Cilla Black – $25 Million

Cilla Black started her music career as a cloakroom attendant at the famous Cavern Club in Liverpool, where she often sang in her spare time. There, The Beatles discovered her, and the young star eventually landed her first gig at a local club in Liverpool.

Black’s music career took off with her first single, “Love of the Loved,” in 1963, which John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote. Her singing style was characterized by her powerful and expressive voice, which had a distinctive soulful quality. At the time of her death in 2015, she left behind a fortune of $25 million.