Since TikTok star PinkPantheress [1] first came on the scene, the internet has not stopped talking about her. Her eclectic, genre-bending sound has made her one of the most interesting artists to come out of 2021, and as a result, people have a lot of questions about her. Thankfully, the young singer recently took the time to answer one of the most pressing questions in a video with Dazed: where did she get her unique name from?

"When I was picking a TikTok username, which ended up being the catalyst for this whole situation that I seem to find myself in now, I tried to just go for 'pantheress' because I'd heard it in a game show where the question was 'What is a female panther called?' and I was like, 'That's sick,'" PinkPantheress explained. "I tried to have it as my username and it was taken so I just put 'pink' in front of it, because Pink Panther is a great film."

In terms of her real name, PinkPantheress told the BBC [2] that "I find it easier to not lay every single card on the table, I like my privacy and I felt like, if I have my music out and my face everywhere, it would start getting too much for people."

The singer was recently named one of BBC Radio 1's Sound Of 2022 artists [3], alongside the likes of Priya Ragu [4], Lola Young [5], and Mimi Webb [6]. Alongside that, she recently embarked on her first UK tour back in October, with the final date taking place in November. She's already confirmed to do a number of festival dates next year, and we can't wait to see what else she has planned.