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David Cook is an American rock singer-songwriter who has an estimated net worth of $5 million. He was born David Roland Cook on December 20, 1982 in Houston, Texas. At a very young age, Cook has already shown interest in music. He started singing during his second grade when he was given a part in a school Christmas performance by his elementary school music teacher. His musical performances continued even when he was already in high school at Blue Springs South High School, which include The Music Man, West Side Story, and Singin' in the Rain.

David Cook is a rock-oriented vocalist with a bent toward a commercial post-grunge sound. Cook has come a long way from tending bar in Tulsa, Oklahoma four years ago. He won during the Season Seven of the reality television show American Idol on May 21, 2008. After that, his debut album David Cook went platinum, selling over a million copies in the US and netting two hit songs in the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. He also boasts an endorsement deal with Sketchers. His second album (his last with RCA Records) This Loud Morning was released in June 2011. His third post American Idol and fourth overall studio album Digital Vein was released on September 18, 2015 after a change in record label.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2014

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his album Digital Vein

$11,000

2011

Asset

Listing price of his Beachwood Canyon residence

$1,495,000

2010

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his album This Loud Morning

$133,000

2010

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his extended play This Quiet Night

$4,000

2007

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his album David Cook (certified platinum by RIAA and gold by Music Canada)

$2,600,000

2005

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his album Analog Heart

$1,800