Paul Rodgers Biography

Posted by Jenniffer Sheldon on Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Tall and handsome, Paul Rodgers is a talented singer, songwriter, and musician from the United Kingdom. He has also established himself as a multi-instrumentalist. He is mainly popular in the world for being the vocalist of Free and Bad Company.

Paul Rodgers' early life

Rolling Stone's one of the , Paul was born as Paul Bernard Rodgers on 17th December 1949 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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He is Canadian and is of white ethnicity. As a child, Paul was a bassist.

Paul Rodgers' career

Later he got interested in vocal and became the lead vocalist of the local band The Roadrunners. He also sang for local bands like Micky Moody and Bruce Thomas.

He co-formed the English rock band Free in 1968 where he served as a lead singer and songwriter. Their debut album, was released on the .

Their second album, was released at the end of that year. Though they were one of the biggest-selling British blues-rock, this band disbanded in 1973 and then he formed the band Bad Company that year.

Paul Rodgers' married life

In 1971, Paul got married to Machiko Shimizu. Machiko Shimizu was a sweet housewife. As a married couple, they became parents twice. Though they were happily married, this married life came to an end in 1996.

On the 24th of September 2007, Paul got married to Cynthia Kereluk. Cynthia Kereluk is a fitness guru and the 1984 Miss Canada. She is also known for being an exercise physiologist and artist.

Paul Rodgers' net worth and earnings

His net worth is said to be around $14 million dollars. Rodgers made the most of his money from the sales of his record albums which have been enlisted below:

  • Bad Company (1974): 
  • Straight Shooter (1976): 
  • Run with the Pack (1976): 
  • Burnin' Sky (1977): 
  • Desolation Angels (1979): 
  • 10 From 6 (1985): 
  • Dangerous Age (1988): 
  • Holy Water (1990): 
  • Here Comes Trouble (1992): 

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