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Meshell is one of the richest Soul Singer from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Meshell Ndegeocello's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
She was born in Washington D.C. and attended Growing up in Washington D.C., she attended Duke Ellington School of the Arts and Oxon Hill High School and changed her name at seventeen to Ndegeocello, Swahili for ‘free like a bird.’ School of the Arts. At seventeen, she changed her name to Ndegeocello (Swahili for “free as a bird”).
Her biggest hit is a duet with John Mellencamp, a cover version of Van Morrison’s “Wild Night”, which reached No. 3 on the Billboard charts. Her only other Billboard Hot 100 hit besides “Wild Night” has been her self-penned “If That’s Your Boyfriend (He Wasn’t Last Night)”, which peaked at No. 73 in 1994. Also in 1994, Ndegeocello collaborated with Herbie Hancock on “Nocturnal Sunshine,” a track for the Red Hot Organization’s compilation album, Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool. The album, meant to raise awareness and funds in support of the AIDS epidemic in relation to the African American community, was heralded as “Album of the Year” by Time magazine.
She had a No. 1 Dance hit in 1996 with a Bill Withers cover song called “Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?” (briefly featured in the film Jerry Maguire) as well as Dance Top 20 hits with “Earth”, “Leviticus: Faggot”, “Stay” and the aforementioned “If That’s Your Boyfriend.. Last Night)”. Ndegeocello played bass on the song “I’d Rather be Your Lover” for Madonna on her album Bedtime Stories. Ndegeocello was also tapped, at the last minute, to perform a rap on the same song. This came after Madonna and producers decided to remove Tupac Shakur’s rap (which he did while he and Madonna were dating in 1994), after he had criminal charges filed against him. Ndegeocello also performed a rap on Chaka Khan’s single “Never Miss the Water”, from the album Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1, released in 1996. The song reached #1 on Billboard’s Dance Club Play Chart and #36 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Chart.
