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Australian pop singer Redirect-distinguish|Toni Watson|Tony Watson February 2022 Use Australian English April 2019 Infobox musical artist | name = Tones and I | image = Tones and I - Southside Festival 2022 - IMG 3984.jpg | landscape = no | alt = Artist is singing into hand-held microphone, wearing dark grey jacket and pants. | caption = Tones and I performing, Southside Festival, June 2022 | birth_name = Toni Watson | alias = hlist|Tones|Tonah | birth_place = Mount Martha, Victoria, Australia | birth_date = | origin = Frankston, Victoria, Australia | genre = hlist|Pop music|Popcite web https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tones-and-i-mn0003865682 Tones and I Biography & History AllMusic Fred Thomas 11 April 2020|indie popcite web https://www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/tones-and-i Tones And I Triple J Unearthed|Unearthed 16 July 2019 12 May 2020 | occupation = hlist|Singer|songwriter|record producer | instrument = hlist|Vocals|piano|keyboards|electronic drum|drum pads | years_active = 2009–present | label = hlist|Bad Batch|Sony Music Australia|Sony|Elektra Records|Elektra | associated_acts = Konstantin Kersting | spouse = marriage|Jimmy Bedford|March 2023 | website = URL|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 (song)|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 (Tones and I song)|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".Cite web Brandle Lars 2024-02-29 Tones And I Creates History as ‘Dance Monkey’ Passes 3 Billion Streams on Spotify https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tones-and-i-history-dance-monkey-3-billion-streams-spotify-1235618405/ 2024-03-01 Billboard |language=en-US