Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri was born on the 19th April 1970, in San Juan, Puerto Rico of Mexican parents. This singer is known under the name of Luis Miguel, and is often addressed as El Sol de Mexico. The winner of four Latin Grammy Awards and five Grammy Awards, Luis has sold more than 107 million records all over the world. He received a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1996. Luis Miguel has been accumulating his net worth being active in the music industry since 1981.
How much is the net worth of Luis Miguel? The musician known for the wide range of music styles varying from pop, mariachi to classic as well as for high grossing life performances, has personal wealth estimated at over $45 million.
Luis Miguel Net Worth $45 Million
The career of musician Luis began in the early childhood under the guidance of Luisito Rey, his father. Being 11 years old, Luis released his debut album “Un Sol” (1981) which contained the popular single “1+1=Dos Enamorados” (1981). When just 13, he toured South and Latin America visiting Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Colombia and other countries. At 14, he won his first Grammy Award, shared with Sheena Easton for the duet “Me Gustas Tal Como Eres” (I Like You Just The Way You Are) (1984). The following year he won the first internationally recognized awards including second place in San Remo Music Festival, and “Antorcha de Plata” Award in the Viña del Mar Music Festival.
However, worldwide recognition came with Luis’ seventh studio album “20 Años” (1990) produced by Juan Carlos Calderón which was certified five times platinum in Argentina, as the album peaked in second position of Billboard Latin Pop Albums,with almost all the songs from this album receiving frequent plays on radio stations. The other studio albums, which were popular not only in Argentina, but also were certified in USA, were “Romance” (1991), “Segundo Romance” (1994), “Nada Es Igual” (1996), “Romances” (1997), “Amarte Es Un Placer” (1999), “Mis Romances” (2001), “33” (2003), “México En La Piel” (2004), “Navidades” (2006) and “Cómplices” (2008) almost all of them produced by Luis Miguel himself.
Up to date, Miguel has released 64 singles, 43 music videos, 22 studio albums, eight compilation albums, nine video albums, two live albums, two soundtracks and an EPs. During Miguel’s long spanned career, his recordings have been certified diamond seven times, platinum 327 times and gold 40 times. Of course, the recordings have added huge sums to the total size of Luis Miguel net worth. In addition to this, he has organized 21 concert tours which are known to be exceptionally high grossing.
Concerning the private life of the singer, everything is kept private and Miguel gives only very rare interviews to mass/media. More, he rarely attends award ceremonies. He is always protected by a huge security team which covers him from reporters and fans. It is known, that he has been dating the singer Mariah Carey, Stephanie Salas with whom he has a daughter, and actress Aracely Arambula with whom he has two children.
