Music is not only the main occupation for many people, but practically their whole life. But, on top of all that, some musicians make a pretty good living. Stop gambling at bookmaker online and find out which ones are the richest!
Madonna
This is simply an amazing singer! She has been performing since the late 70’s of the last century and has already managed to try on so many images that many people do not believe that once this successful lady went on stage in revealing costumes, and sometimes almost naked.
Madonna is incredibly talented: she writes songs, dances, sings well, acts in movies, and is a producer, as well as the owner of a network of fitness clubs and designer of her clothing line. In addition, By the way, according to the Guinness Book of Records, Madonna is the most commercially successful performer. Some songs caused great admiration for some but were actively criticized by others. Anyway, today the state of this singer is estimated at over 800 million dollars.
Paul McCartney
He used to sing with the legendary Beatles, and today he is one of the wealthiest musicians in the world. Concerts brought Paul a lot of income, but the main part of his fortune was the result of successful investments. For example, McCartney is one of the shareholders of the largest company “Apple Corp”. 60 albums of this musician have a gold status, for which Paul was listed in the Guinness Book of Records and named one of the most successful musical figures of modern history. McCartney’s fortune is estimated at 800 million dollars. And that’s not the limit yet!
Bono
Bono is a popular Irish rock musician and soloist of the world-famous band “U2”. Of course, the passion for music has brought Paul David Houston (this is the real name of Bono) a lot of income, but the singer managed to make a huge fortune thanks to his investments. So, a few years ago, Bono bought shares of “Facebook”, the total price of which amounted to 90 million dollars. Today, the value of these shares is more than 1 billion dollars. Mr. Houston is not only a talented singer and musician, but also an active public figure, who participated in providing humanitarian aid to African countries, as well as advocated for the forgiveness of debts to poor countries.
P. Diddy
The real name of this musician is Sean Coomes. Sean started as a rap artist, and it was thanks to this that he became famous. But with the money earned from concerts P. Diddy decided to invest, at the expense of which he was able to multiply his fortune. Today Sean is the owner of a marketing firm and a chain of restaurants. He also produces two clothing lines and cooperates with one of the largest alcohol companies in the world (P. Diddy advertises vodka “Ciroc”). The assets of this singer are estimated at 500 million
Mick Jagger
is the soloist of the popular his time band “Rolling Stones”, which was, by the way, one of the first? After the breakup of the group, Mick continued his solo career and released several quite successful albums. The image of this musician fascinates many people to this day, although today, of course, he is no longer the same as he was before. Mick has 7 children, but a stormy personal life does not prevent him from earning money. By the way, Jagger graduated from the School of Economics. Probably, this is what helped him to become rich, but the fortune, which is estimated at 300 million dollars, probably belongs to Mick Jagger largely due to his talent.
Elton John
Elton John is not only a famous musician, composer, pianist, and rock singer but also an active public figure who, for example, is involved in the worldwide fight against AIDS. Elton John released a huge number of records and wrote an incredible number of songs. Often his albums have taken the first places in the ratings. But another distinctive feature of this musician is commercial flair. He intuitively feels that the project will be successful and profitable. Elton’s fortune is estimated at more than 300 million dollars, but throughout his life, he has donated about 1 billion to charity. Elton John’s musical career has moved to the background and almost came to an end, but he continues to lead an active lifestyle and earn, increasing his fortune.
