Steve Perry Biography

Publish date: 2024-05-09

Steve Perry, an American singer, and songwriter is best known as the lead singer of the rock band, . Inducted as the  as a member of Journey on, 69-year-old Perry was ranked no. 76 on  magazine's and has recorded 1996 platinum album .

Steve Perry's early life and education

Steve Perry was born Stephen Ray Perry on , and is currently 69 years old. He was born in Hanford, Calfornia, to his father, Raymond Perry, a vocalist, and co-owner of the radio station and his mother, Mary Quaresma.

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Steve is of American nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity.

Steve Perry's education

Steve graduated from , in Visalia, California. When Steve was 12 years, he listened to Sam Cooke's song, is the song that inspired him to pursue a musical career.

Steve Perry's career

Steve Perry began his career as a lead vocalist in album,  After that, he released another album,, . His other albums as a vocalist of the band, Journey includes, which reached (No. 1 on the Billboard chart),

During his tenure at , Steve also sang as a back vocalist on numerous songs for the singer, Sammy Hager including and Besides, he also worked with several musicians such as Sheena Easton, Clannad, and Jon Bon Jovi, who once dated Diane Lane Dishes.

Steve's solo album,, was released in 1988. Similarly, his second solo album,was released in the year 1994. This album was partly successful because of the strange medicine world tour. 

After that, Steve released an album,, which was the tenth album of Journey band in 1996. This album became a huge success, and enter the. , he co-produced an album,which was sung by David Pack, a singer from . 

Later , Steve announced that he is going to release a new album in 2016. Again,, he told that the new album would be released until the last month of this year; however, the album is yet to release.

After a long year, Steve inducted into the , which was held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, alongside his ex-bandmates of .

On , Steve made a surprising entry on the final week of  season 16, accompanying judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie while the finalist Gabby Barrett performed Journey's . 

In an interview with , Steve revealed that his success was credited to his late girlfriend, Kellie Nash, who made him promise not to return to "” in any case.

Steve Perry's personal life

Talking about his personal life, Steve had to go through a tragic moment. His girlfriend, Kellie Nash who encouraged and helped him throughout the journey is no more. After his girlfriend Kellie died,  Steve started dating his girlfriend Sherrie Swafford in . Even though after dating for around six years, the couple could not stop their relationship from coming to an end in

After breaking up with Sherrie Swafford, Steve has neither been linked with anyone nor has been spotted spending cozy moments with any other girl. As per reports, he is single and is not dating anyone.

Steve Perry's net worth

Steve Perry's net worth in 2018 is estimated to be $45 million. As per some online sources, he is not only famous but he is wealthy. In his almost four-decade-long singing career, he released various albums like from which he must have collected well.

Steve is not only a singer but also a co-producer and songwriter. He co-produced an album, , sang by David Pack, earning him bundles of dollars.

Steve Perry's body measurements

5 feet 6 inches tall Steve is active on Twitter where he has over 24.7 K followers as of October 2018.

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