Sarah Brightman’s net worth 2024: Sarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano singer and actress. Curious to learn more about Sarah Brightman? Read on as we take you through the biography, age, height, family, house, personal life, education, salary, earnings, and net worth of Sarah Brightman. You’ll also learn how Sarah Brightman made her fortune as a bonus.
Biography and Net Worth of Sarah Brightman
| Full Name | Sarah Brightman |
| Date of Birth | August 14, 1960 |
| Age | 64 Years |
| Profession | Singer and Actress |
| Height | 5 ft. 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Nationality | British |
| Source of Wealth | Music |
| Salary | $10 Million |
| Net Worth | $60 Million |
| Last Updated | December 2024 |
Sarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano singer and actress with an estimated net worth of $60 million. Brightman is famous as the world’s best-selling soprano singer. With worldwide sales of over 25 million albums and two million DVDs, Brightman remains among the most prominent performers of this genre.
Ever since making her music debut, the classical singer has released a number of hit singles and chart-topping albums. She is the first artist to perform the theme song twice at the Olympic Games, first in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games and second in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Early Life
Sarah Brightman was born on August 14, 1960, in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England. Her father, Grenville Goeffrey Brightman was a businessman and her mother, Paula Brightman was a homemaker. Sarah has five siblings which are Nicola, Claudia, Jay, Joel and Amelia.
Brightman began taking dance and piano classes at the age of three. At age 11, she successfully auditioned for the Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, a school specialising in performing arts.
Education
Sarah Brightman attended Elmhurst Ballet School in Birmingham and the Arts Educational School in Chiswick, West London, and the Royal College of Music.
Career
In 1981, Brightman began her career by auditioning for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new musical, Cats, and being cast as Jemima. After a year in Cats, Brightman auditioned for the comic opera, “The Pirates of Penzance”, at the Drury Lane Theatre, London. She also appeared in a musical based on Kit Williams’s book titled Masquerade, and a year later, played the title role in Charles Strouse’s children’s opera, Nightingale.
In 1985, Brightman recorded “Pie Jesu”. The song peaked at number 3, despite having Latin lyrics. In 1992, Brightman performed at the Barcelona Olympic Games with José Carreras, singing the theme song Amigos Para Siempre, meaning “Friends Forever”.
In 1997, Brightman released her biggest-selling album, “Timeless/Time to Say Goodbye”, which went gold, platinum, and/or multi-platinum in 21 countries. It sold over 1.4 million copies in the US and, for 35 weeks, topped the US Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums chart.
The album’s lead single, “Time to Say Goodbye”, was the second song Brightman debuted at the World Boxing Championship in Germany, becoming an international hit.
In 2000, Brightman released her second-best selling album, “La Luna”. The album peaked at number 1 on the US Billboard Top Internet Albums and number 17 on the Billboard 200 chart. It became her biggest-selling album in Asia, with a quintuple platinum certification in Taiwan.
Brightman performed at the Beijing Olympic Games alongside Chinese star, Liu Huan singing the theme song “You and Me” in both Mandarin and English.
In 2018, Brightman was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Hertfordshire in recognition of her outstanding contributions to music and theatre.
Personal Life
Sarah Brightman got married in 1979, at the age of 18, to Andrew Graham-Stewart, a former manager of the German band, Tangerine Dream. The couple divorced in 1983, the same year she met an English composer, Andrew Lloyd Webber, who later divorced his wife. Brightman and Webber got married a year later and divorced in 1990.
Brightman currently has no children, despite her trials with her next lover, Frank Peterson.
Social Media Profile (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & TikTok)
Sarah Brightman has an impressive number of fans on her social media pages where she shares a bit of her personal life and work-related stuff. Sarah Brightman has over 125,000 Instagram followers as of the time of writing. Brightman has over 65,000 Twitter followers. On Facebook, Sarah Brightman has over 1.2 million followers. What’s more, Brightman has over 17,000 TikTok followers.
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Sarah Brightman Net Worth, Salary and Earnings 2024
As of December 2024, Sarah Brightman has an estimated net worth of $60 million. Brightman earns her wealth from her illustrious music career. She makes money through the sale of his music albums, live performances, and tours. Brightman also makes money through brand promotion, endorsement and sponsorship.
Summary
Sarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano singer and actress with an estimated net worth of $60 million. Brightman is famous as the world’s best-selling soprano singer. With worldwide sales of over 25 million albums and two million DVDs, Brightman remains among the most prominent performers of this genre.
