Pia Mia is an American model, singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. She initially gained attention for her singing videos posted on YouTube.
Her career escalated as she began to star in music videos and commercials, before signing as an artist under Interscope Records in 2013 and debuted with The Gift EP.
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Career
Pia Mia started her career as a model, but she was also blessed with a wonderful voice and a talent for being a natural performer besides perfect body.
She was aware of her raw singing talents and wanted to make a career for herself. In 2013, she met rapper Chris Brown’s director, AbouThiam.
Simultaneously, she was acquainted with Nicholas Balding, a rapper, and producer. She quickly got down to work on her debut as a singer with these two figures.
That very year, she released a song cover that got a large number of listeners and turned into an Internet sensation via social media.
In the wake of drumming up some excitement with her musicality, she then signed a contract with management to help promote her as an artist.
Pia Mia also dabbled in acting besides singing. Some of the movies she was featured in are Issac (2022) After We Collided (2020), and After (2019).
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Profile
- Real Name: Pia Mia Perez
- Stage Name: Pia Mia
- Nickname: Pia
- Birthday: September 19, 1996
- Birthplace: Guam, United States
- Zodiac Sign: Virgo
- Nationality: American
- Religion: Christian
- Professions: Singer, Songwriter, Model, Actress, Dancer
- Education: –
- Hobby: Making candles
- Facebook: Pia Mia Official
- Twitter: @piamia
- Instagram: @piamia
- TikTok: @piamia
- YouTube: PiaMia
Height, Weight, & Physical Appearance
- Height: 165 cm (5’5”)
- Weight: 48 Kg (106 lbs)
- Blood Type: –
- Hair Color: Brown (dyed blonde)
- Eye Color: Dark brown
- Body Measurements: 32-23-33 (Bust -32, Waist -23, and Hips -33 inches)
- Shoe Size: 6.5 (US)
- Dress Size: –
Family
- Father: Peter Perez Jr.
- Mother: Angela Terlaje Perez
- Brother: Peter Michael Jude Perez
- Sister: Kandis Rae Perez, Paloma Colette Perez
Boyfriend & Dating History
Tyler Wade
She were captured enjoying what seemingly to be a date with Tyler, a New York Yankee, at a Los Angeles park in December 2020. This sparked dating rumors from media.
However, other than this occassion, they are never seen seen together anymore.
Remy Thorne
She started dated Remy, who’s the brother of Bella Thorne, in February 2012.
The pair has made several public appearances together, such as attending the Puss In Boots Premiere at the Regency Village Theater together in 2011.
Not much is known about the couple further.
Nicholas Balding
She’s romantically linked to Nicholas, a music producer who’s also known as Nic Nac, in 2014.
They were reportedly split in 2016, even though it isn’t known why.
Tyla Yaweh
Media reported that she began dating Tyla in March 2021, as they were seen stepping out of Melrose, West Hollywood, California, while holding each other’s hands.
However, they were said to break up by July that year.
Net Worth
She’s estimated to have built $8 million of net worth by various sources. She appeared to earn her income mainly from singing and acting gigs.
YouTube
According to Social Blade, she approximately earns $961 to $15.4 thousand per month, or equivalent to $11.5 thousand to $184.5 thousand annually from her YouTube channel’s revenue.
OnlyFans
Media reported in late 2021 that she’s amonst top-ten highest earning individuals on OnlyFans. It’s estimated that she earned slightly over $2 million in total from that platform alone.
Facts
- Pia Mia is of Chamorro and European descent.
- She called her fans Piapods.
- Pia teaches Krav Maga, which is an Israeli type of self-defense and street-fighting.
- She is very excited about aromas. She likes everything that smells lovely.
- Pia was brought up on an island called Guam prior to moving to Los Angeles when she was thirteen years of age to pursue her singing dreams.
- She loves fashion and is known for her unique style.
- Pia is obsessed with social media and routinely posts some of her sweet selfies on her Instagram account.
- She is best friends with the Kardashians and spends a lot of time hanging around the Jenner sisters, Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner.
- Pia loves Tumblr. She has an official account on Tumblr, officialprincesspiamia, where she drops some updates.
- When she was a teenager, she attended school and community musicals and started posting her performances on YouTube.
- Her ideal type is…
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Movies
- Issac (2022), as Angela
- After We Collided (2020), as Tristan
- After (2019), as Tristan
- The Search for Santa Paws (2010), as Willamina
TV Series
- Happy Together (CBS | 2018), as Rylie
- East Los High (Hulu | 2016), as self
- Material Girl: Pia Mia (StyleHaul | 2016), as self and the executive producer
- KARtv (Channel 7 | 2011), as self
TV Shows
- Musicology with Tim Kash (MTV | 2020), as a guest
- Made in Hollywood (Syndication | 2019), as a guest
- will.i.am and Friends Featuring the Black Eyed Peas – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great
- Performances Special (PBS | 2018), as a guest
- Backstage Diaries (Amazon | 2015), as a guest
- Fashion Police (E! | 2014), as a guest
- Keeping Up with the Kardashians (E! | 2013), as a guest
- Piper’s QUICK Picks (YouTube | 2012), as a guest
- Piper’s Picks TV (YouTube | 2012), as a guest
Books
- The Princess Diaries: Sand, Glitter and Silicone (Wattpad | 2020), as the author
Quotes
“When I don’t have anything to do, it makes me really anxious. I always like to try to keep myself working or growing, whether that’s like for my career or just mentally, and as a person. I like to always have something to do.”
“Music is just, obviously such a creative thing, that I don’t really like to put any type of orders on it or put myself in a box at all.”
“If I get a spark of inspiration, I’ll go to the studio and get it out, whatever the vibe might be. Sometimes it’s something we love and sometimes it’s something that we might not feel fits right on the project or maybe it’s not right for this time, but you really never know. That’s why you gotta just get it out.”
“You should always be kind. You should always be authentic to yourself. You should always be honest. You should stick to your creative, stick to who you feel you are, stick to what you want to say, and what you want to do and what you want to sound like and how you want to use your voice.”
“Just try to find people that understand and see you for who you are without you having to overly explain yourself.”
“whatever career path you’re taking, it’s never going to be just a straight, ‘Okay, this is what I want to do and now I’m having major success and I’m the best at what I’m doing and I’m reaching all these goals that I’ve set for myself.'”
“It’s always a work in progress, there’s always work to do. There’s always going to be ups-and-downs. You just have to remember if this is your dream and this is your passion, try to be present in the moment and enjoy the journey and appreciate the people that are around you and supporting you.”
“I was a theater kid. That’s how I started singing. I started singing when I was eight years old in a school play for Cinderella.”
“I was such a shy kid. Growing up, I got carried into school, literally, until third grade. In third grade, I started singing and I had gone to audition for this play at school. I auditioned for it because all the other girls were going to audition and I just, you know, I wanted to have friends and I wanted to fit in and be cool. And so I went to audition for this play, and I ended up getting the main role of Cinderella.”
“When I came to LA I was 13, I never was meant to officially move here. I had basically maxed out everywhere I could perform on the island, and I really was telling my parents I wanted to just explore the music industry to see what it’s about. I had never been in a recording studio. I had never seen how songs were written. I didn’t know anything.”
“I was never really like a starstruck person, I like, I don’t remember ever feeling, and even now I don’t ever feel like, “Oh my god, like so and so’s here.” I just, that’s never really been my vibe. I think maybe because I’ve always had such a strong work ethic. That’s what makes me happy and that’s what makes me excited, not really big names if that makes sense.”
“I think the coolest thing about touring and performing is being able to do meet and greets and see the fans before the show and then get to go out there and see all their faces in the audience.”
“I was so excited to kind of be a voice for the gay community because I know and appreciate that the LGBTQ community is such a big part of my fanbase.”
“I just think love is love and it doesn’t matter if you like a boy or you like a girl, or whatever the case may be. Love is just everything, so you don’t have to play it a certain type of way if that makes sense. Love doesn’t have a stereotype.”
“I knew that there is no point in me doing this, if the music that’s coming out isn’t my soul and isn’t connected to me and my life, because I’m the one who has to get up there and sing it. I have to perform it. I have to talk about it and it’s wrong to talk about stuff that I don’t connect with.”
“I’ve been told so many times that I have to be urban, or to be cool, or more pop, or to be more in the middle. And I’m like, “Guys, just stop.” Let me just create, and it’s going to be what it is and that’s fine.”
“I’m still grateful for those opportunities and I learned a lot from my entire experience with every song. When I look back on that work, it’s a good feeling, because I was able to learn so much at such a young age. Look, I’m happy that I got to get in and be creative. It’s all just a learning experience and it’s all good.”
“I don’t like to wait. I don’t like being slow. That gives me anxiety. I want to get in, I want to make it and I want to put it out. Sometimes we go in and we write the song in 10 minutes, and sometimes it takes an hour.”
“I’m listening to so much stuff. I love Khalid. I think he’s amazing; I love his melodies. They’re so incredible.”
” Ariana [Grande], I always love Ari. I would love to [collaborate with her]. I’m so in love with her voice and I’m so happy that she’s another artist out there that is so vocally talented. It’s dope, too, to see her growth as an artist. It’s amazing.”
“I feel more secure in what I want. You can’t sway me anymore. I know what my voice is, and I know what I want to talk about. And I want to be heard. So now, that’s what I’m going to do. I’m going to talk about what’s real to me.”
“I loved being covered up head-to-toe because so many times when I go to do photo shoots, people want to me to wear outfits that are more revealing. There’s still a time and place for a bikini moment. I’m an island girl after all, but you can be sexy and cool and different without showing skin or being risqué.”
“I would love to have my own clothing line one day and now I definitely feel more prepared for that.”
“Fashion really helps me feel confident. I have so many days where I feel really shy or maybe I don’t know how to express myself in the right way. Or the way I’m communicating isn’t coming off right. But I feel like if I have a good outfit on that I feel good in, then I’m able to do everything else just so much better.”
“My fashion has just always kind of explained who I am as a person and as an artist.”
“If you look at any great artists, the way they dress is a huge part of the entire package they’re putting out into the world. The same goes for me.”
“Getting to be around other people in the industry or when you go to events or being in Hollywood in general, you’re right — you are exposed to so much more fashion and trends. There was a lot more access and it really inspired me.”
“A lot of the stuff that I wear isn’t high-end. I like to mix mid-level, high, low. Fashion is fashion. You don’t have to spend a million dollars.”
“Rihanna’s a perfect example of someone who does music, she does acting, she’s in fashion, she does makeup. With being creative, you can’t put borders on it. You kind of fall in love with every little aspect. And I would love to have my own fashion line one day. We’ll see.”
“When I first started out, my style was a lot more street-driven and maybe a little more urban. I still have elements of that. I think I gravitate toward more feminine, girly stuff in my style now. It’s always been a mix of street, girly, tomboy and feminine.”
Pia Mia feels blessed to be where she is now and owes it all to her destiny. Let’s keep on showering this beautiful and talented singer with the love and support she rightfully deserves.