Deborah Cox Net Worth

What Is Deborah Cox's Net Worth?

Deborah Cox is a Canadian singer-songwriter, actress, and record producer who has a net worth of $4 million. Deborah Cox started singing on TV commercials and in talent shows at the age of 12, and as a teenager, she performed in nightclubs and started writing music. Deborah got her start by performing as Celine Dion's backup singer for six months. After moving to Los Angeles, she was signed to Arista Records by Clive Davis in 1994. Her self-titled debut studio album was released in 1995, and it was certified Gold and hit #1 on the Top Heatseekers chart. Her second album, "One Wish," also made it to #1 on the Heatseekers chart and was certified Platinum. Cox went on to release the albums "The Morning After" (2002), "Destination Moon" (2007), and "The Promise" (2008), and her hit single "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" set a record for staying #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart for 14 weeks. Deborah has had more than a dozen #1 hits on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, and she has won three Juno Awards and two Soul Train Awards.

As an actress, Cox has appeared in the films "Love Come Down" (2000), "Blood of a Champion" (2005), "Love on Layaway" (2005), "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" (2008), "Influence" (2020), and "This Time" (2023) and the TV movie "Ruby" (2021), and she has played Regina Crowell on the BET+ series "First Wives Club" (2021–2022) and Wendy in the HBO Max miniseries "Station Eleven" (2021–2022). She has also performed in Broadway productions of "Aida" (2004), "Jekyll & Hyde" (2013), and "The Wiz" (2024).

Early Life

Deborah Cox was born on July 13, 1974, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is the daughter of Guyanese parents, and she grew up in a Catholic household in Scarborough. Cox studied at John XXIII Catholic Elementary School, followed by Earl Haig Secondary School. At the age of 12, she started singing on television commercials and competing in talent shows. As a teenager, Deborah performed in nightclubs and began writing songs. In the early 1990s, she became a backup singer for Celine Dion, and she performed on Devon's 1992 LP "It's My Nature." In 1994, Fox and Lascelles Stephens, her songwriting partner and producer, moved to Los Angeles.

Career

Cox signed with Arista Records in late 1994, and on September 12, 1995, she released her self-titled debut album, which reached #102 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, and #25 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album was certified Platinum in Canada and Gold in the U.S. The single "Sentimental" peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, while "Who Do U Love" and "Just Be Good to Me" reached #1 and #8, respectively, on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. In 1997, Deborah recorded the song "Things Just Ain't the Same" for the "Money Talks" soundtrack, and it reached #1 on the Dance Club Songs chart. Cox's second album, 1998's "One Wish," reached #72 on the Billboard 200 chart, #1 on the Heatseekers Albums chart, and #14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and was certified Platinum in the U.S. and Gold in Canada. The singles "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here," "It's Over Now," and "I Never Knew" topped the Dance Club Songs chart. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" also reached #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and it went Platinum in the U.S. The Gold single "We Can't Be Friends" (with R. L. Huggar) reached #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

In 2002, Deborah released the album "The Morning After," which peaked at #38 on the Billboard 200 chart and #7 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The singles "Mr. Lonely" and "Play Your Part" reached #1 on the Dance Club Songs chart. In 2005, Cox had another #1 hit on the Dance Club Songs chart with the non-album single "House Is Not a Home." The 2007 album "Destination Moon" reached #3 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and #24 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Deborah followed it with 2008's "The Promise," which reached #8 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart and #14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The single "Beautiful U R" was certified Platinum in Canada and reached #1 on the Dance Club Songs chart and #10 on the Canadian Hot 100. Though Cox hasn't released a full-length album since "The Promise," she released the 2017 EP "I Will Always Love You" as well as several non-album singles that topped the Dance Club Songs chart, including "If It Wasn't for Love" and "Let the World Be Ours Tonight." From 2021 to 2022, she played Regina Crowell on the BET+ series "First Wives Club" and had a recurring role as Wendy in the HBO Max miniseries "Station Eleven."

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Personal Life

Deborah married Lascelles Stephens, her manager and high school sweetheart, on April 22, 1998. The couple has welcomed son Isaiah (born 2003) and daughters Sumayah (born 2006) and Kaila (born 2009) together.

Awards and Nominations

In 2025, Cox earned a Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theater Album for "The Wiz." She has received numerous Juno Award nominations, winning for Best R&B/Soul Recording for "Deborah Cox" (1996) and "Things Just Ain't The Same" (1998) and Best R&B/Soul Recording for "One Wish" (1999).  In 2022, the Juno Awards inducted her into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Deborah has earned three Soul Train Award nominations, taking home the prize for Best R&B/Soul Single – Female (1998) and the Lady of Soul Award for Best R&B/Soul Song of the Year (1999) for "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here." Her other nomination was for Best R&B/Soul Single – Group, Band or Duo for "Same Script, Different Cast" (shared with Whitney Houston) in 2000.

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