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Summer Walker is a singer and songwriter from Atlanta who has recently gained popularity. The girl began her musical career in 2018. Summer rose to online fame with her songs Girls Need Love, Playing Games, and Come Thru. The performer's talent did not go unnoticed. She has collaborated with artists such as Drake, London on da Track, Bryson Tiller, 21Savage, Jhene Aiko and others. In 2019, Summer Walker became the first female artist to have her debut album garner more streams on the R&B chart in its first week of release. Summer Walker's life before fame The artist's full name is Summer Marjani Walker. She was born on April 11, 1996 in the American city of Atlanta, Georgia. Her mother is American and her father is from London. Summer attended North Springs High School in the Fulton County area. Because she was one of the few African-Americans in her school, she calls herself a "self-proclaimed introvert." Summer Walker (Summer Walker): Biography of the singer “I didn’t really talk to my classmates and other students at school. They thought I was weird and kept telling me so,” the singer recalls. However, she found herself in music. Every day, after returning home from school, Summer learned to play the guitar, listening to Musiq Soulchild or classical music CDs given to her by her piano teacher. A little later, the girl continued to study audio engineering at university. During her teenage years, Walker also recorded covers of popular songs and posted them on YouTube. The girl's greatest creative influences were Jimi Hendrix, Erykah Badu and Amy Winehouse. https://youtu.be/ofvqspuc6jA «Музыка всегда была в моей жизни. My mother often listened to some old songs when I was growing up, they literally surrounded me. That's when I fell in love with the feeling I got from music. “This has been a serious passion of mine since a very early age,” says the singer. Before starting to make music professionally, Summer worked as a cleaner and dancer in a strip club for two years. At the same time, she learned to play the guitar using lessons on YouTube. “My life has changed dramatically in a year and a half. Just a year ago I worked as a cleaner and undressed. Now I am almost financially free. I've almost paid off my house and car, and it's all thanks to you. “Thank you,” the singer wrote on her Instagram. Summer Walker's musical career began. For some time, Summer published her songs on SoundCloud. She began to gain notice after releasing her song Session 32 on SoundCloud in April 2018. In the first few months, the song garnered over 1.5 million plays. The girl's social media accounts began to attract more and more new subscribers. In 2018, Summer was spotted by the manager of the Love Renaissance label in Atlanta. The company's management liked the performer's work and offered her cooperation. Summer Walker (Summer Walker): Biography of the singer Walker did not refuse and in October 2018 released her first mixtape Last Day of Summer. The album managed to reach the 44th position on the Billboard 200 and the 25th position on the American R&B chart. The album consists of 12 songs, one of which is the single Girls Need Love, which reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart. The composition caught the attention of rapper Drake, who invited her to record a remix of the track, which they released in February 2019. Summer Walker's first studio album, Over It, was released in 2019. A couple of days before the release, to promote the album, the singer installed payphones in several US cities, painted in the color of the cover. To listen to the record, you had to enter a special telephone number into the device. The album includes the singles Playing Games, Stretch You Out and Come Thru. In addition to solo songs, you can hear tracks with guest appearances from Bryson Tiller, Usher, 6lack, PartyNextDoor, A Boogie wit da Hoodie and Jhené Aiko. https://www.youtube.com/watch?vSDSXLkD74KE О создании альбома Саммер рассказала следующее: «Многие композиции я написала на основе прошлого опыта. I have been collecting these songs for a long time. I completely entrusted the post-production process to my producer. She also asked him to do something that, in his opinion, could improve the sound. Writing is very personal for me. Music and words must pass through me. So, Over It is just a culmination of my life experiences." Over It peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 a week after its release. The album won the 2020 Soul Train Music Awards and became the most streamed album by a female R&B artist in 2020. Summer Walker Controversy During the coronavirus pandemic, fans of the singer have accused her of racism and xenophobia. Over the summer, Summer shared a video on her Instagram that allegedly showed Chinese people deliberately spreading the virus. The video contained the headline "People in China seen spreading coronavirus among the population." But, in fact, the video was two years old and has nothing to do with the virus. Fans immediately realized it was fake. It's worth noting that the singer added the following caption to the video: "This is some kind of nonsense." However, the video still caused outrage among subscribers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?vPY9HTSBXE8s В конце концов в своих Instagram-историях певица отреагировала на негатив в свою сторону, но только еще больше разозлила подписчиков. “People are so stupid, they say that I’m a racist and that this video was filmed a long time ago. It doesn't matter if it was 20 years ago or now, it looks disgusting. “I don’t care if it was a black, white, yellow or green person who did it, it’s still disgusting,” she wrote. The singer also refused to publicly apologize to anyone who might have been offended by the video. Summer Walker's Personal Life The singer is dating rapper, songwriter and producer London On Da Track. Summer and London began dating in 2019 after he helped her record her album Over It. London also co-wrote the single "Playing Games," which included samples of Destiny's Child's "Say My Name." Summer Walker (Summer Walker): Biography of the singer Summer and London's relationship became complicated at some point and the couple broke up several times. In April 2020, Walker wrote in an Instagram post: "Officially single. At the end of the day, you have to give a damn about yourself. That's the absolute minimum for me." A few months later, Summer announced on social media that she and London On Da Track were expecting their first child. At the end of March 2021, the couple had a baby girl. The parents have not yet revealed the baby’s real name; on social media, they affectionately call her “Princess Bubblegum.”

Summer Walker (Summer Walker): Biography of the singer

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