American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer Raphael Saadiq has an estimated net worth $16 million. Born born Charles Ray Wiggins in Oakland, California on May 14, 1966, he had an early exposure to music. He has been playing bass at the age of sic while he started singing in a local gospel group at the age of nine. He also enjoyed music while in school and oyed his place on-stage at various local hometown events. After high school, Saadiq won a chance to join Prince and Sheila E. on the Parade Tour.

Such an experience inspired him to do his own thing, and before the '80s came to an end, Raphael Saadiq formed Tony! Toni! Tone!. Saadiq went under his birth name of Wiggins while in the band. His brother, Dwayne Wiggins, and cousin, Timothy Christian, joined him in the multiplatinum group. Tony! Toni! Tone! made their debut with "Little Walter" in 1988. Two years later, they were mega-stars thanks to the success of their second album, The Revival.

Saadiq went solo and he was also successful. His critically-acclaimed album, The Way I See It, was released on September 16, 2008. It featured various artists, including Stevie Wonder, Joss Stone, and Jay-Z. It has received three Grammy Award nominations and was voted Best Album on iTunes of 2008.

As a record producer, Raphael Saadiq has worked with several artists, such as Stone, D'Angelo, TLC, En Vogue, Kelis, Mary J. Blige, Ledisi, Whitney Houston, Solange Knowles and John Legend.

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