How much is Jessie J worth?
| Net Worth: | $25 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Singer |
| Date of Birth: | March 27, 1988 (age 34) |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.75 m) |
About Jessie J
Jessie J is the stage name of Jessica Ellen Cornish. She’s an English singer and songwriter that began her career at the age of 11. The unconventional music pop artist quickly gained mainstream recognition with her soulful vocals and contemporary R&B, pop, hip-hop, and electro-pop beats. For the past two decades, she has achieved a lot in the music industry and has released five commercially successful studio albums.
Since 2019, it is estimated that Jessie J has earned income equal to a salary of $9 million dollars per year.
Jessie J first rose to fame with her first studio project – the album Who You Are released in February 2011. Jessica was born on 27 March 1988 in Redbridge, London. She’s the youngest of three daughters to Stephen and Rose Cornish. She attended the Mayfield High School in her hometown, which happens to be a historical part of Essex.
At the age of 11, Jessie began acting and taking classes in the Colin’s Performing Arts School. That year, she landed her first role in the West End production of Andrew Llyod Webber – Whistle Down the Wind.
In 2003, her first success in the music industry came with the win of the television show Britain’s Brilliant Prodigies where she won the “Best Pop Singer” award. A year later, when she was sixteen, she began studying at the BRIT School and then joined a girl group named Soul Deep. She graduated from the school in 2006 alongside the future pop stars Adele and Leona Lewis.
In the late years of the decade, she sent her recording and demo tapes to the label Gut Records and they quickly signed her to a multi-year recording deal that helped her start earning as a professional artist.
Releasing music consistently and signing deals with the labels Lava, Republic, and Island is what made the English singer and songwriter so rich. In 2008, after gaining some momentum as a songwriter, Jessie was asked to serve as the support act for Cyndi Lauper’s tour during her UK dates.
At that time, she was able to write songs for artists such as Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus, with one of the best songs that she wrote being the sleeper hit “Party in the U.S.A”. Towards the 2010s, Jessie amazed the officials of Lava Records and signed her to a recording deal.
After working on it for nearly six years, Jessie finally completed her debut studio album by January 2011. Who You Are was released a month later and was met with positive reviews. It became a worldwide success that entered the weekly and yearly-end charts in more than 20 countries, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, and the United States.
Jessie’s debut album received platinum certifications in five different countries, including being certified Platinum by the RIAA. She earned more through licensing the songs for various commercials. Just a little over two years later, she released her second album, Alive, which was also quite successful.
After becoming a global superstar with her hit singles and platinum-certified albums, Jessie landed a deal with Republic Records. She released her other three studio albums with the label titled Sweet Talker in October 2014, R.O.S.E from May 2018, and This Christmas Day from October 2018.
Apart from her solo projects, she is also known for her chart-topping collaborations with the likes of Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj (that brought her first Grammy nomination), 2 Chainz, B.O.B., Big Sean, and David Guetta.
In addition to touring the world and making a name for herself with her music, Jessie J has also participated in many television series, talk shows, and reality programs. She also supports various charitable causes and has appeared on the UK’s BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief.
When she’s not working on her music, she appears on The Voice franchise serving as a judge in three of the competition series – The Voice UK, The Voice Kids UK, and The Voice Australia. Most recently, in late 2018, she made another huge international recognition with her appearance on the Hunan TV reality program Singer.
Jessie J’s Total Net Worth
Jessie J has earned estimated total career income of $48 million dollars. She was paid a reported $25 million to appear as a contestant on the Chinese competition show I am a Singer. She made history on the show when she won and became the first international singer ever to do so.
As Jessie J moved to the state of California in 2014, she will have had to pay around 49% in taxes on her career income. After tax, it is estimated that her career earnings are at around $24.48 million dollars, having paid $23.52 million dollars in taxes.
Jessie J is not married and has no children. In her personal life she has likely spent $2-3 million dollars of her career earnings but also earned $4 million dollars from her investments. She will have also had to pay around $1-2 million dollars in business related costs. Therefore, it is estimated that Jessie J has a net worth of a rounded $25 million dollars.
Summing-Up
Jessie J is a well-known British singer and songwriter who has earned millions during her career so far. Besides five studio albums, for less than two decades, this one-time Grammy nominee has released a huge amount of international hits as both a solo and featured artist.
