Tones and I is returning to Tasmania, with two shows that sold out within hours.
Toni Watson, who sings as Tones and I, has secured tenants for one of her two Byron Bay investment properties.
Offering a year’s tenancy, Watson sought $1250 a week for the partly furnished four-bedroom, two-bathroom house on 329sq m through Scot Fuller of Fuller & Co.
The now renovated Bangalow Rd cottage cost $2.15m in 2022, after which it was rented out.
Five years ago, Tones and I, has spent $3.3 million on the outskirts of Byron Bay, unquestionably NSW’s property hotspot of 2020.
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Toni Watson, who sings as Tones and I, has finally secured new tenants for one of her two Byron Bay investment properties.
The home offers the typical Byron Bay lifestyle. Supplied.
It marks an extraordinary return for Watson who was a Byron Bay busker with big dreams just two years ago.
Having seen her golden ticket ARIA-award winning career take off last year, Watson has secured two homes on the same holding, Sky Lodge and Starr Cottage.
Five years ago, Tones and I, has spent $3.3 million on the outskirts of Byron Bay, unquestionably NSW’s property hotspot of 2020.
It marks an extraordinary return for Watson who was a Byron Bay busker with big dreams just two years ago.
Having seen her golden ticket ARIA-award winning career take off last year, Watson has secured two homes on the same holding, Sky Lodge and Starr Cottage.
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Tones and I has built a property empire on the back of her music success. Picture: News Corp Australia
Records show the 1000sqm holding, marketed by Helen Huntly-Barratt at First National, was bought in a company name, Johnny Run Away, the title of her debut single, and coming out anthem, released in March last year.
It marked the end of a busy year for the property loving Watson as she also spent $5.1 million on a five-bedroom mansion in Melbourne’s coastal retreat, Mt Eliza, not far from Rosebud where she was born.
That year, the singer was back busking pre-Christmas, making a surprise appearance as part of the City of Melbourne’s Music in the City pop-up busking program.
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Tones and I has two Byron Bay investment properties. Picture: realestate.com.au
The chart topper, who performed barefoot, last busked in the Bourke St Mall three Boxing Days ago, before she’d released any music but was selling demo CDs for $10.
The singer lived out of her van, and then in a hostel after quitting her retail job to move to Byron Bay.
In April 2021, Tones and I snapped up another multimillion-dollar property on the Mornington Peninsula, dropping $7.08m on a luxurious Mount Eliza pad with a dazzling basement lounge.
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The singer’s first Mt Eliza home. Picture: Supplied
She owned the home for less than two years. Picture: Supplied
Title documents name the Dance Monkey singer — who also goes by Toni Watson — as the buyer of the OTT mansion with a pool and spa, and marble kitchen with a $150,000 oven.
The property, which has coastal views looking towards the city skyline, was first listed in 2020 for $8m-$8.8m.
Tones and I busking in Byron Bay. Picture: Facebook
When she was living out of a van.
Records show it sold for $7.08m earlier that year.
It is within walking distance of another property the musician purchased last year for $5.1m in the same suburb and a short drive from Frankston’s Lakewood Estate, where she is believed to have secured a humble $800,000 home for a friend or family member.
Tones and also bought this Mt Eliza home. Picture: realestate.com.au
It was bought for around $7m Picture: realestate.com.au
And has some very cool features. Picture: realestate.com.au
The singer quietly sold her Canadian Bay Rd, Mt Eliza home in November 2021.
Morrell and Koren buyer’s advocate Matt Cleverdon, who represented the purchasers, declined to comment on any details of the deal other than to say: “It’s a beautiful house and our clients are happy”.
Selling agent Dean Phillips, a director at McEwing & Partners, also remained tight-lipped but confirmed a sale had taken place on the prestigious street.