William Martin Joel was born in the Bronx, New York City, on May 9, 1949. His father was a German classical musician and businessman.
Before arriving in the United States, his family escaped the Nazis through Switzerland and Cuba.
Joel’s mother was born in the English county of Kent. In the late 1930s, his parents met at a City College of New York Gilbert and Sullivan concert.
While he was still a child, his family relocated to Hicksville, Long Island. He spent his childhood there with his younger sister, Judy.
After his parents split in 1957, his father moved to Europe and remarried in Austria. Alexander Joel, Joel’s father’s half-brother, followed a career in music as well, serving as the main musical director of the Staatstheater Braunschweig from 2001 to 2014.
Billy Joel net worth
Billy Joel has a net worth of $225 million and is an American singer and songwriter. He is one of the most successful musicians of all time, with over 150 million albums sold worldwide.
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