The lead singer of Jamiroquai and Grammy Award-winner, Manchester-born Kay had a busy 2010.First the band left Sony and signed for Universal’s Mercury label, then came the release of their first studio album since 2005, Rock Dust Light Star.It sold less than 100,000 copies in the UK, although it made the charts in more than 20 countries. The release of the album also led to a renewed bout of touring.
Kay is a shrewd operator, owning 22 serious collectable cars and living in a Buckinghamshire mansion. His company Jamiroquai showed £9.1m assets in 2009-10.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2013 |
Asset |
Jay Kay’s LaFerrari was valued at £1 million |
$1,710,000 |
|
2009 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Rock Dust Light Star with the British funk and acid jazz band, Jamiroquai (certified gold by BPI, FIMI and IFPI-SWI) |
$180,000 |
|
2008 |
Asset |
The estimated net assets of Jay Kay’s company Jamiroquai was valued at £8.59 million |
$14,720,000 |
|
2008 |
Asset |
Amount spent for building Jay Kay’s two studios was valued at £1 million |
$1,710,000 |
|
2008 |
Asset |
The estimated value of Jay Kay’s cars was £1.2 million |
$2,050,000 |
|
2005 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album High Times: Singles 1992–2006 with the British funk and acid jazz band, Jamiroquai (certified 2x platinum by BPI, and gold by FIMI and IFPI-SWI) |
$655,000 |
|
2004 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Dynamite with the British funk and acid jazz band, Jamiroquai (certified platinum by BPI, and gold by ARIA and IFPI-SWI) |
$455,000 |
|
2000 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album A Funk Odyssey with the British funk and acid jazz band, Jamiroquai (certified 4x platinum by ARIA, 2x platinum by BPI, platinum by SNEP, FIMI and IFPI-SWI, and gold by BVMI) |
$2,525,000 |
|
1998 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Synkronized with the British funk and acid jazz band, Jamiroquai (certified platinum by BPI, SNEP and IFPI-SWI, and gold by Music Canada, ARIA and BVMI) |
$1,836,000 |
|
1995 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Travelling Without Moving with the British funk and acid jazz band, Jamiroquai (certified 4x platinum by BPI, 3x platinum by Music Canada, 2x platinum by SNEP, platinum by RIAA and ARIA, and gold by BVMI, IFPI-AUT and IFPI-SWI) |
$7,390,000 |
|
1993 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album The Return of the Space Cowboy with the British funk and acid jazz band, Jamiroquai (certified platinum by BPI and SNEP, and gold by IFPI-SWI) |
$872,000 |
|
1992 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Emergency on Planet Earth with the British funk and acid jazz band, Jamiroquai (certified platinum by BPI and SNEP, and gold by IFPI-SWI) |
$966,500 |
|
1991 |
Contract |
The value of the 8-album deal signed by Jay Kay’s band known as Jamiroquai with the Sony Music Entertainment |
$1,900,000 |