Riches continue rolling in for Robbie

The Angels singer has good reason to smile. According to accounts recently released by the company which manages his affairs, Robbie earned a cool £30,000 a day over the last 12 months
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RICHES CONTINUE ROLLING IN FOR ROBBIE

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13 FEBRUARY 2006

Although he still can't lay claim to the stonking pay packets picked up by the likes of Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones, British crooner Robbie Williams is clearly not short of a bob or two. According to accounts revealed by his company, the singer – who turns 32 today – earned a stunning £30,000 a day in 2005.

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His £11-million income comprised an £8.9-million salary plus a juicy £1.9-million bonus, courtesy of the success of his Greatest Hits album, which topped the charts in 18 countries, selling over six million copies.

Also keeping the cash rolling into Robbie's coffers are the royalties from his Take That days and income from two autobiographies as well as merchandising and sponsorship deals.

Under the terms of a record-breaking £80-million contract signed with EMI four years ago, the singer's earnings soar if his records sell well but slump if they bomb. The two albums released to date under the contract have both proved winners, however.

While the EMI deal delivered financial security and the sort of wealth the Stoke-born vocalist described as "beyond my wildest dreams", it doesn’t appear to have brought the singer much emotional joy. "Money's nothing to do with happiness," he once said. "Sometimes I feel like giving it all away. In my darkest moments I'm convinced life would be much easier if I didn't have as much as £100. Then I could walks the streets as a free man, meet a girl – and live the quiet life I long for."

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