Ultimate Eurovision rich list reveals top earner's astonishing £412.8m empire and recent winner's surprise cash pot
THE ULTIMATE Eurovision rich list has been revealed uncovering the staggering fortunes amassed by the contests most iconic stars.
Topping the chart is a jaw-dropping £412.8 million empire, whilst a recent winner is sitting on a surprise cash pot.
From chart-topping careers to money making performances let's take a look back at those who turned Eurovision fame into a serious fortune.
Conchita Wurst
Back in 2014, Tom Neuwirth better known as his performer name Conchita Wurst took home the Eurovision crown.
After performing his iconic track Rise Like A Phoenix the Austrian national managed to score 290 points for his country.
Since his big win the singer has gone on to carve out a name for himself, featuring on reality TV, modelling for top designers such as Givenchy and even writing his own autobiography.
The star's net worth currently stands at £2.4 million.
Nicole Seibert
Nicole Seibert made history in 1982 when she secured Germany's first-ever Eurovision win at just 17-years-old.
Her winning song A Little Peace went on to become a European number one.
Since her Eurovision stint the singer went on to release over 30 studio albums and 80 singles.
Her net worth currently stands at a whopping £3.9 million.
Jacqueline Boyer
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French national Jacqueline Boyer became the first teenager to win the Eurovision Song Contest in 1960.
She claimed victory with her song Tom Pillibi earning 32 points.
After securing the winners title for France Jacqueline went on to feature in movies and release more songs.
Now at 84-years-old she has earned a fortune of £3.9 million.
Loreen
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Swedish national Loreen took home the Eurovision title twice in 2012 and 2023.
She became the first female contestant to ever achieve this following another singer on our list.
Her 2023 contest song Tattoo earned her 5 million Spotify streams the day after the final.
The 41-year-old has a varied reports regarding her net worth but it is believed her fortune stands somewhere between £2 and £4 million.
Damiano David
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Italian rock band Maneskin won Eurovision in 2021 with their extremely popular hit Zitti e buoni.
Front man, Damiano David is now said to be worth a staggering £6.7 million since the bands success.
Maneskin has gone on to establish themselves in the music industry with their track I Wanna Be Your Slave earning them 129 million views on YouTube.
Mans Zelmerlow
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Back in 2016, Swedish popstar Mans Zelmerlow blew the competition out of the water with his song Heroes.
This scored him an impressive 365 points beating runners up Russia by 62 points.
Manz was already an established singer coming fifth on Swedish Pop Idol in 2005 and with the release of his popular 2007 track Cara Mia.
Since 2007 he has released eight studio albums and even became a judge on the Swedish version of The Masked Singer.
His net worth currently stands at £7.9 million.
Johnny Logan
Johnny Logan made history in 1987 when he won the Eurovision song contest twice previously taking home the trophy just seven years earlier.
The Australian-born Irish singer sang for Ireland and his 1980 contest song What's Another Year and was dubbed 'Mr Eurovision'.
He has since released a string of studio albums and has an estimated net worth of a whopping £11.8 million.
Lulu
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In 1969 Scottish singer Lulu represented the UK with her hit song Boom Bang-A-Bang.
Aged just 20-years-old at the time Lulu brought home the Eurovision trophy alongside Spain, France and The Netherlands in a controversial win.
In 1974 Lulu sang the titular song for James Bond's The Man with the Golden Gun.
Lulu now stands on a fortune of a staggering £23.7 million.
ABBA
Sitting on a whopping 224 million fortune each is Swedish band ABBA who graced the Eurovision stage in 1974.
The group sang their iconic track Waterloo on-stage, which was crowned the second most-streamed Eurovision song of all time in 2020.
The four man band have become one of the most successful groups of all time.
Celine Dion
Lastly, on top of the rich list is Celine Dion who has become the individual Eurovision winner of all time.
The singer shot to international stardom when she represented Sweden at the 1988 Eurovision contest performing her song Where Does My Heart Beat Now?
Now, one of the most successful singers in the world she has sold over 220 million records worldwide.
Forbes has estimated her net worth at £412.8 million.
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