Summer Walker facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Summer Walker
Walker performing in 2019
Born	Summer Marjani Walker (1996-04-11) April 11, 1996 (age 29) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation	Singer songwriter
Years active	2017–present
Works	Discography
Children	3
Musical career
Genres	R&B
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Labels	Love Renaissance Interscope Ghetto Earth

Summer Marjani Walker (born April 11, 1996) is an American R&B singer and songwriter. She grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2017, she signed with a record label called Love Renaissance, which is part of Interscope Records.

The next year, she released her first mixtape, Last Day of Summer (2018). A popular song from it was "Girls Need Love." This song was her first to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Later, a new version of the song came out with Canadian rapper Drake.

Her first studio album, Over It (2019), was very successful. It reached number two on the Billboard 200 chart. It also set a record for the most streams in its first week for a female R&B artist. The album has sold millions of copies and is certified triple platinum.

Her second album, Still Over It (2021), went straight to number one on the Billboard 200. This album also broke records for streams by a female artist on Apple Music. Summer Walker even had 18 songs from this album on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time, just like Taylor Swift.

Some of her popular songs include "Ex for a Reason" (with JT) and "No Love" (with SZA and Cardi B). Her song "Good Good" (with Usher and 21 Savage) also made it into the top 40.

Summer Walker has won several awards, including a Billboard Music Award, an IHeartRadio Music Awards, and three Soul Train Music Awards. She has also been nominated for two Grammy Awards. In 2022, Billboard recognized her with the Chart Breaker Award for her success on the music charts. She has sold over 32 million certified songs and albums.

Early Life and Music Start

Summer Walker was born and grew up in Atlanta. Before becoming a singer, she had a small cleaning business from 2016 to 2018. She learned to play the guitar by watching videos on YouTube. Soon after, she started singing cover songs and sharing her videos on YouTube and Vine.

Music Career Highlights

Getting Started and First Mixtape

Summer Walker was discovered on Vine by a studio manager from a label called Love Renaissance in Atlanta. In 2017, she signed with this label and Interscope Records. On October 19, 2018, she released her first mixtape, Last Day of Summer. The main song from it was "Girls Need Love." In her album, Summer shared her thoughts about love, doubts, and being a woman.

In late 2018, Summer Walker went on tour with another artist named 6lack. Because her mixtape was so popular, Apple Music chose her as their new "Up Next" artist in 2019. She became one of the top R&B artists worldwide on their platform. In January 2019, she released an EP (a shorter album) called Clear, which had four acoustic songs. In February, she released the remix of "Girls Need Love" with Drake.

Big Success with Over It

On August 23, 2019, Summer Walker released "Playing Games" as the first song from her first full album, Over It. This song used a part of the famous song "Say My Name" by Destiny's Child.

Over It was a huge hit, reaching number two on the US Billboard 200 chart. It set a record for the most streams in its first week for a female R&B album. The album stayed at the top of the R&B Albums chart for many weeks. Summer Walker went on "The First and Last Tour" to support Over It. She had to cancel some shows because she experiences social anxiety.

In June 2020, Summer announced a new EP called Life on Earth, which came out on July 10. This EP also did very well, reaching number one on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and number eight on the Billboard 200. Two songs from the EP, "Let It Go" and "My Affection" (with PartyNextDoor), appeared on the Billboard Hot 100. Her song "Come Thru" with Usher sold over a million copies.

In October 2020, Summer Walker won the Billboard Music Award for Best Female R&B Artist. Her album Over It was also one of the best-performing R&B albums of 2020.

Still Over It and Recent Music

On November 5, 2021, Summer Walker released her second album, Still Over It. This album broke the record for the biggest R&B debut on the US albums chart since Beyoncé's album Lemonade. It sold over 166,000 units in its first week.

In March 2022, a new version of her song "No Love" came out, featuring Cardi B. Summer Walker was also featured on Kendrick Lamar's song "Purple Hearts" from his 2022 album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. This song earned her a Grammy Award nomination.

In 2023, Summer Walker was featured on several songs with other artists, including "Good Good" by Usher and "Prove It" by 21 Savage. She also released her Clear 2: Soft Life EP, which was a follow-up to her 2019 EP. She also released new versions of her song Girls Need Love, including one with Victoria Monet, Tyla, and Tink.

Personal Life

Summer Walker has many tattoos, including some on her face. She has three children. Her daughter was born in March 2021. She later had twin boys in December 2022.

Music Style

Summer Walker has shared that she gets inspiration from artists like Amy Winehouse, Jimi Hendrix, Donell Jones, and Erykah Badu. She also looks up to Mary J. Blige for being honest and open in her music. Summer feels that older R&B artists like Mary J. Blige and Faith Evans shared real feelings and stories, which made their music so good. She also mentioned Lauryn Hill and D'Angelo as artists who inspire her to try new sounds in R&B and neo soul music.

Discography

Studio albums

• Over It (2019)
• Still Over It (2021)
• Finally Over It (2025)

Tours

Headlining

• The First and Last Tour (2019)
• The Summer Walker Series (2022)

Supporting

• Breezy Bowl XX (with Chris Brown) (2025)

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Summer Walker para niños