She performed local gigs and festivals, including the Let Go festival. In 2009, as Toni Watson, she created a YouTube page and posted a cappella cover versions of songs. She started busking in Melbourne, while working in fashion retail at the Universal Store. I was probably like 7 years old." The singer-songwriter had learned to play keyboards and drum pads while at secondary school. We were all just singing a song and my aunty was like 'oh guys, she can actually hold a note.' I think that's the earliest memory of someone actually pointing me out as someone that has an ability to sing. She explained choosing a music career: "One day I was at the park with my family, all my cousins and stuff, in Frankston.
The artist prefers not to disclose her birth details, explaining, "I never denied my age. Conflicting reports state she was born in either 1993 or 2000. Toni Watson grew up in Mount Martha on the Mornington Peninsula to the south of Melbourne in the Australian state of Victoria.
In November 2019 it broke the ARIA record for the most weeks at number one on their singles chart by any artist with 16 weeks. Her breakout single, " Dance Monkey" (May 2019), reached number one in over 30 countries.
Toni Watson, known professionally as Tones and I, is an Australian singer, songwriter, and record producer.