Who is Summer Walker?
She is an American singer from Atlanta, the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. She has signed under the American record label and management company Love Renaissance and Interscope Records.
Her mixtape “Last Day of Summer” which was released in October 2018 through Interscope Records, created the single “Girls Need Love” which became her first top 40 entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart following a remix featuring Canadian rapper, singer, Drake, which ranks at number 37 respectively.
Her debut studio album, “Over It”, was released in October 2019 ranks at number two on the Billboard 200 chart and is certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
In 2019, she created history with her debut album which earned the biggest streaming debut week ever for a female R&B artist. She also received the 2019 Soul Train Music Awards for Best New Artist.
Quick Facts
Titles | Description |
Real Name | Summer Marjani Walker. |
Nickname | Summer. |
Birth Place | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Date of Birth | 11th April 1996. |
Nationality | American. |
Source of Income | Singer. |
Age | 25 Years as of 2021. |
Star sign | Aries. |
School | Springs High School in the Fulton County area of Atlanta. |
Educational qualification | Graduate. |
Height | 5 feet 5 inches /165 Cm. |
Weight | 59 Kg / 130 Lbs. |
Hair Color | Brown. |
Eye Color | Hazel. |
Sexual Orientation | Straight |
Ethnicity | Afro-American. |
Body Measurement | 33-24-38 ( Inches). |
Marital Status | Unmarried. |
Relationship | Music producer London on da (2019- ) |
Children | A baby girl (. In March 2021) |
Profession | Singing. |
Become Professional | 2018. |
Source of Income | Singing, Rapping & Songwriting. |
Twitter /Summer Walker | |
Instagram / Summer Walker | |
YouTube | YouTube /Summer Walker |
FaceBook/Summer Walker | |
Net Worth | $ 4 million (Rs 30.02 Cr). |
Last Updated | November 2021. |
Early Life
She was born on 11th April 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia who had a small cleaning business, from 2016 to 2018. She taught herself how to play the guitar by watching tutorials on American online video sharing and social media platform “YouTube” and posted various videos on the platform performing covers.
Height, Weight, and Body Measurements
At the current age of 25 Years as of 2021, she stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches /165 Cm & weighs around 59 Kg / 130 Lbs. Her body measurements are 33-24-38 ( Inches). She has a pair of beautiful hazel eyes and her natural hair colour is brown.
Career beginnings and “Last Day of Summer”
She had a fortunate entry into the music industry as she was discovered by a lady who had the same name as her and worked as the studio manager of Love Renaissance, an Atlanta-based label. On 19th October 2018. She released her debut commercial mixtape titled “Last Day of Summer” along with her single “Girls Need Love”.
Later in 2018, she started touring Black on the From East Atlanta With Love Tour. After the amazing success of her album, Apple Music named her the newest “Up Next” artist in 2019. After that, she also became the #8 R&B artist all over the world across Apple Music.
Breakthrough in the industry and “Over It”
On 23rd August 2019, She released “Playing Games” as her first single to her debut studio album “Over It”. The track, which contains Destiny’s Child’s number-one hit “Say My Name” was produced by London on Da Track.
On 12th September 2019, she revealed that “Over It” would come out on 4th October on LVRN/Interscope Records. Furthermore, she also shared the official artwork. The album ranks at #2 on the US Billboard 200 with sold over 134,000 units in its first week.
The debut week of the album marked the largest streaming week for an R&B by a female music artist. The hit album also ranks top on the R&B Album Charts for 14 non-consecutive weeks. She supported the album with her accompanying the First and Last Tour that kicked off on 20th October.
On 17th November 2019, she won her first Soul Train Music Award in the Best New Artist category.
In early 2020, she collaborated with popular rapper 21 Savage on a track titled “Secret” before appearing on a remix of Justin Bieber‘s hit track “Yummy“.
On 29th June 2020, she announced that she will be releasing her next work, an EP titled “Life on Earth“, releasing it on 19th July. The announcement would come a day after her performance of “Session 32” and “Come Thru” with popular artist Usher at the 2020 BET Awards. “Life on Earth debuted at the top of the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart, which makes it her second number one hit.
It ranked at number eight on the Billboard 200, also becoming her second Top 10 work on the chart. Two songs from the EP went on to chart on the Hot 100, “Let It Go” and “My Affection” which featured PartyNextDoor at eighty-four and eighty-six respectively. “Come Thru” featuring Usher got certified platinum on August 20th by the Recording Industry Association America (RIAA).
On 14th September, She was a musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where she performed “Body” from her debut album “Over It”. Her performance received appreciation from fans and critics as well, American monthly magazine “Rolling Stone” described the performance as “beatific”.
On 14th October, she won the “Billboard Music Award” for the Best Female R&B Artist at the Billboard Music Awards in 2020, beating out competition from Lizzo and Beyonce.
She also got nominated for Top R&B Artist and the Top R&B Album for “Over It”.
On 23rd November, she came out with a repackaged version of the “Over It” album titled “Over It. The repackaged version of this album features all 18 tracks from the standard version of the album with added instruments, live renditions, an a cappella version, among others.
On 10th December, her debut track “Session 32” got certified gold, and her collaboration featuring Jhenà Aiko titled “I’ll Kill You” got certified Platinum by the RIAA respectively. Her album “Over It” was the 2nd best performing R&B album of the year behind “After Hours” by The Weeknd. Moreover, it was also the 17th best performing album overall.
Personal Life
She always had an interest in music as she taught herself to play the guitar through YouTube tutorials and videos in Atlanta. Currently her active 1.51M subscribers on her Youtube channel. She has talked about her previous jobs in a long “thank you post” to her fans in which she claimed that she was beyond blessed with all the support.
Her whole life changed within a year and a half, almost a year ago she was stripping and scrubbing toilets. She thanked all of her fans in a post on her Instagram account in January 2020 which is currently has 3.9m followers
As of November 2021. Along with that, she has 1.4M Followers on her Twitter & 1.2M followers on her Facebook page.
In 2020 she announced that she was expecting her first child, with on-off boyfriend London on da Track by posing her baby bump on her social media platforms. The couple started their relationship after he worked on the production of her debut album, “Over It”, of which he is also the executive producer. In March 2021, they gave birth to a baby girl.
Net Worth
As of 2021, SHE has a net worth of $ 4 million (Rs 30.02 Cr). Her career has taken off in the last couple of years.
“Na fr though I’ve decided y’all don’t deserve me lol I knew from day one I was too real for this shit. Y’all can have the music & ima just head out. fuck the interviews, photoshoots, videos, & the shows too. I’ll finish this tour out tho.”
Summer Walker
“Hey y’all as you know, I have been very open about my struggle with social anxiety. I want to continue to be healthy and to make music for y’all, so I have decided to cut down some of the dates on the tour. I’m grateful for every single one of you. I hope that you understand.”
— Summer Walker
FAQ
Q.How did Summer Walker get famous?
Ans:- She had a fortunate entry into the music industry as she was discovered by a lady who had the same name as her and worked as the studio manager of Love Renaissance, an Atlanta-based label.
Q.How old is Summer Walker singer?
Ans:-25 Years as of 2021.
Q.What is Summer Walker’s birthday?
Ans:- 11th April 1996.
Q.What is Summer Walker twitter?
Ans:- https://twitter.com/IAMSUMMERWALKER/
Q. Who is Summer Walker manager?
Ans:- Lisa McCall.
Q.Where is Summer Walker from?
Ans:- Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Q.Does Summer Walker have any kids?
Ans:- A baby girl (. In March 2021).
Q. What is the Summer Walker Instagram?
Ans:- https://www.instagram.com/summerwalker/