You have to cut Nigerian female artistes some slack for dare competing in an industry that is male dominated . The ladies in music account only for a not -so -much percentile of the Nigerian music industry .
The guys maybe taking home good money but hey , the ladies are cutting big paychecks too and they are equally doing good . The hustle is real for either male or female artistes However , this post highlights the top 10 ladies in music taking home the fattest paychecks . The net worth of some of our top female musicians will be analyzed and estimated to the most realistic value. Estimates are made from their performance / appearance fees, endorsements and music sales and tours . Here is a quick rundown of an estimated analysis of the net worth of the top 10 richest female Nigerian artistes .
Tiwa Savage
Number one spot goes to Mavin Records First Lady and mother of one , Tiwa Savage . The singer is arguably the richest female music act in Nigeria with two albums to her credit ‘ Once Upon a Time ’ ( 2013) and ‘RED’ ( 2015 ) . Tiwa a one -time banker now turned musician charges high performance /appearance fees for gigs. She has a long string of endorsement deals to her name . Once , a brand ambassador for telecom company MTN and e -commerce brand Konga . She is currently a brand ambassador for Forte Oil, Pepsi, and Pampers. Last year she secured an international management deal with Jay – Z ’s Roc Nation . Tiwa Savage ’s estimated net worth is put at $ 4. 82 M.
Yemi Alade
The ‘Johnny ’ crooner stands at number two as the top 10 richest female Nigerian artistes 2017 . Yemi Alade is the queen of YouTube Nigeria , with over a 100 million views on her music videos. ‘ Johnny ’ remains her best single yet statistics wise, with over 70 million on digital streaming platforms and YouTube accounting for over 60 million of the total .
Yemi is a brand ambassador for ABC hair relaxer , Nairabox etc . She has two albums to her name ‘ King of Queens ’ ( 2014 ) and the highly acclaimed ‘MAMA AFRICA ’ 2016 . The singer cuts big checks for her performances across Africa . Miss Yemi Alade ’s net worth is estimated to be around $ 4. 2 M.
Omawumi
Born Omawumi Megbele is a lawyer turned singer . Just like Chidinma , Omawumi gained prominence after she emerged 1 st runner -up on maiden edition of music reality franchise West African Idols . Since then she has proven to be one of the best vocalist and songstress here in Nigeria . So far Omawumi has two albums to her name ‘Wonder Woman ’ ( 2009) and ‘Lasso of Truth ’ ( 2013 ) . She performs at high -profile government or social events with juicy paychecks . The ‘Play na Play ’ crooner has endorsement deals with Nigerian e -commerce company Konga , Malta Guinness and telecom Glo . Her net worth is estimated to be $ 3 M which makes her number 3 on the list .
Chidinma
Chidinma Ekile who is also called Miss Kedike owes her fame to music reality show MTN Project Fame where she emerged the winner of the 3 rd season of the show . Her real taste of fame came after her hit single ‘Kedike ’ which she released after project fame. She is also a brand ambassador for MTN . She has had the opportunity of being featured on Coke Studio Africa for some years. The petite and light- skinned singer regarded as a top female music act both in Nigeria and around Africa . She is valued at an estimated $ 2 . 7 M.
Seyi Shay
Deborah Oluwaseyi is a female Nigerian artistes with a good discography to her name . The former X Factor UK contestant and Island Record UK artiste stands at number 5 on the list . Seyi Shay currently has a running endorsement with international beverage company Pepsi . The ‘Murda ’ crooner has had a stint with Etisalat and Samsson phone as brand ambassador . Seyi Shay is one of the most sought after female Nigerian artistes with high performance fees. Also she recently landed an ambassadorial deal with emerging phone brand Gionee in 2017 . Her net worth is put at roughly $ 2 . 1M.
Asa
At number 6 is Bukola Elemide , a French -Nigerian female musician. Asa’ s net worth unlike some other female Nigerian artistes here mentioned comes from music sales , album tours and very little from brand endorsement.
The award -winning singer however , made a theme song ‘Place to be ’ for Guarantee Trust Bank which she received a bogus payment . Only recently the singer disassociated herself from the Nigerian bank for undisclosed reasons .
Asa’s net worth is placed around $ 2 M which places her ahead of Waje .
Waje
At number seven is Waje Iroube who hails from Edo state . The female singer is known for her vocal prowess , she has had endorsement deals with Glo , and numerous humanitarian NGOs . Waje headlined the song ‘ Strong girl ’ which is the theme song for ONE Campaign ’s ‘Poverty is S3xist ’ in 2015 and also joined Bono in Lagos , Nigeria for the Lagos campaign in 2015 .
Waje is among the judges for music reality show franchise The Voice Nigeria alongside 2 Baba ( 2face Idibia) , Timi Dakolo and Patoranking . The songstress net worth is put at an estimated $ 1 . 7 M.
Cynthia Morgan
Cynthia Morgan aka Madrina is arguably Nigeria ’s number one female reggae and dancehall . She is signed to Northside Entertainment Inc . She broke into Nigeria ’s music landscape with her songs ‘ Don ’t Break My Heart’ and ‘Lead Me On ’ . The female dance -hall act who maintains a fierce red hairdo is valued at an estimated $ 1. 5 M net worth .
Nneka
Nneka Egbuna simply known as Nneka , is a Nigerian hip hop / soul / reggae singer , songwriter and actress based in Germany . She sings in Igbo , English and Nigerian Pidgin . She is one of the earliest Nigerian musicians to have bagged a music recording contract with international music giants Sony Music . Nneka has also worked with Reebok and her track “ Shining ” topped global charts in 2013 . Her song “ Heartbeat ” has been remixed and sampled several times – most notably by Chase & Status and Rita Ora respectively . Her estimated net worth is put at $ 1. 3M .
Niyola
Eniola Akinbo is Empire Mates Entertainment ( EME ) first lady . She is no new comer as she began her music career in 2005 as an affiliate of Eldee ’s Trybe Records . Subsequently , Niyola was officially signed to EME in 2012 . She is best known for her breakthrough Afro R & B hit ‘Toh Bad ’ which earned her a couple of nominations and a Nigerian Entertainment Award as “ Best Female Artiste ” in 2013 . The female singer and songwriter has an estimated net worth of $ 500 , 000.
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