Rachel Ashley Platten was born on the 20th May 1981, in New York City, USA, and is a singer and songwriter, who has released three studio albums – “Trust In Me” (2003), “Be Here” (2011), and “Wildfire” (2016). She has also released a number of singles, including “Fight Song”, “Stand By You”, etc. Her career has been active since 2003.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Rachel Platten is, as of mid- 2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total amount of Rachel’s net worth is currently over $4 million, accumulated through her successful career in the music industry. Additionally in her career, she has already collaborated with many famous musicians on the American scene, which has also contributed to her overall wealth.
Rachel Platten Net Worth $4 Million
Rachel Platten spent her childhood in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, where she attended the Mason-Rice elementary school. When she was five years old, she started learning classical piano, and then in high school began playing guitar. She went to Buckingham Browne and Nichols high school, where she was a member of the school’s singing group. Upon matriculation, she enrolled at Trinity College, and there sang in the college’s all-female a cappella group called the Trinitones. Later, she went to Trinidad, where she worked for a record label and in a diplomat’s office, which was her internship. There, she also sang at the International Soca Monarch finals in 2002. She graduated with a BA degree in International relations in 2003, after which she moved to New York City and started to pursue her musical career.
Rachel’s professional musical career began in 2003, when her first studio album was released under the title “Trust In Me”, which received positive critiques and encouraged her to continue her work. Her second album was released from the Rock Ridge Music label in 2011, entitled “Be Here”. The single “1,000 Ships” from the album reached No. 24 on the US Billboard Adult Top 40 chart, increasing her net worth significantly.
After the success of her second album, her career has only gone upwards, and so has her net worth. Her next single came out in 2014 entitled “Fight Song”, which she posted on We Heart It, a music social network. In the following year was released “EP Fight Song” on Columbia Records, and it became her greatest hit, reaching No. 1 on the US Adult Pop chart, No. 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and No. 20 on the Billboard 200. It also reached double platinum in the US, with sales of more than two million copies.
She continued to line up success after success; her next single was released in 2015, entitled “Stand By You”, which achieved platinum certification and increased her net worth. In 2016, she released her third studio album “Wildfire”, which made it to No. 5 on the Billboard 200, and gold certification.
Thanks to her accomplishments in the music industry, Rachel was nominated in 2015 for the Teen Choice Award for her single “Fight Song”, and in 2016 she won iHeartRadio Music Award in the category Best Lyrics for the same song. She also won an Emmy Award for the live performance of her song on “Good Morning America”.
If to talk about her personal life, Rachel Platten has been married to Kevin Lazan since 2012. In her spare time, she works with a number of charities, including Musicians on Call, the Ryan Seacrest Foundation. She is also known as an ambassador for Music Unites, and Live Below the Line.
