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What is Caleb Followill’s Net Worth?
Caleb Followill, an American musician, has a net worth of $16 million. He gained his wealth as a member and performer with the Grammy Award-winning American rock band Kings of Leon. Followill’s musical influences include Townes Van Zandt, Dave Alvin, Roger Miller, and Pearl Jam.
Early Life and Family Background
Caleb Followill was born on January 14, 1982, in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, to Ivan Followill, a Pentecostal evangelist minister, and Betty Ann. He grew up in a strict Southern Baptist household, where secular music and movies were prohibited. In 1997, Ivan left the ministry, and he and Betty Ann separated due to Ivan’s heavy drinking. Caleb dropped out of school and moved to Nashville with his older brother Nathan.
Kings of Leon: A Brief History
Kings of Leon is a rock band from Nashville, Tennessee, consisting of three brothers (Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill) and cousin Matthew Followill. The family played music together when they were young and later formed the band in 1999. They were signed to RCA Records in 2002 and released their debut album, “Youth and Young Manhood,” in 2003. The band found success in the UK in 2008 before gaining popularity in the United States with their album “Only by the Night” in 2008.
In 2010, the band released their fifth album “Come Around Sundown,” which received poor sales. Caleb admitted to “checking out” during the recording process. The band canceled 26 tour dates in 2011 after Caleb left the stage and never returned. The band denied ordering Caleb into rehab. They released their sixth album “Mechanical Bull” in 2013 and their seventh album “Walls” in 2016, which reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. In 2021, Kings of Leon released their eighth studio album “When You See Yourself.”
The band has 12 Grammy Award nominations and four wins under their belts.
Caleb Followill’s Romantic and Family Life
Caleb Followill, the lead singer of Kings of Leon, has been linked romantically in the past to Paris Hilton and Kate Moss. However, since May 12, 2011, he has been married to former Victoria’s Secret model Lily Aldridge. The couple has two children; a daughter named Dixie Pearl Followill, born on June 21, 2012, and a son named Winston Roy Followill, born in January 2019.
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