Biography
Who is Tommy Cash?
Early life and real name
Tommy Cash was born Tomas Tammemets in Tallinn, Estonia. He grew up in the Kopli subdistrict of the capital city. In interviews, he mentioned his mixed Ukrainian, Kazakh, Russian, and Estonian ancestry from his grandparents. He spoke Russian at home with his parents and learned Estonian early in local schools. During his childhood, he ran away from the police multiple times and faced fines for painting illegal graffiti.
His marijuana use led to him being ejected from schooling before he completed upper secondary school. Despite sitting for final exams, he never formally graduated from upper secondary school. Instead of continuing formal education, he later took up painting and dancing as creative pursuits.
How Tommy became famous
In 2012, Tommy Cash released his first songs on SoundCloud, including Dusk, Oldkool, and Toxic. His first live performance took place at Cafe Peterson in Tallinn in December 2012. Using the stylised pseudonym TOMM¥ €A$H, he gained attention for his nasal voice and unique visual style. In 2013, he released his first music video titled Guez Whoz Bak, which was directed by Janar Aronija. The video later received the Hit of the Year award from the Estonian radio station Raadio 2.
His early work included collaborations on the Baltic Trail Compilation and the EP C.R.E.A.M. In 2014. On November 1, 2014, he released his first digital studio album titled Euroz Dollaz Yeniz. He continued releasing music videos and collaborating with various international artists over the following years. In July 2016, he uploaded the trap-pop single Winaloto to SoundCloud, which was accompanied by a self-directed music video. The video received significant attention online and won the Estonian Music Award for Music Video of the Year.
Career highlights
Tommy Cash performed as a special guest at the official residence of the President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves in 2016. He released his second studio album titled ¥€$ in November 2018, featuring vocal performances from artists such as Charli XCX, Rick Owens, and Caroline Polachek. He supported the album with an extensive concert tour across multiple countries. In 2019, he joined Salvatore Ganacci at the Tomorrowland festival and toured as a special guest on Oliver Tree's Goodbye, Farewell Tour in North America.
In April 2021, he released the five-song EP Moneysutra, which featured collaborations with Suicideboys, Diplo, Riff Raff, Bones, and Eldzhey. Throughout his career, he collaborated frequently with the Russian rave band Little Big on multiple music videos and tracks. He represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Espresso Macchiato, finishing in third place overall with 356 points.
Birthday and age
Tommy Cash was born on November 18, 1991, which makes Tommy 34 years old today. That birthday falls under the Scorpio sign. Tommy shares the date with 23 other famous people.
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