Tony Watson, known professionally as Tony's Tony's is an Australian singer and songwriter. Her second single, Dance Monkey, was released in May 2019 and reached number one in over 30 countries. In November of that year, she broke the record for the most weeks at number one on the Yarya's singles chart by any artist with 16 weeks. By mid-January 2020, Dance Monkey had spent its 24th and final week at number one, beating Bing Crossby's all-time Australian record for his version of White Christmas, which spent 22 weeks, five months, namely June to October, at the top spot in 1943. Dance Monkey was accredited 12 times platinum by Yarya for shipments of over 840,000 units. Tony's was the most awarded artist at the Yarya Music Awards of 2019, winning four from eight nominations. Tony's and I released her debut extended play, The Kids Are Coming, on the 30th of August 2019. Life and career. Tony Watson grew up in Mount Martha on Mornington Peninsula, conflicting reports stated she was born in 1993, or in 2000. The artist prefers not to disclose her birth details, I never denied my age. I never lied about it. I just don't say anything now. Everything is wrong online. She explained choosing a music career, one day I was at the park with my family, all my cousins and stuff, in Frankston. We were all just singing a song and my auntie 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. I was probably like seven years old. The singer-songwriter had learned to play keyboards and drum pads while at secondary school. She started busking in Melbourne and also worked in a fashion retail shop, Universal Store. In 2009, as Tony Watson, she created a YouTube page and posted a cappella cover versions. She performed local gigs and festivals, including the Let Go Festival. Tones was the vocalist for a duo in 2014, and remembered, I started out singing in small pubs and bars in Mornington. I was singing along to a guitarist until I ended up branching out on my own. She explained her shift to a solo career, I actually got made redundant from my retail job and with that money I bought an RC 300, Luke Station, and just started to try figure it all out. She busts up and down the east coast with her synthesizers and loop pedal. She has been building a loyal fan base and captivating crowds with her genre diverse style. In September 2017, the singer-songwriter traveled to Byron Bay to try busking there. At an early performance, she met Jackson Walked and Brown who became one of her talent managers about a month later. Her busking success led to a greater commitment to a music career. The artist spent 2018 living between Walked and Brown's home in the Gold Coast hinterland and in her van in Byron Bay, writing music and busking full-time. Later that year she won the Battle of the Buskers at Buskers by the Creek. In February 2019, Tones and I signed with Bad Batch Records, Sony Music Australia and a co-management deal with artists only, owned by Walked and Brown, ex-Ariels, and lemon tree music co-owned by Regan Leithbridge and David Morgan, both ex-ponger. In that month she uploaded her debut single, Johnny Runaway, to an Australian website unearthed which publishes the music of unsigned artists. The track was recorded with Australian producer Constantine Kirsting. Our music spread Thomas Observe, it became a viral sensation, racking up streams. Johnny Runaway was added to pull rotation on Australian alternative radio station Triple J the following week in received high ratings from staff, Richard Kingsmill, 4.5 out of 5 stars, Tommy Faith, 5 stars, and Declan Burn, 4.5 stars. Natalie O'Driskel of Blank, Volk Coast, described the track, a melodic slice of Nordic inspired electro pop that tells a very important story. Two weeks later, Tony's and I officially released Johnny Runaway. It peaked at number 12 on the Aria Singles' chart and achieved triple platinum status for shipments of over 210,000 units. On 10 May 2019, Tony's and I released her second single, Dance Monkey. She recalled the track was written alone in a dark closet in not much more than 30 minutes. The great Matheson of the Age felt its pop writ large catchy get familiar, slightly ludic-presiating genuinely affecting. It reached number one on the official music charts of over 30 countries, including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, and Switzerland in the United Kingdom. Dance Monkey's music video was directed by Liam Kelly and Nick Cosactas. In Australia, in November of that year, she wrote the record for the most weeks in Tony Aria Singles' chart by any artist with 16 weeks. This was previously held by Ed Sheeran's Shake of You 1. Five weeks in 2017, by mid-January 2020, Dance Monkey had spent 24 weeks at number one. It was the first Australian song to reach number one on Spotify's global daily top 200 streaming chart. On 8 February 2020, it equaled Post Malone's rock star, for the most days at number one on the same chart. As of 18 February 2020, Dance Monkey, returned to the Spotify top spot and had spent 120 days at number one.