Tones and I spends $3.3million on TWO properties in Byron Bay

Not bad for a busker! Tones and I splashes a whopping $3.3million on TWO Byron Bay properties – after being named one of Australia’s highest-earning artists

She went from busking on the streets of Byron Bay to topping the charts around the world last year.

And Tones and I, whose real name is Toni Watson, has now splashed a whopping $3.3million on two properties on the outskirts of New South Wales’ celebrity hotspot Byron Bay. 

The 27-year-old has secured two beach-side homes located a mere 800 meters from Belongil Beach, according to The Daily Telegraph.

Hey, big spender! Toni ‘Tones and I’ Watson, 27, (pictured) has expanded her property portfolio buy purchasing two Byron Bay properties for a whopping $3.3million

Impressive! The Dance Monkey singer has secured two beach-side homes located a mere 800 meters from Belongil Beach, according to The Daily Telegraph

Impressive! The Dance Monkey singer has secured two beach-side homes located a mere 800 meters from Belongil Beach, according to The Daily Telegraph  

According to records, both properties were bought in the singer’s company name, Johnny Run Away, the title of her debut single released last year.

One of her new properties is a newly renovated former holiday home boasting three bathrooms and has a total of seven bedrooms. 

It includes an outdoor entertainment area, dining area and a lounge room.

Lavish: One of her new pads is a a newly renovated former holiday home, boasting three bathrooms and seven bedrooms

Lavish: One of her new pads is a a newly renovated former holiday home, boasting three bathrooms and seven bedrooms

Sprawling: The first home also  includes an outdoor entertainment area, dining area and a lounge room

Sprawling: The first home also  includes an outdoor entertainment area, dining area and a lounge room 

It is also situated within 10 minutes’ walk of live music venues and popular bars.

The second is a charming double storey home boasting four bedrooms and two bathrooms. 

It includes an outdoor pool and kitchen with granite bench-tops and European appliances.

Holiday home: The second property features an outdoor pool surrounded by a sandstone courtyard and lawn area

Holiday home: The second property features an outdoor pool surrounded by a sandstone courtyard and lawn area

Nice! It includes a kitchen with granite bench-tops and European appliances

Nice! It includes a kitchen with granite bench-tops and European appliances

Its gardens are surrounded by a sandstone courtyard and a manicured lawn area.  

The chart-topping songstress has built-up quite an impressive property portfolio.

In March she purchased a five bedroom home in Victoria’s Mt Eliza worth $5.1million.

Making history: Last month it was revealed the singer pocketed a whopping $12million in Spotify streams off her hit single, Dance Monkey, alone

Making history: Last month it was revealed the singer pocketed a whopping $12million in Spotify streams off her hit single, Dance Monkey, alone 

It seems a world away from the artist’s humble beginnings, having lived in her van to busk in Byron Bay just three years ago.

Tones and I’s hit track Dance Monkey reached number one in more than 30 countries last year, and placed second in Triple J’s Hottest 100.

Last month it was revealed the singer pocketed a whopping $12million in Spotify streams off her hit single, Dance Monkey, alone.

Taking to the streets: Tones and I started her career busking on the streets of Melbourne and Byron Bay in 2017

Taking to the streets: Tones and I started her career busking on the streets of Melbourne and Byron Bay in 2017