Once the golden boy of Australian pop, Guy Sebastian now performs to crowds of beneath 100.
Yet he nonetheless lives like a megastar, and insiders are asking how he retains the cash rolling in.
From his multi-million-dollar Sydney mansion to partying with A-list pals, together with Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson, the inaugural Australian Idol winner is not any stranger to the finer issues in life.
Guy’s luxe $7m beachside Maroubra mansion has been described as a ‘fortress’ and the singer has lengthy been identified for his costly tastes, together with carrying $725 Balenciaga T-shirts.
His different expensive purchases embody a $675,000 funding property in Queensland, his personal non-public tennis court docket and a really costly grand piano.
But in recent times, as singles by Aussie artists wrestle to promote and albums fall off the ARIA Charts simply weeks after their debut, followers and commentators alike have begun asking – How does Guy afford all of it?
Once the golden boy of Australian pop, Guy Sebastian now performs to crowds of beneath 100
Yet he nonetheless lives like a megastar, and insiders are asking how he retains the cash rolling in
Guy stays one in every of Australia’s hardest-working performers, typically turning up in stunning areas to advertise his music and meet followers, exhibiting that whereas the style for Aussie music could also be diminishing, his ardour is not.
In August, the 43-year-old made an in-store look to advertise his tenth studio album, 100 Times Around the Sun, at a suburban Darwin purchasing centre.
Despite retailer claims that round 40 folks lined as much as meet Guy at JB Hi-Fi in Casuarina Square, Daily Mail employees on the scene reported simply eight.
The same scene performed out at Westfield Parramatta, the place he carried out his new single Get it Done to a largely detached viewers.
Social media clips of him singing his 2009 hit Like It Like That went viral, with followers questioning why a star of his stature was performing to such small crowds – however regardless of the small turnout, Guy regarded thrilled to be there.
Daily Mail has approached each Guy and his file label Sony Music for remark.
It was an enormous change of tempo for the Australian Idol star, who in 2015 performed to sold-out crowds throughout Australia throughout his Madness Tour.
Back then he carried out at prestigious venues together with Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena and Sydney’s Qantas Credit Union Arena.
From his multi-million-dollar Sydney mansion to partying with A-list pals, together with Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson , the inaugural Australian Idol winner is not any stranger to the finer issues in life
But in recent times, as singles by Aussie artists wrestle to promote and albums fall off the ARIA Charts simply weeks after their debut, followers and commentators alike have begun asking – How does Guy afford all of it?
Yet only a decade later, the Angels Brought Me Here star is now performing free admission gigs at suburban purchasing centres, to crowds of fewer than 100 folks.
Some claimed that Guy’s fortunes had modified, asking how he was sustaining his way of life, which he has not appeared to downsize.
The business actuality is obvious: His 2025 LP 100 Times Around the Sun spent only one week within the ARIA Albums Chart earlier this 12 months, debuting at quantity two earlier than vanishing from the highest 50, and his final prime 50 single was 2020’s Standing with You.
Yet the Battle Scars singer continues to reside in a sprawling Maroubra mansion, cheekily nicknamed ‘Fort Guy,’ perched on a 1,400m² block – greater than 3 times the dimensions of the typical Sydney property.
The cement palace, constructed for entertaining with a grand piano within the central lobby, value round $7m to purchase, demolish, rebuild and match out, the place no expense was spared designing and adorning.
His reported fortune, in line with superstar web value trackers, ranges from $13.3 million to $15.5 million.
That wealth seems to return from a mixture of decades-long efficiency royalties, file gross sales and high-profile tv work, together with over $1 million earned as a coach on a number of seasons of actuality TV competitors The Voice Australia.
But final 12 months he misplaced that gig, leaving a big dent in his pocket.
In August, the 43-year-old made a uncommon private look to advertise his tenth studio album, 100 Times Around the Sun, at a suburban Darwin purchasing centre
Despite retailer claims that round 40 folks lined as much as meet Sebastian at JB Hi-Fi in Casuarina Square, Daily Mail employees on the scene reported simply eight
In 2022, Guy additionally launched expensive authorized proceedings towards his former supervisor Titus Day, regarding unpaid royalties and efficiency charges, which drew extra consideration to his funds and the way he continues to fund his lavish way of life.
During the trial, a few of Guy’s efficiency charges have been revealed – together with $494,360 for supporting famous person Taylor Swift throughout 4 reveals throughout her Australian Red tour in 2013.
Guy was additionally paid $100,000 in November 2024 to carry out on the wedding ceremony ceremony of superstar accountant Anthony Bell and Annika Martyn.
He additionally charged $54,341 to sing at a marriage in Jakarta in July 2017 and $10,000 for an additional wedding ceremony at Doltone House in Sydney in September that 12 months.
The singer has made a small fortune for performing particular one-off reveals, as McDonald’s paid the entertainer $66,000 to seem at a convention the identical month, and Harvey Norman forked out $33,000 for him to carry out in August 2017.
He has additionally embraced the ‘company circuit’ that many different singers additionally do, and may be booked on-line to seem at occasions, festivals and charities for a fee.
It was additionally reported in 2022 that Guy had entered into a number of ‘contra offers’ by which he accepted luxurious gadgets – together with a ship, worldwide air fares and the usage of two Toyota LandCruisers, in lieu of money funds for a number of of his performances.
With different high-profile Australian singers in a position to command comparable charges for one-off performances, it’s clear that artists can nonetheless earn a good residing even when their music is not promoting as a lot because it as soon as did.
The singer has made a small fortune for performing particular one-off reveals and now embraces the company circuit, the place he may be booked to carry out at occasions for a price
Guy’s enduring profession and diversified earnings streams imply he has remained comfortably established regardless of latest chart challenges.
While the precise breakdown of Guy’s earnings stays non-public, sources level to a mixture of sources reminiscent of touring, impromptu gigs, endorsements and different enterprise ventures as methods to assist his way of life.