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Born 11 April, 1996 (29 years old).
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Career of the Summer Walker started in 2018 .
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American singer-songwriter from Georgia
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Summer Marjani Walker |
| Born | April 11, 1996 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B alternative R&B |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals guitar |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Labels | Love Renaissance Interscope |
| Associated acts | London on da Track No1-Noah 6lack Justin Bieber Khalid Usher |
| Website | summerwalkermusic.com |
Summer Marjani Walker is an American singer-songwriter. She is signed to Love Renaissance and Interscope Records. Her commercial mixtape Last Day of Summer was released on October 19, 2018. Her debut studio album, Over It was released on October 4, 2019 and received universal acclaim from critics. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart with 134,000 album-equivalent units in its first full tracking week. Walker made history when her debut album earned the biggest streaming debut ever for a female R&B artist. Walker also was the recipient for Best New Artist at the 2019 Soul Train Music Awards.
Early life
Walker was born in Atlanta, Georgia to a British father and an American mother, who eventually divorced. From 2016 to 2018, Walker had a small cleaning business, while she was simultaneously stripping in Atlanta. She taught herself how to play the guitar by watching tutorials on YouTube.
Career
Walker was discovered by a woman who has the same name as her and works as the studio manager of an Atlanta-based label Love Renaissance. On October 19, 2018, Walker released her debut commercial mixtape Last Day of Summer, supported by her lead single "Girls Need Love". Her album contained her thoughts on love, doubt, and womanhood. In late 2018, she went on tour with 6lack on the From East Atlanta With Love Tour. Following the success of her album, Apple Music named Walker as its newest Up Next artist in 2019, and became the number 8 R&B artist worldwide across Apple Music. On January 25, 2019, she released her first EP titled Clear, consisting of four tracks of acoustic recordings. On February 27, 2019, she released the remix to her song "Girls Need Love" with Drake.
On August 23, 2019, Walker released "Playing Games" as the first single for her debut studio album, Over It. The song, which contains an interpolation of Destiny's Child's number-one hit "Say My Name" was produced by London on da Track. On September 12, 2019, Walker revealed that Over It would release on October 4 via LVRN/Interscope Records. Along with her album announcement, she shared the official artwork. Over It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 134,000 units in its first week. Its debut week marked the largest streaming week for an R&B album by a female artist, in terms of on-demand audio streams. The album also topped the R&B Albums chart for 14 nonconsecutive weeks and as of July 2020, has yet to chart below number seven. She supported Over It with her accompanying The First and Last Tour, which kicked off on October 20. Due to her social anxiety, Walker canceled the remaining 20 out of 29 dates on the tour committing to 9 of them. On November 17, 2019, Walker won her first Soul Train Music Award for Best New Artist, she later received backlash from fans for her short speech and was accused of faking her social anxiety. During early 2020, Walker collaborated with rapper 21 Savage on a song titled "Secret", and in April, featured on Khalid's remix of "Eleven". On June 29, 2020, Walker announced the release of an EP, Life on Earth, released on July 10. The announcement came a day after she performed "Session 32" and "Come Thru" with Usher at the 2020 BET Awards, where she was nominated for Best New Artist and Best Female R&B/Pop Artist.Life on Earth debuted atop the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart, becoming Walker's second number one. Two tracks from the EP charted on the Hot 100, "Let It Go", and "My Affection", featuring PartyNextDoor, at numbers 84 and 86, respectively.
Artistry
Walker has said that she draws inspiration from Amy Winehouse, Jimi Hendrix, and Erykah Badu. Her sound has been described as slow groove R&B.