Michelle Williams net worth: Michelle Williams is an American singer who has a net worth of $10 million. Michelle Williams was born in Rockford, Illinois and began singing in the choir at her local church. She attended a magnet school for the arts, before choosing to pursue a career in criminal justice in college. She subsequently left college early to serve as a backup singer for the recording artist, Monica. She met Beyonce Knowles and Kelly Rowland while on tour in the late 90s, and when Destiny's Child was looking for new singers, her name came up. She joined the group amidst a great deal of controversy, but once the storm passed, she was one-third of one of the most successful girl groups of all time, selling over 50 million albums. After the members of the group decided to go on hiatus, she released her first solo studio album, "Heart To Yours" in 2002 and the album reached #1 on the US Gospel chart. Williams also appeared on Broadway in the musical, "Aida". She returned to Destiny's Child to record, "Destiny Fulfilled" and to tour and then released her second gospel album Do You Know which reached #2 on the US Gospel and #3 on the US Christian charts. Her third album, "Unexpected" saw her return to pop music with relative success in 2008 and reached #11 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart. Her fourth album Journey to Freedom was released in 2014 and reached #2 on the US Gospel chart and #29 on the Billboard 200 chart. She has also appeared in productions of "Chicago" and "The Color Purple" in the US and the UK. Williams has had success with her singles "The Greatest" which reached #1 on the US Dance chart and "Say Yes" (featuring Beyonce & Kelly Rowland) which reached #1 on the US Gospel chart. In 2010 she competed on the reality television series Strictly Come Dancing.
