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Scottish-Australian musician, Colin James Hay has an estimated net worth of $16 million. He made his mark during the 1980's as the lead vocalist, guitarist, main songwriter of the Australian band Men at Work, and later, as a successful solo artist.
Hay also launched his own record label, Lazy Eye Records, and sporadically acted in cult movies (which he had began doing the previous decade) and TV shows, including parts on such series as JAG, The Larry Sanders Show, and The Mick Molloy Show, among others. Hay was born in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland, but moved to Australia at the age of 14 with his family.
Earnings & Financial Data
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
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2019 |
Asset |
Estimated value of Colin Hay's website colinhay.com |
$9,800 |
1985 |
Earning Turned Donation |
Ticket sales of the Australian concert Oz for Africa for famine relief in Ethiopia |
$10,000,000 |
1985 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Two Hearts with the Australian new wave band Men at Work (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) |
$650,000 |
1983 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Cargo with the Australian new wave band Men at Work (approximately 3.7 million copies sold) |
$4,810,000 |
1982 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Colin Hay's first car which is the Pallas by Citroen |
$25,000 |
1981 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Business as Usual with the Australian new wave band Men at Work (approximately 7,541,000 copies sold) |
$9,080,000 |