Laura Pausini was born on the 16th May 1974, in Faenza, Emilia-Romagna Italy, and is a pop singer, songwriter and record producer, who has released 11 studio albums so far, including “Laura Pausini” (1993), “Le cosec he vivi I Las Cosas que vives” (1996), “Primavera in anticipo / Primavera anticipada” (2008), and “Simili / Similares” (2015). Her career has been active since the late 1980s.
Have you ever wondered how rich Laura Pausini is, as of mid-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Laura Pausini`s net worth is currently as high as $20 million, earned through her successful career in the music industry. Apart from being a famous singer, she has collaborated with other artists on their albums, which has also added to her net worth.
Laura Pausini Net Worth $20 Million
Laura has one sibling, born to Fabritzio and Gianna. Although born in Faenza, she was raised in Solarolo, which is in the same region as her hometown. Her father was a piano player, and performed in local Italian bars, but was also a part of the band which played for Frida Lyngstad, and played with founding members of the band Pooh. He encouraged Laura to start singing with him in the bars, and in 1985 she had her first performance in a restaurant in Bologna. After the first show, her father then started giving her singing lessons, and little by little Laura became better and better. With the help of her father, her demo album saw the light of the day in 1987, then in the next few years she participated in competitive singing shows, but failed to win any.
Nevertheless, she was spotted by some of the famous Italian producers, including Angelo Valsiglio who then introduced her to Marco Marati, who soon became her manager. Laura then started auditioning for several major labels, and was signed to Warner Music`s Compagna Generate del Disco, by Fabritzio Giannini.
Laura`s first album came out in April 1993, entitled “Laura Pausini”, reached No. 6 on Italian charts and achieved gold status in Italy, and platinum in The Netherlands, which not only increased her net worth, but also encouraged her to continue with her career.
She continued successfully through the 1990s, with albums “Laura” (1994), “Le cose che vivi”.
Las cosas que vives” (1996), and “La mia risposta / Mi respuesta” (1998), which was her first No. 1 album, as it topped the Italian charts. Also, her albums achieved multi-platinum status, which further increased her net worth.
Her next album came out in 2000, entitled “Tra te e il mare / Entre tu y mil mares”, which was popular too, reaching No. 2 in Italy and Switzerland. In 2002, Laura released her first English language album, entitled “From The Inside”, however, it didn`t receive quite so positive reviews as its predecessors, but still managed to sell more than two million copies, which only added to her net worth.
In 2004 her second No. 1 album came out – “Resta in ascolto / Escucha”, and two years later her new album also topped the charts in Italy, called “Io Canto / Yo canto”. Since then, she has released three more albums, all of which topped the charts, and achieved multi-platinum status, while Primavera in Anticipo / Primavera Anticipada” (2008), achieved diamond status.
During her career, Laura has won numerous prestigious awards, both in Italy and on the International scene, including Lunezia Award twice, at Festivalbar she won four awards, and ten Wind Music Awards. Furthermore, she has won three Latin Grammy Awards, and six World Music Awards, among many others.
Thanks to her contribution to music, Laura received an honor- Commander Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, awarded by the President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi in 2006.
Regarding her personal life, Laura is engaged to Italian musician Paolo Carta; the couple has one child born in 2013. Previously, she was in a relationship with Alfredo Cerruti Jr. a manager and producer, from 1995 until 2002. She was also in a relationship with Gabriele Parisi, her manager.
