Florence joins music's richlist

Fri 6th May, 2011 in International News

Florence Welsh and Adele have joined the ranks of England’s young musical millionaires, joining the Girls Aloud crew, Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse on the list.

The list published in the Sunday Times reveals that Florence Welch is worth £5 million, making her joint 14th, along with James Morrison, Taio Cruz and all the members of Girls Aloud except Cheryl Cole (who sits in equal second place with £12 to keep her warm at night).

Former label boss Clive Calder tops the overall Rich List, with a fortune of £1.3bn, made from the sale of his Zomba Records in 2002.

Top 10 British music millionaires:

1. Clive Calder (1.3 billion)
2. Andrew Lloyd Webber (680 million)
3. Cameron Mackintosh (675 million)
4. Paul McCartney (495 million)
5. Simon Fuller (375 million)
6. Simon Cowell (200 million)
7. Elton John (195 million)
8. Mick Jagger (190 million)
9. Sting (180 million)
10. Keith Richards (175 million)

Top 20 Young Music Millionaires (aged 30 and under):

1. Katherine Jenkins (£13 million)
=2. Cheryl Cole, Leona Lewis, Katie Melua (£12 million)
5. Joss Stone (£9 million)
=6. Charlotte Church, Craig David (£8 million)
8. Paolo Nutini (£7 million)
=9. Adele, Lily Allen, Natasha Bedingfield, Duffy, Amy Winehouse (£6 million)
=14. Nadine Coyle, Taio Cruz, Sarah Harding, James Morrison, Nicola Roberts, Kimberley Walsh, Florence Welch (£5 million)