Singers

Melanie Brown (Mel B) Net Worth

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1 year ago

March 17, 2023

Daniel Wanburg

Melanie Brown's Net Worth as of 2024
$10 Million

Born Melanie Janine Brown on the 29th May 1975, in Harehills, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, Mel B is singer, actress, TV personality and model, who sprang to prominence as Scary Spice, in one of the most popular music groups – The Spice Girls – from 1994 until 2000. The group grossed more than $800 million from their tours, and became a significant part of popular culture, launching several initiatives, while also being big supporters of the Girl power movement.

Have you ever wondered how rich Mel B is, as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Mel B’s net worth is as high as $10 million, earned through her successful career, active since the mid- ‘90s. However, she has had several problems with her finances, even at one time having less than $10,000 in her main account.

Mel Be Net Worth $10 Million

The daughter of Martin Brown, who is from Caribbean island nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and his wife, Andrea, an English native, Mel went to Intake High School in Leeds, where she studied performing arts, and even before finishing her studies entered the entertainment industry. Before making a name for herself, she was a part of the band Touch, and also worked as a dancer in resort town of Blackpool, Lancashire.

The Spice Girls was formed1994; Mel B, Mel C, Geri Halliwell, and Victoria (now) Beckham answered an audition invitation in The Stage magazine, and with 400 other women performed at Danceworks Studios in Mayfair, London. They were chosen as the four original members, and with the addition of Emma Bunton – Baby Spice – became a quintet. They struggled in the beginning, but after they ceased collaboration with Heart Management, The Spice Girls began a search for a new record label. After visiting a number of labels in London and Los Angeles, they finally struck an agreement with Virgin Records, and the quintet started working on their debut self-titled album, which came out in 1996, and became an instant hit, topping the charts in several countries, including the UK, Canada and the US, selling 23 million copies, which in large part increased Mel B’s net worth. The album was 10x platinum in the UK, and achieved diamond status in Canada and France.

The group continued to dominate the pop scene, releasing two more albums – “Spiceworld” (1997) which sold in 14 million copies, and “Forever” (2000) – before they went on hiatus. The Spice Girls reunited in 2007, and released one single “Headlines”, while also venturing on a tour, which became one of the biggest tours of 2008, as they had sold out The O2 Arena for 17 nights, and grossed around $70 million, while total ticket sales and merchandising contributed a massive $107.2 million. This also added considerably to Mel B’s net worth.

To speak of Mel B’s solo career, she actually made her debut in 1998 with the release of the single “I Want You Back”, a collaboration with Missy Elliott, which topped the UK chart and achieved silver status, further increasing her net worth. Her debut album came out in 2000 – “Hot” sold 100,000 copies, while it reached No. 28 on the UK chart. Her second album came out in 2005 “L.A. State of Mind”, but she didn’t have much success. She is now working on her third album, after in 2013 releasing the new single “For Once in My Life”, while in 2014 featuring on the song “Shine Bright”, performed by Terrell Thomas, Fresh I.E., and Bubba B.

Aside from singing, Mel B has also served as judge and mentor in several music talent shows, including “The X Factor”, “America’s Got Talent” and “The Voice Kids”, while she also competed in the dance competition show “Dance With the Stars”, teamed with Maksim Chmerkovskiy, and finishing second overall. She had made many other appearances on television, all of which have added a significant amount to her net worth.

Mel B is also an actress, making her debut in 1993 in the long-running UK TV series “Coronation Street”, but after her career in music was set in motion, she left acting behind, though came back in 2003 with the role of Louise in the film “LD 50 Lethal Dose”, and the next year featured in the film “The Seat Filler”. In 2008 she starred in the thriller film “Telling Lies”, and in 2013 had one of her most prominent roles to date, as Cordelia in the television film “The Twelve Trees of Christmas”, so adding steadily to her net worth.

When it comes to her personal life, Mel B has had quite an interesting time; she was married to Dutch dancer Jimmy Gulzar from 1998 until 2000, and the couple have a daughter. Two years later she started dating Christine Crokos, drawing comments from people that Mel was lesbian, bisexual, though she didn’t respond to those comments. Their relationship lasted until 2006. The same year she started a relationship with film star Eddie Murphy, to whom she later bore a daughter, Angel Iris Murphy Brown. A whole lot negative attention came from this relationship, as Mel B was involved in tabloid stories, and Murphy even demanded a paternity test, which confirmed Eddie as the father of Mel B’s child.

In 2007, she started dating film producer Stephen Belafonte, and the two married in June 2007, in a secret ceremony, though had an official ceremony the following year. She and Stephen became parents to Madison Brown Belafonte in September 2011, but divorced in December 2017. She was ordered to pay Stephen $40,000 per month in spousal support, which has significantly affected her net worth negatively, although evidence during proceedings suggested that Mel B had spent a huge amount on an extravagant lifestyle. For the moment she is apparently single, and resides in Los Angeles, California.

Daniel Wanburg

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Singers

JC Chasez Net Worth

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17 hours ago

April 18, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Joshua Scott “JC” Chasez, also known as JC Chasez, Big Daddy or J. C. Chasez is a white American who was born on August 8 1976 in Washington, United States of America, but he was raised in Bowie, Maryland after he was adopted by Roy and Karen Chasez when Joshua’s biological mother entrusted care of him at the age of 5. Chasez has never known his biological father and he seems not to have any plans to search for him. So JC Chasez grew-up in his new family with a younger brother Tyler and a sister Heather. As a child he attended Robert Goddart Middle School and always loved dancing during school years.

JC Chasez Net Worth $30 Million

Today JC Chasez is mainly known as an American boy band ‘N Sync member, occasional actor, singer, dancer and songwriter. Today he has a net worth of $30 million, But Joshua’s first steps in his future career weren’t so notable for the rest of the world. As a boy JC Chasez was extremely shy, but he was able to fight with his modesty and joined the Mickey Mouse Club.

The first real success came for Chasez after the formatIon of a band called ‘N Sync which has become extremely popular in the USA and Europe from 2000. Although ‘N Sync broke up in 2002, the have sold more that 9.9 million copies of their album “No Strings Attached”. This was one of the biggest investments in Joshua’s net worth, but the band have licensed their likenesses and released microphones, lip balm, marionettes, books, key chains, cloths and video games with their emblem. The band has also been dealing with McDonalds, Chilli’s Grill & Bar. In 2009 N’Sync was even immortalized in wax In New York’s Madame Tussaunds museum and can be seen there until today. N’Sync members acheived not only worldwide recognition after releasing their albums and singles, but also earned huge amounts of money from live performances and different merchandise.

Since 2002 JC Chasez has tried several different aspects of the entertainment industry – he has written songs, produced records, danced and even appeared in some movies. His most notable appearances were in a movie called “21 and a Wake-Up”, where he played Dr. Tom Dury, in “Killer Movie” as Ted Buckley, in “Longshot” as a pizzeria worker, and in “Greetings from Tucson” as Jay Dugray. But mostly he has become known as a singer, because after leaving ‘N Sync he started his own solo career and released his first solo single “Blowin’ Me Up (With Her Love)” in 2002. JC Chasez’s debut album “Schizophrenic” appeared in 2004 and was able to take 17th chart position in the US and 46th position in the United Kingdom.

Unfortunately, nowadays JC Chasez’s career isn’t as successful as it was 10 years ago. His last released solo album “The Story of Kate” in 2007 didn’t appear in any charts, and since then JC Chasez has just made appearances in some other albums as a guest. He was talking about ‘N Sync reunion in 2011, but until today this ambition has not come to fruition.

Musicians

Neal Schon Net Worth

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17 hours ago

April 18, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Neal George Joseph Schon was born on 27th February 1954 at Tinker AFB (Air Force Base), Oklahoma USA, of Italian and German descent. Neal Schon is a rock guitarist, songwriter and vocalist, best known for being an important member of several hugely popular bands, namely Santana, Bad English and Journey.

So just how rich is Neal Schon? Neal’s net worth has been calculated to be over $30 million, amassed during his successful career of more than 40 years in the music industry.

Neal Schon Net Worth $30 Million

Neal Schon was lucky to be born into a musical family – his father Mathew Schon was a famous musician and mother Barbara Schon sang in a band. So Schon picked his first guitar at the age of five years, and starting at early age is usually a way to success. His first career steps started at the age of 15 with the band Santana, in preference to joining Eric Clapton in the band Derek and the Dominos, and debuting with some vocals on Santana’s album Santana III. Being such a great musician at such young age with the possibility to choose between two iconic bands, he went on and started making his money. He also played for Azteca but very briefly.

In 1973 Neal Schon formed his now legendary band Journey. He subsequently released five solo albums, and fourteen studio albums with the band. This must be the main flow into his net worth. Importantly, he is the only band member who has not changed through the years. He has taken part in every tour of the band, and sang on all their albums, so no doubt this longevity with Journey has increased the overall amount of Neal Schon’s net worth as well. Apart from this, he has also collaborated with famous musicians such as keyboardist Jan Hammer, Sammy Hagar and Paul Rodgers on short-term projects.

Neal Schon is as great a vocalist, as he is a guitar virtuoso. Two talents double the money earned, does it not? Let’s talk about his musical influences, of whom there were plenty. He has said that he was highly influenced by the 1960’s, musicians from that era such as Gladys Knight and Aretha Franklin. Then he put some blues to the mix, namely B.B. King and added some guitar-based influences, including of course Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton as well as Wes Montgomery. This is probably Neal Schon’s key to fame – adding the best ingredients from different musical eras.

Schon was always proud of his guitars. He started with acoustic Stella guitar followed by Gibson ES-335. At present he became interested in Xotic guitars. Schon was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in August 2013, which made him, if possible, even more famous. This is considered to be an accomplishment of a lifetime for any musician.

In his not-so-private personal life, Neal Schon has married five times, first to Tena Austin(1976-86), then Beth Buckley(1987-92), Dina Gioeli(1993-99), and Amber Kozan(2001-08). In 2013 he married Michaele Salahi. He has five children.