Jody Watley Net Worth

Jody Watley is famous for TOP songs. This singer has written many songs about love, life, struggle and everything else that people laugh, nod their head or cry to. Jody Watley is a Singer, Record producer, Songwriter, Pianist, Fashion Model, Dancer, Actor from American. Receiving domestic and worldwide recognition, Jody Watley can still be labelled a family person due to close relationships with unknown, Arie Cymone, Lauren Watley Midori unknown. Of course it is hard to divide time between family matters and being an awesome singer, but Jody Watley manages to do that. But what about money? Does being a singer pays off? Sure thing, because Jody Watley has a net worth of $4 Million.

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Structural info

• Full Name: Jody Watley
• Net Worth: $4 Million
• Date Of Birth: January 30, 1959
• Place Of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.7 m)
• Profession: Singer, Record producer, Songwriter, Pianist, Fashion Model, Dancer, Actor
• Nationality: American
• Spouse: André Cymone
• Children: Arie Cymone, Lauren Watley
• Siblings: Midori
• Nicknames: Jody Whatley , jody_watley , Watley, Jody , Jody Vanessa Watley
• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/JodyWatleyOfficial
• Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jodywatley
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jodywatley/?hl=en
• MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/jodywatley
• IMDB: www.imdb.com/name/nm0914448
• Allmusic: www.allmusic.com/artist/jody-watley-mn0000137084
• Awards: Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Lifetime Achievement Award (2008)
• Record Labels: MCA Records, SOLAR, Atlantic, Giant Step Records, Avitone Records
• Albums: Jody Watley (1987), Larger Than Life (1989), Affairs of the Heart (1991), Intimacy (1993), Affection (1995), Flower (1998), The Saturday Night Experience (1999), Midnight Lounge (2001), The Makeover (2006), Paradise EP (2014)
• Music Groups: Shalamar (1977 – 1984), Band Aid (1984)
• Nominations: American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, Soul Train Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards
• Movies: Mystery Men
• TV Shows: “Soul Train” (1967), Larger Than Life Tour (1989), The Intimate Tour (1993), Colors of Christmas (2002), Superfreestyle Freestyle Explosion (2015/2016)

Quotes

• I’m more interested in broadening my creative boundaries and issuing lasting messages of substance than in having record breaking sales.
• I don’t want to be a singer who just makes dance records.
• I’m an entertainer and I love to dance, but I’ve never done major choreography before. If I have a big fear, it’s the hand jive routine.
• When you say pioneer, I think cowboy boots, horse and covered wagons, but yeah I guess so.
• I wanted to be a singer when I was 5 years old. But when I was making a new album – kind of before, I listened to a lot of music from the 1970s and everything and every time I listen to albums that Marvin Gaye was going on, a lot of his records–like Stevie Wonder and Isaac Hayes, and I was thinking about the kind of music that James Brown was kind of making, not just to get up and do your thing, but, “Say it Loud and Proud – Stay in School, get an education!”
• [In 1993] There are a lot of romantic things that I like to talk about, too, and those things really talking about more intimate things, that’s real hard sometimes, and you might want something–be afraid to ask.

Facts

• Her mentor when she was young was the late Don Cornelius.
• Was with Don Cornelius at the Grammy Awards, before his suicide.
• Founded her own record label, Avitone Records, in 1995.
• Appeared in an infomercial, hosted by Smokey Robinson and Angela Martinez, for TimeLife’s “The Best of Soul Train” DVD collection. [2010]
• #1 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Club Play week ending June 16, 2007 with a cover of Chic’s “I Want Your Love.” [June 2007]
• Currently promoting the release of critically acclaimed “The Makeover” International Edition, released via Avitone/ADA-Global [November 2009]
• Popularized the phrase “Hasta La Vista Ba-by” in her hit “Looking For A New Love” before Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator (1984).
• Recorded song with legendary film and television composer Henry Mancini.
• Has had a total of 32 Top Ten Singles since 1987 to date in 2009 in a diverse range of genres from Pop, R&B, Dance and Adult Contemporary.
• Named One of People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People.
• Named One of America’s Ten Most Beautiful Women by Harper’s Bazaar Magazine along with Michelle Pfeiffer.
• On March 3, 1990, her platinum-selling album “Larger Than Life” was nominated for a NARM Award for Best Selling Black Music Album / Female, against Janet Jackson, Karyn White and Anita Baker.
• She has sold over 10 million albums and singles worldwide.
• Her debut album hit #1 on 3 weeks on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and sold over 2 million copies in the US, the lead single “Looking For A New Love”, was nominated for a Grammy and also reached #1. The album also included the hits “Still A Thrill” (#3 R&B), “Don’t You Want Me” (#3 R&B), “Most Of All” (#11 R&B) and “Some Kind Of Lover” (#4 R&B). She ranks at the #144 most successful R&B artist of all time according to Billboard Magazine.
• Along with Janet Jackson and Madonna, ranks as one of MTV Video Music Award’s most nominated artist ever, with ten nominations.
• Was nominated for Best Music Video, Best Single and Best Album at the 1988 Soul Train Music Awards.
• Has two kids.
• Was a Soul Train (1971) dancer.
• Goddaughter of Jackie Wilson.
• Was a founding member of the 1970s disco group Shalamar.
• Won a Grammy Award in the category of Best New Artist in 1987.
• Sang the pop hits “Looking for a New Love”, “Don’t You Want Me?”, “Some Kind of Lover”, “Real Love”, “Friends” & “Everything”.
• Is the first African-American woman to portray Betty Rizzo in the Broadway revival of “Grease”.

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