pantheress makes money from her singing, live concerts, a YouTube channel, and record deals.

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