Did you know that Tiwa Savage’s net worth is estimated at $5 million?

Tiwa Savage is one of the foremost female musicians in Africa and also the richest female musician in Nigeria.

There’s hardly any music fan in Nigeria that has not heard about this talented singer. She has stayed and thrived in the male dominated music industry in Nigeria for almost a decade now while making a name and brand for herself.

There’s probably so much you want to know about this decorated artist and in this article we will look at Tiwa Savage’s net worth and also some facts about her and her achievements in the Nigeria Music Industry.

Tiwa Savage 2021 Net Worth

Tiwa Savage’s net worth is estimated at $5 million. Let’s find out how we came about this figure.

• Tiwa Savage’s Early Life and Education
• Music Career
• Show Career
• Endorsement Deals
• Personal Life
• Assets
  • Houses
  • Cars
• Awards & Achievements

Tiwa Savage’s Early Life and Education

Temitope Savage is a Nigerian songwriter, singer and actress born on the 5^th of February, 1980.

She was born in Isale Eko, Lagos but later relocated alongside her family to London.

In London, Tiwa Savage was a Trombone player in her high school orchestra band. After High School, she went further to study Accounting at the University of Kent.

After her graduation, she worked for the Royal Bank of Scotland for a while.

Music Career

At the age of 16, Tiwa Savage started her music career as a background singer to George Micheal and was a vocalist to a few other artists including: Chaka Khan, Kelly Clarkson and Mary.J. Blige.

To further her interest in music, she enrolled at the Berkeley College of Music, where she graduated with a degree in professional music in 2007. While she was studying, she participated in the X Factor (UK edition) competition but ended up being the 12^th person to have been evicted from the show .

While speaking about the show, she said she had difficulty with being in the limelight and how painful it felt to be evicted.

Two years after her graduation, Tiwa signed a deal with Sony/ATV Music publishing in 2009. She was able to write songs for Monica, Fantasia, Babyface and others.

She received credit for her contribution to the ballad titled “Catch Me Now” by Monica.

She collaborated with Fantasia on the song “Collard greens & cornbread” which earned a Grammy Award in 2010. 

Tiwa also did background vocals in the album “I look to you “ by Whitney Houston.

She returned to Nigeria in 2010 and signed a deal with MAVIN records in 2012. She made an appearance on the compilation album solar plexus produced by Don jazzy.

On the 3^rd of July 2013, Tiwa Savage released her first album which she said she started in 2010. The album was titled “Once upon a time “.

In accordance with the singer, she wanted to inspire upcoming artists in the industry by telling them about her story, the small girl from Isale Eko who had big dreams.

In December 2015, Tiwa Savage released her second Album titled R.E.D which is an acronym for Romance, Expression and Dance.

She featured other Nigerian artists like Olamide, 2face, Reekado Banks and more while the Album was produced by Don Jazzy with some additional work done by Baby Fresh, P2J and Altims.

In 2016, the Deluxe version of the album was released with vocals from P-square and Wizkid. In the same year she signed a publishing deal with ROC nation.

On May 2^nd 2019, Universal Music Group announced the signing of Tiwa to a seven-year publishing deal and her exit from MAVIN Records. Don Jazzy congratulated her and wished well in her future endeavors.

In July, 2019, Tiwa Savage was featured on “Keys to the kingdom” a track she co-wrote for Beyoncé’s album The Lion King: The Gift. She appeared on the track alongside Mr Eazi.

Show Career

In 2011, Tiwa Savage became a co-host of the second season of the Nigerian Idol alongside IIIRymz.

As an actress, she made her debut appearance with a Nigerian stage adaptation of the movie “For Colored Girls” in 2011. Since then she has also featured in two other television series: Shuga S3 between 2013-2014 and Jenifer’s Diary S3 in 2016.

She co-founded an entertainment company called 323 Entertainment Record Label alongside her ex-husband Tee billz .

Endorsement Deals

• In July, 2013 she signed a major endorsement deal with MTN worth N30 million.
• She also bagged endorsement deals with Pepsi, Maggi and Forte Oil.

Personal Life

On the 23^rd of November 2013, Tiwa Savage got married to Tee Billz as they held their traditional wedding ceremony at the Ark in Lekki. They proceeded to hold the white wedding ceremony at the Armani Hotel Dubai. They announced their unborn baby on the 1^st of January 2015, and six months later Tiwa gave birth to her first child and son who they named Jamil Balogun.

On the 28^th of April 2016, Tunji Balogun accused his wife of infidelity and his mother-in-law of witchcraft. In a 45-minute interview with Daily Times, Tiwa Savage extensively debunked the claims made by her husband and accused him of financial recklessness, drug addiction and abandonment and she said her marriage to him was over.

Assets

Houses

Tiwa Savage owns a mansion at Heaven Homes, Richmond Estate which she bought for N75 million. Aside from the house, she owns other houses that are not known to the public.

Cars

1. Rolls Royce Phantom: She purchased this car in 2013 and celebrated her new achievement with the Caption “dreams do come true, #believe”. The car is worth $450,000 and still one of the best cars she owns.
2. Bentley Bentayaga: She pulled up with this amazing white Bentley at Wizkid’s show in O2 arena. This car is said to be worth about $160,000.
3. Mercedes Benz V-Class

Tiwa Savage posted only a picture of her customized interior on Instagram with the caption “God keep blessing me”. It is an exotic spacious vehicle. Elegance, style, comforts, and spaciousness defines every V-Class.

Awards & Achievements

1. Best RnB soul song ‘kele kele Love’- Afrotainment Museke Online Music Award, 2012.
2. Best RnB single, ‘Love me’- The Headies 2012.
3. Best use of costumes, “without my heart”- Nigeria Music Video Awards 2013.
4. Channel O music video award “without my heart” Best gifted female award, 2013.
5. Best use of costumes, Best Highlife, Best indigenous concept and video of the year “ife wa gbona”- Nigeria Music award 2013.
6. Nigeria Entertainment Award “without my heart” Best Collab 2013.
7. Best Collab of the year “Without my heart” City people’s Entertainment award 2013.
8. 4syte TV music video award, “Without my heart” Best African Act Video 2013.
9. World’s best song and Worlds best Video, World Music Award,2013
10. Best Music Video of the year ‘Eminado’ Nigeria Entertainment Award 2014.
11. The Best Collab “Girlie O remix” The Headies 2014.
12. Most Gifted Female, “Eminado” Channel O Music Video Awards 2014.
13. The Headies Best RnB/Pop album “Once upon a time”, 2014.
14. Best Reggae/Dancehall “Girle O (remix)” The Headies,2014.
15. Best Album of the year “Once upon a time” Nigeria Entertainment Award, 2014.
16. Hottest Single of the year “Eminado” Nigeria Entertainment Award 2014.
17. The Best Vocal performance (Female), “Wanted” the Headies 2014.
18. Best Love Song “My Darling” COSON Song Award 2015.
19. Best Collab song, “Girle O (remix)” COSON song award 2015.
20. The Best Female Artist, “Wanted’ Eloy Awards 2015.
21. African Video of the Year, Best African Female Video and Best West African Video ‘Bad’ Watsup Tv Africa Music Video Awards, 2016.