Carole Bayer Sager
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Carole Bayer Sager Net Worth

She is a renowned songwriter, composer, and lyricist, having written songs for many popular artists such as Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross. She has also composed music for films such as Arthur and The Spy Who Loved Me. She has won numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a Grammy.
Carole Bayer Sager is a member of Soundtrack

Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Soundtrack, Music Department, Composer
Birth Day March 08, 1947
Birth Place  New York City, New York, United States
Age 76 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Aries
Residence Los Angeles, California
Education New York University
Occupation Lyricist, singer, songwriter, painter, author
Spouse(s) Andrew Sager (m. 1970–1978) Burt Bacharach (m. 1982–1991) Robert A. Daly (m. 1996)
Children Cristopher Elton Bacharach

💰 Net worth

Carole Bayer Sager, a prominent figure in the United States music industry, has attained significant success throughout her career. With an estimated net worth ranging from $100K to $1M in 2024, Sager has solidified her position as a highly accomplished composer, music department professional, and soundtrack specialist. Her unparalleled talent and contributions have earned her widespread recognition and garnered immense financial rewards. Carole Bayer Sager's exceptional expertise and influence continue to shape the music landscape, leaving behind an indelible legacy.

Biography/Timeline

1970

She married record-producer Andrew Sager in 1970 and they divorced in 1978. Sager was involved in a romantic relationship with Composer Marvin Hamlisch in the late 1970s. In 1982 she married Composer and Pianist Burt Bacharach and in December 1985 they adopted an infant son, whom they named Cristopher Elton Bacharach. Bacharach and Sager divorced in 1991.

1977

Sager's first recording as a singer was the 1977 album Carole Bayer Sager, which included "You're Moving Out Today", a song which she co-wrote with Bette Midler and Bruce Roberts. (Paul Buckmaster provided horn and string arrangements for the album). The album went platinum in Japan, Australia, and the United Kingdom. It was followed by ...Too in 1978 and a third and last album, co-produced by Burt Bacharach, entitled Sometimes Late at Night (1981), which included the single "Stronger Than Before", later recorded by Dionne Warwick and Chaka Khan.

1980

She had many hits during the seventies. With Marvin Hamlisch and Neil Simon, she wrote the lyrics for the stage musical They're Playing Our Song which was loosely based on her relationship with Hamlisch. The musical ran for over three years on Broadway. Many of Sager's 1980s songs were co-written with her former husband, the Composer Burt Bacharach. She executive-produced the eponymous solo album for June Pointer, of The Pointer Sisters, in 1989.

1987

Sager received the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1987 for the song "That's What Friends Are For", which she co-wrote with Bacharach. This song was originally written for the movie Night Shift (1982), and it was recorded for this movie by Rod Stewart. This song was popularized in a 1986 cover version by Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, and Elton John. Her song with David Foster, "The Prayer" originally recorded by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli, won the Golden Globe and is one of few songs to be sung at weddings and funerals alike. She was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Sager received the prestigious NYU University Steinhardt distinguished Alumni award in 2006.

1988

Sager was born in Manhattan to Anita Nathan Bayer and Eli Bayer. Her family was Jewish. She graduated from New York University, where she majored in English, dramatic arts and speech. She had already written her first pop hit, "A Groovy Kind of Love", with Toni Wine, while still a student at New York City's High School of Music and Art. It was recorded by the British invasion band the Mindbenders, whose version was a worldwide hit, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. This song was later recorded by Sonny & Cher, Petula Clark, and Phil Collins, whose rendition for the film Buster reached number one in 1988. She also had a career as a singer, including her 1977 Australian number one single "You're Moving Out Today", which also reached Number 6 in the UK singles chart in June 1977.

1996

Since June 1996, Sager has been married to Robert Daly, former chairman of Warner Brothers and former chairman / CEO of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, and currently chairman of the American Film Institute as well as an advisor to Brad Grey at Paramount Pictures (Viacom). Sager and her husband live in Los Angeles.

2011

Sager is also an Artist. Her first solo art show was in March 2011 at the L.A. Arthouse in Los Angeles. Her second show ran for two months at the william Turner Gallery in Bergamot Station, Los Angeles, in 2012. Her third show "New Works" ran from Sept-November at william Turner Gallery in Los Angeles.

2016

In October 2016, Sager published her memoir They're Playing Our Song: A Memoir (Simon & Schuster).

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