Piri
Sophie Leigh McBurnie (born 14 March 1999), known professionally as Piri, is an English musician. Born in Rochdale in Greater Manchester, she is half of the band Piri & Tommy and a member of the female and genderqueer collective Loud LDN. Piri is noted for her use of frog motifs, and has been praised for her pole dancing, her openness, and for maintaining an OnlyFans account alongside her music career.
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Piri on stage at Radio 1 Big Weekend | |
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| Birth name | Sophie Leigh McBurnie |
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| Born | 14 March 1999 Rochdale, England |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Years active | 2020–present |
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Three of her works as half of Piri & Tommy have entered the UK charts: their 2021 single "Soft Spot" reached No. 20 on the UK Independent Singles Breakers Chart, their 2022 single "On & On" went to No. 99 on the UK Singles Chart, and their 2022 mixtape Froge.mp3 made No. 13 on the UK Dance Albums Chart. "Soft Spot" was ranked No. 59 on Rolling Stone's "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time" in July 2022, while their 2022 works "Words", "On & On", and Froge.mp3, and their cover of Charli XCX and Kim Petras's "Unlock It" all appeared on year-end best-of lists.