Tones and I

Tones and I
Tones and I performing, Southside Festival, June 2022
Background information
Birth name	Toni Watson
Also known as	Tones Tonah
Born	Mount Martha, Victoria, Australia
Origin	Frankston, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Pop[1] indie pop[2]
Occupations	Singer songwriter record producer
Instruments	Vocals piano keyboards drum pads
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Bad Batch Sony Elektra
Spouse	Jimmy Bedford ​ (m. 2023)​
Website	tonesandi.com

Toni Watson, known professionally as Tones and I, is an Australian singer, songwriter, and record producer. She is best known for her breakout single "Dance Monkey", which reached number one in over 30 countries including her home country Australia. In 2019–20, "Dance Monkey" completed 24 weeks at number one on the Australian singles chart, beating Bing Crosby's all-time Australian record for his version of "White Christmas", which spent an equivalent of 22 weeks at the top in 1943. "Dance Monkey" was certified 19× platinum by ARIA for shipments of over 1,330,000 units by June 2023.

Tones was the most awarded artist at the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, winning four of eight nominations. She released her debut extended play, The Kids Are Coming, on 30 August 2019; it peaked at number three in Australia, and top 10 in several countries. Her debut album, Welcome to the Madhouse, was released via Bad Batch on 16 July 2021. It debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart. The album's lead single "Fly Away" peaked at number four in Australia, number 11 in the UK and Denmark, and number 10 in Ireland. In February 2024, she became the first female artist to reach over 3 billion streams for a single song on Spotify, with "Dance Monkey".^[3]