Tones and I: The truth behind her astronomical $35million wealth

Toni Watson, who goes by the stage name Tones and I, has amassed a huge fortune since shooting to fame in 2019 for her hit song Dance Monkey. The 28-year-old singer is now worth a whopping $35million and has landed herself an exclusive spot on the Australian Financial Review's Young Rich List.

Toni Watson, who goes by the stage name Tones and I, has amassed a huge fortune since shooting to fame in 2019 for her hit song Dance Monkey.

The 28-year-old singer is now worth a whopping $35million and has landed herself an exclusive spot on the Australian Financial Review's Young Rich List.

It's all thanks to her incredible songwriting talent as she skirted the music industry norm by being the sole writer on most of her songs and raking in all the royalties, reported the AFR.

Toni Watson, 28, (pictured) who goes by the stage name Tones and I, has amassed a huge fortune since shooting to fame in 2019 for her hit song Dance Monkey

Toni Watson, 28, (pictured) who goes by the stage name Tones and I, has amassed a huge fortune since shooting to fame in 2019 for her hit song Dance Monkey

On the few songs Toni didn't write on her own, only one other writer was credited.

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Dance Monkey alone, her breakout hit which debuted as number one in over 30 countries, raked in $12million for the Bondi-based performer. 

Despite its popularity, Toni recently revealed she can't stand the catchy single which shot her to international fame. 

The singer is now worth a whopping $35million and has landed herself an exclusive spot on the Australian Financial Review's Young Rich List

The singer is now worth a whopping $35million and has landed herself an exclusive spot on the Australian Financial Review's Young Rich List

The ARIA Award-winning hitmaker made the surprising confession during an interview with Nova FM's Smallzy's Surgery in March.

'I loathe that song a lot of the time,' she said of her breakthrough hit. 'I don't want to write another song like it... and a lot of the time I don't want to sing it.'

Toni's sport on the AFR list is a step up from her humble beginnings living in vans and hostels when she moved to Byron Bay where she was discovered as a busker. 

It's all thanks to her incredible song-writing talent as she skirted the music industry norm by being the sole writer on most of her songs and raking in all the royalties, reported the AFR

It's all thanks to her incredible song-writing talent as she skirted the music industry norm by being the sole writer on most of her songs and raking in all the royalties, reported the AFR

And it comes after she admitted she feared her music career was over during the coronavirus pandemic.

The performer was forced to cancel the tour for her 2021 album Welcome to the Madhouse and wasn't booked for any major music festivals including Coachella when they returned this year.

She feared her career may be over until she was eventually offered a spot to perform at the Southside Festival in Germany in June. 

On the few songs Toni didn't write on her own, only one other writer was credited. Dance Monkey alone, her breakout hit which debuted as number one in over 30 countries, raked in $12million for the Bondi-based performer

On the few songs Toni didn't write on her own, only one other writer was credited. Dance Monkey alone, her breakout hit which debuted as number one in over 30 countries, raked in $12million for the Bondi-based performer

'After having the No. 1 song in the world for two years, the festivals just didn't rebook me; but these other festivals did,' the singer told The Daily Telegraph.

'I wasn't so sure about overseas and it was a big part of my anxiety coming into this tour [Southside Festival in Germany]. 

'I just had no idea how crazy it would be [but] now already I've been booked for next year at a later slot.'

Despite its popularity, Toni recently revealed she can't stand the catchy single which shot her to international fame. 'I loathe that song a lot of the time,' she said of her breakthrough hit. 'I don't want to write another song like it... and a lot of the time I don't want to sing it'

Despite its popularity, Toni recently revealed she can't stand the catchy single which shot her to international fame. 'I loathe that song a lot of the time,' she said of her breakthrough hit. 'I don't want to write another song like it... and a lot of the time I don't want to sing it' 

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