Violet Grohl

Violet Maye Grohl (born April 15, 2006) is an American singer and songwriter. She is the eldest daughter of Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. Her debut album, Be Sweet to Me, was released through Auroura and Republic Records on May 29, 2026.

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. She spent her childhood in Los Angeles, alongside younger sisters Harper and Ophelia. Following the announcement of her father having had an extramarital affair resulting in the birth of a daughter, Grohl temporarily disabled her social media accounts.

Career Grohl's first professional appearance as a musician occurred in 2018 when she was 12 years old. 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". She also performed vocals in sets with Beck and St. Vincent.

In 2021, Grohl and her father released a cover of X's "Nausea". Later in the year, she was featured on father's 2021 project The Hanukkah Sessions, where she covered Amy Winehouse's "Take the Box". She also contributed backing vocals to Foo Fighters's single "Making a Fire".

In 2022, Grohl participated in tribute shows to late Foo Fighters drummer and close friend of her family's, Taylor Hawkins, that took place in Wembley, England and Inglewood, California. At Wembley she sang Jeff Buckley's "Last Goodbye" and "Grace", where the band performed under the pseudonym the ChurnUps.

On January 30, 2025, the surviving members of Nirvana (Dave Grohl, Novoselic and 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".

On March 11, 2026, Grohl announced her debut studio album Be Sweet to Me, which was released on May 29. Grohl also released the single "595" from the album, which was selected as Hype-Index's "Hottest Record".

Influences During her childhood, Grohl was influenced by the 1990s grunge wave that her parents had a role in. Grohl used the Breeders album Last Splash (1993) as a reference point when working on her debut album Be Sweet to Me with producer Justin Raisen. Grohl has cited PJ Harvey as a musical influence, particularly her performance on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury 2024.

Discography

Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions USSales AUS BEL(FL) BEL(WA) FRAPhys. FRARock SCO UKSales US Alt. CAN Alt. UKSales 2025 38 31 7 —Be Sweet to Me "Applefish" — — — — "What’s Heaven Without You" 2026 — — — 78 "595" — — — — "Bug In the Cake" — 27 39 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances and releases "Making a Fire" (2020) "Nausea" (2021) "Take the Box" (2021) "At Seventeen" (2022) "Show Me How" (2023)