Clive Davis Net Worth

Net Worth  Net Worth: $800 Million

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Clive Davis was born in 1932, in New York. He is a well-known music industry executive and record producer. Clive is perhaps best known as the former president of “Columbia Records”, and also as the founder of “J Records” and “Arista Records”. In addition to this, Davis has worked with such artists as Whitney Houston, Rod Stewart, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson and many others. During his career as a producer, Davis has won four Grammy Awards, President’s Merit Award and Grammy Trustees Award. What is more, in 2000 Clive was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”.

So how rich is Clive Davis? It is estimated that Clive’s net worth is $800 million. It is clear that Clive Davis is one of the most popular and most successful producer in the industry, and Clive has achieved this sum during his many years of hard work and his determination. There is a possibility that Clive Davis’ net worth will change in the future.


Clive Davis Net Worth $800 Million


Davis’ parents died when he was only a teenager, so he had to overcome many problems and try to live a normal life. Clive studied at the New York University College of Arts and Science and later at the Harvard Law School. After graduating, Clive started working in a small firm and then later worked as an assistant counsel in “Columbia Records”. This was the time when Clive’s net worth began growing, continuing in 1965 when Davis became the administrative vice-president and general manager, soon being appointed president, and this had a huge impact on the growth of Clive Davis’ net worth. While Davis was working at the “Columbia Records”, he signed up with such artists as “Aerosmith”, “Blood, Sweat & Tears”, “Pink Floyd”, “The Chamber Brothers” and others.

In 1974 Clive founded his own record label, called “Arista Records”. Davis has signed many artists to “Arista Records”, but one of the most famous singers was Whitney Houston, who Clive saw performing and invited her to become a part of “Arista Records”. The fact that Whitney Houston became one of the most successful artists in the music industry, influenced the growth of Davis’s net worth a lot. As mentioned before, Davis is also a founder of another record label, entitled “J Records”, soon after founding which Davis started working with “Sony Music Entertainments” and now he is the CEO of this company. This is one of the main sources of Clive Davis’ net worth.

Talk about his personal life, it can be said that Davis has been married twice, but both of his marriages ended in divorce. Clive has four children and six grandchildren. What is more, in 2013 Davis announced that he is bisexual, and has even had relationships with men.

All in all, Clive Davis is a really interesting personality and a very hardworking man. He has achieved a lot during his career and now can be proud of what he has done in the music industry.

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