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Desmond Child was born as John Charles Barrett on October 28th, 1953 in Gainesville, FL. He is an American musician, songwriter, and a producer with a net worth of $200 million. Desmond’s money comes from being a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He has worked with many well-known musicians during his career such as Jon Bon Jovi, Selena, Bonnie Tyler, Aerosmith, Ricky Martin, and many others. His mother was a Cuban songwriter. She was the person who taught him to play the piano at a very early age. Over the years, he has become an extremely talented musician who has a list of Grammy awards. Child has sold more than 300 million albums worldwide. He has released 70 top 40 singles.

In high school, he formed his first band. It was an acoustic collaboration with a high school friend. In Miami, he formed the group called “Desmond Child and Rouge” in 1973 with singers Diana Grasselli and Maria Vidal. The group then shifted to New York to pursue their musical dreams. Here they hired another singer Myriam Valle.

His songs were liked by the guitarist Paul Stanley, and so he asked Desmond to co-write a track for the band’s 1979 Dynasty album. Desmond wrote the song “I Was Made For Loving You”. This song was one of the biggest hits. Paul Stanley then gave Child’s phone number to Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora. These three then wrote the first number one single for Bon Jovi. The song was “You Give Love a Bad Name”. They worked in two more songs – “Bad Medicine” and “Livin on a Prayer”.

Desmond Child lives in Nashville, TN, with Curtis Shaw. The couple has two sons, Roman and Nyro. They are twins.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date	Category	Description	Amount
2017	Sale of Asset	Selling price of Desmond Child's 7,000-square-foot Mediterranean-style home at Miami Beach	$8,950,000
2015	Record Sales	Record sales of the single "Beautiful Now" with Russian-German musician Zedd (approximately 1,045,000 copies sold)	$1,360,000
2013	Record Sales	Record sales of the albums What About Now with the American rock band Bon Jovi, Connect with the Australian band Sick Puppies, Stars Dance with American singer Selena Gomez and the soundtrack Rock of Ages with various artists (approximately 2,018,195 copies sold)	$2,620,000
2012	Record Sales	Record sales of the album Music from Another Dimension! with the American rock band Aerosmith (approximately 103 thousand copies sold)	$133,900
2011	Record Sales	Record sales of the albums Música + Alma + Sexo with Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Ricky Martin and Welcome 2 My Nightmare (also known as Welcome to My Nightmare 2) with American singer-songwriter Alice Cooper (approximately 318 thousand copies sold)	$413,400
2010	Record Sales	Record sales of the album Hurley with the American rock band Weezer (approximately 56,235 copies sold)	$73,110
2009	Record Sales	Record sales of the albums The Circle with the American rock band Bon Jovi and Humanoid with the German rock band Tokio Hotel (approximately 1,113,500 copies sold)	$1,450,000
2008	Record Sales	Record sales of the albums One of the Boys with American singer Katy Perry, Ace Young with American Idol 5 contestant Ace Young and Black Roses with the Finnish rock band The Rasmus (approximately 3,834,500 copies sold)	$4,980,000
2007	Record Sales	Record sales of the albums Lost Highway with the American rock band Bon Jovi and Angel Down with Canadian heavy metal musician Sebastian Bach (approximately 4,006,400 copies sold)	$5,210,000
2006	Record Sales	Record sales of the album Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose with American singer, songwriter and record producer Meat Loaf (approximately 550 thousand copies sold)	$715,000
2005	Record Sales	Record sales of the albums Some Hearts with American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood, Have a Nice Day with the American rock band Bon Jovi and A Little More Personal (Raw) with American actress and singer Lindsay Lohan (approximately 12,013,000 copies sold)	$15,620,000
2004	Sale of Asset	Sale of Desmond Child's Pine Tree home to owner and spec home-builder Barry Brodsky of Brodson Construction	$2,660,000
2004	Record Sales	Record sales of the albums Hilary Duff with American singer Hilary Duff, Beautiful Soul with American singer Jesse McCartney and Blue Skies with American Idol runner-up Diana DeGarmo (approximately 3,648,000 copies sold)	$4,740,000
2003	Record Sales	Record sales of the albums Thankful with American singer Kelly Clarkson, Libertad with the Chilean rock band La Ley and Measure of a Man with American singer Clay Aiken (approximately 5,175,000 copies sold)	$6,730,000
2002	Record Sales	Record sales of the albums Bounce with the American rock band Bon Jovi, Ola Kala with Greek singer-songwriter Sakis Rouvas and Twisted Angel with American country pop singer LeAnn Rimes (approximately 2,645,110 copies sold)	$3,440,000
2000	Record Sales	Record sales of the album Sound Loaded with Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin (approximately 6 million copies sold)	$7,800,000
1999	Record Sales	Record sales of the albums Ricky Martin with Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin and Unleash the Dragon with American R&B singer Sisqó (approximately 21,119,900 copies sold)	$27,460,000
1997	Record Sales	Record sales of the albums Middle of Nowhere with the American pop rock group Hanson, Nine Lives with the American rock band Aerosmith and Life thru a Lens with English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams (approximately 14,270,617 copies sold)	$18,550,000
1995	Record Sales	Record sales of the greatest hits compilation album Don't Bore Us - Get to the Chorus! Roxette's Greatest Hits with the Swedish pop duo Roxette and the albums These Days with the American rock band Bon Jovi and Naked and Sacred with American singer and actress Chynna Phillips (approximately 10,643,225 copies sold)	$13,840,000
1993	Record Sales	Record sales of the abum Get a Grip with the American rock band Aerosmith (approximately 9,808,759 copies sold)	$12,750,000
1992	Record Sales	Record sales of the album Keep the Faith with the American rock band Bon Jovi (approximately 4,662,522 copies sold)	$6,060,000
1991	Record Sales	Record sales of the albums Time, Love & Tenderness with American recording artist Michael Bolton, Love Hurts with American singer-actress Cher and Hey Stoopid with American rock singer Alice Cooper (approximately 18,695,000 copies sold)	$24,300,000
1990	Record Sales	Record sales of the album Detonator with the American glam metal band Ratt (approximately 500 thousand copies sold)	$650,000
1989	Record Sales	Record sales of the albums Soul Provider with American recording artist Michael Bolton, Heart of Stone with American singer-actress Cher, Trash with American singer and songwriter Alice Cooper, Pump with the American rock band Aerosmith and Hot in the Shade with the American rock band Kiss (approximately 26,780,912 copies sold)	$34,820,000
1988	Record Sales	Record sales of the albums New Jersey with the American rock band Bon Jovi, Up Your Alley with the American rock band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Smashes, Thrashes & Hits with the American hard rock band Kiss (approximately 12,563,126 copies sold)	$16,330,000
1987	Record Sales	Record sales of the albums Permanent Vacation with the American rock band Aerosmith, Cher with American singer-actress Cher, Crazy Nights with the American hard rock band Kiss and Freight Train Heart with Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes (approximately 8.11 million copies sold)	$10,540,000
1986	Record Sales	Record sales of the album Slippery When Wet with the American rock band Bon Jovi and single "If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)" with the Welsh singer, known for her distinctive husky voice Bonnie Tyler (approximately 15,604,564 copies sold)	$20,290,000
1985	Record Sales	Record sales of the album Asylum with the American rock band Kiss (approximately 1.05 million copies sold)	$1,370,000
1984	Record Sales	Record sales of the album Animalize with the American rock band Kiss (approximately 1,125,000 copies sold)	$1,460,000
1979	Record Sales	Record sales of the album Dynasty with the American rock band Kiss (approximately 1.3 million copies sold)	$1,690,000