Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Taiwan Singers Yearly Earnings


Ever wondered how much the top singers earn in Asia? I don't think they get the full amounts below as they have to pay their managers and staff as well but its a pretty good estimate. Mind you, these are the top Taiwanese artistes. Many have to slog without payback for a very long time.

No. 1: Jay Chou (周杰伦)
Endorsements: 11, earning 4.2 hundred million Songs revenue: 10 million Concerts: 23, earning 2.3 hundred million Singing gigs: 4,earning 13 million
Total earnings (for this year – 2008): 7.03 hundred million (US$21m)

Last year’s earnings: 2.43 hundred million (US$7.2m)

No. 2: Emil Chau (周华健) Endorsements: 5, earning 97.56 million Concerts: 22, earning 3.2196 hundred million Singing gigs: 15, earning 40.24 million
Total earnings: 4.5976 hundred million (US$13.7m)

Last year’s earnings: 2.63 hundred million (US$7.8m)
 

No. 3: Jolin Tsai (蔡依林) Endorsements: 12, earning 2.63 hundred million Song revenue: 15 million Concerts: 10, earning 39.85 million Singing gigs: 10, earning 34.02 million
Total earnings: 3.6 hundred million (US$10.7m)

Last year’s earnings: 3.5187 hundred million (US$10.5m)


No. 4: S.H.E
Endorsements: 13, earning 2.5 hundred million Singing gigs: 15, earning 4.5 million
Total earnings: 2.95 hundred million (US$8.8m)

Last year’s earnings: 3.14 hundred million (US$9.4m)


No. 5: Show Luo (罗志祥)
Endorsements: 16, earning 1.56 hundred million Song revenue: 6 million Concerts: 7, earning 18.6 million Singing gigs: 5, earning 7.29 million Hosting fees: 15 million Drama fees: 2 million
Total earnings: 2.498 hundred million (US$7.5m)

Last year’s earnings: 1.11 hundred million (US$3.3m)

No. 6: Wang Leehom (王力宏) Endorsements: 10, earning 1.65 hundred million Concerts: 4, earning 15 million Singing gigs: 5, earning 10 million
Total earnings: 1.9 hundred million (US$5.7m)

Last year’s earnings: 1.94 hundred million (US$5.8m)


No. 7: Mayday (五月天)
Endorsements: 10, earning 77 million Song revenue: 19 million Concerts: 5, earning 77.5 million Singing gigs: 7, earning 10 million Released 2 books: 5 million
Total earnings: 1.89 hundred million (US$5.6m)

Last year’s earnings: 1.18 million (US$3.5m)

No. 8: A-Mei Chang (张惠妹)
Endorsements: 4, earning 38 million Concerts: 13,earning 43.4 million Singing gigs: 10, earning 33.4 million Song revenue: 45 million
Total earnings: 1.6 hundred million (US$4.8m)

Last year’s earnings: 2.51 hundred million (US$7.5m)


No. 9: Fahrenheit (飞轮海) Endorsements: 9, earning 95 million Song revenue: 12 million Concerts: 4, earning 12 million Singing gigs: 10, earning 15 million
Total earnings: 1.34 hundred million
(US$4m)

No.10: Angela Chang (张韶涵)
Endorsements: 9, earning 87 million Concerts: 1, earning 3 million Singing gigs: 20, earning 40 million
Total earnings: 1.3 hundred million (US$3.9m)

Last year’s earnings: 96.5 million (US$2.8m)


p/s photos: Vivian Chow Wai Mun


1 comment:

David said...

How can a normal guy earn that much?