Hayley Williams Net Worth in 2021

Hayley Williams is a popular singer and songwriter having a net worth of $15 million. Even though she’s mostly famous as the main singer of her band “Paramore”, her solo career was also terrific. Check out what us Hayley Williams net worth in 2021.

Over the course of her career, she’s won several awards and has been nominated for numerous others.

Moreover, critics have been praising her for her amazing vocal abilities. With that said, she’s able to sing in the whistle register by combining with a 4-octave range as the highest pitch.

She’s often appreciated because of her charisma and southern twang in her songs. Vocal singers like Gwen Stefani and Debbie Harries have inspired Hayley.

Apart from her music career, her brand endorsements and her business ventures have contributed to her net worth by making a considerable income. 

Hayley Williams Net Worth and Overview

Net Worth	$15 Million
Date of Birth	27 December, 1988
Age	32 years old
Height	5 feet 1.5 inches (157 cm)
Source of Wealth	Music
Country of Origin	United States of America
Last Updated	February 2021

Early Life

Hayley Williams’ full name is Hayley Nichole Williams. She was born on December 27, 1988, in Meridian, Mississippi. Her parents are Joey Williams and Cristi Williams. She was the oldest child and had two younger half-sisters.

In 2000, when Hayley was only 12, her parents got divorced, and she moved to Franklin, Tennessee with her mother.

Much information is not found about Hayley’s educational life, but she is known to have attended schools in Franklin. While attending school, she started taking music lessons and grew a passion for it.

After her vocal lessons, which she took along with Brett Manning, she auditioned for several bands and met Jeremy Davis who became a Paramore bassist in the future.

She even met her friends and future bandmates, Zac Farro and Josh during her school days. However, Hayley is yet to complete her graduation.

Career

In 2003, when Hayley was 14 years old, Richard Williams and Dave Steunebrink signed her for a 2-year production contract by seeing her potential.

Her career started with writing songs for several pop singers, but soon she caught the eyes of Atlantic Records and they wanted to make her a solo pop star.

However, Hayley wanted to play in a pop band, so she formed her band Paramore with Josh Farro, Zac Farro, and Jeremy Davis after that. Bands like fireworks, Lemuria, and Radiohead were a great inspiration for them.

Also, the name “Paramore” is simply a different spelling of “Paramour”, and that means ‘secret lover’.

The band released its first debut album “All We Know is Falling” in 2005, under a subordinate of Atlantic known as Fueled by Ramen.

Then after 2 years, their second album titled “Riot” came out. In that year, they found their rhythm guitarist Taylor York, who used to be their touring member.

Moreover, in 2009, they released their album named “Brand New Eyes”. They released their albums called “Paramore” along with “After Laughter” in the years 2013 and 2017 respectively. 

Unfortunately, Josh Farro and Zac Farro quit the band in 2010 by claiming it to be a “manufactured product of a big label”. 

Meanwhile, she wanted to create her separate identity outside the band, and she did so with the song “Strangers”.

She was both the lyricist and the singer of this track as well as it featured in the film “Jennifer’s Body”. With the music of “Airplanes Part I and II”, she gained success as well. In addition, she appeared in the song “Stay the Night” by Zedd. 

Hayley decided to release her solo album after all these successes. Consequently, in 2020, her first solo album that goes by the title “Petals for Armor” came out and was a huge hit. This was her first album without her band. 

Apart from her music, she has endorsed numerous brands throughout her career that contributed to her net worth. She collaborated with MAC Cosmetics and promoted their new makeup collection in 2013.

In the same year, she raised funds and grew awareness for breast cancer by partnering with Hard Rock Café.

Highlights and Achievements

Hayley Williams won a number of awards including 2 Kerrang Awards, 6 Kerrang Readers Poll, and a Grammy Award.

Plus, in 2011, she achieved the Teen Choice Awards and received the Alternative Press Music Award in 2015.

Moreover, she also got the MTV Video Music Brazil Award alongside the shortwaves NME Award.

Age, Height, and Weight

Hayley was born on December 27, 1988, and as of February 2021, she’s 32 years old. She stands a height of 5 feet and 1.5 inches (157 cm) and weighs 53 kg. Her eyes are brown and have beautiful blonde hair.

Personal Life

In 2008, Hayley was in a relationship with the lead guitarist of the band called New Found Glory.

His boyfriend Chad Gilbert proposed to her in 2014 and in 2016 they got married. However, their marriage didn’t last long and got divorced in 2017. 

Furthermore, she has no record of smoking, drinking, or doing drugs. But in mid-2015 she left her band as she was struggling with depression. She even got suicidal but didn’t act on them.

Criticism

She faced controversies because of the lyrics of her song “Misery Business”. But she described herself as a good feminist while responding to the criticism.

Hayley Williams Net Worth in 2021

Hayley Williams had a prosperous career from a very young age. With her hard work and talent, she reached the pinnacle of success. Currently, in 2021, she has an estimated net worth of $15 million.

Her music, brand endorsements, and other investments are most likely to enhance her net worth. She has a huge fanbase all over the world for her incredible talent in music and enormous awards.  

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