10 famous musicians who climbed Olympus from the very bottom

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

If someone thinks that stories about people who had a difficult childhood, who knew poverty, but managed to turn their lives 180 degrees and now have almost everything that one can dream of, these are fictions. We hasten to assure that such things happen in this life. In this review, musicians who have achieved everything on their own, and their completely unglamorous past seems like a nightmare.

1. Justin Bieber

He conquered the world at the beginning of the 21st century with his hits, sold-out world tours and headlines in all magazines. Justin achieved incredible success as a teenager, when almost every teenager in the world was literally obsessed with him. Now Bieber has grown up and married and feels quite ok with his fortune of $ 265 million. At the same time, most people do not know how poor Justin was at the beginning of his career, when he had to save on literally everything.

2. Celine Dion

This pop diva is known for her sensational hits. Celine has been working in the music industry for so long that everyone forgot how at first it was not so easy for her: the girl was the youngest of 14 children, and her parents earned very little. In the children's house, it is not that there were no rooms of their own, Celine even slept on a bed near the stairs.

It sounds creepy, but now Celine has luxury homes all over the world, and she can choose any bedroom she wants. Her net worth is $ 800 million.

3. Mariah Carey

This pop singer is one of the most popular musicians in the world. Her songs have been number one on the Billboard charts for many years, and she has released a half dozen albums. But before she achieved much success, Mariah was a rebellious teenager who moved to Manhattan, where she shared an apartment with other girls.

Money was earning with great difficulty, and Mariah slept on the mattress, and after paying the bills she had only a couple of dollars left. Now the singer does not need to worry about anything, because her bank account exceeded 300 million.

4. Jay-Z

Shawn Corey Carter, better known as Jay Z, is an American rapper who leads a luxurious lifestyle thanks to the fact that he has achieved great success in various business projects - both in the music industry and outside it. But before becoming a businessman, Sean had a pretty "tough" youth. Today, the singer, who is "worth" $ 930 million, still continues to write songs about his difficult childhood.

5. Jennifer Lopez

You can hardly become one of the most famous "divas" in Hollywood if you do not live a luxurious life. J. Lo grew up in the Bronx and slept in the same bed with her three sisters. She now has a bunch of luxurious mansions that she could only dream of as a little girl.

But all this was not easy, especially when the girl left home to make her dream of dancing come true. Lopez slept on a bed in her dance studio. Now she is essentially living her dream and is "worth" more than $ 400 million.

6. Eminem

Eminem's childhood was not at all "rosy". As fans of his music know, Marshall Bruce Mathers III lived in a trailer with his mom before moving into a dilapidated house in a disadvantaged area of Detroit. Eminem also had to move a lot between different houses in Detroit (invariably in the poorer neighborhoods) because his mom did not have enough money.

Eminem is now one of the most popular rappers in the world, with a net worth of $ 210 million in 2019.

7. Shania Twain

As a child, the country singer had a hard time. Shania grew up in the small Canadian town of Timmins. She often had to go to school hungry, as her mother and stepfather often did not have enough money for food and rent. The girl's usual lunch was a mayonnaise sandwich.

Shania's musical ability was first noticed when she performed at a resort near her hometown to pay her bills. Shania is now one of the most popular country singers of all time, with an estimated $ 400 million in her bank account.

8. A $ AP Rocky

Today, Rakim Myers or A $ AP Rocky is a famous rapper, but before becoming famous, Rocky lived in poor African American Harlem (New York). Before moving to his own apartment, the singer had to live in a homeless shelter for a while, because his parents could not afford to live on their own.

The rapper does not hide his past because he believes that it was the past that made him who he is today. Now A $ AP Rocky does not need to worry about renting an apartment, because he already has 6 million dollars on his account.

9. Dolly Parton

The famous country singer is essentially living her dream - she sings, and this has provided her with a huge fortune. As a child, Dolly could not have dreamed of this, because she grew up in a tiny house with her 11 brothers and sisters. The future singer was brought up in a strict pious spirit, but this did not stop her from starting to sing at the age of six.

As a result, Dolly traded the pastoral, pious life of farmers for a luxury that she can now afford with $ 500 million.

10. Jewel

The 44-year-old singer and songwriter has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Her success is a very inspiring story because Jewel had a difficult time as a child. The girl was left homeless on the streets of Alaska, where she stole from shops for food. Her only dreams were food and a roof over her head.

Fortunately, Jewel no longer has to worry about being homeless as she can afford luxury homes around the world with a net worth of $ 32 million.