Tones and I performs Dance Monkey on the Ellen DeGeneres Show


Hitting the big time! Tones and I performs Dance Monkey on the Ellen DeGeneres Show and is praised by the TV host

Tones and I has gone from busking in Byron Bay to performing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 

On Thursday, the Australian hit maker took to the stage to sing her smash single, Dance Monkey.

After performing on the show, host Ellen, 62, praised the star and called her ‘awesome.’ 

Hitting the big time! Tones and I performed Dance Monkey on the Ellen DeGeneres Show in Los Angeles on Thursday... and was praised by the TV host

Hitting the big time! Tones and I performed Dance Monkey on the Ellen DeGeneres Show in Los Angeles on Thursday… and was praised by the TV host

Tones and I looked thrilled as Ellen approached her, excitedly wrapping her arms around the talk show host. 

In a tight embrace, the two women rocked from side-to-side as Tones and I giggled in excitement. 

‘You’re awesome,’ Ellen told her.

On the day, the singer – whose real name is Toni Watson – wore a blue and red sports jacket and a red cap. 

Success: After performing on the show, host Ellen, 62, praised the star and called her 'awesome'

Success: After performing on the show, host Ellen, 62, praised the star and called her 'awesome'

Success: After performing on the show, host Ellen, 62, praised the star and called her ‘awesome’

Dance for me: It comes after she made her American TV debut in November, when she performed on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon

Dance for me: It comes after she made her American TV debut in November, when she performed on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon

Dance for me: It comes after she made her American TV debut in November, when she performed on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon

It comes after she made her American TV debut in November, when she performed on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon.

It’s been a thrilling week for Tones and I meanwhile, having added more dates to her Australian tour, after four locations sold out in less than 24 hours.

The hit maker revealed her Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart dates sold out. 

She released additional all-ages gigs in Brisbane and Sydney, as well as one adults-only show in Melbourne. 

On the rise! The past year has been a whirlwind for Tones And I, who won Best Female Artist, Best Pop Release, Best Breakthrough Artist and Best Independent Release at the ARIA Awards in November

On the rise! The past year has been a whirlwind for Tones And I, who won Best Female Artist, Best Pop Release, Best Breakthrough Artist and Best Independent Release at the ARIA Awards in November

On the rise! The past year has been a whirlwind for Tones And I, who won Best Female Artist, Best Pop Release, Best Breakthrough Artist and Best Independent Release at the ARIA Awards in November

The past year has been a whirlwind for Tones And I, who won Best Female Artist, Best Pop Release, Best Breakthrough Artist and Best Independent Release at the ARIA Awards in November. 

Her breakout song, Dance Monkey, reached number one in more than 30 countries last year and placed second in Triple J’s Hottest 100.  

The song’s music video is also a huge hit, racking up over half a billion views.

Music steaming platform, Spotify, recently announced that Dance Monkey was the ‘most repeated song to come out of the Southern Hemisphere’ in 2019.

Tones and I started out busking on the streets of Byron Bay, NSW, back in 2017.

It was there that she met her manager, quit her retail job and moved to the Gold Coast to focus on her music career.

She was soon featured on Triple J’s Unearthed, but it wasn’t until the release of Dance Monkey that she broke into the mainstream.

Throwback: Tones and I started out busking on the streets of Byron Bay, NSW, back in 2017 (pictured)

Throwback: Tones and I started out busking on the streets of Byron Bay, NSW, back in 2017 (pictured)

Throwback: Tones and I started out busking on the streets of Byron Bay, NSW, back in 2017 (pictured)