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Walter Afanasieff (Vladimir Nikitich Afanasiev) was born on 10 February, 1958 in São Paulo, Brazil, is an American record producer and songwriter (born 1958). Discover Walter Afanasieff's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?
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Vladimir Nikitich Afanasiev |
Occupation |
Record producer · songwriter · composer · arranger · musician |
Age |
66 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
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10 February 1958 |
Birthday |
10 February |
Birthplace |
São Paulo, Brazil |
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Brazil
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Walter Afanasieff Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Walter Afanasieff's Wife?
His wife is Katie Cazorla (m. 2017)
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Wife |
Katie Cazorla (m. 2017) |
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Isabella Afanasieff, Christina Afanasieff, Andrei Afanasieff |
Walter Afanasieff Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Walter Afanasieff worth at the age of 66 years old? Walter Afanasieff’s income source is mostly from being a successful Producer. He is from Brazil. We have estimated Walter Afanasieff's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Walter Afanasieff (born Vladimir Nikitich Afanasyev; February 10, 1958 ), formerly nicknamed Baby Love in the 1980s, is an American record producer and songwriter.
He was a collaborator with Mariah Carey on her first six studio albums.
Starting out as a working jazz musician in 1980, Afanasieff initially played keyboards with the jazz/fusion violinist Jean-Luc Ponty.
Later, he formed The Warriors with another former Ponty sideman, guitarist Joaquin Lievano, and with 1980s music producer/songwriter and drummer Narada Michael Walden, and these experiences gave him the background and confidence to take an active role as a producer.
Walden hired Afanasieff as a staff producer/arranger and began using him as a keyboardist on Whitney Houston's self-titled debut album released in 1985, which went on to become the artist's best-selling studio album to date.
It was also during this time that Afanasieff and Walden began writing pop songs together.
Together with his mentor Narada, Afanasieff's first major production was the title track of the James Bond movie Licence to Kill, sung by Gladys Knight and co-written by Afanasieff and Walden.
Afanasieff created music with Mariah Carey from 1990 to 2001.
He had a role in some of Carey's most successful songs, including "Hero", which he co-produced, co-wrote, and on which he played all of the music tracks.
"Hero" was released as the second single from Carey's album Music Box, and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on December 25, 1993.
It remained at the top of the chart for four weeks.
"Hero" has become one of Carey's signature songs, and Carey closes many of her concerts with it.
In 1994, Carey released the Christmas song "All I Want for Christmas Is You", composed by Afanasieff and herself.
The song was nominated for the 1996 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, and received the ASCAP Song of the Year Award for 1996.
One of Afanasieff's biggest hits as a producer was "My Heart Will Go On", the theme tune to the 1997 film Titanic, sung by Celine Dion.
The song became the world's best-selling single of 1998.
Afanasieff produced and arranged other motion picture soundtracks, including Disney's Beauty and the Beast (the Celine Dion/Peabo Bryson title-track duet), Aladdin ("A Whole New World") and The Hunchback of Notre Dame ("Someday").
Afanasieff was also the producer and arranger for "Go the Distance", the Oscar-nominated Michael Bolton song from the animated film Hercules.
Afanasieff performs on most of his recordings (mainly keyboards, synthesizers and drum programming).
He won the 1999 Grammy Award in the Record of the Year category for producing "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion, and the 2000 Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.
Afanasieff was born in São Paulo, Brazil.
His father was Russian, while his mother, who was from Harbin, China, was of Russian-Chinese descent.
Their album Wild Butterfly was released in 2012 on iTunes.
In 2014, Afanasieff became head of the composers/producers department at Isina, a worldwide talent search and development mentorship for those seeking to pursue a career in music.
They later produced a video "Zhdi menya" ("Wait for Me") in Russian, released on iTunes in 2015.
In 2015, he became one of the mentors of the Russian TV project Glavnaya Stsena ("Main Stage"), the Russian version of The X Factor.
Carey and Afanasieff also wrote "One Sweet Day", a duet between Carey and Boyz II Men, which held the record for the longest run at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (16 weeks) for 23 years; the record was matched in 2017 by "Despacito", and broken by "Old Town Road" in 2019.
As of December 2018, the song has earned cumulative worldwide sales of over 14 million copies.