Queen Naija’s net worth is estimated to be $5 Million. She is an American singer and YouTube personality from Detroit, Michigan. Naija is known for uploading content on her previous YouTube channel “Chris and Queen” created by Queen and her ex-spouse Christopher Sails.
The singer Queen came to the spotlight after releasing her breakout single “Medicine” in 2017. The song went viral garnering over 227 million views on YouTube. From there, she continued to release one hit single after another, garnering millions of followers in the process.
Naija launched her channel and posted her first video titled “INTRODUCTION TO MY CHANNEL!!!” in April 2017. She began uploading vlogs as well as music videos and earned over 5.14 million views on her self-titled YouTube channel. Let’s discuss the biography and net worth of Queen Naija.
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Early Life
Queen Naija Bulls was born on October 17, 1995, in Detroit, Michigan. Her middle name “Naija” came from her dad while she was named “Queen” after her grandma. According to her, she is of Yemeni descent from her father’s side and her mother is Indian and Black Italian.
When her mother was nine months pregnant with Queen, her father (who already had 9 other kids) told her they did not want Queen growing up in America. Then instead, she was raised by his two older daughters back in Yemin.
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Early Struggles
Her father confessed to having arranged a marriage for Queen and was planning on marrying her off when she just turned 12. Naija’s mother agreed to his request in person but went straight into hiding and avoided calls from his family members.
Her father is of Yemeni descent while her mother is of Black Italian and Indian descent. When Naija’s mother was nine months pregnant, her father already had nine other children. Naija’s father came to visit her at the hospital when she was born but was otherwise not a part of her life as he was deported back to Yemen when Naija was two years old.
Her struggles continue into her elementary school years as she describes standing out for being mixed race in a predominately black school. Because of this being bullied as far as having her hair pulled by her classmates.
Queen Naija Career
Queen Naija developed an interest in music when she was just 3 years old. Growing up, she regularly visited church with her grandmother and used to perform in front of people.
Queen grew up as the only child with just her mother until she was about six years old. This time, her mom married and gave birth to 2 more children, her sister Tina and her brother Terrell. As the older sibling, Qeuun felt a responsibility to help her mother out in any way she could.
As Naija already developed a passion for singing she decided to try out for “American Idol” at the age of 16 years old. Because she couldn’t drive yet, she was driven by a family member from Detroit to South Carolina for the audition.
However, she was not able to pass the audition and went home landing a job at the restaurant named “Checker’s drive-in”. At the age of 18, Naija went on to audition for “American Idol” where she performed the cover of Jennifer Holliday’s “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going“.
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Breakthrough
Queen Naija had a big breakthrough when she released her debut single Medicine. The song was such a major hit peaking at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Additionally, that track helped her sign a massive contract with “Capitol Records” who released her second hit single “Karma”. Both of these tracks were included on her EP called “Queen Naija” which peaked at number 26 on the Billboard 200. Queen Naija earned a worth of 5 million US dollars.
Queen Naija’s most popular songs include:
- MEDICINE
- Karma
- Butterflies
- Pack Lite
- Lie To Me featuring Lil Durk
Queen Naija Relationship
When Queen Naija was in her senior year of high school she lost her vi*gi*ity to the guy she was seeing. Later, met her ex-husband Christopher Sails at a high school basketball game where he asked for her number but because she was getting over the last unpleasant experience, she denied him.
Naija eventually came around on April 15, 2013, when they were both 17 years old. Queen and Chris’ relationship was rocky from the start as they broke up and got back together more times than they could count.
When Queen was 18 years old she got pregnant with her first child. She gave birth to their son Christopher Sails Jr. on February 17, 2015. She also married her ex-husband while still pregnant that year. Around that time, Naija worked a security job at “Securities America” before getting fired for being late.
Eventually, the couple created their YouTube channel called “Chris and Queen“. There, they two would upload vlogs, play pranks on each other, do story time videos, and various challenges.
While the YouTube channel was thriving their rocky relationship ended after some cheating allegations came out against Chris. Even after being humiliated, the Queen took him back after she made him publicly apologize to her.
From there, they continued to make videos and live their lives until another cheating scandal involving Chris came out that Queen decided to leave the house and started doing her own videos which is how her supporters found out. Queen Naija and Christopher Sails divorced in 2018.
Queen Naija and YouTuber Clarence White started dating just after Naija’s divorce from Christopher. In February 2019, the couple welcomed their daughter.
Other Ventures
Queen Naija collaborated with some more prominent stars in her career. She likes listening to artists including Chance the Rapper, Kendrick Lamar, Jhene Aiko, J. Cole, and Kehlani.
Aside from her breakout single, she found success with her second hit song “Karma” which led her to number 1 on the “Emerging Artist Chart” of Billboard. Moreover, the song amassed over 132 million views on YouTube. Queen’s debut studio album Missunderstood was released in October 2020 and became Certified Gold by the RIAA.
Real Estate
After her hard work, Naija was able to give back to her hard-working mother documenting her mother’s reaction to getting a trip to Miami on her birthday or a brand new car and vlogs on her YouTube channel. She also owns a beautiful house where he resides with her boyfriend Clarence.
Queen Naija Net Worth
As of 2024, Queen Naija has a net worth of $5 Million. She rose to stardom with her self-titled EP with songs “Medicine” and “Karma” both reaching the Billboard Hot 100. Following the success, Naija announced her tour which was set to begin in October 2018.
Before her big breakthrough, Naija appeared on the 11th and 13th seasons of “American Idol”. After getting rejected twice by the show, she went on to use YouTube to build a following for herself before cracking into the mainstream music industry.
Naija earns from releasing music on her YouTube channel as well as other streaming platforms. She charges from record labels to sell her music. Most of her songs garnered over 100 million views on YouTube. Queen Naija’s annual income is roughly $700,000.
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