Singer Adele has topped the UK’s Sunday Times Rich List’s Richest Young Musicians.
The Someone Like You hitmaker, 26, has an estimated fortune of a staggering £45 million, a huge £15 million more than the second-placed star, Scottish DJ and producer Calvin Harris, 30, who has £30 million in the bank.
In third place, 30-year-old former Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole – who recently signed a deal to return to UK TV show The X Factor – is worth an estimated £16 million.
One Direction – comprised of Niall Horan, 20, Zayn Malik, 21, Liam Payne, 20, Harry Styles, 20, and Louis Tomlinson, 22 – share fourth place with a combined wealth of £70 million, making them worth £14 million each, a massive jump from the £5 million each a year ago.
Rounding out the top 10 are former X Factor winner Leona Lewis, 29, and Mumford & Sons frontman Marcus Mumford, 27, who are both worth an estimated £13 million.
Marcus’ three bandmates, Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett and Winston Marshall, share 15th place on the list with assets of £8 million.
The list is based on land, property and other assets such as stocks and shares, racehorses and art.
The Sunday Times Rich List 2014: Richest Young Musicians:
1. Adele: £45 million
2. Calvin Harris: £30 million
3. Cheryl Cole: £16 million
4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. One Direction: £14 million each
9. Leona Lewis: £13 million
9. Marcus Mumford, Mumford & Sons: £13 million
11.Katie Melua: £12 million
12. Jessie J: £10 million
12. Florence Welch, Florence + the Machine: £10 million
14. Alex Turner, Arctic Monkeys: £9 million
15. Charlotte Church: £8 million
15, 16, 17. Mumford & Sons: £8 million
15. Olly Murs: £8 million
15. Dizzee Rascal: £8 million
15. Emeli Sande: £8 million
15. Jamal Edwards: £8 million