Violet Maye Grohl (born April 15, 2006) is an American singer. She is the eldest daughter of Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. She is primarily known for her live appearances with Foo Fighters and for her feature on their 2023 single "Show Me How".
Early life
Violet Grohl was born in Los Angeles, California, on April 15, 2006, to Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl and director Jordyn Blum.[1][2] She spent her childhood in Los Angeles, alongside younger sisters Harper and Ophelia.[1] Following an incident in September 2024 involving her father, Grohl temporarily disabled her social media accounts. [3]
Career
Grohl's first professional appearance as a musician occurred in 2018 when she was 12 years old.[1][4] At a benefit concert held at the Fox Oakland Theatre to support the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, she and her father performed a rendition of Adele's "When We Were Young".[1][2][4] Discussing the performance, NME noted, "Grohl prove[d] that she's very much on the way to becoming a star in her own right, showing off some seriously impressive pipes."[4]
In 2023, Grohl was featured on the Foo Fighters's single "Show Me How", harmonizing with her father, and appeared alongside the band at the 2023 Glastonbury Festival,[1][12] where the band performed under the pseudonym the ChurnUps.[13]
On January 30, 2025, the surviving members of Nirvana (Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear) reunited for the first time in five years to perform a surprise four song set at the Fire Aid benefit concert in Los Angeles. Violet Grohl joined the band on lead vocals for the final song, "All Apologies".[14]
Discography
Solo work
"Nausea" (2021)
"Take the Box" on The Hanukkah Sessions2021 (2021)
"At Seventeen" on The Hanukkah Sessions2022 (2022)
