Corey Hart Net Worth

What Is Corey Hart's Net Worth?

Corey Hart is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and musician who has a net worth of $5 million. Corey Hart's debut studio album, "First Offense," was released in 1983 and reached #6 in Canada and was certified 3x Platinum. Hart's second album, 1985's "Boy in the Box," was certified Diamond and reached #1 in Canada. Corey has also released the albums "Fields of Fire" (1986), "Young Man Running" (1988), "Bang!" (1990), "Attitude & Virtue" (1992), "Corey Hart" (1996), "Jade" (1998), "Ten Thousand Horses" (2014), and "Dreaming Time Again" (2019). His 1984 single "Sunglasses at Night" reached #7 in the U.S. and also made the top 25 in Canada, Australia, Germany, and New Zealand. Hart's 1985 single "Never Surrender" reached #1 in Canada and #3 in the U.S. He also had #1 hits in Canada with the singles "Everything in My heart" and "Can't Help Falling in Love." Corey was nominated for a Grammy Award and has won two Juno awards. He has also been inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame (2016) and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame (2019).

Early Life

Corey Hart was born Corey Mitchell Hart on May 31, 1962, in Montreal, Quebec. He is the son of Robert and Mina Hart, and he grew up with four older siblings. Mina came from a Romanian Jewish family, and Robert's father was a Ukrainian Jewish immigrant. The family lived in Spain, Mexico, and Florida during Corey's childhood. When he was 10 years old, his parents split up, and he subsequently lived with his mother and his brother Robbie in Montreal. Hart dedicated his first album to his mother. In a 2019 interview with the Montreal Gazette, Hart said of his father, "He just bailed out on us. Not financially. He never did that. He just bailed out on us in terms of wanting to be there. By the time I was 10 or 11, I'd see him once a year over Christmas." At the age of 11, Corey performed the song "Ben" for Tom Jones. Around this time, he also recorded music with Paul Anka. In 1989, Hart had his first public performance, representing Canada in the World Popular Song Festival in Japan. When Billy Joel was on tour in Montreal, Corey contacted him and ended up recording demos with Joel's backup band in New York. He signed with Aquarius Records in 1982 when he was 20 years old.

Career

Hart released his debut album, "First Offense," in November 1983, and it reached #8 on the Canadian Albums chart and #31 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. The album was certified 3× Platinum in Canada and Gold in the U.S., and the single "Sunglasses at Night" reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #24 on the Canada Top Singles chart. The singles "It Ain't Enough," "She Got the Radio," and "Lamp at Midnite" also made it onto the Canada Top Singles chart. Corey followed his successful debut with the 1985 album "Boy in the Box," which topped the Canadian Albums chart and peaked at #20 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album was certified Diamond in Canada and Gold in the U.S., and the singles "Never Surrender" and "Everything in My Heart" reached #1 on the Canada Top Singles chart. "Never Surrender" also reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and it went Platinum in Canada. Hart's third album, 1986's "Fields of Fire," reached #9 on the Canadian Albums chart, and it was certified 2× Platinum in Canada and Gold in the U.S. The single "Can't Help Falling in Love" reached #1 on the Canada Top Singles chart and was certified Gold in Canada. Next, Corey released the 1988 album "Young Man Running," which reached #11 on the Canadian Albums chart and went Platinum in Canada. The single "In Your Soul" reached #2 on the Canada Top Singles chart.

Hart kicked off the '90s with the album "Bang!," which reached #25 on the Canadian Albums chart. The single "A Little Love" reached #13 on the Canada Top Singles chart. Corey's sixth album was 1992's "Attitude & Virtue," which peaked at #73 on the Canadian Albums chart and featured four songs that made it onto the Canada Top Singles chart. The 1996 album "Corey Hart" reached #34 on the Canadian Albums chart and was certified Platinum in Canada. The single "Black Cloud Rain" reached #2 on the Canada Top Singles chart. In 1998, Hart released the album "Jade," and the single "Là-bas" (with Julie Masse) reached #2 in France and #6 on the European Hot 100 chart. Corey took a break from releasing albums to focus on his family, and his ninth album, "Ten Thousand Horses," came out in 2014. He followed it with 2019's "Dreaming Time Again," which reached #3 on the Canadian Albums chart.

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Personal Life

Corey was married to Erika Gagnon from 1990 to 1994. He wed singer Julie Masse on June 1, 2000, and they have welcomed four children: India (born July 8, 1995), Dante (born December 23, 1997), River (born November 18, 1999), and Rain (January 19, 2004). Hart speaks English, French, and Spanish fluently.

Awards and Nominations

In 1984, Hart earned a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. He has received numerous Juno Award nominations, winning for Best Video for "Sunglasses at Night" (1984) and Best Selling Single for "Never Surrender" (1985). In 1997, Corey earned an iHeartRadio Much Music Video Award nomination for Best Cinematography for "Corey Hart: Black Cloud Rain." He has also received several ADISQ Award nominations, taking home the prize for Album of the Year for "First Offense" (1984) and "Boy in the Box" (1985), Best Anglophone Quebec Artist (1985), Best Male Artist (1985), and Composer of the Year for "Never Surrender" (1985). The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) has given the Classics Award to the songs "Sunglasses at Night," "Never Surrender," "I Am By Your Side" "Tell Me," "It Ain't Enough," "In Your Soul," "Everything in My Heart," and "Third of June." The award is given to songs that have been played on the radio more than 100,000 times.

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