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Dave Grohl’s Daughter: Who Violet Grohl Is

The page establishes that Violet Grohl is Dave Grohl’s eldest daughter and an American singer and songwriter, and documents her 2023 appearance with Foo Fighters.

Behind the Famous · reference desk Updated 5 November 2026 10 sources

The short answer

Violet Grohl is Dave Grohl’s eldest daughter and an American musician, singer and songwriter. She was born on 15 April 2006. People reported that she was 17 when she sang onstage at Glastonbury with Foo Fighters in 2023, where Dave Grohl called her “That’s My Girl.”

Dave Grohl’s public career

David Eric Grohl is an American musician, singer, actor, record producer and songwriter. He founded Foo Fighters and serves as its lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter. He first gained fame as Nirvana’s drummer and remains Foo Fighters’ only consistent member. In 2016, Rolling Stone ranked him the 27th-best drummer of all time. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Nirvana in 2014 and with Foo Fighters in 2021. He published his autobiography, The Storyteller, in 2021.

Grohl joined Scream in 1986, replacing drummer Kent Stax, and became Nirvana’s drummer after Scream broke up in 1990. Following Nirvana’s disbandment in 1994, he formed Foo Fighters as a one-man project and released its first album in 1995 before assembling a full band. The group has since released 12 studio albums. He also plays with Them Crooked Vultures, has worked with Queens of the Stone Age and Tenacious D, and began directing Foo Fighters music videos in 1997.

Who Violet Grohl is

Violet Maye Grohl is an American musician, singer and songwriter born on 15 April 2006. She is publicly identified as Dave Grohl’s eldest daughter. Her professional description centres on music, specifically singing and songwriting, and her public work is presented under her own name. She is therefore the family member connected to the musician Dave Grohl while maintaining a separate professional identity.

Within her published identity, Violet Grohl is an American musician. Singer and songwriter are the more specific occupational descriptions attached to that identity. These labels identify her professional work, while the relationship to Dave Grohl identifies her place in his family. No separate group membership or other formal professional title has been published for her.

The parent-daughter relationship

The relationship is explicitly documented: Violet is the eldest daughter of Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. A June 2023 People report described her onstage at Glastonbury with Foo Fighters, where she was 17 and Dave Grohl called her “That’s My Girl.” The report placed her publicly within both her own musical activity and her father’s band setting.

Violet Grohl was born on 15 April 2006 to Dave Grohl and director Jordyn Blum. Dave Grohl was born on 14 January 1969, placing the family relationship within a dated public record. The clearest description of their connection is parent and daughter: he is identified as her father, and she as his eldest daughter. Their shared appearance at Glastonbury was presented as a public family moment.

Violet Grohl’s wider family

Violet Grohl’s mother is Jordyn Blum, identified as a director. Dave Grohl is the son of teacher Virginia Jean Hanlon and newswriter James Harper Grohl. Published accounts therefore identify Blum as Violet’s mother and Hanlon and Grohl as her paternal grandparents. These relationships establish the wider family connections stated alongside Violet’s own identity.

Virginia Jean Hanlon and James Harper Grohl are therefore Violet’s paternal grandparents. Their roles as a teacher and a newswriter are part of the published family details. Dave Grohl’s work includes Foo Fighters and Nirvana, while Violet is identified independently as an American singer and songwriter. Public accounts do not give a dated marriage chronology for Dave Grohl and Jordyn Blum.

Violet Grohl’s own musical work

Violet Grohl’s published occupation is American musician, with singing and songwriting given as her specific roles. People’s 2023 report also documented her singing onstage with Foo Fighters at Glastonbury. The account established her performance activity without describing her as a permanent member of the band. No separate band or project title was attached to her.

No specific recording, release or songwriting credit has been published for Violet Grohl. No account has appeared of a separate band, independent project or the instruments she plays. Her career timeline before her public appearance with Foo Fighters has not been documented. These gaps concern her professional record rather than her identity as Dave Grohl’s daughter.

What remains unpublished

No specific recording or release by Violet Grohl has been published. Nor has an account appeared of a separate band, independent project or musical instrument. Her career before the 2023 Glastonbury appearance has not been documented. These gaps concern her professional record rather than her identity as Dave Grohl’s daughter.

No account of how Dave Grohl and Jordyn Blum met has appeared in print. No date has been published for a marriage between them, and no marriage chronology has been given. The birth dates of Virginia Jean Hanlon, James Harper Grohl and Jordyn Blum have not been published. No detailed account of Violet Grohl’s musical training has appeared.

Questions people ask

Who is Dave Grohl’s daughter?

Violet Grohl is Dave Grohl’s eldest daughter and an American musician, singer and songwriter. She was born on 15 April 2006. People reported that she was 17 when she sang onstage at Glastonbury with Foo Fighters in 2023, where Dave Grohl called her “That’s My Girl.”

Is Violet Grohl Dave Grohl’s daughter?

Yes. Violet Grohl is publicly identified as Dave Grohl’s eldest daughter. Her mother is director Jordyn Blum. The relationship is stated directly in published accounts, including a June 2023 People report about Violet performing with Foo Fighters at Glastonbury while Dave Grohl referred to her as “That’s My Girl.”

What does Violet Grohl do?

Violet Grohl is listed as an American musician and is more specifically identified as a singer and songwriter. In 2023, she was reported singing onstage with Foo Fighters at Glastonbury. No specific recording, release, songwriting credit or separate musical project has been published for her.

How old is Violet Grohl?

Violet Grohl was born on 15 April 2006. People reported that she was 17 when she appeared at Glastonbury with Foo Fighters in June 2023. The clearest dated age attached to her public profile is therefore 17, at that appearance.

Who is Violet Grohl’s mother?

Violet Grohl’s mother is Jordyn Blum, identified as a director. Published accounts state that Violet was born to Dave Grohl and Jordyn Blum. No further biographical detail about Blum’s career, background or family life has been published in the material describing their daughter.

Has Violet Grohl performed with Foo Fighters?

Yes. A June 2023 People report described Violet Grohl singing onstage with Foo Fighters at Glastonbury. She was 17 at the time, and Dave Grohl referred to her as “That’s My Girl.” The account documents a performance with the band but does not describe her as a band member.

What is Dave Grohl known for?

Dave Grohl is an American musician, singer, actor, record producer and songwriter. He founded Foo Fighters, where he is lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter, and first gained fame as Nirvana’s drummer. He has also played with Them Crooked Vultures and worked with Queens of the Stone Age and Tenacious D.

Did Dave Grohl and Jordyn Blum marry?

Jordyn Blum is identified as Violet Grohl’s mother, and Dave Grohl is identified as Violet’s father. Their connection is therefore documented as a shared parental relationship. No date has been published for a marriage between them, and no marriage chronology is given in the published material about Violet Grohl.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, Dave Grohl — biography
  2. Dey Street Books, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
  3. The Guardian, The Storyteller by Dave Grohl – a Foo Fighter pulls his punches (October 17, 2021)
  4. Rolling Stone, 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time (March 31, 2016)
  5. Jay-Z, Foo Fighters welcomed into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (October 30, 2021)
  6. Trumbull County, Ohio, TRUMBULL COUNTY RESIDENT SPOTLIGHT: DAVE GROHL (August 11, 2021)
  7. The Vindicator, Virginia Hanlon, teacher, is Bride of News Writer (January 28, 1961)
  8. People, Dave Grohl's 3 Kids: Everything to Know (June 26, 2023)
  9. Hollywood Life, Violet Grohl: 5 Things About Dave Grohl's Daughter, 16, Who Performed At Taylor Hawkins Tribute (September 29, 2022)
  10. The Forty-Five, Violet Grohl is fourteen and already cooler than you’ll ever be (March 18, 2020)

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