Collection: Toni Childs​

Toni Childs (born October 29, 1957, Orange, CA, United States) is a Grammy nominated and Emmy Award winning singer-songwriter currently based in Queensland, Australia. In 1979 she was briefly the lead singer for Berlin prior to Terri Nunn. Her 1988 solo debut [iUnion[/i is certified gold in the U.S. and double platinum in Australia. She received two nominations for 1989 Grammy Awards: Best New Artist and Best Rock Vocal Performance (female). She also opened for Bob Dylan on tour that year. The title song from her second album [iHouse of Hope[/i (1991) was used in the film [iThelma and Louise[/i. The album is also certified double platinum in Australia. Her third album [iThe Woman's Boat[/i (1994) netted her a third Grammy nomination for Best Female Rock Performance.

In 1997 Childs was diagnosed with Graves' disease. She shelved her fourth album, [iBare[/i, moved to Hawaii and gave up touring until 2006. Material from the shelved album ended up on [iKeep the Faith[/i (2009) and [iThe Vault[/i (2018). Childs received an Emmy Award in 2005 for the song "Because You're Beautiful" from the film [iWhen the Violence Stops[/i. The song was included on [iKeep the Faith[/i. She moved to Australia in 2012 and is still active, both recording and touring.