Inside Tones and I’s $5.1million home in Mount Eliza, Melbourne

The house that Dance Monkey built: Take a look inside Tones and I’s $5.1million Melbourne home with its own custom-built basketball court

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

And on Friday, Tones and I offered fans a rare glimpse inside her $5.1million home in the upmarket Melbourne suburb of Mount Eliza.

The 26-year-old singer, whose real name is Toni Watson, revealed in a YouTube video that she’d had a basketball court installed after buying the property in April 2019. 

The house that Dance Monkey built! Tones and I (pictured), 27, has offered fans a rare look inside her $5.1million Mt Eliza home that she purchased last year

In the behind-the-scenes clip, Tones’ home was transformed into a music video set because COVID-19 restrictions wouldn’t allow her to film on otherwise.

The Dance Monkey hitmaker’s five-bedroom double-storey home is also more than twice as energy efficient compared to official recommendations. 

The luxury home has 2,500 square metres of land, American oak floors and Italian glass doors.

Tweak! In the video posted to her YouTube account, the award-winning singer revealed she's had a custom basketball court installed since buying the home in April 2019

Tweak! In the video posted to her YouTube account, the award-winning singer revealed she’s had a custom basketball court installed since buying the home in April 2019

The open plan kitchen was the perfect place for Tones’ hairstylists and makeup team to style her many characters for the music video.

Her house is located in one of the area’s most expensive streets, which has seen other properties sell for more than $8million.

Since the property was built in 2014, satellite images show it has had several additions, including a swimming pool and the basketball court.

Adapting: Her open space kitchen offered the perfect place for her hairstylists and professional makeup team to style her many characters for the music video. Pictured on set

Adapting: Her open space kitchen offered the perfect place for her hairstylists and professional makeup team to style her many characters for the music video. Pictured on set

Spacious: The home features 2500 square metres of land, American oak floors and Italian glass doors. Tones and I offers a rare look inside her $5.1million home

Spacious: The home features 2500 square metres of land, American oak floors and Italian glass doors. Tones and I offers a rare look inside her $5.1million home

In the YouTube clip, Tones and I also revealed her collection of platinum-certified records and ARIA Awards. 

It seems a world away from the artist’s humble beginnings, as she was busking in Byron Bay and living in her van just two years ago.

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

The off-the-market deal is in the area's most up-and-coming streets with other properties in the area going for over $8million

The off-the-market deal is in the area’s most up-and-coming streets with other properties in the area going for over $8million

Renovation transformation: Since the property was built in 2014, satellite images show the Mt Eliza home has had several modifications including a custom pool and basketball court

Renovation transformation: Since the property was built in 2014, satellite images show the Mt Eliza home has had several modifications including a custom pool and basketball court