PinkPantheress is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer from Bath, England, born to a Kenyan mother, who works as a carer, and an English father, who works as an academic and is based in the United States. In her early teens, she was the lead singer in a My Chemical Romance cover band, and performed with them for the first time at a school fête. While attending secondary school in Kent, she started writing music to help a friend before eventually writing music on her own. At age 17, she began using GarageBand to produce instrumentals for her friend, fellow singer Mazz, and she later used GarageBand to record many of her early songs while lying down in her university hall late at night. Her moniker is derived from the Pink Panther, an animated character from the popular franchise of the same name.

Drawing from various influences, such as pop-punk, K-pop, and UK dance music, her music blends elements of disco, garage, house, lo-fi, neo-soul, pop, and R&B. Her lyrical inspiration is Lily Allen.

In January 2021, her single "Pain" gained attention on TikTok and peaked at number 35 on the UK Singles Chart. Her breakout single "Break It Off" also went viral on TikTok, a... More Biography