PinkPantheress facts for kids

Quick facts for kids PinkPantheress
PinkPantheress at (Le) Poisson Rouge in 2022
Background information
Birth name	Victoria Beverley Walker
Born	(2001-04-18) 18 April 2001 (age 24) Bath, Somerset, England
Origin	Kent, England
Genres	Pop garage pop alt pop dance pop pop punk R&B
Occupations	Singer songwriter record producer
Years active	2019–present
Labels	Parlophone Elektra Warner UK 300

PinkPantheress, whose real name is Victoria Beverley Walker (born April 18, 2001), is a talented English singer, songwriter, and music producer. Her songs are often short and use sounds from music made in the 1990s and 2000s. She mixes different styles like pop, drum and bass, and garage music.

PinkPantheress has been nominated for three Brit Awards. She was also named 'Producer of the Year' by Billboard Women in Music in 2024. She started her music journey in 2021 while studying in London. She used GarageBand to make songs and shared them on SoundCloud and TikTok.

Many of her songs, like "Break It Off", became very popular on TikTok. This led her to sign with big music labels like Parlophone and Elektra Records. She then released her first mixtape, To Hell with It, in 2021.

Her singles "Just for Me" and "Pain" reached the top 40 in the UK Singles Chart. In 2022, she won BBC's Sound of 2022 poll. Her 2022 song "Boy's a Liar" became a huge hit in the UK. Its 2023 remix with American rapper Ice Spice reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US. In 2023, PinkPantheress released her first album, Heaven Knows. She also went on her own tour called the Capable of Love Tour in 2024.

Early Life and Music Start

Victoria Beverley Walker was born on April 18, 2001, in Bath, Somerset, England. Her mother is from Kenya and works as a carer. Her father is English and teaches statistics. She has an older brother who is an audio engineer.

When she was five, her family moved to Canterbury, Kent, where she grew up. Her father moved to the United States when she was 12. Victoria stayed in England with her mother.

As a child, Victoria took piano lessons. At age 12, she sang "Stand by Me" at a school talent show. When she was 14, she became the lead singer of a rock band. They covered songs by bands like My Chemical Romance, Paramore, and Green Day. Their first performance was at a school fair.

She studied film at the University of the Arts London. She left university in 2022 to focus on her music career.

How Her Music Career Began

PinkPantheress started writing music in high school to help a friend. Soon, she began writing her own songs. At 17, she used GarageBand to make music for a friend who was also a singer. Later, she used GarageBand to record many of her early songs late at night in her university dorm.

She began uploading her original songs to SoundCloud under the name PinkPantheress. At first, not many people noticed them. In December 2020, a video she posted on her personal TikTok account got over 500,000 likes. After that, she shared a short clip of her song "Just a Waste" on TikTok. This song used music from Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall". She hoped to reach more people, and the clip quickly became very popular.

First Songs and Mixtape

In early 2021, two of PinkPantheress's songs became viral hits on TikTok. These were "Break It Off" and "Pain". "Pain" reached number 35 on the UK Singles Chart in August 2021.

She signed with Parlophone in April 2021. In June 2021, she was featured on GoldLink's song "Evian". She also signed with Elektra Records. Her song "Just for Me", produced by Mura Masa, also got a lot of attention on TikTok. She released it in August 2021, and it reached number 27 on the UK Singles Chart. This was her highest-charting song at that time.

In October 2021, she announced her first mixtape, To Hell with It. It was released on October 15, 2021, and reached number 20 on the UK Albums Chart. Before the mixtape, she released singles like "Pain", "Break It Off", "Just for Me", "Passion", and "I Must Apologise". PinkPantheress performed live for the first time in London in October and November 2021.

Becoming a Star

In January 2022, PinkPantheress was named the winner of BBC's Sound of 2022 poll. She also released a remix album for To Hell with It. She was nominated for a Brit Award for Song of the Year for "Obsessed With You" by Central Cee, which used a sample from her song "Just for Me". She even performed virtually on Roblox for the Brit Awards.

In February 2022, she appeared on the song "Bbycakes" with Mura Masa, Lil Uzi Vert, and Shygirl. In April 2022, she released her song "Where You Are" featuring Willow. That same month, PinkPantheress went on a tour in Europe to support To Hell with It. She was also featured on "Tinkerbell is Overrated" from Beabadoobee's album Beatopia in July 2022.

She opened for Halsey on her Love and Power Tour in America in the spring of 2022. In June 2022, she had to cancel her performance at the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona because of hearing loss.

Big Hits and First Album

PinkPantheress performing on the Capable of Love Tour in 2024

In August 2022, she released the single "Picture in My Mind" featuring Sam Gellaitry. Her extended play Take Me Home came out in December 2022. It included the singles "Boy's a Liar" and "Do You Miss Me".

Her song "Way Back" with Skrillex and Trippie Redd was released in January 2023. In February 2023, she released a remix of "Boy's a Liar", called "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2", with American rapper Ice Spice. This remix became very popular on TikTok. It reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming her first song on that chart. It later peaked at number three. It also reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, becoming her highest-charting single there.

"Angel", her song for the soundtrack of the 2023 film Barbie, was released in June 2023. Her song "Turn Your Phone Off" with Destroy Lonely came out in July 2023. She was also featured on a remix of the Troye Sivan song "Rush" with Hyunjin from the K-pop group Stray Kids in August 2023.

In October 2023, PinkPantheress announced her first album, Heaven Knows, which was released on November 10, 2023. The first song from the album, "Mosquito", was released on September 29. The second single, "Capable of Love", came out on October 12. She also announced her Capable of Love Tour for the United Kingdom and Europe in February–April 2024, with North American dates added later. She performed as an opener on Olivia Rodrigo's Guts World Tour in the summer of 2024. However, she later canceled her remaining live shows in August 2024 due to health reasons.

Her Unique Music Style

What Inspires Her Music

PinkPantheress has called Paramore lead vocalist Hayley Williams (pictured) a "big influence" on her music.

PinkPantheress got her stage name from her TikTok account. It was inspired by a question from a game show about what a female panther is called, and by The Pink Panther movies.

She has said that many artists and bands inspire her. These include My Chemical Romance, Lily Allen, Just Jack, Michael Jackson, Kaytranada, Imogen Heap, and Frank Ocean. She also gets ideas from K-pop songs, Blink-182, Good Charlotte, Green Day, early Panic! at the Disco, Linkin Park, and Frou Frou.

PinkPantheress has called Hayley Williams from Paramore a "big influence." She said she wanted to be a musician at 14 after seeing Williams perform at Reading Festival. She also shared that an interview with Doja Cat inspired her to pursue music. Lil Nas X inspired her to post her songs on TikTok.

The Sound of PinkPantheress

PinkPantheress's music is often described as pop, bedroom pop, dance, and alt-pop. It also includes styles like drum and bass, 2-step, jungle, and hyperpop. She often uses samples from other songs, especially dance music from the 1990s and 2000s.

She usually produces her own songs, and they are often short. She writes "sadder" or "dark" lyrics to connect with young people. She often makes these lyrics contrast with her "happy instrumentals." PinkPantheress has said that her lyrics are usually not about her own life. She enjoys telling stories through her music.

Experts have noted that her songs often have "fast-paced breakbeats" and sounds like ASMR. Her music has been called "alt-girl rap" and uses older production styles. This creates a nostalgic sound that reminds people of 1990s UK culture. Her "DIY aesthetic" that started with GarageBand is also a key part of her music.

Her vocals have been described as "sweet but unsettling" and "angelic." Her voice sounds "girlish" and "slight." She is known for making electronic music genres like drum and bass sound "introspective" and "romantic" with her quiet vocals.

Life Outside Music

Victoria Walker has talked about experiencing body dysmorphia since she was young. This is a condition where someone worries a lot about perceived flaws in their appearance.

She also has gradual hearing loss from being exposed to loud music and microphone feedback. In 2022, she shared that she was 80% deaf in her right ear. She explained this on The Louis Theroux Podcast. Her hearing has changed, and voices now sound mostly like bass. This damage started with early signs of tinnitus, which is a ringing sound in the ear.

Even with this condition, Walker continues to produce music. While it has made her job harder, she has accepted it. She said, "To state the obvious, making music has gotten harder... But I honestly did all my mourning already."

Music She Has Released

Studio albums

• Heaven Knows (2023)

Extended plays

• Take Me Home (2022)

Mixtapes

• To Hell with It (2021)

Awards and Achievements

Listicles

Concert Tours

Headlining

• United Kingdom & EU Tour (2022)
• PinkAcrossAmerica Tour (2022)
• Down Under Tour (2023)
• The Capable of Love Tour (2024)

Supporting

• Halsey – Love and Power Tour (2022)
• Olivia Rodrigo – Guts World Tour (2024)

See also

In Spanish: PinkPantheress para niños