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Janelle Monae Robinson was born on the 1st December 1985 in Kansas City, Kansas USA. Janelle Monae earned her fame and net worth through her musical talents, as she is a professional singer and producer. Her name is most represented in the R&B genre; however, she is also involved in the soul, funk and pop genres. She has been an active member of the music industry since 2003.

Have you ever wondered how rich Janelle Monae is? According to sources, it is estimated that Janelle Monae`s net worth is $4 million, an amount acquired through her successful music career. As of today, she has released two studio albums, “ArchAndroid” in 2010 and “Electric Lady” in 2013. Furthermore, she has won a number of awards, including for the Outstanding Music Video in 2014 by the NAACP Image Awards.

Janelle Monae Net Worth $4 Million

Janelle’s childhood was nothing to brag about, as her mother and dad were drug addicts. However, Janelle succeeded in getting away from that world with the help of her music talents, as she has been dedicated to music since her early days. She was a member of a choir in the local church, excelling in singing and also participating in some musicals at the local Theatre. She continued to develop her talents in high school, and after graduation from the F.L Schlagle High School, she enrolled in the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York on a full scholarship. However, she never finished the academy, because, as she has stated when interviewed, was feeling confined and wanted to write her own musicals.

Soon after she left the college, Janelle moved to Atlanta, Georgia, which would later turn out to be a life-changer, as she started to collaborate with a member of the hip hop group Outcast, Antwan “Big Boi” Patton. This collaboration enabled Janelle to start her own record label, “Wondaland Arts Society”, through which she released her debut EP entitled “The Audition” in 2003. However, the EP was not greeted as well as she had hoped as it sold only 400 copies.

Nevertheless, Janelle did not surrender and continued working on her career. In 2007 she released her first EP that would bring her national fame and recognition. She earned a nomination for the Best UrbanAlternative Performance for the single “Many Moons”. In addition, she toured with the group “No Doubt” which also increased her fame as well as her total net worth.

In 2010, she went on to record another huge commercial success, her first studio album, entitled “Arch Android”. Because of the very nature of the album, as it was meant as a concept, and because of the whole success, Janelle earned a nomination for the Best Contemporary R&B Album award. Her most successful release set the American music scene ablaze as it peaked at number five on the Billboard top 200. It was her second album entitled “Electric Lady”, released on the 6th September 2013. Due to her previous successful release, she was able to collaborate with the singers Prince, Solange Knowles and others on this album, which contributed significantly to her fame and net worth.

Overall, her career has been quite successful, and it will continue to grow, as she has signed a deal with the “Epic Records”. Adding to her net worth, Janelle has been active throughout 2015, as she has released the single “Yoga” and as well plans to release an EP through her Wondaland Arts Society record label, which will include artists signed for the label.

To talk about her private life, there have been many rumors about her sexuality. However, nothing has been confirmed and Janelle has stated repeatedly that she only dates androids. Nevertheless, Janelle has been recognized as the LGBT activist.



Full Name Janelle Monáe
Net Worth $4 Million
Date Of Birth December 1, 1985
Place Of Birth Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Height 4 ft 11 in (1.524 m)
Profession Artist, Singer, Musician, Record producer, Composer, Songwriter, Model, Dancer, Spokesperson, Singer-songwriter
Education American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Nationality United States of America
Parents Michael Robinson Summers
Nicknames Janelle Monáe , Monáe, Janelle , Janelle Monáe Robinson , Janelle Monáe
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/janellemonae
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/janellemonae
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/janellemonae
MySpace http://www.myspace.com/janellemonae
IMDB http://imdb.com/name/nm1847117
Awards MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction, Soul Train Music Centric Certified Award, Soul Train Music Award for Video of the Year, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Gotham Independent Film Award for …
Record Labels Epic Records, Bad Boy Records, Atlantic Records, Purple Ribbon Records
Music Groups Dungeon Family
Nominations Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Record of the Year, MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography, MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video, BET Award for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Soul Train Music Award for Best Dance Performance…
Movies Hidden Figures, Moonlight
Trademark
1 Often wears minimalistic black-and-white suits with a quiff hairstyle
Quote
1 My grandmother had 11 children and although we didn’t have a whole lot of money, what we did have was a lot of love. My grandmother was the matriarch. If you didn’t have a place to stay, if you needed food, if you were just coming out of jail or rehab, you went to her. Watching her in our family and our wider community was what inspired me and still does.
2 We have to do something about gun laws. And we also have to do something about police brutality towards African American people. We need more allies. People need to continue to speak out about the way African American people are being treated. An injustice to one black man or woman is an injustice to everybody.
3 I had a strong visceral reaction to the Moonlight (2016) script, partly because I felt I knew all of these characters. I grew up with a drug dealer like Juan in my neighborhood who was a mentor to local young people. I had a family member who was addicted to crack, like Paula. Chiron himself reminded me of my little cousin – they were all characters I could relate to from my upbringing. And I’ve played the role of Teresa in real life: my family and friends always have a shoulder to lean on with me.
4 I’ve never viewed myself as “just” a musician or singer. I’m a storyteller who wants to tell untold, meaningful, universal stories in unforgettable ways. I want to do it all, study it all and find my place in it.
5 [observation, 2014] I’d be honored to experiment more with holograms and maybe make a whole band – but I love my band. I wouldn’t want them to be holograms.
6 I feel myself becoming the fearless person I have dreamt of being. Have I arrived? No. But I’m constantly evolving and challenging myself to be unafraid to make mistakes.
7 I’ve always wanted people to ask questions about the music. Some songs you get. Some songs you may not. And I think that’s the beauty of art: to question and to ask, to understand the deeper meaning after two or three or four listenings. I appreciate that as a writer because sometimes the mystery, when it’s gone, is not as interesting. I love the mystery behind things.

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Hidden Figures 2016 performer: “Isn’t This The World”
Bad Moms 2016 performer: “Tightrope” / writer: “Tightrope” – as Janelle Monáe Robinson
BET Awards 2016 2016 TV Movie performer: “Delirious”, “Kiss”, “Pop Life”, “I Would Die 4 U”
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2016 TV Series writer – 1 episode
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV Series writer – 2 episodes, 2015 performer – 1 episode, 2015
BET Awards 2015 2015 TV Movie performer: “Yoga” / writer: “Yoga”
World Championship Snooker 2015 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Glee 2015 TV Series writer – 1 episode
The Equalizer 2014 performer: “Givin’ Em What They Love” / writer: “Givin’ Em What They Love” – as Janelle Monáe Robinson
Think Like a Man Too 2014 performer: “Dance Apocalyptic” / writer: “Dance Apocalyptic” – as Janelle Monae Robinson
Late Show with David Letterman TV Series performer – 2 episodes, 2010 – 2014 writer – 1 episode, 2010
Guapas 2014 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Silicon Valley 2014 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Rio 2 2014 lyrics: “What Is Love Cast”, “What Is Love” / music: “What Is Love Cast”, “What Is Love” / performer: “What Is Love Cast”, “What Is Love”
Dancing on Ice 2014 TV Series performer – 2 episodes
Dancing with the Stars TV Series writer – 2 episodes, 2012 – 2013 performer – 1 episode, 2013
Saturday Night Live TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2013 writer – 1 episode, 2013
Camp 2013 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Malhação 2013 TV Series performer – 1 episode
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2012-2013 TV Series writer – 7 episodes
Stevie Wonder with Friends: Celebrating a Message of Peace 2013 TV Special performer: “Higher Ground”
So You Think You Can Dance 2009-2012 TV Series performer – 4 episodes
2012 MTV Movie Awards 2012 TV Special performer: “We Are Young”
Danville 2nd Ward Young Men 2012 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Gossip Girl 2012 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Dancing with the Stars 2012 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Any Questions for Ben? 2012 performer: “Tightrope” / writer: “Tightrope” – as Robinson
Happy Feet Two 2011 performer: “Tightrope Ice Cold Mix” / producer: “Tightrope Ice Cold Mix” / writer: “Tightrope Ice Cold Mix” – as Janelle Monáe Robinson
Violet & Daisy 2011 performer: “Oh, Maker”, “57821” / writer: “Oh, Maker”, “57821” – as Janelle Monae Robinson
Formula 1: BBC Sport 2011 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Friends with Benefits 2011 performer: “Tightrope” / writer: “Tightrope” – as Janelle Monáe Robinson
90210 2011 TV Series 1 episode
Grey’s Anatomy TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2011 writer – 1 episode, 2011
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards 2011 TV Special performer: “Nothin’ On You”, “Tight Rope” / writer: “Tight Rope”
Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology 2011 Documentary performer: “Tightrope” written by Charles Del Joseph, nm1847117 as Janelle Robinson & Nathaniel Irvin
For Colored Girls 2010 performer: “Without a Fight”
SGU Stargate Universe TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2009 writer – 1 episode, 2009

Actress

Title Year Status Character
Hidden Figures 2016 Mary Jackson
Moonlight 2016/I Teresa
Rio 2 2014 Dr. Monae (voice)
Janelle Monáe: Q.U.E.E.N. 2013 Video short Janella Monaé
American Dad! 2013 TV Series

Miscellaneous

Title Year Status Character
The Needle Drop 2010 TV Series program material – 1 episode

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
Karter Hall 2017 grateful thanks post-production

Self

Title Year Status Character
The Late Late Show with James Corden 2017 TV Series Herself – Guest
Clinton Global Citizens Award 2016 TV Movie Herself
WGN Morning News 2016 TV Series Herself
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2015-2016 TV Series Herself – Guest / Herself – Musical Guest
Today 2014-2016 TV Series Herself – Musical Guest / Herself – Guest
Hollywood Film Awards 2016 Video Herself
Prince: A Secret Legacy of Philanthropy 2016 Short Herself
BET Awards 2016 2016 TV Movie Herself
38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors 2015 TV Special Herself – Performer
2015 Soul Train Awards 2015 TV Movie Herself
BET Awards 2015 2015 TV Movie Herself – Performer
American Idol 2015 TV Series Herself – Musical Guest
Black Girls Rock! 2015 TV Movie Herself
The Brit Awards 2015 2015 TV Special Herself
23rd Annual Trumpet Awards 2015 TV Special Herself – Honoree
Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life an All Star Grammy Salute 2015 TV Movie Herself – Performer
The 57th Annual Grammy Awards 2015 TV Special Herself
The Queen Latifah Show 2014 TV Series Herself – Musical Guest
Hollywood Film Awards 2014 TV Special Herself
Sesame Street 2014 TV Series Herself
The Past is a Grotesque Animal 2014 Documentary Herself
Late Show with David Letterman 2010-2014 TV Series Herself – Musical Guest
The Maya Rudolph Show 2014 TV Movie Herself – Musical Guest
In Performance at the White House: Women of Soul 2014 TV Movie Herself
30.Worldvision Song Contest 2014 Video documentary Herself
The BET Honors 2014 TV Movie Herself
VH1’s Super Bowl Blitz: 6 Nights + 6 Shows 2014 TV Series Herself
2013 Soul Train Awards 2013 TV Special Herself
The Arsenio Hall Show 2013 TV Series Herself – Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live 2013 TV Series Herself – Musical Guest
Global Citizen Festival 2013 TV Movie Herself
Le grand journal de Canal+ 2010-2013 TV Series documentary Herself
Made in America 2013 Documentary Herself
BET Awards 2013 2013 TV Special Herself
2013 Billboard Music Awards 2013 TV Special Herself – Presenter
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 2013 TV Series Herself – Musical Guest
Stevie Wonder with Friends: Celebrating a Message of Peace 2013 TV Special Herself
The 55th Annual Grammy Awards 2013 TV Special Herself – Nominee
GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live: Countdown to Music’s Biggest Night 2012 TV Special Herself
Black Girls Rock! 2012 2012 TV Movie Herself
Karlton Says 2012 TV Series Herself – Grammy Award Nominee
2012 MTV Movie Awards 2012 TV Special Herself – Performer
Diary of a Decade: The Story of a Movement 2012 Documentary Herself
Rock in Rio 2011 TV Series Herself – Performer / Musical Support
Glastonbury 2011 2011 TV Series Herself
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards 2011 TV Special Herself – Performer
2010 Soul Train Awards 2010 TV Special Herself
Digital Death/Buy Life 2010 Video short Herself
Lay It Down 2010 TV Series Herself
Voodoo Experience 2010 2010 TV Movie Herself – Performer
Later… With Jools Holland 2010 TV Series Herself
Last Call with Carson Daly 2010 TV Series Herself – Guest
So You Think You Can Dance 2010 TV Series Herself – Performer
BET Awards 2010 2010 TV Special Herself
The Mo’Nique Show 2010 TV Series Herself – Guest
SGU Stargate Universe 2009 TV Series Herself
mtvU Woodie Awards 2009 2009 TV Special Herself – Presenter
‘TV One Night Only: Live from the Essence Music Festival’ 2009 TV Movie Herself
I Want to Work for Diddy 2008 TV Series Herself
Roadie Trip 2006 TV Series Herself
Souled Out 2004 TV Series Herself – Host (2004)
Moonlight: Ensemble of Emotion – Making Moonlight 2017 Documentary short
E! Live from the Red Carpet 2017 TV Series Herself
The 89th Annual Academy Awards 2017 TV Special Herself – Co-Presenter: Best Documentary Feature
32nd Film Independent Spirit Awards 2017 TV Special Herself / Presenter
Made in Hollywood 2014-2017 TV Series Herself
Good Morning America 2017 TV Series Herself – Guest
The 48th NAACP Image Awards 2017 TV Special Herself – Presenter
Conan 2017 TV Series Herself – Guest
23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2017 TV Special Herself – Presenter
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2013-2017 TV Series Herself – Guest / Herself – Musical Guest

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Extra 2017 TV Series Herself
Access Hollywood 2017 TV Series Herself
Cortá por Lozano 2017 TV Series Herself
Nunca es tarde 2017 TV Series Herself
Hoy nos toca 2017 TV Series Herself
Rock in Rio 2011 TV Series Herself

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2017 Robert Altman Award Independent Spirit Awards Moonlight (2016)
2017 Ensemble Cast Award Palm Springs International Film Festival Hidden Figures (2016)
2017 Virtuoso Award Santa Barbara International Film Festival Hidden Figures (2016)
2016 AAFCA Award African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Breakout Performance Moonlight (2016)
2016 Special Honorary Award Austin Film Critics Association Moonlight (2016)
2016 Rising Star Award Black Film Critics Circle Awards Moonlight (2016)
2016 Special Jury Award Gotham Awards Best Ensemble Performance Moonlight (2016)
2016 Spotlight Award Hollywood Film Awards Hidden Figures (2016)
2014 Hollywood Film Award Hollywood Film Awards Song of the Year Rio 2 (2014)
2013 VMA MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) Best Art Direction

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2017 EDA Female Focus Award Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Breakthrough Performance Moonlight (2016)
2017 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture Hidden Figures (2016)
2017 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture Moonlight (2016)
2017 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female Hidden Figures (2016)
2017 NTFCA Award North Texas Film Critics Association, US Best Supporting Actress Hidden Figures (2016)
2017 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Hidden Figures (2016)
2017 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Moonlight (2016)
2016 Critics Choice Award Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Hidden Figures (2016)
2016 CFCA Award Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Hidden Figures (2016)
2016 CFCA Award Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Most Promising Performer Hidden Figures (2016)
2016 ICP Award Indiewire Critics’ Poll Best Supporting Actress Moonlight (2016)
2016 VVFP Award Village Voice Film Poll Best Supporting Actress Hidden Figures (2016)
2016 VVFP Award Village Voice Film Poll Best Supporting Actress Moonlight (2016)
2016 VVFP Award Village Voice Film Poll Best Supporting Actress Hidden Figures (2016)
2016 VVFP Award Village Voice Film Poll Best Supporting Actress Moonlight (2016)
2015 BET Award BET Awards Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
2015 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Outstanding Original Song Rio 2 (2014)
2014 BET Award BET Awards Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
2014 Brit Brit Awards International Female Solo Artist
2014 HMMA Award Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) Best Song – Animated Film Rio 2 (2014)
2014 Satellite Award Satellite Awards Best Original Song Rio 2 (2014)
2013 Grammy Grammy Awards Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
2013 Grammy Grammy Awards Album of the Year
2013 People’s Choice Award People’s Choice Awards, USA Favorite Song
2012 VMA MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) Best New Artist
2012 VMA MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) Best Pop Video
2011 Grammy Grammy Awards Best Contemporary R&B Album For the album “The ArchAndroid.”
2011 Grammy Grammy Awards Best Urban/Alternative Performance
2009 Grammy Grammy Awards Best Urban/Alternative Performance For the song “Many Moons.”

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