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Introduction About Teyana Taylor
To gain something and reach greater heights, you’ve to sacrifice a lot. To gain something in life, you’ve to pay a price. Being multi-talented is a blessing but you’ve to sacrifice your time, sweat, and money to make those talents worthwhile else they will rust with time.
The multi-talented face of Teyana Taylor didn’t reach the heights where she is today without her efforts and hard work.
Net Worth & Salary of Teyana Taylor
The net worth of Mrs.Teyana Taylor is around $ 5 Million
Her sources of income are her nail salon in Harlem, fitness brand, sneakers contract from Nike, and her music and acting career.
She has a Youtube channel that gains around 4.9M views per month and generates around $527K U.S.D revenue per year.
Age, Early Life & Biography of Teyana Taylor
As of 2022, Teyana Taylor is 31 years old.
Teyana Taylor’s full name was Teyana Me Shay Jacqueli Taylor. She was the daughter of Nikki Taylor and Tito Smith, born on December 10, 1990, in Harlem, nearby Manhattan, New York City.
She was the only child of her mother but had two half brothers and one sister from her father’s side from his relationships with a different woman. Her biological father was not an active participant in her life. It’s her mother who did the job of both father and mother alone. From her schooling to needs, she fulfilled everything whilst working as a celebrity stylist.
When Teyana was 9 years old, she took up a microphone and performed fearlessly in front of a hundred people. This marked the first gleam of her musical talent. Henceforth, her mother put all her effort into teaching Teyana music.
Once during an interview, Teyana shared that music was ingrained in her life since childhood by her mother. She used to play all hit songs from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. Instead of going and playing with other kids, she would sit near the window sill and listen to the fine tunes of music eagerly and sing them all along.
At a delicate age, she started showcasing her talents in several competitions but never won most of them but took it as an opportunity to work hard and polish her talents. Her inspirations were Lauryn Hill, Janet Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson.
Name: | Teyana Me Shay Jacqueli Taylor |
Gender: | Female |
Age: | 31 |
Birth Date: | December 10,1990 |
Birth Place: | Harlem, New York City, U.S. |
Nationality: | American |
Height: | 1.63m |
Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
Marital Status: | Married |
Wife/Spouse (Name): | Iman Shumpert |
Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | Iman Tayla Shumpert, Rue Rose Shumpert |
Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | N/A |
Profession: | Actress, Singer, Dancer, Choreographer, Director, Model |
Yearly Income: | 527K U.S.D |
Net Worth in 2023 | 5M U.S.D |
Content Last Updated: | Feb 2023 |
Personal Life of Teyana Taylor
Teyana married Iman Shumpert, a professional NBA footballer in 2016. They had already welcomed their first child Junie in December 2015, a few months before they tied the knot.
Their second child named Rue was born in 2020.
Career of Teyana Taylor
After showcasing her talents in school, she received all sorts of training in both singing and dancing. She sacrificed her social life and studies to work and refine her skills before debuting in the industry.
She started her professional career as a choreographer in September 2006. She choreographed the dance moves for Beyoncé’s hit single’ Ring the Alarm. She was guided by Pharrell Williams of Star Trak Entertainment, a sister company of Interscope Records in the early days of her career.
They helped her by landing a role in My Sweet Sixteen, her first reality show where she first made a name for herself. After this, she never looked back and went on to perform in Blue Magic, one of Jay-Z’s videos where she exhibited her musical talent in pop.
Later in 2008, she released Google Me, her first debut single and it was from a mixtape called From a Planet Called Harlem. After managing to make a name and footing in the industry, it was time to try new things. Her acting debut was in Stomp the Yard and Stomp the Yard: Homecoming as Rena.
Though she made her debut in acting, music has always been her home. Her collaboration with Kanye West on his albums My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, and Hell of a Life were widely known. She composed the “intro and chorus” part of the songs while revising it.
Her second film appearance was in Madea’s Big Happy Family produced by Tyler Perry. After acting, she dabbled into music again by getting featured on the hook of the single Party Tonight.
After this phase, she was an independent artist after contract termination from Interscope. She released her second release titled The Misunderstanding of Teyana Taylor, her first work as an independent artist, which was released in the first half of 2012 and garnered a lot of green signals from the audience.
After a while as an independent artist, she signed a joint-venture contract with GOOD Music and The Island Def Jam Music Group in the second half of 2012.
In 2013, Adidas signed a contract with Teyana to design two pairs of sneakers, which were one of the fastest-selling sneakers in the world, and established her image as a multitalented person.
On November 4, 2014, she released her album VII, which reached the 19th position on the Billboard 200 with a record of selling around 16k copies in a week.
She had a workout program and a fitness apparel line named Fade 2 Fit, launched in 2016. The name of this fashion line was inspired by Kanye’s music video Fade. She directed and had made an appearance in the music video for Lil Durk’s Home Body from Signed to the Streets 3 album in 2017.
Later her acting career was on the rise, she worked in The After Party, Skyler, Honey, Honey: Rise Up and Dance, and The Trap. At the peak of her career, she announced her retirement from music on December 4, 2020, via her Instagram post due to frustration and undervaluing.
Awards & Achievements of Teyana Taylor
She has won two BET awards for Video Director of the Year and best choreography.
She was nominated for BET Awards in 2019 for best R&B/Pop Female, Best Dance Performance for WTP, and Bare With Me in Soul Train Music Awards.
Major Investments and Assets of Teyana Taylor
She is the brand ambassador for CÎROC Peach vodka. She owns a nail salon in Harlem called Junie Bee Nails, named after her daughter.
She and her husband owns a luxurious 5,700-square-foot home under $3 million in Studio City, CA, in 2018 and it was listed for sale for $3.695 million within two years.
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Teyana Taylor Interview | Behind Closed Doors – The Podcast | PrettyLittleThing
Here is the video of Teyana Taylor speaking about her life after retirement and as a mother.