How much is Bobby V worth?
| Net Worth: | $8 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Singer |
| Date of Birth: | February 27, 1980 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 1.61 m |
About Bobby V
Bobby Marcel Wilson, better known by his stage name Bobby V (previously Bobby Valentino), was born on February 27, 1980, in the United States. His estimated net worth is $8 million. Bobby V was born in Mississippi but spent the majority of his childhood in Atlanta.
In the middle of the 1990s, Bobby and three other friends from school, Darryl Allen, Brandon Brown, and Byron Reeder, established an R&B quartet named Mista. Bobby was an early admirer of R&B and was influenced by such popular groups as Tony! Toni! Tone! and Jodeci.
They joined with Elektra Records in 1995, and the following year they released their self-titled debut album. One track from the album, “Blackberry Molasses.” became a smash. However, the group had completely broken up by 1998.
After Mista’s passing, Bobby enrolled in college and started studying mass communications at Clark Atlanta University. However, he continued to record in his spare time, and in the spring of 2002, he went on the first season of “American Idol.blind “‘s auditions. Although the judges did not choose him, he continued to work on his song and submit his demo to different labels. After some time, he caught the notice of Atlanta-based rapper Ludacris. As the first artist on Ludacris’ Disturbing Tha Peace Records, he was eventually signed.
Bobby Valentino, now known as Bobby, released his self-titled solo debut album under Disturbing Tha Peace/Island Def Jam in 2005. With almost 700,000 copies sold, the album was a success in part thanks to the popularity of its first single, “Slow Down.” Special Occasion, his sophomore album, was released in 2007, however it only sold 270,000 copies and had no big singles. Early in 2008, Bobby made the announcement that he was departing the Disturbing Tha Peace group and Island Def Jam, in part because of his dissatisfaction with the underwhelming reception and sales of his second album.
Bobby launched his own label, Blu Kolla Dreams, at the beginning of 2008. He collaborated with EMI to release his third album, The Rebirth, under his label in April of that year. A British singer-songwriter who had been using the stage name Bobby Valentino since the 1970s had sued Bobby before, and as a result, Bobby modified his name to Bobby V. In 2011, Bobby continued to put out music on his own label under the name Bobby V. Fly in the Wall, his fourth album, was released in March 2011.
It was a bold move for Bobby Valentino to leave Ludacris’ Disturbing Tha Peace group and launch his own label in 2008 because Bobby wasn’t nearly as successful or well-known in the music industry as Ludacris. However, Bobby had previously stated that his brand of sensual R&B didn’t mesh well with DTP and that his third album, which is his first as his own man, will show more of the genuine Bobby V. Rebirth, which was released in the United States on February 10, 2009, is undoubtedly the album that focuses the most on ballads in his discography to date. Nevertheless, it isn’t any better than his earlier attempts.
Bobby V revealed in 2013 that he was developing a new endeavor called Peach Moon. “Back To Love” served as the album’s debut single. He released the Hollywood Hearts soundtrack in 2016 for the BET movie.
In 2017, Universal Music Group’s SoNo Recording Group and Bobby V agreed to a new label agreement. Bobby V reunited with music producer and A&R specialist Tim Kelley and released a new album titled Electrik in 2018. On the Billboard R&B Album Chart, the album peaked at number seven. Snoop Dogg and Electrik collaborated on the album’s lead track, “Lil’ Bit” Bobby V’s net worth is projected to reach $8 million as of 2023.
