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Annabelle Hawkins is an American media personality and star kid who is widely popular as the daughter of the late musician and drummer Taylor Hawkins and Alison Hawkins. Despite her dominance in the media as a celebrity child, she is quite private and lives a low-key lifestyle.

Her father Taylor Hawkins was a worldwide popular musician who rose to prominence as the drummer of the rock band Foo Fighters. With the band, Hawkins released eight studio albums with numerous hit songs. Recently in March 2022, Annabelle’s father suddenly passed away due to cardiovascular collapse caused by accidental substance abuse. Following the tragic incident, hundreds & thousands paid their homage, some even wrote “His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever.”

Most of us are clearly familiar with Taylor’s lifelong achievements, so today we will focus on his daughter Annabelle Hawkins. How old is she? Is she also a musician like her father? More about her early life and family.

Annabelle Hawkins Is The Daughter of Taylor Hawkins

The star kid Annabelle Hawkins was born in 2009 and is 13 years as of 2022. She was born as the middle child to celebrity parents Alison Hawkins and Taylor Hawkins.

Annabelle Hawkins is the middle child of late musician and drummer Taylor Hawkins

Apart from this, details of her upbringing and childhood are not revealed to the media. Despite being a celebrity child, Annelle lives a pretty private lifestyle away from the spotlight.

Annabelle’s Family History & Education Details

Hawkins is an American as per her nationality and has mixed ethnic descent. She has two other siblings named Oliver Shane Hawkins and Everleigh Hawkins. Shane is 16 years old as of 2022 and is the oldest amongst the Hawkins siblings.

Likewise, her paternal grandfather is Terry Hawkins, a businessman and her grandmother is Elizabeth Ann. She has two uncles and aunts named, Heather and Jason Hawkins.

Although Annabelle’s education details are under the radar at the moment, her father is a Laguna Beach High school graduate. He finished high school in 1990.

Annabelle Hawkins’ Father Started Drumming At Age 10

A few days after late drummer and musician Taylor’s death, the Guardian published an article as a tribute to him. In the article, we can find out details of how Hawkings got himself into the music.

Back when Taylor was still alive, he revealed that his parents bought him a drum set at the young age of 10. This unexpected gift became the biggest turning point of his life.

He said,

“I was a fat, chubby, stupid kid who failed at everything and whom nobody liked, Then I started playing drums. My mom was a big supporter and told me I’d make it,”

Eventually, his mother’s words came to life and he is currently renowned as one of the drummers.

Annabelle’s Famous Father Shot To Fame with Foo Fighters

The late musician took his love for drums and went professional with the Orange County-based band Sylvia. He then started playing for the British-born Canadian rock singer Sass Jordan.

He gained media and public attention after playing for Canadian-American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette. Hawkins played for Alanis from 1995 to 1997 and even toured with her during her Can’t Not tour.

Taylor extended his fame after he joined the American rock band Foo Fighters in 1997. Although Hawkins joined the band as a drummer, he also provided his vocals and played guitar, and piano on various recordings.

He eventually recorded the lead vocals on the single Cold Day in the Sun from their fourth studio album In Your Honor. The song was also released as a single and as a cover of Cream‘s I Feel Free.

Moreover, his other songs as the lead singer are Life of Illusion, Sunday Rain, Queen’s Somebody To Love the cover, and others. Taylor gave his 26 years to Foo Fighters and his final performance with the band was on 20th March 2022 at the Lollapalooza Argentina festival.

On 3rd April 2022, Taylor won three Grammy Awards with the band posthumously shortly after his death.

Annabelle Hawkins’ Father Taylor Hawkins Passed Away Recently In 2022

On 25th March 2022, Four Seasons Casa Medina hotel workers called emergency services after Taylor had chest pain. By the time the health personnel arrived at the scene, Hawkins was unresponsive.

Even after multiple CPR and attempts to revive him, he was pronounced dead at the scene by the authorities. He was just 50 at the time of his death due to cardiovascular collapse.

Late American musician and drummer Taylor Hawkins during his final performance
Late musician and Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins during his final performance in Bogota

Upon further investigations, Colombian authorities said that Taylor had ten substances in his system at the time of his death. Furthermore, the toxicology test revealed that he had drugs like marijuana, opioids, tricyclic antidepressants, THC, benzodiazepines, and other substances in his body.

Annabelle’s father was to perform at the Estereo Picnic Festival in Bogota alongside his bandmates. Foo Fighters announced his death to their fans and followers via Twitter writing,

“The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins, His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever. Our hearts go out to his wife, children, and family, and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect in this unimaginably difficult time.”

The late musician is survived by his wife of 17 years Alison Hawkins and their children Oliver, Annabelle, and Everleigh.

Annabelle’s Older Brother Oliver Shane Hawkins Paid Tribute To His Father Along With Foo Fighters

Five months after their father’s untimely tragic death, the oldest Hawkins sibling Olivier and the band paid a tribute to Taylor Hawkins. He performed and dedicated the song ‘My Hero’ to his father who is no longer in this world.

Annabelle's brother Oliver Shane Hawkins
Tyalor’s oldest child Oliver Shane Hawkins paid his tribute to his father by performing My Hero alongside his father’s bandmates from Foo Fighters

Besides this, back in June, Alison also expressed her gratitude towards his fan saying, “Your kindness has been an invaluable comfort for my family and me during this time of unimaginable grief.”

She further added,

“As Taylor’s wife, and on behalf of our children, I want to share how much you meant to him and how dedicated he was to ‘knocking your socks off’ during every performance, Taylor was honored to be a part of the Foo Fighters and valued his dream role in the band every minute of his 25 years with them.”

She ended her statement by saying,

“We considered every band member and the extended Foo Fighters team our family. His endearing spirit and deep love of music will live on forever”.

Annabelle Hawkins Inspired Her Father’s Song Middle Child

Back in 2019, late drummer Taylor Hawkins released his third and final album titled Get the Money alongside the band The Coattail Riders. The album features a total of 10 songs including Middle Child.

The song Middle Child was personally dedicated to his middle child Annabelle Hawkins. In the song, he calls his daughter his twin. Also, in the official music video, we can see some raw and cute father-daughter moments between them.

American star kid Annabelle Hawkins as a child with her late father Taylor Hawkins
Baby Annabelle Hawkins alongside her father Taylor Hawkins during the video shoot of Middle Child

During an interview, Taylor talked about how he came up with the song Middle Child. He said,

“At that time, my daughter was like, ‘You have to have a song for me!’ I was like, ‘Well, I don’t know. You’re the middle child and you’re acting like a middle child right now, seeking attention and approval,”

He further added,

“Which I understand because Shane’s always in trouble and the baby daughter Everleigh is cute as f**k, so you’re in the middle. But you’re like my twin, too. She really is. So I thought, ‘Why don’t I just call the song Middle Child?”

It is very sad to see that Taylor and Annabelle will never get to share cute moments together anymore.

Annabelle Hawkins’ Parents’ Married in 2005

The parents of three, Taylor and Alison, got married in 2005 in a private wedding ceremony which was attended by their close friends and family.

Similarly, they welcomed their first child Oliver Shane Hawkins a year later in 2006. They then welcomed Annabelle in 2009. The couple also shares a younger child, daughter Everleigh Hawkins.

Anabelle's parents Taylor Hawkins and his wife Alison Hawkins
Taylor Hawkins and Alison Hawkins were married from 2005 until his death in March 2022

The family of five lived in their 7,000-square-foot house in Hidden Hills, California, after moving from Topanga Canyon. Taylor had purchased the house for $2.7 million back in 2012.

Is Annabelle Hawkins Also Into Music? Her Parent’s Net Worth Details

As we’ve already mentioned before, Annabelle lives a very private and low-key lavish lifestyle away from the spotlight. Although she has toured with her late father and appeared on stage a few times, she has not made her official debut yet.

Also, she is currently in middle school and obviously pursuing a full-time career. Hence, for now, her future plans remain under the radar.

On the other hand, her late father was a musician working in the industry since 1994. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Hawkins’ net worth was around $40 million at the time of his death in March 2022. Likewise, Annabelle’s mother Alison is worth around $2 million as of 2022.

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