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Gianna Brielle Perez (born February 2000), known professionally as Gigi Perez or simply Gigi, is an American singer-songwriter. Born in New Jersey and raised in Florida, she went viral on TikTok for her songs "Celene" and "Sometimes (Backwood)" and spent a period signed to Interscope Records, on which she released the 2023 EP How to Catch a Falling Knife. After leaving the label, she released "Sailor Song", which charted on the UK singles chart and Billboard Hot 100. She has also supported Coldplay on their Music of the Spheres World Tour, Noah Cyrus on her The Hardest Part Tour, and D4vd on his The Root of It All Tour.

Gigi Perez
Birth nameGianna Brielle Perez
BornHackensack, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2018–present
Labels
Member ofWendy Lane
Websitegigiperezmusic.com

Life and career

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Gianna Brielle Perez[1] was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, and raised in West Palm Beach, Florida.[2]: 0:49  She is a lesbian and spent a year at a comprehensive before moving to a Christian school.[2]: 8:39  She began writing songs aged fifteen[3] and began releasing music in 2018 while in high school as part of the band Wendy Lane.[4] Perez attended Berklee College of Music[5] but left due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[6] She had an older sister, Celene,[7] who died in July 2020, shortly after which her partner broke up with her.[2]: 29:34  To cope with her grief, she began uploading videos to TikTok to kill time.[8] She went viral in early 2021 after releasing "Celene"[7] and then "Sometimes (Backwood)", both of which went viral on TikTok,[8] prompting Interscope Records to sign her.[9]

Perez released a further single, "The Man", in June 2022, a track about expectations faced by men.[8] She supported Coldplay on their Music of the Spheres World Tour later that month[10] at their Florida stadium show.[11] She has stated in interviews to have received the offer to do so on her 22nd birthday[4] and in February 2022.[8] She then released "When She Smiles", a song about a toxic relationship[4] inspired by Ariana Grande, Imogen Heap, and "When Jamie Smiles" from the Ryan Reynolds film Just Friends,[4] and "Glue", a track written in late 2020 about clinging to a relationship after bereavement.[3]

In October 2022, she supported Noah Cyrus on her The Hardest Part Tour[3] and released "Figurines".[12] In February 2023, she supported D4vd on his The Root of It All Tour.[13] In March, by which time she was based in Brooklyn, she released "Sally" and announced an EP, How to Catch a Falling Knife,[14] which comprised eight songs[7] composed three years earlier. The EP took its title from the stock market term "never try to catch a falling knife", as she felt it represented what she had put into the project,[11] and was released in April 2023 alongside a music video for focus track "Kill for You".[7]

In March 2024,[15] after being released from Interscope Records, she released "Normalcy", a queer love song she had first promoted in December 2022 on TikTok;[16] she followed this a month later with "Please Be Rude".[17] In July 2024, she released the single "Sailor Song", an acoustic queer ballad about a woman who looked like Anne Hathaway. The track went viral on TikTok and became her first entry on the UK singles chart[9] and the Billboard Hot 100.[15] Some far-right conservative Christian communities complained about the line "I don't believe in God, but you're my saviour," prompting Perez to remind her followers that her songwriting was "not a democracy".[9]

Discography

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Extended plays

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Title EP details
How to Catch a Falling Knife
  • Released: April 28, 2023[18]
  • Label: Mogul Vision, Interscope
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[19] 		US
Rock
[20] 		AUS
[21] 		CAN
[22] 		LTU
[23] 		NZ
[24] 		SWE
[25] 		UK
[26] 		WW
[27]
"Sometimes (Backwood)"[18] 2021 — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"The Man"[28] 2022 — — — — — — — — — How to Catch a Falling Knife
"When She Smiles"[29] — — — — — — — — —
"Glue"[30] — — — — — — — — —
"Figurines"[31] — — — — — — — — —
"Sally"[32] 2023 — — — — — — — — — How to Catch a Falling Knife
"Normalcy"[18] 2024 — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Please Be Rude"[18] — — — — — — — — —
"Sailor Song"[18] 68 8 34 51 17 19 99 13 91

As part of Wendy Lane

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Title Year Album
"Dreams"[33] 2018 Non-album singles
"February Face"[33]
"Vertigo"[33] 2020
"Witches"[33] 2022

Music videos

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Title Year Director Ref.
"The Man" 2022 Amber Padgett & Open The Portal [34]
"When She Smiles" Svenja Krautwurst [35]
"Sally" 2023 Leaf Lieber [36]
"Kill for You" [37]
"Sailor Song" 2024 Coco Mendez [38]

References

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  1. ^ "Perez Gianna Brielle". www.ascap.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Bringin' it Backwards (November 23, 2022). Podcast Interview with gigi. Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ a b c Gomez, Adrian (September 28, 2022). "Songwriter gigi finds a place for comfort with music, being on stage". Albuquerque Journal. Archived from the original on March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d Huffer, Carson (August 31, 2022). "gigi on Her Latest Release "When She Smiles" and Her Life as an Accidental Mysterious Internet Girl". Unpublished Magazine. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "Gigi Perez : "Parfois, je succombe au chaos"". Rockenseine (in French). Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  6. ^ Balding, Taylor (June 19, 2023). "Gigi Perez Reveals "How to Catch a Falling Knife"". Musaholic Magazine. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d Daly, Rhian (April 28, 2023). "Brooklyn's Gigi Perez shares new EP 'How To Catch A Falling Knife'". NME. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d "Q&A: From Going Viral on TikTok to Playing with Coldplay, gigi Discusses Her Journey in Music". THE LUNA COLLECTIVE. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "Who is Gigi Perez? New artist blowing up with viral hit Sailor Song". Official Charts. August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  10. ^ "Lineup: Coldplay anuncia shows em SP e outro no RJ, além do Rock in Rio". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). April 7, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Exploring vulnerability and catharsis with Gigi Perez". The Rodeo Magazine. July 5, 2023. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  12. ^ "Introducing: gigi drops new single 'Figurines' External Inbox • WithGuitars". www.withguitars.com. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  13. ^ "Artist d4vd takes crowd "to the sun" in sold-out LA show". Annenberg Media. February 24, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  14. ^ "gigi announces debut EP, shares new single + video 'Sally' External Inbox • WithGuitars". www.withguitars.com. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  15. ^ a b Zellner, Xander (August 27, 2024). "Hot 100 First-Timers: Gigi Perez Debuts With Queer Love Ballad 'Sailor Song'". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  16. ^ Barton, Hannah (April 3, 2024). "Gigi Perez's haunting new single understands sapphic heartbreak | The Brock Press". Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  17. ^ "The Big Indie Playlist: The best new music of the week". faroutmagazine.co.uk. May 11, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  18. ^ a b c d e "Gigi Perez - Discography". Spotify. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  19. ^ "Billboard Hot 100: Week of September 14, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  20. ^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs: Week of September 14, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  21. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  22. ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of September 14, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  23. ^ "2024 37-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. September 13, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  24. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  25. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 37". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  26. ^ "Gigi Perez songs and albums | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  27. ^ "Billboard Global 200: Week of September 14, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  28. ^ The Man, June 3, 2022, retrieved September 3, 2024
  29. ^ When She Smiles, August 12, 2022, retrieved September 3, 2024
  30. ^ Glue, September 16, 2022, retrieved September 4, 2024
  31. ^ Figurines, October 28, 2022, retrieved September 4, 2024
  32. ^ Sally, March 10, 2023, retrieved September 4, 2024
  33. ^ a b c d "Wendy Lane - Discography". Spotify. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  34. ^ Gigi Perez (June 2, 2022). Gigi Perez – The Man [Official Music Video]. Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via YouTube.
  35. ^ Gigi Perez (August 11, 2022). Gigi Perez – When She Smiles [Official Music Video]. Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via YouTube.
  36. ^ geeguscrustVEVO (March 9, 2023). Gigi Perez - Sally [Official Music Video]. Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via YouTube.
  37. ^ geeguscrustVEVO (April 27, 2023). Gigi Perez - Kill For You [Official Music Video]. Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via YouTube.
  38. ^ Gigi Perez (August 7, 2024). Gigi Perez - Sailor Song [Official Music Video]. Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via YouTube.
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