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{{Short description|English singer (born 1999)}} {{About|the musician}} {{Good article}} {{Use British English|date=October 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Piri | image = Piri in London, 2024 (cropped).png | alt = A young blonde woman with fluffy white cuffs in a pink low-cut dress and fluffy white fibula-length boots holding with a microphone to her mouth. | caption = Piri performing at EartH (Evolutionary Arts Hackney) in 2023 | birth_name = Sophie Leigh McBurnie | alias = {{hlist|Froge|Pirickili}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|03|14|df=yes}} | birth_place = Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England | origin = | genre = Pop | occupation = Musician | years_active = 2020–present | label = {{hlist|EMI|Warner Chappell}} | current_member_of = {{hlist|Piri & Tommy|Loud LDN}} | past_member_of = | website = }} '''Sophie Leigh McBurnie''' (born 14 March 1999), known professionally as '''Piri''', is an English musician. Born in Rochdale in Greater Manchester, she was half of the duo Piri & Tommy, who appeared on multiple "ones to watch" lists between November 2022 and January 2023 including the BBC's Sound of 2023, and an original member of the female and genderqueer collective Loud LDN. She also co-wrote the Illit song "Magnetic" and has been named as an influence by Caity Baser.

==Life and career== Piri was born Sophie Leigh McBurnie on 14 March 1999 and grew up in Rochdale in Greater Manchester.{{efn|{{Unbulleted list citebundle|For her name and birthplace, see <ref name="Tonic" />.|For her middle name, see <ref>{{cite web |title=McBurnie Sophie Leigh |url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/writer/1112407906/MCBURNIE%20SOPHIE%20LEIGH |access-date=10 July 2023 |website=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |archive-date=11 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711104238/https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/919683220 |url-status=live }}</ref>.|For "14 March", see <ref>{{cite magazine |title=Any Other Questions? With Piri |journal=Dork |date=2023 |pages=66|edition=April}}</ref>.|For the fact that she had recently turned 24 in April 2023, see <ref name="Taylor">{{cite episode |title=5 April 2023 |series=Tinea |last=Taylor |first=Tinea |publisher=Kiss}}</ref>.}}}} Her parents were an Asda manager and a human resources manager.<ref name="Helm-2022">{{cite web |last1=Helm |first1=Jake |title=Piri and Tommy: Meet the Rising Stars of Pop |work=The Times |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/piri-and-tommy-meet-the-rising-stars-of-pop-xbsjrwl8t |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221108175213/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/piri-and-tommy-meet-the-rising-stars-of-pop-xbsjrwl8t |date=6 November 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=8 November 2022}}</ref> While growing up, Piri composed songs on her guitar as a means of expression<ref name="Muir-2023">{{cite magazine |first=Ellie |last=Muir |date=June 2023 |title=Pole Dancing to 170BPM: Piri is Reimagining the Rave |journal=Gauchoworld |issue=4 |pages=64–67}}</ref>{{Rp|pages=64–67}} and often listened to Arctic Monkeys, Mary J. Blige, and later the Ting Tings and Owl City.<ref name="Utopia Talks-2023">{{Cite web |date=20 September 2023 |title=Piri – Going Viral, Sustaining A Career in Music and Making OnlyFans Content |url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/6oM9yoF8JlHxprs9CzRpje |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016093708/https://open.spotify.com/episode/6oM9yoF8JlHxprs9CzRpje |archive-date=16 October 2023 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=Utopia Talks}}</ref>{{Rp|page=8:57}} Towards the end of sixth form, she became obsessed with K-pop boy bands including Exo, and then K-pop girl groups such as Blackpink, Red Velvet, and Twice.<ref name="Utopia Talks-2023" />{{Rp|page=10:29}} Her stage name, which she shortens from Pirickili<ref name="Reform Radio" />{{Rp|page=51:18}} and stylises in lowercase,<ref>{{cite web |last=Matos |first=Michelangelo |date= |title=Piri & Tommy: 'Froge.mp3' |url=https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/night-life/piri-and-tommy-frogemp3 |magazine=The New Yorker |accessdate=5 April 2023 |archive-date=5 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405222338/https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/night-life/piri-and-tommy-frogemp3 |url-status=live }}</ref> was created for a Tumblr account and had been suggested to her by a random word generator.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl1Vl4MR_NI&t=294s|title=Piri & Tommy Interview: 'Soft Spot' and Tik Tok Strategy! Interview W/ Jasper Hopkins|website=Unity Radio|date=19 October 2021 |accessdate=1 February 2023|archive-date=1 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201044655/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl1Vl4MR_NI&t=294s|url-status=live}}</ref>{{rp|5:06}}

She studied chemistry at Lancaster University<ref name="Tonic">{{cite web |last=Tonic |first=Gina |title=Piri on TikTok Snobbery, Female Producers and the Importance of OnlyFans |url=https://www.polyesterzine.com/features/piri-on-tiktok-snobbery-female-producers-and-the-importance-of-onlyfans |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328105823/https://www.polyesterzine.com/piri |archive-date=28 March 2023 |accessdate=27 March 2023 |website=Polyester Zine}}</ref> and also learned Mandarin Chinese for extra credit.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RedNote: TikTokers are learning Chinese to build followings on new app amid looming ban {{!}} indy100 |url=https://www.indy100.com/news/rednote-chinese-mandarin-tiktok-ban |access-date=25 February 2025 |website=www.indy100.com |language=en}}</ref> During her studies, she idolised the swagger of Doja Cat and Red Velvet<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Jo |title=Piri & Tommy Share New Single 'Beachin' Following Viral Hit 'Soft Spot' |url=https://www.withguitars.com/301457-2/ |access-date=16 July 2023 |website=WithGuitars |date=28 January 2022 |language=en-gb |archive-date=29 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129210631/https://www.withguitars.com/301457-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and joined the university's pole fitness society.<ref name="Reform Radio">{{cite web |title=The Daisy Adams Show w/ Piri and Tommy Villiers 27th October 2021 |url=https://www.mixcloud.com/reformradio/the-daisy-adams-show-w-piri-and-tommy-villiers-27th-october-2021/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213093946/https://www.mixcloud.com/reformradio/the-daisy-adams-show-w-piri-and-tommy-villiers-27th-october-2021/ |archive-date=13 February 2023 |accessdate=13 February 2023 |website=Reform Radio}}</ref>{{Rp|page=53:00}} After graduating, Piri had intended to take a year away from education and then undertake a master's degree.<ref name="Tonic" /> In May 2020, after finding herself owing her overdraft £2,000 and a friend £800, and that part-time shifts at Asda were failing to clear her debt,{{efn|{{unbulleted list citebundle|For the fact that her debt was £2,000 and that she worked at Asda, see <ref name="Helm-2022"/>.|For the fact that this debt was an overdraft, see <ref name="Train-Brown-2020"/>.|For the fact that she also owed a friend £800, see <ref name="Utopia Talks-2023" />{{Rp|page=44:55}}.}}}} she began uploading content to OnlyFans,<ref name="Utopia Talks-2023" />{{Rp|page=44:55}} a subscription-based social media platform. By August, she had uploaded footage of herself masturbating.<ref name="Train-Brown-2020">{{Cite web |last=Train-Brown |first=Beth |date=26 November 2020 |title=Interview with a Student OnlyFans |url=https://scan.lancastersu.co.uk/2020/11/26/interview-with-a-student-onlyfans/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812185915/https://scan.lancastersu.co.uk/2020/11/26/interview-with-a-student-onlyfans/ |archive-date=12 August 2022 |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=Lancaster University Students' Union |language=en-GB}}</ref> She told ''The Times'' in November 2022 that her account had "about 1,000 to 2,000 fans paying about $12 a month",{{efn|OnlyFans pays its creators in US dollars.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transactions / Charges |url=https://onlyfans.com/help/2/13/49 |access-date=14 March 2024 |website=OnlyFans |language=en |archive-date=25 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925011443/https://onlyfans.com/help/2/13/49 |url-status=live }}</ref>}} which after the site had deducted its fees meant she earned "between $10,000 and $20,000 a month".<ref name="Helm-2022" /> She used the proceeds to fund her music career and move to north London.<ref name="Helm-2022" />

In 2020, just before the second United Kingdom COVID-19 lockdown,<ref>{{Cite web |last=J |first=Trixie |date=4 April 2023 |title=Piri and Tommy Rose from Viral Rookies to UK Dance's Next Big Ace |url=https://nexus.radio/news/piri-and-tommy-rose-from-viral-rookies-to-uk-dances-next-big-ace |access-date=22 July 2023 |website=Nexus Radio |language=en-US |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722235107/https://nexus.radio/news/piri-and-tommy-rose-from-viral-rookies-to-uk-dances-next-big-ace |url-status=live }}</ref> Piri started dating Tommy Villiers after matching with him on Tinder,<ref name="Helm-2022" /> seeing a picture of him in his band on Twitter, and asking him out on Instagram.<ref name="Reform Radio" />{{Rp|page=38:07}} She bonded with him over a shared love of disco<ref name="Helm-2022" /> and later moved into his band Porij's student house in Whalley Range in Manchester.{{efn|{{Unbulleted list citebundle|For the fact that she moved in with Villiers, see <ref name="Utopia Talks-2023"/>{{rp|34:23}}.|For the fact that Villiers lived in Whalley Range at the time, see <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2021-10-01/granada-introducing-baby-face-band-porij|title=Granada Introducing: 'Baby Face' band Porij|website=ITV News Granada|accessdate=5 January 2024|archive-date=5 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105184617/https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2021-10-01/granada-introducing-baby-face-band-porij|url-status=live}}</ref>.}}}} Villiers began writing with her as Piri & Tommy<ref name="MistaJam">{{cite episode |title=8 June 2022 |series=MistaJam |last=Dalton |first=Peter |publisher=Capital Dance}}</ref> and later left Porij to concentrate on Piri & Tommy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Sophie |date=12 September 2022 |title=Porij: dynamic Manchester gang with festival season's most fun live show |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/porij-band-manchester-interview-outlines-live-radar-3307357 |access-date=19 September 2023 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=5 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805125451/https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/porij-band-manchester-interview-outlines-live-radar-3307357 |url-status=live }}</ref> Their debut single, "It's a Match",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Watson |first=Elly |date=2022-09-23 |title=piri & tommy: “It sounded like Fleetwood Mac house!” |url=https://diymag.com/interview/piri-and-tommy-september-2022-interview |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=DIY |language=en}}</ref> was released in March 2021 and initially credited to Piri.<ref name="Umbrasko-2021" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Piri and Tommy from Artist Roster {{!}} Paquin Entertainment |url=https://www.paquinentertainment.com/artist/piri-and-tommy |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=www.paquinentertainment.com |language=en}}</ref>

Their second single, "Soft Spot", went viral on TikTok and Spotify<ref name="Zhang-2021">{{cite web |last=Zhang |first=Cat |date=29 October 2021 |title=The Zoomer Embrace of Drum 'n' Bass |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/drum-n-bass-pinkpantheress-tiktok-column/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310111143/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/drum-n-bass-pinkpantheress-tiktok-column/ |archive-date=10 March 2023 |accessdate=10 March 2023 |website=Pitchfork}}</ref> after Piri paid several TikTok creators to use it in their videos and asked for assistance from the online community Manchester Student Group.<ref name="Helm-2022" /> They then followed this with a re-release of the song on EMI<ref>{{cite web |last=Jolley |first=Ben |date=1 December 2021 |title=Piri and Tommy Villiers: Ambition and Reinvention from Vibrant Drum 'n' Bass Duo |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/piri-and-tommy-villiers-soft-spot-tiktok-interview-2021-3108691 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209194257/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/piri-and-tommy-villiers-soft-spot-tiktok-interview-2021-3108691 |archive-date=9 December 2022 |accessdate=15 January 2023 |website=NME}}</ref> and with the singles "Beachin", "Words",{{efn|{{Unbulleted list citebundle|For "Beachin", see <ref>{{cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=28 January 2022 |title=Track of the Day 28/1 – Piri & Tommy |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/track-of-the-day-28-1-piri-tommy/ |url-status=live |magazine=Clash Music |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228174014/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/track-of-the-day-28-1-piri-tommy/ |archive-date=28 February 2023 |accessdate=28 February 2023}}</ref>.|For "Words", see <ref name="Peters-2023b" />.}}}} and "On & On".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=2022-07-29 |title=Piri & Tommy Share Joyous New Bumper 'on & on' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/piri-tommy-share-joyous-new-bumper-on-on/ |access-date=2025-12-20 |website=Clash |language=en-GB}}</ref> The band released in October the mixtape ''Froge.mp3'',<ref name="Holden-2022a">{{cite web |last=Holden |first=Finlay |date=20 October 2022 |title=Piri & Tommy – Froge.mp3 |url=https://readdork.com/albums/piri-tommy-froge-mp3/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117015019/https://readdork.com/albums/piri-tommy-froge-mp3/ |archive-date=17 November 2022 |access-date=17 November 2022 |magazine=Dork}}</ref> which was promoted with Froge.tour<ref name="dorkfroge">{{cite magazine |date=21 September 2022 |title=piri & tommy have announced their debut project, 'froge.mp3' |url=https://readdork.com/news/piri-tommy-announce-debut-project-froge-mp3/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304081850/https://readdork.com/news/piri-tommy-announce-debut-project-froge-mp3/ |archive-date=4 March 2023 |accessdate=4 March 2023 |magazine=Dork}}</ref> and took its name from a nickname the pair had given each other on account of Piri being in a phase of drawing frogs and toads when they met.<ref name="Holden-2022b">{{cite web |last=Holden |first=Finlay |date=30 November 2022 |title=Hype List 2023: Piri & Tommy: 'You've Just Got to Take One Thing At a Time' |url=https://readdork.com/features/hype-list-2023-piri-and-tommy/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124232749/https://readdork.com/features/hype-list-2023-piri-and-tommy/ |archive-date=24 January 2023 |accessdate=24 January 2023 |magazine=Dork}}</ref>

The band were featured on multiple "ones to watch" lists between November 2022 and January 2023<ref name="Homewood-2022">{{Cite web |last=Homewood |first=Ben |title=FLO, Lauren Spencer-Smith, K-Trap & More on Vevo's DSCVR Tips List for 2023 |url=https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/flo-lauren-spencer-smith-k-trap-more-on-vevo-s-dscvr-tips-list-for-2023/086848 |access-date=18 July 2023 |date=1 November 2022 |website=Music Week |language=en |archive-date=18 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718085745/https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/flo-lauren-spencer-smith-k-trap-more-on-vevo-s-dscvr-tips-list-for-2023/086848 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="McCarthy-2022a">{{Cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Neive |date=29 November 2022 |title=The Nominees for MTV PUSH 2023 Have Been Announced, Including FLO, Dylan, Piri & Tommy and More |url=https://readdork.com/news/the-nominees-for-mtv-push-2023-have-been-announced-including-flo-dylan-piri-tommy-and-more/ |access-date=18 July 2023 |website=Dork |language=en-US |archive-date=7 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607164448/https://readdork.com/news/the-nominees-for-mtv-push-2023-have-been-announced-including-flo-dylan-piri-tommy-and-more/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Garcia-2023">{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Thania |date=25 January 2023 |title=Meet Me @ the Altar, TiaCorine, JVKE Land on Zane Lowe's Artists to Watch in 2023 List (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/meet-me-altar-apple-music-zane-lowe-23-artists-list-1235501969/ |access-date=22 July 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722174625/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/meet-me-altar-apple-music-zane-lowe-23-artists-list-1235501969/ |url-status=live }}</ref> including the BBC's Sound of 2023;<ref name="Mixmag">{{Cite web |title=Piri & Tommy, Nia Archives, Gabriels, and more tipped as BBC Radio 1's Sound of 2023 |url=https://mixmag.net/read/piri-tommy-nia-archives-gabriels-fred-again-tipped-bbc-radio-1-sound-of-2023-news |access-date=2 February 2024 |website=Mixmag |archive-date=1 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401200252/https://mixmag.net/read/piri-tommy-nia-archives-gabriels-fred-again-tipped-bbc-radio-1-sound-of-2023-news |url-status=live }}</ref> around this time, they released a cover of Charli XCX and Kim Petras's "Unlock It".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holden |first=Finlay |date=11 November 2022 |title=Piri & Tommy Have Released Their Cover of Charli XCX's 2017 Hit, 'Unlock It' |url=https://readdork.com/news/piri-amp-tommy-have-released-their-cover-of-charli-xcxs-2017-hit-unlock-it/ |access-date=28 July 2023 |website=Dork |language=en-US |archive-date=28 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728151059/https://readdork.com/news/piri-amp-tommy-have-released-their-cover-of-charli-xcxs-2017-hit-unlock-it/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The pair announced their breakup in January 2023<ref>{{Cite web|title=Piri & Tommy Reveal "Amicable" Break-Up|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/piri-tommy-reveal-amicable-break-up/|website=Clash Magazine|date=2023-01-11|access-date=2026-01-27|language=en-GB|first=Robin|last=Murray}}</ref> but subsequently featured on MJ Cole's song "Feel It"<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Neive |date=20 January 2023 |title=MJ Cole Has Joined Forces With Piri & Tommy for New Track, 'Feel It' |url=https://readdork.com/news/mj-cole-has-joined-forces-with-piri-tommy-for-new-track-feel-it/ |access-date=11 July 2023 |website=Dork |language=en-US |archive-date=7 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307141558/https://readdork.com/news/mj-cole-has-joined-forces-with-piri-tommy-for-new-track-feel-it/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and released their own "Updown".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=20 February 2023 |title=Piri & Tommy Share Ecstatic New Blaster 'Updown' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/piri-tommy-share-ecstatic-new-blaster-updown/ |access-date=22 October 2023 |website=Clash |language=en-GB |archive-date=19 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019155159/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/piri-tommy-share-ecstatic-new-blaster-updown/ |url-status=live }}</ref> They then released the single "Nice 2 Me", which subsequently featured on ''EA Sports FC 24'',<ref>{{cite web |last=O'Connor |first=Siobhain |date=24 May 2023 |title=Piri & Tommy Villiers Have Dropped Their New "Summer Banger", 'Nice 2 Me' |url=https://readdork.com/news/piri-tommy-villiers-single-nice-2-me/ |magazine=Dork |accessdate=25 May 2023 |archive-date=25 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525001824/https://readdork.com/news/piri-tommy-villiers-single-nice-2-me/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Every band wants to be on the 'EA Sports FC' soundtrack|url=https://www.nme.com/features/gaming-features/ea-sports-fc-soundtrack-interview-good-neighbours-balu-brigada-piri-tommy-3896868|website=NME|date=2025-10-03|access-date=2026-01-27|language=en-GB|first=Ali|last=Shutler}}</ref> followed by the singles "Lovergirl",<ref>{{Cite web|title=Piri & Tommy Villiers Unveil Latest Track ‘Lovergirl’|url=https://diymag.com/news/piri-tommy-villiers-unveil-latest-track-lovergirl|website=DIY|date=2023-07-28|access-date=2026-01-27|language=en|first=Daisy|last=Carter}}</ref> "Bluetooth",<ref>{{Cite web|title=Piri & Tommy Drop New Track ‘Bluetooth’|url=https://diymag.com/news/piri-and-tommy-bluetooth|website=DIY|date=2023-10-26|access-date=2026-01-27|language=en|first=Daisy|last=Carter}}</ref> and "Christmas Time",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hussain |first=Shahzaib |date=24 November 2023 |title=piri & Tommy Share Slick Holiday Offering 'Christmas Time' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/piri-tommy-share-slick-holiday-offering-christmas-time/ |access-date=27 November 2023 |website=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews |language=en-GB |archive-date=29 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129004249/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/piri-tommy-share-slick-holiday-offering-christmas-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the November 2024 EP ''About Dancing'' and its singles "99%" and "Dog",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Sam |date=8 November 2024 |title=piri & tommy have unveiled their new EP 'about dancing' |url=https://readdork.com/news/piri-tommy-about-dancing-ep/#:~:text=piri%20&%20tommy%20have%20shared%20their,date,%E2%80%9D%20the%20duo%20explain. |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=Dork |language=en-US}}</ref> and the November 2025 EP ''Magic!'' and its singles "Someone" and "Miss Provocative".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hussain |first=Shahzaib |date=2025-09-12 |title=piri & tommy Mark New Chapter With New Single 'someone' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/piri-tommy-mark-new-chapter-with-new-single-someone/ |access-date=2025-12-12 |website=Clash Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-17 |title=piri & tommy Share New Single ‘miss provocative’ |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/piri-tommy-share-new-single-miss-provocative/ |access-date=2025-12-12 |website=Clash Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-06 |title=piri & tommy - magic! |url=https://diymag.com/review/ep/piri-tommy-magic |access-date=2025-12-12 |website=DIY |language=en}}</ref> The pair had broken up again by late January.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Townsend |first=Megan |date=29 January 2026 |title=Why did this UK political party throw a club night? |url=https://mixmag.net/feature/green-party-heaven-nightclub-zack-polanski-london-rave |access-date=2026-02-07 |website=Mixmag.net |language=en-GB}}</ref>thumb|left|upright|Piri performing in London, 2024 Piri joined the female and non-binary collective Loud LDN in May 2022<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilson |first=Sophie |date=19 December 2022 |title='We're Taking Over the Scene': Meet Loud LDN, Dance Music's Most Vibrant New Collective |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/loud-ldn-drum-n-bass-revival-piri-venbee-lucy-tun-radar-3367338 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115185851/https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/loud-ldn-drum-n-bass-revival-piri-venbee-lucy-tun-radar-3367338 |archive-date=15 January 2023 |accessdate=15 January 2023 |website=NME}}</ref> and signed a publishing record deal with Warner Chappell Music in September 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=Thraves |first=Lucy |date=23 September 2022 |title=Pop Dance Duo Piri & Tommy Sign with Warner Chappell and Tim & Danny Music |url=https://www.musicweek.com/publishing/read/pop-dance-duo-piri-tommy-sign-with-warner-chappell-and-tim-danny-music/086609 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201062211/https://www.musicweek.com/publishing/read/pop-dance-duo-piri-tommy-sign-with-warner-chappell-and-tim-danny-music/086609 |archive-date=1 February 2023 |accessdate=1 February 2023 |website=Music Week}}</ref> That April, she was one of three cover stars of ''Polyester'' magazine<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adeaga |first=Sola |date=26 April 2023 |title=Polyester's New Spring Print Issue Is an Ode to Gritty Girls |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/59718/1/polyesters-new-spring-print-issue-is-an-ode-to-the-gritty-girls |access-date=22 July 2023 |website=Dazed |language=en |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722121330/https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/59718/1/polyesters-new-spring-print-issue-is-an-ode-to-the-gritty-girls |url-status=live }}</ref> and was announced for an all-female writing camp held by SheWrites.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SheWrites Brings Together Female Songwriters & Producers With Male Artists Sam Ryder And Tom Grennan|url=https://www.musicweek.com/publishing/read/shewrites-brings-together-female-songwriters-producers-with-male-artists-sam-ryder-and-tom-grennan/087735|website=www.musicweek.com|access-date=2026-01-27|language=en|date=14 April 2023|last=Paine|first=Andre}}</ref> She subsequently featured on Sudley's "Fumble",<ref>{{Cite news|title=Fino Drum & Bass Con “Fumble” De Piri Y Sudley|url=https://ibero909.fm/blog/fino-drum-bass-con-fumble-de-piri-y-sudley|work=XHUIA-FM|access-date=2026-01-27|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230701014210/https://ibero909.fm/blog/fino-drum-bass-con-fumble-de-piri-y-sudley|archive-date=2023-07-01|language=en-US}}</ref> Maisi's "Head",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Sam |date=25 August 2023 |title=Maisi and Piri Have Teamed Up for a New Single, 'Head' |url=https://readdork.com/news/maisi-piri-single-head/ |access-date=25 August 2023 |website=Dork |language=en-US |archive-date=25 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825124059/https://readdork.com/news/maisi-piri-single-head/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Tomcbumpz's "C U Never",<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 September 2023 |title=Loud Cave Selection #362: Kylie Minogue, Swedish House Mafia |url=https://loudcave.es/loud-cave-selection-362/ |access-date=1 October 2023 |website=Loud Cave |language=es |archive-date=17 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017055045/https://loudcave.es/loud-cave-selection-362/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Charlieeeee's "Easy",<ref>{{Cite web |title=Relentless Records signee charlieeeee unveils their debut single, 'EASY' |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/relentless-records-signee-charlieeeee-unveils-their-debut-single-easy |access-date=18 January 2024 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US |archive-date=18 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118133507/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/relentless-records-signee-charlieeeee-unveils-their-debut-single-easy |url-status=live }}</ref> Salute's "Luv Stuck",<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Farrell |first=Margaret |date=19 July 2024 |title=Salute: True Magic |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/salute-true-magic/ |access-date=19 July 2024 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> Young Franco's "Going On",<ref>{{Cite web |title=Young Franco - it's Franky Baby! album review: The Skinny |url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/young-franco-its-franky-baby |access-date=25 January 2025 |website=www.theskinny.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> Omar+'s "Body Language",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hussain |first=Shahzaib |date=24 January 2025 |title=Omar+ And Piri Link On 'Body Language' {{!}} News |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/omar-and-piri-link-on-body-language/ |access-date=25 January 2025 |website=Clash Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref> and a remix of Ellie Dixon's "Guts".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-14 |title=Ellie Dixon has dropped a piri remix of her new single 'Guts' - Dork |url=https://readdork.com/news/ellie-dixon-piri-remix-guts/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=readdork.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> She also co-wrote Illit's "Magnetic", which appeared on their March 2024 EP ''Super Real Me.''<ref name="Price-2024">{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Tara |date=27 March 2024 |title=ILLIT Makes Magnetic Debut With Pluggnb/House Hybrid Title Track |url=https://neonmusic.co.uk/illit-makes-magnetic-debut-with-pluggnb-house-hybrid-title-track/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329100954/https://neonmusic.co.uk/illit-makes-magnetic-debut-with-pluggnb-house-hybrid-title-track/ |archive-date=29 March 2024 |access-date= |website=Neon Music |language=en}}</ref> In April 2026, she released the solo single "Cosuluvme", a track about her band's breakup.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-04-17 |title=Staff Picks: Best Songs of the Week April 11th – April 17th |url=https://consequence.net/2026/04/best-songs-of-the-week-april-11th-april-17th/ |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=Consequence |language=en}}</ref>

==Artistry and personal life== Piri has stated that PinkPantheress's use of drum and bass breaks was massively influential on her own sound.<ref>{{cite web |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |date=22 April 2022 |title='It's Just Good Energy!' How TikTok and Covid Made Drum'n'bass Hot Again |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/22/its-just-good-energy-how-tiktok-and-covid-made-drumnbass-hot-again |access-date=23 July 2023 |archive-date=1 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401203642/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/22/its-just-good-energy-how-tiktok-and-covid-made-drumnbass-hot-again |url-status=live }}</ref> "On & On" was likened by Alison Craig of ''The Forty Five'' to PinkPantheress's works<ref name="The Forty-Five-2023">{{cite web |date=5 January 2023 |title=The Best Songs of 2022 |url=https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/best-songs-of-2022/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105032049/https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/best-songs-of-2022/ |archive-date=5 January 2023 |accessdate=1 June 2023 |work=The Forty-Five}}</ref> and AllMusic's Paul Simpson compared ''Froge.mp3'' to PinkPantheress's 2021 mixtape ''To Hell with It''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Simpson |first=Paul |title=Piri, Piri & Tommy, Tommy Villiers – Froge.mp3 Album Reviews, Songs & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/frogemp3-mw0003861718 |access-date=24 July 2023 |website=AllMusic |language=en |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206010352/https://www.allmusic.com/album/frogemp3-mw0003861718 |url-status=live }}</ref> Piri has also cited musical inspiration from the success of Nia Archives and Charli XCX, and from the experimentalism of Sophie.<ref name="Capital Dance-2023">{{cite web |title=DnB Girly Piri Talks Producing, Pretty Privilege, & Pole Dancing! |url=https://www.globalplayer.com/videos/2JsSYvo62FY/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318152439/https://www.globalplayer.com/videos/2JsSYvo62FY/ |date=14 March 2023 |archive-date=18 March 2023 |accessdate=18 March 2023 |website=Capital Dance}}</ref>{{Rp|page=0:22}} She has credited Archives and Yunè Pinku for inspiring her to be a music producer.<ref name="Bugel-2024">{{cite web |last=Bugel |first=Safi |date=5 January 2024 |title='This wouldn't have happened 20 years ago': how women began dominating British dance music |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/05/this-wouldnt-have-happened-20-years-ago-how-women-began-dominating-british-dance-music |access-date=5 January 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |archive-date=5 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105080641/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/05/this-wouldnt-have-happened-20-years-ago-how-women-began-dominating-british-dance-music |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, she has also named Beyoncé, Megan Thee Stallion, and Doja Cat as role models for femininity<ref name="Capital Dance-2023" />{{Rp|page=4:59}} and Charli XCX, Doja Cat, and burlesque routines featuring pole dancing as inspiration for her post–Piri & Tommy performances.<ref name="Muir-2023" />{{Rp|page=64}} Additionally, when "It's a Match" came out, Anna Runa Umbrasko of ''Safe and Sound'' noted that Piri's sound had been "inspired by artists like Doja Cat and Dua Lipa".<ref name="Umbrasko-2021" /> In an interview with Ticketmaster in August 2023, Caity Baser cited Piri when asked who her inspirations were.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Devlin |first=Caitlin |date=14 August 2023 |title=Caity Baser: 'I want everyone to know who I am' |url=https://discover.ticketmaster.co.uk/interview/caity-baser-56621/ |access-date=13 September 2023 |website=Ticketmaster |language=en |archive-date=2 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602135717/https://discover.ticketmaster.co.uk/interview/caity-baser-56621/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Petridis noted that Piri sings in an "unaffected, untutored" voice,<ref name="Petridis-2022">{{cite web |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |date=6 November 2022 |title=Piri and Tommy Review – Infectious, Candy-striped Pop Fun |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/06/piri-and-tommy-review-komedia-brighton |access-date=18 July 2023 |archive-date=15 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215103419/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/06/piri-and-tommy-review-komedia-brighton |url-status=live }}</ref> while Matthew Perpetua said in a ''Fluxblog'' review of "Beachin" that she "sings with very modern English R&B inflections – a lot of restraint and no showy runs, but with an elegant soulfulness in smaller moments".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perpetua |first=Matthew |date=18 February 2022 |title=Fluxblog 356: Spoon • Black Country, New Road • Piri & Tommy Villiers • Drama |url=https://fluxblog.substack.com/p/fluxblog-356-spoon-black-country |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708162613/https://fluxblog.substack.com/p/fluxblog-356-spoon-black-country |archive-date=8 July 2023 |access-date=8 July 2023 |website=Fluxblog}}</ref> Reviewing "Luv Stuck", Margaret Farrell of ''Pitchfork'' described Piri sung with a "cherubic tone".<ref name=":0" /> When "Soft Spot" came out, Cat Zhang of ''Pitchfork'' compared Piri's voice to that of Ariana Grande,<ref name="Zhang-2021" /> and when Kenya Grace entered the UK Singles Chart with "Strangers", the Official Charts Company described her voice as a combination of those of Piri, PinkPantheress, and Charli XCX.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who is Kenya Grace? The dance artist who debuted Top 20 with Strangers |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/who-is-kenya-grace-the-dance-artist-who-debuted-top-20-with-strangers/ |date=11 September 2023 |first=George |last=Griffiths |access-date=13 September 2023 |website=Official Charts Company |archive-date=11 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911185618/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/who-is-kenya-grace-the-dance-artist-who-debuted-top-20-with-strangers/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Runa Umbrasko likened Piri's "soft songwriting and innocent, kawaii aesthetic elements" to those of "a Manchester version of Clairo".<ref name="Umbrasko-2021">{{Cite web |last=Runa Umbrasko |first=Anna |date=12 March 2021 |title=Piri Releases Debut Single 'It's A Match' |url=https://safeandsoundmag.com/2021/03/piri-debut-single-its-a-match/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114164002/https://safeandsoundmag.com/2021/03/piri-debut-single-its-a-match/ |archive-date=14 November 2023 |access-date=14 November 2023 |website=Safe and Sound |language=en-GB}}</ref> Piri told ''Notion'' in March 2022 that she usually wrote about whatever was on her mind at the time, and that many of Piri & Tommy's tracks acted as snapshots of their relationship.<ref>{{cite web |date=4 March 2022 |title=Piri & Tommy: Dynamic Duo |url=https://notion.online/piri-tommy-dynamic-duo/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205141847/https://notion.online/piri-tommy-dynamic-duo/ |archive-date=5 February 2023 |accessdate=5 February 2023 |website=Notion}}</ref> That July, Nieve McCarthy of ''Dork'' wrote that Piri's songwriting focused on "relevant, universal experiences" and had "a no-messing-about attitude".<ref name="McCarthy-2022b">{{cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Neive |date=7 July 2022 |title=Piri & Tommy: 'I Remember When I First Discovered Dance Music. Once You're In, There's No Going Back' |url=https://readdork.com/features/piri-and-tommy-july-2022/ |url-status=live |magazine=Dork |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117150943/https://readdork.com/features/piri-and-tommy-july-2022/ |archive-date=17 November 2022 |accessdate=25 January 2023}}</ref> Cyclone Wehner of Australian music magazine ''Purple Sneakers'' wrote in October 2023 that Piri "blends airy female vocals, syncopated breakbeats and the sonic aesthetics of Timbaland's {{notatypo|'90s}} avant'n'B, UKG, liquid funk and hyperpop".<ref name="Wehner">{{Cite web |last=Wehner |first=Cyclone |title=Are We Currently Experiencing the Drum 'N' Bass Renaissance? |url=https://purplesneakers.com.au/features/the-drum-n-bass-renaissance/JgaUODs6PTw/20-10-23 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021091318/https://purplesneakers.com.au/features/the-drum-n-bass-renaissance/JgaUODs6PTw/20-10-23 |archive-date=21 October 2023 |access-date=21 October 2023 |website=Purple Sneakers |language=en}}</ref>

According to ''The Times'' in November 2022, she had over 419,000 followers on TikTok.<ref name="Helm-2022" /> She uses her account to upload videos of her dancing to her songs,<ref name="Helm-2022" /> and of her pole dancing.<ref name="Muir-2023" />{{Rp|page=67}} ''Vice'' reported in May 2022 that was uploading an average of two videos per day.<ref>{{cite web |last=Harbron |first=Lucy |date=27 May 2022 |title=How Virality is Choking the Music Industry |url=https://i-d.co/article/tiktok-music-charli-xcx-twigs-viral/ |url-status=live |magazine=Vice |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206095523/https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/jgmydb/tiktok-music-charli-xcx-twigs-viral |archive-date=6 February 2023 |access-date=6 February 2023}}</ref> In January 2024, Safi Bugel of ''The Guardian'' noted that Piri's crew for her solo live show comprised entirely "women, non-binary and LGBTQ+ people", and that she was urging other artists to follow suit.<ref name="Bugel-2024" /> Following a February 2025 speech by Chappell Roan at that year's Grammy Awards, she pledged $2,500 to support struggling artists.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 February 2025 |title=Noah Kahan and Charli XCX match Chappell Roan's $25,000 donation for struggling artists - Dork |url=https://readdork.com/news/noah-kahan-charli-xcx-donate/ |access-date=25 February 2025 |website=readdork.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Awards and accolades == Piri has been nominated for a number of awards and accolades. "Soft Spot" was listed at No. 59 on ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time" in July 2022, and Piri & Tommy's works "Words", "On & On", ''Froge.mp3'', and "Unlock It" have all appeared on year-end best-of lists. {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ ! scope="col" |Award ! scope="col" |Year{{efn|Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.|name=year}} ! scope="col" |Recipient(s) ! scope="col" |Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Ref. |- !scope="rowgroup" |MTV Push | rowspan="3" |2023 | rowspan="3" |Piri & Tommy |{{nom}} |<ref name="McCarthy-2022a" /> |- !scope="rowgroup" |Sound of{{nbsp}}... |{{nom}} |<ref name="Mixmag" /> |- !scope="rowgroup" |Vevo's Dscvr Artists to Watch |{{nom}} |<ref name="Homewood-2022" /> |}

=== Lists === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" |Publisher ! scope="col" |Listicle ! scope="col" |Year{{efn|name=year}} !Recipient(s) ! scope="col" |Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Ref. |- ! scope="rowgroup" |''Billboard'' |"50 Best Dance Songs Of 2022" | rowspan="18" |2022 |"On & On" | rowspan="2" |Placed |<ref>{{cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Krystal |date=14 December 2022 |title=The 50 Best Dance Songs of 2022: Staff Picks |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-dance-songs-2022/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224000005/https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-dance-songs-2022 |archive-date=24 December 2022 |access-date=19 July 2023 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> |- !scope="rowgroup" |''Dork'' |"Hype List 2023" |Piri & Tommy |<ref name="Holden-2022b" /> |- !scope="rowgroup" |''Dummy'' |"The 25 Best Albums of 2022" | rowspan="2" |''Froge.mp3'' |16th |<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=The 25 Best Albums of 2022 |url=https://dmy.co/features/the-25-best-albums-of-2022 |access-date=16 August 2023 |website=Dummy |language=en-GB |archive-date=2 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602230655/https://dmy.co/features/the-25-best-albums-of-2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- !scope="rowgroup" |''Gigwise'' |"51 Best Albums of 2022" |45th |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harbron |first=Lucy |title=Gigwise's 51 Best Albums of 2022 |url=https://www.gigwise.com/features/3428238/gigwise-s-51-best-albums-of-2022 |date=19 December 2022 |access-date=19 July 2023 |website=Gigwise |archive-date=24 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224031142/https://gigwise.com/features/3428238/gigwise-s-51-best-albums-of-2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- !scope="rowgroup" |''Montreux Jazz Festival'' |"Spotlight 20 Artists to Watch in 2023" | rowspan="4" |Piri & Tommy | rowspan="5" |Placed |<ref name="Paine-2022a">{{Cite web |last=Paine |first=Andre |date=13 December 2022 |title=Montreux Jazz Festival Reveals MJF Spotlight 20 Artists to Watch for 2023 |url=https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/montreux-jazz-festival-reveals-mjf-spotlight-20-artists-to-watch-for-2023/087105 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602105814/https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/montreux-jazz-festival-reveals-mjf-spotlight-20-artists-to-watch-for-2023/087105 |archive-date=2 June 2023 |access-date=22 July 2023 |website=Music Week |language=en}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="5" scope="rowgroup" |''NME'' |"The 10 Best Acts We Saw at The Great Escape 2022" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 May 2022 |title=The 10 Best Acts We Saw at The Great Escape 2022 |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/best-acts-we-saw-at-the-great-escape-2022-radar-3226396 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202122908/https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/best-acts-we-saw-at-the-great-escape-2022-radar-3226396 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |access-date= |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |"The 10 Best New Acts We Saw at Reading & Leeds 2022" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abbott |first=Jeremy |date=30 August 2022 |title=The 10 Best New Acts We Saw at Reading & Leeds 2022 |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/best-new-artists-2022-reading-leeds-festival-radar-3300093 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325122642/https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/best-new-artists-2022-reading-leeds-festival-radar-3300093 |archive-date=25 March 2023 |access-date=19 July 2023 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |"The NME 100: Essential Emerging Artists for 2022" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flood |first=Alex |display-authors=etal |date=7 January 2022 |title=The NME 100: Essential Emerging Artists for 2022 |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/nme-100-essential-new-artists-for-2022-3130442 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822102247/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/nme-100-essential-new-artists-for-2022-3130442 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |access-date=21 July 2023 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |"20 Best Mixtapes and EPs of 2022" |''Froge.mp3'' |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Sophie |display-authors=etal |date=13 December 2022 |title=The 20 Best Mixtapes and EPs of 2022 |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/the-20-best-mixtapes-and-eps-of-2022-radar-3364902 |access-date=20 June 2023 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=20 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620220645/https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/the-20-best-mixtapes-and-eps-of-2022-radar-3364902 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |"50 Best Songs of 2022" |"On & On" |31st |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Sam |display-authors=etal |date=5 December 2022 |title=The 50 Best Songs of 2022 |url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/features/music-features/the-50-best-songs-of-2022-3362996 |access-date=19 July 2023 |website=NME |language=en |archive-date=15 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515023056/https://www.nme.com/en_asia/features/music-features/the-50-best-songs-of-2022-3362996 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- !scope="rowgroup" |''Official Charts Company'' |"Official Charts' Artists To Watch 2023" |Piri & Tommy |Placed |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Griffiths |first=George |date=27 December 2022 |title=Official Charts' Artists to Watch 2023: FLO, Dylan, Omar Apollo, Ethel Cain & More |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-charts-artists-to-watch-2023-flo-dylan-omar-apollo-ethel-cain-more__38162/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314213531/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-charts-artists-to-watch-2023-flo-dylan-omar-apollo-ethel-cain-more__38162/ |archive-date=14 March 2023 |access-date=21 October 2023 |website=Official Charts Company}}</ref> |- !scope="rowgroup" |''Rolling Stone'' |"200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time" |"Soft Spot" |59th |<ref name="Matos-2022">{{cite web |last=Matos |first=Michaelangelo |display-authors=etal |date=25 July 2022 |title=Piri & Tommy Villiers, "Soft Spot" (2021) |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/200-greatest-dance-songs-of-all-time-1372888/piri-soft-spot-2021-1376978/ |url-status=live |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-GB |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919075917/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/200-greatest-dance-songs-of-all-time-1372888/piri-soft-spot-2021-1376978/ |archive-date=19 September 2023 |access-date=19 July 2023}}</ref> |- !scope="rowgroup" |''The Forty-Five'' |"Best Songs of 2022" |"On & On" |45th |<ref name="The Forty-Five-2023" /> |- !scope="rowgroup" |''Ticketmaster'' |"Breakthrough Artists 2023" | rowspan="2" |Piri & Tommy | rowspan="2" |Placed |<ref name="Murray-2022">{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=12 December 2022 |title=FLO, Dylan, Gabriels (and More!) Named Ticketmaster Breakthrough Artists |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/flo-dylan-gabriels-and-more-named-ticketmaster-breakthrough-artists/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728144339/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/flo-dylan-gabriels-and-more-named-ticketmaster-breakthrough-artists/ |archive-date=28 July 2023 |access-date=28 July 2023 |website=Clash |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- !scope="rowgroup" |''TikTok'' |"Breakthrough Artists 2022" |<ref name="Paine-2022b">{{Cite web |last=Paine |first=Andre |date=6 December 2022 |title=TikTok's Year in Music for 2022 Reveals How It Drives Consumption for Artists |url=https://www.musicweek.com/digital/read/tiktok-s-year-in-music-for-2022-reveals-how-it-drives-consumption-for-artists/087069 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724090750/https://www.musicweek.com/digital/read/tiktok-s-year-in-music-for-2022-reveals-how-it-drives-consumption-for-artists/087069 |archive-date=24 July 2023 |access-date=24 July 2023 |website=Music Week |language=en}}</ref> |- !scope="rowgroup" |''Time Out'' |"22 Best Songs of 2022" |"On & On" |7th |<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Wilkinson |first=Chiara |display-authors=etal |date=6 December 2022 |title=The 22 Best Songs of 2022 |url=https://www.timeout.com/music/best-songs-of-2022 |access-date=19 July 2023 |website=Time Out |language=en-GB |archive-date=7 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207002435/https://www.timeout.com/music/best-songs-of-2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- !scope="rowgroup" |''Uproxx'' |"2022 Music Critics Poll" |"Words" |374th |<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 December 2022 |title=Uproxx Music Critics Poll 2022: Songs |url=https://uproxx.com/critic-polls/uproxx-music-critics-poll-2022-songs/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905101051/https://uproxx.com/critic-polls/uproxx-music-critics-poll-2022-songs/ |archive-date=5 September 2023 |access-date=13 August 2023 |website=Uproxx |language=en-US}}</ref> |- !scope="rowgroup" |''Vice'' |"The 50 Best Songs of 2022" |"Unlock It" |14th |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cooper |first=Duncan |date=27 December 2022 |title=The 50 Best Songs of 2022 |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-50-best-songs-of-2022/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518154131/https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7zgdd/the-50-best-songs-of-2022 |archive-date=18 May 2023 |access-date=19 July 2023 |website=Vice |language=en}}</ref> |- !scope="rowgroup" |''Apple Music'' |"23 New Artists to Watch in 2023" |2023 | rowspan="2" |Piri & Tommy | rowspan="4" |Placed |<ref name="Garcia-2023" /> |}

==Discography== ===Mixtapes=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Details |- ! scope="row" | ''Froge.mp3'' (Piri & Tommy) | * Released: 21 October 2022<ref name="Spotify">{{cite web |title=Piri - Discography |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/4DpmPt7gfAAq7WEx0E1X8s/discography/all |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314175131/https://open.spotify.com/artist/4DpmPt7gfAAq7WEx0E1X8s/discography/all |archive-date=14 March 2024 |website=Spotify}}</ref> * Label: Polydor * Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row" | ''Girl In Stem'' | * Released: 10 July 2026<ref>{{cite web |title=Girl In Stem - Upcoming Album by Piri |url=https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/00mVhPxsQhgIGIJvKzbCdk |access-date=7 May 2026 |website=Spotify}}</ref> * Label: Independent * Format: Digital download, streaming |}

=== EPs === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Details |- ! scope="row" | ''About Dancing'' (Piri & Tommy) | * Released: 8 November 2024<ref name="Spotify" /> * Label: Independent * Format: Digital download, streaming |}

=== Singles ===

====As lead artist==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ {{sronly|Singles as lead artist}} ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Year ! colspan="3" |Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Album ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- !UK<ref name="Official Charts Company-2022">{{cite web |date=17 November 2022 |title=Piri & Tommy |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/63549/piri-and-tommy/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117015018/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/63549/piri-and-tommy/ |archive-date=17 November 2022 |access-date=17 November 2022 |website=Official Charts Company}}</ref> !UK Dance<ref name="Official Charts Company-2022" /> !UK Indie Breakers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Piri/Tommy Villiers |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/61215/piri-tommy-villiers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628235403/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/61215/piri-tommy-villiers |archive-date=28 June 2023 |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=Official Charts Company}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "It's a Match" (Piri) | rowspan="2" | 2021 |— |— |— | {{Non-album single}} | rowspan="15" | <ref name="Spotify"/> |- ! scope="row" | "Soft Spot" (Piri<ref>{{Cite web |title=Piri |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/4DpmPt7gfAAq7WEx0E1X8s/ |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721123556/https://open.spotify.com/artist/4DpmPt7gfAAq7WEx0E1X8s |archive-date=21 July 2021 |website=Spotify}}</ref>/Piri & Tommy Villiers) |— |— |20 | rowspan="4" | ''Froge.mp3'' |- ! scope="row" | "Beachin" (Piri & Tommy) | rowspan="4" | 2022 |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" | "Words" (Piri & Tommy) |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" | "On & On" (Piri & Tommy) |99 |28 |— |- ! scope="row" | "Unlock It" (Piri & Tommy) |— |— |— | rowspan="8" {{Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row" | "Updown" (Piri & Tommy Villiers) | rowspan="7" | 2023 |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" | "Nice 2 Me" (Piri & Tommy Villiers) |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" | "Lovergirl" (Piri & Tommy) |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" | "Head" (Maisi & Piri) |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" | "Think Twice" (Higgo & Piri) |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" | "Bluetooth" (Piri & Tommy) |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" | "Christmas Time" (Piri & Tommy) |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" | "99%" (Piri & Tommy) | rowspan="3" | 2024 |— |— |— | rowspan="2" | ''About Dancing'' |- ! scope="row" | "Dog" (Piri & Tommy) |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" | "Going On" (Young Franco, Piri & MC DT) |— |— |— | ''It's Franky Baby'' | <ref name="go">{{Cite web |date=18 November 2024 |title=Young Franco Announces Debut Album 'it's Franky baby!' |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/young-franco-debut-album-its-franky-baby-announce-69026/ |access-date=21 November 2024 |website=Rolling Stone Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Body Language" (Omar+ & Piri) | rowspan="6" | 2025 |— |— |— | rowspan="8" {{Non-album singles}} | rowspan="8" | <ref name="Spotify"/> |- ! scope="row" | "Lemons" (Piri & Tommy ft. Scruz) |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" | "Fruit Machine" (Piri & Tommy) |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" | "Lights Off"/"Bullet" (Piri & Tommy) |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" | "Someone" (Piri & Tommy) |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" | "Miss Provocative" (Piri & Tommy) |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" | "Cosuluvme" (Piri) | rowspan="2" | 2026 |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" | "Sex Dreams Do Cum Tru" (Piri) |— |— |— |}

====As featured artist==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ {{sronly|Singles as featured artist}} ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Album ! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" | "Feel It" (MJ Cole featuring Piri & Tommy Villiers) | rowspan="5" | 2023 | rowspan="3" {{Non-album singles}} | rowspan="3" | <ref name="Spotify" /> |- ! scope="row" | "Fumble" (Sudley featuring Piri) |- ! scope="row" | "Crocodile Tears" (Skylar x AC13 featuring Piri) |- ! scope="row" | "C U Never" (Tomcbumpz featuring Piri) | ''Don't Look Down'' | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tomcbumpz - Discography |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/0klU31gyC6EZqKgLvVANCy/discography/all |website=Spotify |language=en |accessdate=4 September 2024 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Shovel" (Creetah featuring Piri) | {{Non-album single}} | <ref>{{cite web |title=Shovel |date=19 October 2023 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0Oc0wdYUZ54GPu1cK7gdHF |website=Spotify |access-date=7 July 2024 |language=en |archive-date=31 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031223146/https://open.spotify.com/album/0Oc0wdYUZ54GPu1cK7gdHF |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Easy" (Charlieeeee featuring Piri) | rowspan="3" | 2024 | ''Dogbowl'' | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Charlieeeee - Discography |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/06a7x2F8Yi3TARax1iFKIp/discography/all |access-date=18 June 2024 |website=Spotify |language=en |archive-date=20 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620082251/https://open.spotify.com/artist/06a7x2F8Yi3TARax1iFKIp/discography/all |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Luv Stuck" (Salute featuring Piri) | ''True Magic'' | <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Salute - Discography |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/1np8xozf7ATJZDi9JX8Dx5/discography/all |access-date=4 September 2024 |website=Spotify |language=en }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Asphalt Rodeo" (Elio featuring Piri) | rowspan="5" {{non-album singles}} | rowspan="5" | <ref name="Spotify"/> |- ! scope="row" | "Guts" (Ellie Dixon featuring Piri) | rowspan="4" | 2025 |- ! scope="row" | "Pieces" (Tomcbumpz featuring Piri & Tommy) |- ! scope="row" | "Heavy Handed" (Denham Audio featuring Piri & Tommy Villiers) |- ! scope="row" | "Love Bug" (Will Sass featuring Piri & Tommy Villiers) |- ! scope="row" | "Seasons" (Scruz featuring Piri) | rowspan="2" | 2026 | ''Me!'' | <ref name="scruz">{{cite web|title=Scruz - Discography|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/13ARh4lBiewhrfLrBq7oDn/discography/all|accessdate=13 February 2026|website=Spotify}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Mash Potato" (Loveday featuring Piri) | {{non-album single}} | <ref name="Spotify"/> |}

===Writing and remix credits=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" | Song ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" | Co-writers ! scope="col" | Album ! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" | "Morning Blues" | 2023 | Emzo | Emilion Buckz, Tommy Villiers | {{non-album single}} | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Emzo - Discography |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/5zj3KpN0MBkTVj1PK0nv3k/discography/all |access-date=5 October 2024 |website=Spotify |language=en}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Magnetic" | rowspan="3" | 2024 | Illit | Bang Si-hyuk, Marcus Andersson, Martin Edwards, James Chao, Oh Hyun Seon, Salem Ilese, Kim Na-Yeon, Lauren Aquilina, Kim Subin, Kwon Do-Hyung, Lee Hee-Joo, Park Sung-Jin, Wu Hyun-Park, Yi Yi Jin | ''Super Real Me'' | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/writer/1249014961/CHAO%20JAMES%20%20|title=JAMES|publisher=ASCAP|accessdate=23 January 2025}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Come to My House" {{small|(Piri & Tommy remix)}} | Lucy Tun | Lucy Tun, Tommy Villiers, Jackson Homer | {{non-album single}} | <ref name="tun">{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/6OtMoXdFTNYbPwyx1M6Yk6/discography/all|title=Lucy Tun - Discography|publisher=Spotify|accessdate=4 September 2024}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Hush My Heart" | rowspan="2" | Qrion, Josie Man | rowspan="2" | Joseph Ashworth, Momiji Tsukada | rowspan="2" | ''We Are Always Under the Same Sky'' | rowspan="2" | <ref name="qrion">{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/0bGDTQ78MVgI5Snqo9KJZw/discography/all|title=Qrion - Discography|publisher=Spotify|accessdate=25 October 2024}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Wayside" | 2025 |}

==Music videos== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ {{sronly|List of music videos, showing year released}} ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" | "Soft Spot" (Piri) | 2021 | rowspan="6" | <ref name="YouTube">{{Cite web |title=Music Videos |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoT6x5rlwX-yhb4YwC8EWmjkktlBBDXdy |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=YouTube |archive-date=16 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016152213/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoT6x5rlwX-yhb4YwC8EWmjkktlBBDXdy |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Words" (Piri & Tommy) | rowspan="2" | 2022 |- ! scope="row" | "On & On" (Piri & Tommy) |- ! scope="row" | "Updown" (Piri & Tommy Villiers) | rowspan="4" | 2023 |- ! scope="row" | "Nice 2 Me" (Piri & Tommy Villiers) |- ! scope="row" | "Lovergirl" (Piri & Tommy) |- ! scope="row" | "Head" (Maisi & Piri) | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Maisi & Piri – Head |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyESqvnjAdQ |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=YouTube | date=25 August 2023 |archive-date=16 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016093709/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=kyESqvnjAdQ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Easy" (Charlieeeee featuring Piri) | rowspan="4" |2024 | <ref>{{cite web |title=Charlieeeee, Piri – Easy (Official Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3leLdN0rrY |website=YouTube | date=17 January 2024 |access-date=19 January 2024 |language=en |archive-date=19 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119112115/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3leLdN0rrY |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Luv Stuck" (Salute featuring Piri) | <ref>{{cite web|title=Salute - 'Luv Stuck (with Piri)'| date=19 June 2024 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvpQ2SBG-ug|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=20 June 2024|archive-date=20 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620071325/https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=HBQloNbLsZIDZzlu&v=LvpQ2SBG-ug&feature=youtu.be|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "99%" (Piri & Tommy) | rowspan="2" | <ref name="YouTube"/> |- ! scope="row" | "Dog" (Piri & Tommy) |}

==Tours== === Headlining === * Piri & Tommy (Piri & Tommy) (2022)<ref name="Peters-2023b">{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Jo |date=22 April 2023 |title=Piri & Tommy Share Their Brand New Single 'Words' |url=https://www.withguitars.com/306917-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424203010/https://www.withguitars.com/306917-2/ |archive-date=24 April 2022 |access-date=16 September 2023 |website=WithGuitars |language=en-gb}}</ref> * Froge.tour (Piri & Tommy) (2022)<ref name="Holden-2022a" /> * Piri Pop Up Tour (Piri) (2023)<ref name="Oulton-2023">{{Cite web |last=Oulton |first=Elsie |date=8 December 2023 |title=LIVE REVIEW: Piri's Tour is as 'Extra Hot' as it sounds |url=https://www.thegryphon.co.uk/2023/12/08/live-review-piris-tour-is-as-extra-hot-as-it-sounds/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201131451/https://www.thegryphon.co.uk/2023/12/08/live-review-piris-tour-is-as-extra-hot-as-it-sounds/ |archive-date=1 February 2024 |access-date=1 February 2024 |website=The Gryphon |language=en-GB}}</ref> * Extra Hot (Piri) (2023)<ref name="Peters-2023a">{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Jo |date=26 October 2023 |title=Piri & Tommy Share New Single 'Bluetooth' Ahead of 'Extra Hot' Tour |url=https://www.withguitars.com/piri-tommy-share-new-single-bluetooth-ahead-of-extra-hot-tour/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026121740/https://www.withguitars.com/piri-tommy-share-new-single-bluetooth-ahead-of-extra-hot-tour/ |archive-date=26 October 2023 |access-date=26 October 2023 |website=WithGuitars |language=en-GB}}</ref>

=== Supporting === * Charli XCX – Music Venue Trust & The National Lottery's Revive Tour (2022; one show)<ref name="Linazasoro-2022">{{cite web |last=Linazasoro |first=Nick |date=8 September 2022 |title=Charli XCX Plays Intimate Brighton Concert |url=https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2022/09/08/charli-xcx-plays-intimate-brighton-concert/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213005149/https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2022/09/08/charli-xcx-plays-intimate-brighton-concert/ |archive-date=13 February 2023 |accessdate=13 February 2023 |newspaper=Brighton & Hove News}}</ref> * Bbno$ – Bbnoeuro Tour (2023; two shows){{efn|{{Unbulleted list citebundle|For the fact that Piri played the shows, see <ref>{{Cite web |date=6 April 2023 |title=Bbno$ |url=https://www.seetickets.com/tour/bbno- |access-date=17 March 2024 |website=See Tickets |language=en |archive-date=17 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317005742/https://www.seetickets.com/tour/bbno- |url-status=live }}</ref>.|For the fact that they were part of Bbno$'s Bbnoeuro Tour, see <ref>{{Cite web |last=Wynter |first=Courtney |date=26 October 2022 |title=Bbno$ Announces UK and Ireland Shows for 2023 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bbno-announces-uk-and-ireland-shows-for-2023-3336756 |access-date=17 March 2024 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=5 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205014848/https://www.nme.com/news/music/bbno-announces-uk-and-ireland-shows-for-2023-3336756 |url-status=live }}</ref>.}}}}

==Notes== {{notelist}}

==References== {{reflist}} {{Piri}}

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