Christopher Maurice Brown is better known by his short name Chris Brown. He is a famous American singer, actor and songwriter. He was born on 5th May 1989. Brown has signed a contract with the Jive Records in the year 2004 and in the following year, he released his self-titled debut album. It grabbed the 2nd position on the “US Billboard 200” chart and got the certificate of 2X Platinum by RIAA. His first single “Run It!” topped the “US Billboard Hot 100” chart. His second album “Exclusive” was released in 2007. It also ranked 2nd on the Hot 100 songs chat. It also certified as double platinum hot by RIAA. Brown is also successful in his solo career. He has been featured on numerous singles including “No Air”, “Shortie like Mine”, “Shawty Get Loose” and many more. These songs ranked 3rd, 9th and 10th on the “Billboard Hot 100” chart respectively.
Chris Brown Net Worth:
Chris Brown has an approximate net worth of $30 million as of now. He has earned this much of wealth from the sales of his albums worldwide. His debut album has sold more than 3 million copies worldwide which made Brown earn a lot of money. Brown has also earned a lot of money from several films and TV series. He has performed in several tours and earned a lot from the sales of the tickets. With such a high net worth, it definitely places him on many of the highest paid singers lists today.
Chris Brown Life History:
Chris Brown was born in Tappahannock, Virginia in the US. He is the son of Joyce Hawkins and Clinton Brown. He has an elder sister. Brown was grown up in the musical atmosphere. Listening to the soul albums of his parents, Brown has slowly grown up interest in hip-hop. From his childhood, Chris became involved in the church choir and lots of local talent shows. His parents got divorced and Brown has to suffer a lot.
Chris Brown is known for:
Brown has started his professional musical career in 2004. After getting huge success for his first two albums, Brown then started to work on his third album named “Graffiti” in 2008. The first and the second single ranked 20th and 53rd on the “Billboard Hot 100” chart respectively. Then he released several albums including “F.A.M.E.” in 2011, “Fortune” in 2012, “X” in 2014, “Royalty” in 2015 and “Heartbreak on a Full Moon” in 2017.
Brown has made his acting debut in 2007 in “Stomp the Yard”. In 2006, he has made his television debut in “All of Us” where he appeared for 2 episodes. Some of his popular films are “The Christmas”, “Takers”, “Think Like a Man”, “Battle of the Year”.
Brown has received several awards such as 14 BET Awards, 5 Soul Train Music Awards, 5 Billboard Music Awards etc.
Chris Brown Political/Business Affiliation:
in 2007, Brown has started a record label named CBE under Interscope Records. He has signed popular collaborators such as Kevin McCall, former RichGirl member Sevyn Streeter, singer Sabrina Antoinette, singer and songwriter Joelle James, a rock group U.G.L.Y. He has started his own Burger King restaurant. Along with his daughter’s royalty, on 10th December 2017, he has launched a make-up collection named “Royalty Brown”.