Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raitt is a talented American singer whose persistence, patience, hard work, and dedication have made her wealthy. She struggled financially until she released her tenth and eleventh albums that drove sales of over eight million copies, making her a millionaire. The albums have won her many Grammy Awards, and she has been featured in the Rock $ Roll Hall of Fame.

Ratti has dedicated her life to developed her career. She is divorced and has no children of her own. Besides, she has lost most of her family members, including her brother and parents. Thus, she is leading a single lifestyle.

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Biography and Early Life

Bonnie Raitt was born on 8th November 1949 in Burbank, California, United States of America. She comes from a family lineage of singers. Her mother was a professional pianist, while her father was a Broadway musician. As a result, she was influenced into music at a young age such that by the time she joined the school, she was a great singer. Before his death, her brother was also a professional musician.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Bonnie Raitt in 2021 and what is her height and weight? Well, Bonnie Raitt’s age is 71 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 8 November 1949. Though, she is 5′ 5″ in feet and inches and 167 cm in Centimetres tall, she weighs about 128lbs in Pound and 58 kg in Kilograms. Her eye color is Brown and hair color is Dyed Red.

Education

Raitt began schooling at Oakwood Friends School located in Poughkeepsie, New York. She graduated from high school in 1967. Later, she joined Radcliffe College, where she pursued a course in African studies and social relations. She chose the course because of her interest in travelling to Africa, specifically Tanzania, where the president founded socialism and democratic government. Unfortunately, she did not actualize her dream to visit Tanzania after meeting the musician Dick Waterman who greatly influenced her to become a musician.

Personal Life: Dating, Boyfriends, Husband, Kids

The singer met her first lover in one of her performance. She dated Michael for some time and settled in marriage on 27th April 1991. Unfortunately, her marriage was not successful. The leading cause of the divorce was a lack of family time together due to differences in career. Bonnie was more outgoing and even toon many sabbaticals, especially when she lost her best friend, brother, and parents. They divorced on the 9th of November 1999 after eight years of being couples.

Raitt valued sabbaticals as it was the only way she believed she could heal after undergoing a difficult situation. Besides, she has no child of her own, and she has never thought of adopting one. The reasons not to have children are known to her. She led a single lifestyle after that.

Is Bonnie Raitt Lesbian?

No. Bonnie’s sexual orientation is straight despite the failure of her marriage. The celebrity has entered a love relationship with Michael, with whom they lived together for eight years but have no kids of their own. She has not adopted any child and leads a solitary lifestyle.

Professional Career

With the help of her brother, Raitt began her professional career in 1970 during the summer. She first featured in public with her brother, who presented a hit record. After that, she got public attention since she starred and got ushered into newer musical opportunities.

The popular band Warner Bros contacted her with a lucrative deal. Together, she produced her first album ‘Bonnie Raitt’ in 1971. Her expertise in playing the guitar in her songs was highly commendable by her fans. However, she did not earn much from her album.

1977 Could be described as her year of breakthrough. She produced her sixth album ‘Sweet Album’. The album was a hit, especially the single ‘Runaway’. Her fame was felt far and wide, and she obtained a contract to work again with Warner Bros and Columbia Records. Unfortunately, she turned down the Columbia Records contract and took the Warner Bros.

Her music struggled in 1983 when it was overtaken by the hit album ‘Tongue and Groove’. Her next breakthrough came in 1989 when she released her tenth album ‘Nick of Time’. Later, she released her eleventh album, which received a massive hit of them all winning three Grammy Awards and made more the eight million copies.

Awards

• She got nominated in Best Female Roc Performance in 1980, 1983, 1987
• The album Nick of Time won Grammy Award for the Album of the Year in 1990
• Raitt has a total of 11 Grammy awards
• She featured in the 2000 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Bonnie Raitt in 2021

As of 2021, Bonnie’s net worth is $15 million. The celebrity has generated her income from her musical career. Despite struggling to produce hit music, her tenth and eleventh album made her a millionaire. The eleventh album made sales of over eight million copies. That album has generated most of her income, and today she is wealthy.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

After her hit album, in one of her interviews, Bonnie said that she never thought that music would be her career and make her wealthy since she was only doing it as a hobby.

Raitt’s talent was natured at a young age having a family full of musicians, including her parents and brother. Besides, through hard work and dedication, the singer has grown her career to featuring among the wealthy singers in America. Today, she is a multimillionaire and can afford a luxury living for herself. She is divorced and has no children of her own.