Who Is The Richest Musician In The World 2013?
“Madonna” Louise Veronica Ciccone is the richest musician in the world when it comes to comparing wealth. Despite living in times where piracy in the music industry is at an all-time high, there are still a good number of musicians who are making a lot of money. The top spot for the wealthiest musician has been closely contested between the equally famous Lady Gaga and Madonna, a rivalry that has trickled down to their singing career. Lady Gaga came into the music industry a few years back with a provocative pop style of singing that is somehow similar to her. The rivalry between these two singers has been quite vocal as she accused Lady Gaga of ripping off one of her songs. The world is keeping a close eye on these two richest female celebrities to see if the highest-paid musician maintains her lead or gets dethroned by her closest competitor.
List of Richest Women In The World | Female Rappers In The World
| Profile And Background Information | |
|---|---|
| Madonna Net Worth | $500 Million |
| Earnings as of June 2013 | $125 Million |
| Date of Birth | August 16th, 1958. |
| Daughters | 1) Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon 2) Mercy James |
| Sons | 1) Rocco Ritchie 2) David Banda Mwale Ciccone Ritchie |
| Husbands | 1)Sean Penn (1985–1989) 2) Guy Ritchie (2000–2008) |
| Father | Silvio Anthony Ciccone (Tony) |
| Mother | Madonna Louise Fortin |
| Awards | Nominated for 463 Won 260 awards (Ref) |
| Official Site | Madonna's Website |
Early Life Of Richest Musician In The World
She was born in Bay City, Michigan 55 years ago. Her mother was an x-ray technician and dancer of French Canadian descent. Her father, Tony Ciccone an engineer of Italian descent was the first to graduate from college in his family. Despite her crazy controversial character, she was raised in a strict Catholic family where she was the third born of 6 children.
When she was just a young girl, her mother died of breast cancer. After Fortin’s death, Tony married the family’s housekeeper, Joan Gustafson, and fathered three more children. The death of Fortin significantly affected her teenage years and she strongly fought against the rules imposed on her by her father and stepmother. She also rebelled against her religious background by replacing her decent way of dressing with revealing outfits and started going to nightclubs.
School Days
In school, she was the perfect example of excellence as she was a cheerleader, straight A grade student, and a disciplined dancer. Her intelligence and talent earned her a full scholarship in the dance program at the University of Michigan, where she spent two years, and then dropped out and left for New York to further her dance career.
Path To Fame
Once in New York, she fought fiercely and worked very hard to achieve her dreams. She took on several odd jobs and modeled before starting several different bands of her own. A few years later, upon her arrival in New York, she decided to go solo and was able to release her very first album titled “Madonna” in 1983. Her debut album became a success and catapulted her to fame and two years later, she released her follow-up album, “Like A Virgin”. That same year she made an entry into the film industry where she appeared in the movie, ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’.
After striving for several years, this richest female musician has finally become a household name with girls in America copying her distinct sense of fashion. She continued to grow as a musician, entertainer, and actress released more songs and albums and appeared in more films. Today, she is one of the most famous celebrities and has a net worth of $500 million as of September 2013. A huge chunk of her wealth comes from one of her most recent tours. The MDNA tour generated plenty of controversies but it also earned the singer a lot of money. The tour took place in 88 cities and brought in a total of $305 million.
Business Ventures Of Madonna
Besides being a talented richest singer, and actress, she is a businesswoman and involved in several business ventures, which have also contributed to her immense wealth. Her secret to succeeding in business seems to be her intuitive and unfailing ability to pick the right people to partner with. She has a clothing brand named Material Girl, which targets young girls, and partnered with the famous clothes store Macy’s, which is the sole distributor of that brand of clothes. She went further and brought in Iconix Brand Group Inc. this partnership is perfect as it targets teenage girls hanging around malls thus enhancing the sale of the clothes.
She is also the founder of Hard Candy Fitness, which is the world’s largest privately owned fitness chain in Toronto, and has her very own line of fragrances named, ‘Truth or Dare’.
Madonna House And Properties
She owns a total of 5 homes all spread across some of the most expensive neighborhoods in America. The smallest of the homes has 6 bedrooms while the largest contains a total of 26 bedrooms. She sold her Beverly Hills apartment in the year 2013 for $22.5 million, which was on 1.25 acres of land with a big swimming pool and a tennis court.
A complete list of her cars includes a BMW 7-Series, Cooper S, Audi A8, and Maybach 57. The Maybach 57 is a super-fast, powerful, and very expensive luxury car that is the desire of millions of car lovers worldwide. She has a passion for art and has over 300 paintings, which are collectively worth 80 million Euros.
Philanthropist Attitude
Despite the controversy, surrounding her singing career and her unconventional character, the wealthiest musician has a soft side to her and is involved in several charitable organizations. She supports the Millennium Promise Alliance, a United States-based organization that aims at ending poverty in Africa by the year 2015.
She is the owner of the Make-A-Wish Foundation fulfills the desire of children suffering from life-threatening illnesses and owns 2 more charitable organizations, namely Bony Pony Ranch and Raising Malawi. Both these organizations assist young people and help them achieve their dreams.
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