Tones and I broke down in tears during an emotional performance of her personal new song in front of Drew Barrymore at Sydney’s ICC Theatre on Friday night.
The Australian singer, real name Toni Watson, took to the stage to deliver an emotional performance while Hollywood star Drew, 49, headlined wellness brand Wanderlust’s True North talk.
Walking out on stage in front of an audience of 7,000, Tones immediately became emotional as she shared a sweet hug with Drew.
Tones’ voice was heard cracking as he greeted Drew before regaining his composure to sing an acoustic version of his new song Figure It Out.
The star wowed the crowd with an incredibly powerful performance of the song, which is from her recently released second album, Beautifully Ordinary.
As she sang the chorus, an overwhelmed Tones burst into tears and briefly stopped singing to wipe tears from her eyes.
With the audience cheering her on, Tones managed to continue singing and was greeted with enthusiastic applause when she finished her powerful performance.
Fighting back tears, she told the audience: “I’m so sorry, I swear I never get emotional! I shouldn’t even talk!”
Tones and I broke down in tears during an emotional performance of her personal new song in front of Drew Barrymore at Sydney’s ICC Theatre on Friday night.
Tones then launched into an emotional version of another song from her new album called Lose Someone Like Me, which is about losing touch with her best friend.
“I wrote this song about losing my best friend in the world when I became famous,” she explained before emotionally singing the song.
The Dance Monkey singer then joined Drew on stage to talk about her career and explained why she got so emotional during the performance.
Tones shared that her second album, which was released on August 2, is the first time in her career that she has written such personal music about her own life.
She explained that she always felt like she was writing songs that any other musician could put on their album, but now she is proud to release her deeply personal new album.
During the emotional chat, Tones also revealed that her rise to fame wasn’t always easy, as she spoke about losing control and dealing with trolling.
“Anyway, I’ve gotten out of control over the last four years. I was lucky it didn’t become public,” she bravely revealed, before adding that she won’t talk about her problems any further.
The Australian singer took to the stage for an emotional performance of her deeply personal new song Figure It Out, but was overcome with emotion and burst into tears.
Tones also admitted that she has had a hard time dealing with negative comments from cruel trolls online, but has learned to ignore the criticism for the sake of her beloved grandmother.
“We know that one bad comment can outweigh 50 good ones,” she said as she urged people to be kinder to each other.
In addition to Tones, Drew also had emotional conversations with Dannii Minogue, drummer G Flip, rapper Baker Boy and Australian swimmer Michael Klim.
Drew said she was “thrilled” to appear on stage with a hand-picked group of celebrities for the talk, which focused on themes of self-care and healing.
“My life’s journey has been an extraordinary odyssey and I am absolutely thrilled to share my life story, my triumphs, my setbacks and everything in between in Australia, one of my favourite countries, on Wanderlust True North,” she said in a statement ahead of her tour.
‘It will be an unforgettable evening filled with heart-warming laughter, joy, and a wealth of touching moments that will inspire you to be the best version of yourself and, as Wanderlust highlights, “Find your True North.”’
The moment came when Hollywood star Drew headlined wellness brand Wanderlust’s True North talk (pictured speaking to reporters ahead of the show).
Drew has long been a strong advocate for wellness practices and mental health awareness.
The Hollywood icon began her acting career as a child and made a significant mark with her role in ET.
Since then, he has consistently maintained top-tier status throughout his career, scoring numerous box office hits.
The actress transitioned to television hosting in 2020, when she became the host of her own talk show, The Drew Barrymore Show.
