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Michelle Williams’ net worth is valued at $8 million. Born Tenitra Michelle Williams in Rockford Illinois, she began as a choir singer in her local church and had to leave college early to be a backup singer for R&B singer-songwriter, Monica. Williams met Destiny’s Child members Kelly Rowland and Beyonce Knowles while on tour in 1999 and joined the R&B female group the following year.
Michelle was introduced to the group together with Farrah Franklin as replacements for LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson. However, Franklin was dismissed in 2000 leaving the R&B female group a trio. Williams made it to the recording of Destiny’s Child’s third album, Survivor, which spawned chart-toppers like “Survivor”, “Emotion”, “Independent Women”, and “Bootylicious”. The album topped the Billboard 200, with over 663,000 copies sold on its first week, and eventually earned the 4x Platinum record certification from the RIAA.
After Destiny’s Child went on hiatus, Michelle released “Heart to Yours”, which was her debut solo album. She also appeared on the Broadway musical “Aida” and returned to Destiny’s Child for the “Destiny Fulfilled” recording and tour. She went on to work on her second gospel album “Do You Know”, and returned to pop with her third album “Unexpected”. Williams is now working on her fourth album, while working on productions of “The Color Purple” and “Chicago” in the United States and United Kingdom.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2012 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album Love Songs with the American R&B girl group Destiny's Child (6,000 copies sold in the U.S.) |
$6,000 |
|
2007 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album Unexpected (34,000 copies sold in the U.S.) |
$34,000 |
|
2005 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the video album Destiny's Child: Live in Atlanta with the American R&B girl group Destiny's Child (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$100,000 |
|
2004 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album #1's with the American R&B girl group Destiny's Child (certified 2x platinum by IRMA and RMNZ, and platinum by RIAA, ARIA and Music Canada) |
$1,565,000 |
|
2003 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Destiny Fulfilled with the American R&B girl group Destiny's Child (certified 3x platinum by RIAA, platinum by ARIA, BPI, BVMI and Music Canada, and gold by IFPI-SWI and RMNZ) |
$3,600,000 |
|
2003 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album Do You Know (72,000 copies sold in the U.S.) |
$72,000 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the video album Destiny's Child World Tour with the American R&B girl group Destiny's Child (certified gold by BPI) |
$25,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the remix album This Is the Remix with the American R&B girl group Destiny's Child (certified gold by RMNZ) |
$7,500 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album Heart to Yours (203,000 copies sold in the U.S.) |
$203,000 |
|
2000 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the video album The Platinum's on the Wall with the American R&B girl group Destiny's Child (certified gold by RIAA) |
$50,000 |
|
2000 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album 8 Days of Christmas with the American R&B girl group Destiny's Child (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
2000 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Survivor with the American R&B girl group Destiny's Child (certified 4x platinum by RIAA and Music Canada, 3x platinum by BPI, 2x platinum by ARIA and RMNZ, platinum by BVMI, 2x gold by SNEP) |
$9,642,000 |
|
1998 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album The Writing's on the Wall with the American R&B girl group Destiny's Child (certified 8x platinum by RIAA, 5x platinum by Music Canada, 3x platinum by ARIA, BPI and RMNZ, 2x gold by SNEP, and gold by BVMI, IFPI-SWI) |
$12,470,000 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Destiny's Child with the American R&B girl group Destiny's Child (certified 2x platinum by Music Canada, platinum by RIAA, and gold by BPI) |
$1,300,000 |