Collin Raye Net Worth, Age, Real Name, Biography, Is He Married?

Collin Raye Net Worth

Collin Raye, an American country music singer whose full name is Floyd Elliot Wray has a net worth of $8 million.

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Collin Raye Biography

Collin Raye, also known as Floyd Elliot Wray, is an American country singer. He was in a band called The Wrays from 1983 to 1987 before going solo in 1991 with the album All I Can Be. This album had his first big hit, Love, Me, and it went platinum in the U.S., meaning it sold a million copies.

Collin Raye had more hit songs in the 1990s and into 2000. However, in 2001, his album Can't Back Down didn't do well, and he lost his record deal. He took a break from making albums until 2005 when he released Twenty Years and Change on a smaller label.

Between 1991 and 2007, Collin Raye had 30 singles on the U.S. country charts. He also did well on the Adult Contemporary charts with two songs with Jim Brickman. Four of his songs made it to Number One on the Billboard country charts: Love, Me and In This Life in 1992, My Kind of Girl in 1995, and I Can Still Feel You in 1998.

In his career, he made 11 studio albums, including a Christmas album and lullaby compilation. He also put out a Greatest Hits album, a live record, and a live CD/DVD set.

How old is Collin Raye?

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The American country music singer was born on August 22, 1960 in De Queen, Arkansas, U.S. Collin Raye is 63 years old as of 2023.

Career

He changed his last name to Raye and signed with Epic Records in 1990. His first song, All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory), got popular in 1991, reaching No. 29 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Raye released his first album, also called All I Can Be, soon after.

His next song, a touching ballad called Love, Me, co-written with Skip Ewing, topped the country charts in early 1992 for three weeks. After this, All I Can Be went platinum, certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The last song from the album, Every Second, hit No. 2 on the Billboard chart.

In 2005, Raye joined Aspirion label, releasing the album Twenty Years and Change. Two songs from it were released but didn't chart. That same year, Raye appeared in Fruit of the Loom underwear commercials, singing You Can't Over-Love Your Underwear. In 2006, he dropped another album, Fearless, on Country Roads Records, without producing any singles.

In 2007, he released a CD/DVD combo called The Power in You, and an EP called Selected Hits. The latter had songs like That's My Story, Little Rock, I Think About You, and Love, Me, and two new songs: A Soldier's Prayer and Quitters, co-written with Canadian country singer George Canyon. Both new songs were released as singles in 2007, with the former reaching No. 59 on Hot Country Songs.

Raye's next album, Never Going Back, came out on April 28, 2009, on Saguaro Road label. Its lead song was Mid-Life Chrysler, and it included a tribute to his granddaughter, Haley, who sadly passed away from an undiagnosed brain disorder.

In 2014, Raye published his autobiography titled A Voice Undefeated.

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Raye is famous for his country pop ballads like Love, Me and In This Life.

Raye is also known for addressing social issues in his music. For example, Little Rock tells the story of a recovering alcoholic, and his song What If Jesus Comes Back Like That raises questions about the return of Jesus Christ in the modern world.

In The Eleventh Commandment, he addresses child abuse, suggesting honor thy children as an eleventh commandment, with the music video featuring the child abuse hotline ChildHelp USA.

Is Collin Raye married?

Raye married Connie in 1980 but later divorced. They have two kids: Brittany, born on February 10, 1983, and Jacob, born on March 31, 1985. Raye now lives in Nashville with his daughter and granddaughter.