History Music / Poppy

* BecomingTheMask: Poppy is basically her persona ''all the time'' (at least in public), to the point where it's becoming harder to determine what is part of the "act" and what isn't. An example of the extent of this is that she follows Tide on Twitter. Some fans have allegedly reported that she even does this ''in person'', with Poppy herself even admitting that she and her "persona" may as well be the same person now.
-->'''Titanic Sinclair:''' Everyone at the end of the day knows that Creator/JohnnyDepp isn't the ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' guy, but he's more fun when he is. I like living in a world where you can have superheroes. It just makes life so much more exciting.

** "Lowlife"
** "Money"

* "Adored" (2016)

** "I'm Poppy"
** "Computer Boy"
** "Let's Make a Video"
** "Interweb"
** "My Style" (feat. Charlotte)

** "In a Minute"
** "Time Is Up" (feat. Diplo)
** "Fashion After All"
** "Hard Feelings"
** "X"

** "Voicemail"
** "Scary Mask"

** "Concrete"
** "I Disagree"
** "BLOODMONEY"
** "Fill the Crown"

* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: "Am I a Girl?" from the album of the same name touches on this theme, with Poppy questioning concepts of androgyny, [[UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} gender dysphoria]], and gender stereotyping.

* WidgetSeries:
** She has a three-episode series [[https://youtu.be/-PTVaWj-yuE "Everybody Wants to Be Poppy"]]
** And she's a Widget Pop Star. She Has a JPop tinge to her. She's self-described as a "UsefulNotes/{{Kawai|sa}}i Franchise/{{Barbie}} princess." Her Twitter account is peppered with tweets in Japanese.

On the surface, Poppy (formerly called "That Poppy") is a teenage pop singer from LA who releases music on the internet, who also doubles as a [=YouTuber=] who frequently posts promotional vlogs. Taking a quick glance at them, and you'll quickly notice that's she's... [[MindScrew odd.]]

In reality, "Poppy" is a musical art project based on the persona of Moriah Rose Pereira (born January 1, 1995), initially started in 2011 and working under similar names, including "Moriah Poppy" with a small [=YouTube=] following for making/performing covers of well-known songs, as well as a few original songs and music videos (many of which have been removed from her channel, but can still be found on the web if you look hard enough). In 2014, however, she teamed up with director Titanic Sinclair (Corey Mixter) to revamp her image into the surreal performance artpiece she is now, maintaining her persona in other online channels, [[BecomingTheMask and allegedly offline and in public, too.]] In December 2019, weeks after taking Titanic Sinclair's directing credits off of many of her videos and outright removing others from her [=YouTube=] channel, she announced [[https://twitter.com/poppy/status/1211006950160269313/photo/1 the dissolution of their partnership]]. In her statement, she accused him of emotionally manipulative behavior, attempting to continue that behavior with former friends, and subtly acknowledged another person who had also accused him of such behavior: Mars Argo.[[note]]Titanic Sinclair previously collaborated with Mars Argo, some aspects of which were reused in Poppy. Argo later [[https://www.nme.com/news/music/poppy-and-manager-titanic-sinclair-settle-lawsuit-with-mars-argo-2428225 sued both Sinclair and Poppy for copyright infringement]] in 2018, claiming they both copied Argo for the Poppy project. Argo also accused Sinclair of "severe emotional and psychological abuse and manipulation" and claimed Poppy was a knowing accomplice, which she has denied. Argo settled out of court with Sinclair and the copyright case against Poppy was dismissed.[[/note]].

In addition, Poppy has a legitimate discography, having released a ''Bubblebath'' EP in 2016, followed by three studio albums. Starting with experimental electronic pop, Poppy would later transition to heavy metal influenced music, similar to Japanese alt idols. Though her music videos are the creative work of Titanic Sinclair, most of her lyrics are written by Moriah herself and share personal stories and attitudes [[BecomingTheMask with the persona's surreal bend and themes blending in the mix.]] Her video channel is [[https://www.youtube.com/user/thatPoppyTV here.]] Her Vevo channel is [[https://www.youtube.com/user/ThatPoppyVEVO here.]]

* CoverVersion: Did a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9PVGYf_haE cover]] of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIuBcb2T55Q My Kind of Woman]]" by Mac [=DeMarco=].

* BiTheWay: "Girls In Bikinis" is about her love for girls in bikinis, and her wish to see boys in bikinis too.

->--Poppy

* ArcSymbol: Eyes. Poppy seems fond of eyes, putting them on her clothes and even fingernails. Flying eyeballs with bat wings are seen in the "Money" music video. Her gloves are covered in eyes in "Where Is It" and she wears an eyeball hair dec in "A Microphone."

* AcCENTUponTheWrongSylLABle: In [[https://youtu.be/TYjyX0bDUOc?t=71 "Poppy Reads the Bible: Part 1"]], when reaching Genesis 1:9[[labelnote:exerpt]]And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.[[/labelnote]], she stresses the last word with an almost ValleyGirl-style inflection, turning it into an "And it was... ''sooo''oooo..."

** The ''Choke'' EP features Poppy delving even deeper into a darker, metal/industrial-inspired sound, exchanging much of the cheery pop veneer for the creepier, ominous, and quietly sinister aspects of her character.

* NewSoundAlbum: ''Am I a Girl?'' features notably more aggressive and experimental sounds when compared to the quirky, but mostly straightforward sound of ''Poppy.Computer'', including some moments such as "Play Destroy" and "X" mixing ''HeavyMetal'' into her poppy sound to incredibly MoodWhiplash-y effect.

In reality, "Poppy" is a musical art project based on the persona of Moriah Rose Pereira (born January 1, 1995), initially started in 2011 and working under similar names, including "Moriah Poppy" with a small [=YouTube=] following for making/performing covers of well-known songs, as well as a few original songs and music videos (many of which have been removed from her channel, but can still be found on the web if you look hard enough). In 2014, however, she teamed up with director Titanic Sinclair (Corey Mixter) to revamp her image into the surreal performance artpiece she is now, maintaining her persona in other online channels, [[BecomingTheMask and allegedly offline and in public, too.]]

In addition, Poppy has a legitimate discography, having released a ''Bubblebath'' EP in 2016, followed by an album, ''Poppy.Computer'' in 2017. Though her music videos are the creative work of Titanic Sinclair, most of her lyrics are written by Moriah herself and share personal stories and attitudes [[BecomingTheMask with the persona's surreal bend and themes blending in the mix.]] Her video channel is [[https://www.youtube.com/user/thatPoppyTV here.]] Her Vevo channel is [[https://www.youtube.com/user/ThatPoppyVEVO here.]]

* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Appropriately, "Am I a Girl?" from the album of the same name touches on this theme, with Poppy questioning concepts of androgyny, [[UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} gender dysphoria]], and gender stereotyping. While the song features her rallying from the self-identity anxieties related to this, she still identifies herself as a girl.

** [[invoked]]Due to [[MindScrew the nature of Poppy's videos]], it's occasionally unclear as to what she's supposed to be satirizing; is it shallow image-obsessed pop music, shallow MindScrew conceptual art projects, or nothing in particular? [[TropesAreTools Of course, it seems Poppy and Titanic Sinclair are aware of this]], and part of the fun can be picking out [[EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory what's actually supposed to be commentary]] and what's just meant to be creepy.

* ''Bubblebath (EP)'' (2016)

* ''Choke (EP)'' (2019)

* "Voicemail" (2019)

* AcCENTUponTheWrongSylLABle: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYjyX0bDUOc "Poppy Reads the Bible: Part 1"]], when reaching Genesis 1:9[[labelnote:exerpt]]And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.[[/labelnote]], she stresses the last word with an almost ValleyGirl-style inflection, turning it into an "And it was... ''sooo''oooo..."