Keren Woodward is a British pop singer and songwriter with a net worth of $10 Million. She rose to prominence after being a founding member of the pop girl group called Bananarama.
Keren teamed up with her friends Sara Dallin and Siobhan Fahey to form this group back in 1981. About two years later, their debut studio album Deep Sea Skiving came out and reached number 7 on the U.K. charts.
Following the group’s success, Bananarama continued to release one project after another including 11 studio albums, several compilation albums, and more than 30 tracks. The band has managed to sell over 40 million records over the years.
What is Keren Woodward’s Net Worth?
[table id=513 /]Early Life
Keren Jane Woodward was born on April 2nd, 1961, in Bristol, England. Growing up she discovered her passion and began singing in church choirs at such an early age.
Her interest in music led her to lead the classical pianist before performing amateur dramatics with Sara Dallin. She attended high school but it wouldn’t last long and she wound up leaving her education. After that, Keren got her first job at BBC, working as a pensions clerk in London.
Career
Keren Woodward started her music career by forming a girl band Bananarama alongside her friends Sara Dallin and Siobhan Fahey in 1979. The name of their group displayed their playful, free-energetic approach to sound.
The trio began recording music which eventually grabbed the attention of Demon Records with whom Bananarama signed a contract.
The girl group built their distinctive tone, mixing pop with elements of post-punk and fresh wave with the release of their debut song Aie a Mwana in 1981.
Breakthrough
Keren had a big break with her girl group following the release of their first album Deep Sea Skiving in 1983. The project became very successful and was certified Silver by BPI.
In the following year, the band released their 2nd album called Bananarama which earned them a mainstream success. Aside from the success of the album, it also featured the trio’s breakout single Cruel Summer which peaked at number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Further Success
From that point forward, the band released numerous hit singles and began making waves in the world of pop music. Upon Bananarama’s massive achievement, the trio got an opportunity to collaborate with the production trio Stock Aitken Waterman for the album Wow! which dropped in 1987.
The album featured two popular tracks including Love in the First Degree becoming Bananarama’s UK number-one track as well as the hit single I Heard a Rumour. In 1988, one of the band members, Siobhan Fahey decided to leave the group.
From there, Keren and Dallin began releasing music as a duo until Jacquie O’Sullivan joined Bananarama later that year. However, Jacquie departed from the band in 1991. Before leaving the group, Jacquie helped Bananarama produce chart-topping hit songs including Help! As a result of her success, Keren Woodward earned a net worth of 10 million US Dollars.
Other Ventures
During the 1990s and 2000s, Keren Woodward and Dallin continued to release several albums as a duo. Despite making music for her band Bananarama, Keren collaborated with some guitarists and vocalists to form a band named Coming Up Roses in 1990.
Many years later in 2017 Keren Woodward, Dallin, and Fahey collaborated once again, announcing a surprising reunion tour under the name of Bananarama. They embarked on an Original Line-up Tour which earned positive reviews from their fans all across the globe.
In June 2017 Bananarama won Icon Award at the Glamour Awards. In November and December of that year, the trio was on a UK Tour before performing in North America in early 2018. As a trio, the group performed their conclusive dates in August of that year.
Personal Life
Keren Woodward began dating model David Scott-Evans in the 1980s. She has been in a relationship with a former model with whom she also has a son named Thomas who was born in December 1986.
Keren and Wham! co-founder Andrew Ridgeley began their relationship in 1990. Andrew continued to live with Keren and her son in Wadebridge in North Cornwall until November 2017.
Career Highlights
- Being a founding member of the band Bananarama
- Deep Sea Skiving (Band’s first album, 1983)
- Cruel Summer (Chart-topping single)
- I Heard a Rumour (Global hit single)
- Brit Awards, Best British Single _ Nomination
- Guinness Book of World Records, (All-female band with the most chart entries worldwide)
Keren Woodward Net Worth
Keren Woodward is one of the most recognized pop singers in the world of music. She has been making music since 1980. Her popularity grew when she formed the hit girl group known as Bananarama.
Since founding the band, she released numerous hit projects along with other members. Keren found her first breakthrough moment in 1983 when the trio dropped their debut studio project Deep Sea Skiving.
Woodward makes money from music sales, performing on live shows, collaborations with other artists, and recording deals with labels. She accumulated a lot of wealth as a member of Bananarama. As of 2023, Keren Woodward’s net worth is estimated to be $10 Million.
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