PJ Harvey Net Worth

What Is PJ Harvey's Net Worth?

PJ Harvey is an English musician and songwriter who has a net worth of $3 million. PJ Harvey plays multiple instruments, has written numerous songs, writes poems and compositions, and has even worked as a professional artist. However, she is most often noted for her vocals and as a guitarist. Harvey became interested in music while in middle school. It was then that she began learning various instruments, as well as learning to write and sing various genres of songs. Since then, Harvey has gone on to play with various bands and record 10 studio albums, including "Dry" (1992), "Rid of Me" (1993), "To Bring You My Love" (1995), "Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea" (2000), "The Hope Six Demolition Project" (2016), and "I Inside the Old Year Dying" (2023). "The Hope Six Demolition Project" reached #1 on the UK Albums Chart and Scottish Albums Chart. PJ earned Grammy nominations for her singles "Down by the Water" and "This is Love." In 2013, Queen Elizabeth II appointed Harvey a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) .

Early Life

PJ Harvey was born Polly Jean Harvey on October 9, 1969, in Bridport, Dorset. She is the daughter of Eva and Ray Harvey, who owned a quarrying business. PJ and her older brother, Saul, grew up in Corscombe on the family farm. As a child, Harvey attended Beaminster School, where she took guitar lessons from singer-songwriter Steve Knightley. Music PJ's parents introduced her to, such as blues, Bob Dylan, and Captain Beefheart, ended up influencing her work. Her parents often arranged small music gigs and get-togethers, and Rolling Stones co-founder Ian Stewart was one of their oldest friends. During her teenage years, Harvey learned to play the saxophone and joined Bologne, an instrumental group that was run by music teacher/composer Andrew Dickson. She also played guitar with a folk duo called the Polekats. After graduation, PJ enrolled at Yeovil College and took a visual arts foundation course.

Career

In 1988, Harvey joined the Bristol-based band Automatic Dlamini, and she played guitar and saxophone and provided backing vocals. She left in 1991 and formed her own band, the PJ Harvey Trio, with her Automatic Dlamini bandmates Ian Oliver and Rob Ellis. Oliver later returned to Automatic Dlamini and was replaced by Steve Vaughan. The independent record label Too Pure released their debut single, "Dress," in 1991, and Melody Maker guest reviewer John Peel named it Single of the Week. They released the album "Dry" in March 1992, and it reached #11 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Silver in the UK. The single "Sheela-Na-Gig" was a top 10 hit on the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart. Rolling Stone subsequently named Harvey Best New Female Singer and  Songwriter of the Year. The trio signed with Island (PolyGram) in mid-1992, and they released the album "Rid of Me" in April 1993. The Silver album reached #3 on the UK Albums Chart, and Rolling Stone included it on its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time." The PJ Harvey Trio disbanded after a stint as the opening act for U2 in August 1993. PJ's first album as a solo artist was 1995's "To Bring You My Love," which peaked at #12 on the UK Albums Chart, went Gold in the UK and Belgium, and was also featured on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list. The single "Down by the Water" earned a Grammy nomination and reached #2 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

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In 1998, Harvey released the album "Is This Desire?," which was certified Gold in France and Silver in the UK and reached the top 10 on the Belgian Albums Chart, French SNEP Albums Chart, and Norwegian Albums Chart. She followed it with 2000's "Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea," which reached #7 on the French Albums Chart and #8 on the Norwegian Albums Chart. The album was certified Platinum in Australia and the UK and Gold in Belgium and France. In 2004, PJ released "Uh Huh Her," and it reached #6 on the Norwegian Albums Chart and #10 on the Irish Albums Chart and went Silver in the UK. The 2007 album "White Chalk" peaked at #3 on the Billboard Tastemaker Albums chart and #7 on the Norwegian Albums Chart, and it was certified Silver in the UK. Next, Harvey released the 2011 album "Let England Shake," and it reached the top 10 in a dozen countries and was certified Gold in Denmark and the UK. PJ had her first #1 album with 2016's "The Hope Six Demolition Project," which topped the UK Albums Chart and Scottish Albums Chart. In 2023, she released "I Inside the Old Year Dying," and it reached #1 on the UK Independent Albums Chart, #3 on the Belgian and Scottish Albums charts, #4 on the  Swiss Albums Chart, and #5 on the UK Albums Chart. Harvey also collaborated with her former Automatic Dlamini bandmate John Parish on the albums "Dance Hall at Louse Point" (1996) and "A Woman a Man Walked By" (2009).

Personal Life

In the early '90s, PJ was in a relationship with drummer/photographer Joe Dilworth from the band Stereolab. From 1996 to 1997, she dated Nick Cave. Their break-up inspired Cave to write the songs "West Country Girl," "Into My Arms," and "Black Hair" about Harvey. PJ has said that she is fond of children and would like to be a mother, and in 1995, she stated, "I wouldn't consider it unless I was married. I would have to meet someone that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. That's the only person who I would want to be the father of my children. Maybe that will never happen. I obviously see it in a very rational way, but I'd love to have children."

Awards and Nominations

Harvey has earned eight Grammy nominations: Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for "Down by the Water" (1996) and "This is Love" (2002), Best Alternative Music Album for "To Bring You My Love" (1996), "Is This Desire?" (1999), "Uh Huh Her" (2005), "The Hope Six Demolition Project" (2017), and "I Inside the Old Year Dying" (2024), and Best Rock Album for "Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea" (2002). In 2025, she won a BAFTA Award for Original Music, Fiction for "Bad Sisters" (shared with Tim Phillips). PJ has received eight Brit Award nominations, seven for British Female Solo Artist and one for British Album of the Year ("Let England Shake," 2012). In 1995, she earned a Billboard Music Video Award nomination for Best Alternative/Modern Rock Video and an MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Female Video for "Down by the Water." Harvey has received two Ivor Novello Award nominations, winning for Album of the Year for "Let England Shake" in 2012; her other nomination was for Best Television Soundtrack for "Bad Sisters" (2023). She has earned four Denmark GAFFA Award nominations for Best Foreign Female Act, and she won a Meteor Music Award for Best International Female in 2005. PJ has received four Mercury Prize nominations for Album of the Year, winning for "Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea" (2001) and "Let England Shake" (2011). She has also earned five Q Award nominations, taking home the prize for Best Video for "The Community of Hope" in 2016.

Real Estate

In 2003, Harvey paid $649,000 for a 1,151-square-foot West Hollywood condo. In June 2018, she put the one-bedroom, 1.5-bathroom home on the market for $2.975 million.

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