Official press source / updated 2026
PRESS / PYRA
Pyra (Peeralada Sukawat / พีรลดา สุขวัฒก์) is an award-winning Thai artist, songwriter, producer and artivist from Bangkok.
Approved website biography
Short bio
Pyra is a Bangkok-born artist whose self-defined dystopian pop combines electronic music, Thai-rooted sound and direct social commentary. She won Best Solo Act From Asia at the 2022 BandLab NME Awards, was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia in 2022 and Prestige Thailand’s 40 Under 40 in 2024, and founded Change Music Asia to support artists creating social impact across Southeast Asia. Her live history includes Burning Man, Garden Beats, The Great Escape, Tallinn Music Week, London’s Roundhouse and SXSW Sydney. She also opened for Flume in Bangkok and has spoken at TEDxAssumptionU, Music Matters and SXSW Sydney.
Awards and honours
Selected recognition
2024Prestige Thailand40 Under 402024Tatler AsiaAsia’s Most Stylish2022Forbes30 Under 30 Asia — Entertainment & Sports2022BandLab NME AwardsWinner — Best Solo Act From Asia2021NME 100Essential emerging artistIdeas and public speaking
Speaking
2021TEDxAssumptionUWhy you should make death your best friend2024Music MattersSpeaker, Singapore2024SXSW SydneySpeaker, ‘Edge of the Future: Music x AI’Selected stages
Live
2018Burning ManCenter Camp and Reverbia — first Thai artist to perform at the festival2019Flume Live in BangkokOpening act at CenterPoint Studio2020Garden BeatsFort Canning Park, Singapore2021The Great EscapeOfficial online showcase, United Kingdom2022The Great EscapeOfficial in-person showcase at Revenge, Brighton2022Roundhouse Rising FestivalLive at the Roundhouse, London2023Tallinn Music WeekOfficial showcase artist, Tallinn, Estonia2024SXSW SydneyOfficial music festival artist, AustraliaOfficial one-sheet record
Festival history
United States
- Burning Man — Center Camp & Reverbia
- Joy Ruckus Club
United Kingdom
- The Great Escape (online 2021; in person 2022)
- Liverpool Sound City (2022)
- Pride in London (2022)
- Y Not Festival (2022)
- 110 Above Festival (2022)
- Roundhouse Rising Festival (2022)
- Shambala Festival (2023)
- Gotobeat Festival (2023)
- Brighton & Hove Pride Festival (2023)
Singapore
- Garden Beats
- Aliwal Urban Art Festival
- Music Matters (speaker, 2024)
Estonia
- Tallinn Music Week (2023)
Austria
- Waves Vienna (2022)
Japan
- Forest Jam
- Sakurazaka Asylum
South Korea
- Zandari Festa
- ZER01NE Day
Thailand
- Wonderfruit
- Big Mountain Music Festival
- Kolour in the Park
Australia
- SXSW Sydney
India
- Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival
Verified from booking confirmations
UK & Europe live history
Confirmed in-person and broadcast appearances from Pyra’s 2022–2023 United Kingdom and European booking archive. Cancelled dates and unconfirmed offers are excluded.
2022
- Live Nation SOURCE, The Old Blue Last, London
- Scruff of the Neck TV, Manchester (livestream performance)
- Liverpool Sound City, Liverpool
- The Great Escape, Revenge, Brighton
- Supporting Dua Saleh, Colours Hoxton, London
- Supporting Yung Gravy, O2 Forum Kentish Town, London
- Pride in London, Leicester Square Stage
- Y Not Festival, Scruff of the Neck TV Stage
- 110 Above Festival, Leicestershire
- Supporting De’Wayne, O2 Academy2 Islington, London
- Waves Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Roundhouse Rising Festival, London
- SPACE x ESEA Music, OSLO Hackney, London
2023
- Asian Tones International Women’s Day, O2 Academy2 Islington, London
- Future Strategy Club, London
- Tallinn Music Week, Tallinn, Estonia
- PLU Summer Camp, United Kingdom
- Brighton & Hove Pride Festival
- Shambala Festival, Northamptonshire
- Gotobeat Festival, London
Profiles, interviews and features
Selected coverage
2022The EconomistA Thai pop star uses her music to critique her homeland2021The New York TimesAsian pop stars taking center stage2021NMEPyra: Bangkok’s genre-defying firestarter2021ELLE10 Asian and AAPI artists to add to your playlist2021PAPERPyra premieres ‘Paper Promises’2021Complete Music UpdateApproved: Pyra2020Mixmag AsiaStep into the weird & wonderful world of Pyra2020VICEThe Thai dystopian singer penning ballads for democracy2020BandwagonBringing Southeast Asian music to a global audience2020Bangkok PostStep into a dystopian world2020L’Officiel ThailandPyra — ‘Bangkok’Editorial use
Official photos
Downloadable high-resolution images for editorial coverage of Pyra. Please credit “Pyra / onlypyra.com” unless another credit is supplied.
Career and impact
Selected moments
