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Finley Quaye (Finley Ellington Quaye McGowan) was born on 25 March, 1974 in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a Scottish musician. Discover Finley Quaye'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 49 years old?
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Finley Ellington Quaye McGowan |
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49 years old |
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Aries |
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25 March, 1974 |
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25 March |
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Edinburgh, Scotland |
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Scottish
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Finley Quaye Height, Weight & Measurements
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Finley Quaye Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Finley Quaye worth at the age of 49 years old? Finley Quaye’s income source is mostly from being a successful Musician. He is from Scottish. We have estimated Finley Quaye's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Finley Ellington Quaye McGowan (born 25 March 1974, in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish musician.
Quaye heard jazz as a child, living in London with his mother, who would take him with her to Ronnie Scott's jazz club to catch performances of American jazz musicians touring Europe such as Buddy Rich, who recorded his live album there in 1980.
Quaye's mother had long-term relationships with musician Pete King, who hosted and performed at Ronnie Scott's club in Frith Street, London, as well as Dodi Fayed, a film producer who produced Breaking Glass with Hazel O'Connor.
He won the 1997 MOBO Award for best reggae act, and the 1998 BRIT Award for Best Male Solo Artist.
Born in Edinburgh, Quaye went to school in London, Manchester and Edinburgh.
However, he left school with no qualifications.
Before making records he took employment spraying cars, smoking fish, making futons and as a stage-rigger and scaffolder.
His father was born in London, but considered himself as African.
Although known as Cab Kaye, his full name was Nii Lante Augustus Kwamlah Quaye and he was a Chief of the Ga tribe centralized in Jamestown, Accra, Ghana.
Kaye was the son of the pianist Caleb Jonas Quaye a.k.a. Mope Desmond, who was born in Accra, Ghana.
Finley did not grow up with his father and only found out in his twenties about his father's history as a musician.
Mope Desmond, Cab Kaye and Finley Quaye have all played Glasgow's Barrowlands, Wolverhampton's Wulfrun Hall and London's Cafe de Paris.
Finley was on tour with his band when he met his father for the first time in Amsterdam.
Finley Quaye was inspired early on in his childhood by jazz musicians Pete King, Ronnie Scott, who started his musical career making tea and running errands in Finley's father's band, and Lionel Hampton.
He began working with Epic/Sony when Polydor let him out of contract, and in late 1997 he reached the UK Top 20 twice, with "Sunday Shining" and "Even After All".
His reputation was established by Maverick A Strike, released in September 1997.
It went gold less than three weeks later, and led directly to the BRIT Award victory.
The album is now certified 2× platinum in the UK.
In 1998, Quaye performed George Gershwin's "It Ain't Necessarily So" for the Red Hot Organization's compilation album Red Hot + Rhapsody, a tribute to George Gershwin, which raised money for various charities devoted to increasing AIDS awareness and fighting the disease.
He recorded in 1998 with Buju Banton and Sly Dunbar in Kingston, Jamaica at Penthouse Studios and also recorded with Tricky and Iggy Pop at Sony Music Studios, in Manhattan, New York City.
Two more albums were released on Epic, Vanguard (2000) and Much More Than Much Love (2004).
"Spiritualized" became his last single to score a top 40 landing in the UK chart when it was released in September 2000, reaching number 26.
Quaye also admitted possession of cannabis in 2003.
Quaye made a solo recording contract with Polydor Records and moved to New York City.
The song featured in Fox Network's The OC and on the season 1 soundtrack, becoming a minor hit.
In April 2012, Quaye was charged with aggravated assault in Edinburgh.
He was subsequently found guilty and sentenced to 225 hours of unpaid work.
In November of the same year, he was declared bankrupt with a tax debt of £383,000 after HMRC applied to the courts to recover the money.
Official documents stated that Quaye had "zero assets".
In July 2015 he was forced off stage mid-performance by the owner of a music club in Gloucestershire who criticised him for lacking professionalism.