Retirement ? For him, it’s going great. Patrick Hernandez lives very well thanks to his cult song “Born to be alive”. As the singer celebrates his 74th birthday on April 6, we reveal how much money he makes every year (and day)…
Patrick Hernandez, this name necessarily means something to you. He is a multidisciplinary artist, author, composer and French performer. He is the father of the disco title on which we all swayed: Born to be alive. While he turns 74 this April 6, it’s an opportunity to look at the career of the artist, extremely rich thanks to this tube.
Patrick Hernandez receives “between 800 and 1500€ per day”
He has a life that every retiree in this country would dream of. Thanks to only one of his successes, Patrick Hernandez is quiet until the end of his life even 44 years after the release of the tube. “It brings in between 800 euros in bad years and 1500 a day in very, very good years.“, had confided the singer in promo for the film Stars 80 on France 2. A few quick calculations thus make it possible to understand that Patrick Hernandez then income ranging from 292,000 euros to 547,500 euros per year. Well, not completely…
The 74-year-old singer had explained in TPMP why it touches so much but by providing some useful details: “I’m 150% the dad. I am the author, composer, performer, publisher and producer of this song. So inevitably when it’s music with global resonance, it brings in a little money. Before taxes, before a number of things, I don’t have 1,500 bucks left in my pocket every night. So here it is, but it pays off a lot.”
The story of Born to be alive
With this song, Patrick Hernandez became a millionaire. Initially, he had written and composed the hit in an album for the group Paris Palace Hotel. But the duo split up even before singing the lyrics. He is continuing his career as best he can. He almost cast Madonna – as a backing vocalist – who eventually dropped him. When he begins to lose hope, he receives support from producer Jean Van Loo who encourages him to persevere. As a result, he released an old title from his creations, Born to be alivewhich he decides to interpret himself and it’s a full house.
The title is found ranked 4 weeks at the top of the charts and crosses borders: Italy, England, but also the United States. He continues to release 45s, but will struggle to find their audience. No need to shed a tear, thanks to this single triumph he secured his future.
What becomes of Patrick Hernandez?
Despite his comfortable income, he did not hang up the microphone. Patrick Hernandez continues to perform on stage, we saw him in particular on the tour Stars 80. The showman loves the stage and there is no question of sulking his pleasure. We can meet at the Accor Arena on December 17, 2023.
Close to his audience, the singer never refuses to perform even in small towns in France. He will be in Auberchicourt in June 2023, a northern French town, to participate in the Chaufour festival where he will undeniably be the star of the day. According to Voice of the North “without a doubt, the public will be present to see the dandy with a cane in an outdoor show“. More than 40 years later, it is still as popular and born to be alive…