Pia Mia

Pia Mia

Mia at the Los Angeles premiere of Divergent on March 18, 2014
Background information
Birth name Pia Mia Perez
Born (1996-09-19) September 19, 1996[1]
Guam, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • model
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
Years active 2009–present
Labels Interscope
Associated acts

Pia Mia Perez (born September 19, 1996), known professionally as Pia Mia, is an American singer, songwriter, and model from Guam. She started by posting videos of herself singing on video sharing site YouTube, later going on to star in commercials and music videos.

Career

2013–14: Career beginnings and The Gift

Pia Mia was introduced to Chris Brown's manager and record executive Abou "Bu" Thiam in 2013. She began working on material with producer Nic Nac and has since been in a relationship with him, including a cover of Drake's 2013 single "Hold On, We're Going Home". In March 2014, Pia Mia released the song with an accompanying music video on her YouTube channel.[2]

Pia Mia's music video for "Red Love", her debut single from her first extended play The Gift, was uploaded to her Vevo channel on December 9, 2013.[3] On December 23, 2013, Pia Mia released The Gift online for free. The eight-song production features "Red Love" as well as her cover of "Hold On, We're Going Home". On February 25, 2014, a shortened version of the mixtape was released on iTunes without the songs "Shotgun Love" or "I Got It".

In February 2014, Pia Mia signed a multi-album deal with American record label Interscope Records.[4] "Fight For You", a collaboration with Chance the Rapper written especially for the 2014 science-fiction action film Divergent, was featured on the film's original soundtrack. The soundtrack peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard 200.

2015–present: Debut studio album

Mia began working on her debut album and as of May 2015, she has recorded over 100 songs for the album.[5] In early 2015, she released the promotional song "Fuck With U" featuring American hip hop recording artist and producer G-Eazy. It was initially intended to be the first single from Mia's debut studio album, but it was later scrapped after an underwhelming commercial performance. On May 4, 2015, Mia released "Do It Again" as the lead single from her debut studio album. The song, which featured vocals from Chris Brown and Tyga, became Mia's first charting song. It has reached No. 8 on the UK Top 40, No. 71 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, No. 19 on the Rhythmic Songs chart and No. 70 on the Canadian Hot 100.[6] On October 30, 2015, Mia released her second official single "Touch" from her upcoming debut studio album. It was written by Mia, co-written and produced by Stargate. It has reached No. 47 in Australia and the UK Singles Chart. However, it failed to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details
The Gift[7]

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[8]
AUS
[9]
BEL
(Wa)

[10]
CAN
[11]
DEN
[12]
IRE
[13]
NZ
[14]
SCO
[15]
SWE
[16]
UK
[17]
"Do It Again"
(featuring Chris Brown and Tyga)
2015 71 5 39 70 38 52 10 15 70 8 TBA
"Touch" 47 83 [upper-alpha 1] 28 47
"On & On"
(featuring Syph)
2016
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[9]
BEL
(Wa)

[10]
FRA
[25]
GER
[26]
IRE
[13]
SCO
[15]
UK
[17]
"Boys & Girls"
(will.i.am featuring Pia Mia)
2016 53 17 46 39 42 14 21 TBA
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Promotional singles

Title Year Album
"Bubblegum Boy"[28]
(with Bella Thorne)
2011 Non-album singles
"The Last Man On Earth"[29] 2013
"Shotgun Love"[30] The Gift
"What a Girl Wants"[31] Non-album singles
"Fuck With U"[32]
(featuring G-Eazy)
2015

Notes

  1. "Touch" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the NZ Heatseekers chart.[24]

References

  1. "Pia Mia Perez Celebrates Her 19th Birthday on September 19!". SciClonic. Ronan Kreet. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. "Pia Mia - Going Home (Cover)". YouTube. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  3. "Pia Mia - Red Love (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  4. "Singer-Songwriter Pia Mia Signed to Interscope Records". PR Newswire. Interscope Geffen A&M Records. February 20, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  5. Power 106 Los Angeles (May 6, 2015). "Pia Mia Sang For Kanye + Drake At Kardashian Dinner". Youtube.
  6. "Pia Mia Chart History". Billboard.
  7. "The Gift by Pia Mia". iTunes. May 30, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  8. "Pia Mia – Chart history: The Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  9. 1 2 Peaks in Australia:
  10. 1 2 "Discografie The Vamps". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  11. "Pia Mia – Chart history: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  12. "Discography Pia Mia". Danish Charts Porta. Hung Medien.
  13. 1 2 "Discography Pia Mia". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  14. "Discography Pia Mia". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  15. 1 2 Peaks in Scotland:
  16. "Discography Pia Mia". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  17. 1 2 "Artist Search > Pia Mia". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
  18. "Gold & Platinum".
  19. Ryan, Gavin (September 5, 2015). "ARIA Singles: 'What Do You Mean?' Justin Bieber Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  20. "British single certifications". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  21. "16/05-2013 - Certificeringer IFPI Denmark". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
  22. "PIA MIA - DO IT AGAIN" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  23. "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  24. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  25. "Bubblegum Boy – Single by Pia Mia & Bella Thorne". iTunes. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  26. "The Last Man on Earth – Single by Pia Mia". iTunes. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  27. "Shotgun – Single by Pia Mia". iTunes. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  28. "What a Girl Wants – Single by Pia Mia". iTunes. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  29. "F**k With U (feat. G-Eazy) - Single by Pia Mia". iTunes. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
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