| Net Worth | $9,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Faith Renée Evans |
| Date of Birth/Age | June 10, 1973 (Age:45) |
| Source of wealth | Singing, music production, reality television |
| Height | 5’6” |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| State/City of origin | Lakeland, Florida |
| Last Updated | 2019 |
Net Worth
Faith Evan’s net worth is 9 million dollars.
How Much Does Faith Evans Make a Year?
Her earnings vary from year to year depending on appearances and music releases. She earns upwards of a million dollars a year.
How Does Faith Evans Make her Money?
Most of her earnings come from her top selling albums and singles. She earns money from record sales, tours, and music downloads.
As she has two platinum and two gold albums, as well as several gold and platinum singles, she has sold millions of records.
She also earns a percentage from her music being played on Spotify, Pandora, and from YouTube advertising revenue.
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Additionally, her songs have been licensed for movies and television, which results in residuals whenever those movies are shown or purchased.
Evans has also produced several television shows, for which she earns a salary. She also profits from any creative endeavors that come from these shows, such as albums or spin offs.
She has appeared on numerous television shows and earns a salary for each of these.
She has appeared in a few movies, like “The Fighting Temptations” and received a salary plus residuals from these as well.
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Introduction
Faith Evans is a singer, producer, actress, and reality television star. She is best known for her high charting R&B albums and collaborating with a wide range of producers and musicians.
She has released several gold and platinum albums and singles. She has branched out into television production and acting with her roles in “The Fighting Temptations” and “R&B Divas: Atlanta.”
Early Life
Faith Renée Evans was born on June 10, 1973, in Lakeland, Florida. Her mother is Helene Evans, a singer. Her father is Richard Swain, a musician. She was raised by her grandparents in Newark, New Jersey.
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Her grandparents were very religious, and Faith began singing in her church’s choir. She then joined band and chorus in her high school.
She graduated from University High School in Newark, New Jersey, in 1991. She studied marketing at Fordham University in New York, before leaving to pursue her musical career.
Personal Life
Shortly after she left college, Faith Evans was in a relationship with music producer, Kiyamma Griffin. The couple had a daughter, Chynna, but separated shortly after.
Faith Evans was married to Christopher Wallace, The Notorious B.I.G., from 1993 to 1997. They had one son, Christopher Jordan Wallace.
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The couple separated in 1997, and Wallace was killed later that year.
In 1998, Faith Evans met Todd Russaw, a record executive. The two were married in 1998. They have two sons, Joshua and Ryder Evan Russaw. They divorced in 2011.
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In 2018, she began dating, and later married “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” producer, Stevie J.
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Career
After leaving college, Faith Evans moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue her musical career.
She started performing backing vocals for other musicians but was quickly signed to Bad Boy Entertainment in 1994.
She recorded backing vocals and wrote songs for Mary J. Blige and Usher. Her first album “Faith” was released in 1995. It went platinum, selling over 1.5 million copies.
After the death of her estranged husband Biggie, she recorded and produced the tribute song “I’ll Be Missing You” with Sean Combs and 112.
This song debuted at number one on the Billboard charts and stayed there for nearly three months. The song won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1998.
Her second album “Keep the Faith” debuted in 1998, going platinum quickly as well. She went on a country-wide tour the next year. Her third album “Faithfully” was released in 2001.
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It rose to number 14 on the Billboard charts. This was the last album released on Bad Boy records.
After some personal troubles with the law, Evans released “The First Lady” and “A Faithful Christmas” in 2005 on Capital Records. “The First Lady” went gold and reached number two on the Billboard charts.
Between albums, Evans wrote her autobiography entitled “Keep the Faith: A Memoir.” She received the African American Literary Award for Best Biography/Memoir in 2009.
In 2010, Evans formed her own record label, Prolific Music Group. She released “Something About Faith” that year.
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In 2012, Evans produced and starred in the reality show “R&B Divas: Atlanta.” Evans and fellow cast members Monifah, Nicci Gilbert, Syleena Johnson, and Keke Wyatt collaborated on an album “R&B Divas.”
It was nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Album. “R&B: Atlanta” spawned a spin off called “R&B: Los Angeles” which Evans also executive produced.
“Incomparable” was her sixth album, released in 2014. In 2017, she released an album of unreleased tracks by her late husband The Notorious B.I.G.
Faith Evans has appeared in several reality shows, including “Real Husbands of Hollywood” and “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta.”
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Interesting Facts
- She participated in theater and was an honor student in high school.
- She married The Notorious B.I.G., after only a few weeks’ relationships.
- In high school, she toured with a youth gospel group called “The Spiritual Uplifters.”
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Highlights
She has been nominated for eight Grammy awards over her career, winning once for “I’ll Be Missing You.” She has also won two Soul Train awards, an MTV Video Music award, and two Lady of Soul awards.
She appeared in Marvel’s “Luke Cage” in several episodes, as a singer in a nightclub.
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Favorite Quotes from Faith Evans
“I’m really an inner spirit that only makes itself known through the music. A lot of people think I’m an introvert, or quiet and moody. I’ve even heard some people say that there’s a certain mystery or darkness about me. I’m not that way. I’m just really into what I do.”
“Certainly, it is a blessing to have three beautiful kids who are all healthy. God put them here for me to nurture and bring them up and try to keep as close to right as I can. So, it’s a blessing. It’s a big responsibility, but at the same time it’s an honor.”
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Tips for success from Faith Evans
“My business issues are just that – business – and I deal with them like they are business.”
“I guess you kind of got to realize that once you in a marriage, whatever it is, you gotta deal with it. Not necessarily that you got to accept it, but you have to deal with it and try your best to make it work for you, for the both of you.”
“I don’t look at myself as a celebrity. People recognize me, but it’s all about my music, my songs. It’s not like I’m a greater being. I take my kids to school, pick them up, go to the grocery store. I’m a mother, and my kids mean more to me than even being an artist.”
