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What is Sixto Rodriguez’s Net Worth?

Sixto Rodriguez, an American folk musician, has a net worth of $5 million. Although his albums “Cold Fact” and “Coming from Reality” did not sell well in the US, his music became popular in South Africa and Australia in the 1990s. He was even more famous than Elvis Presley in South Africa, and many of his foreign fans believed that he had committed suicide during one of his concerts in the 1970s.

The 2012 documentary “Searching for Sugar Man” explores Sixto’s life and the search for him by two of his South African fans. The documentary won an Academy Award and over 40 other awards, and the soundtrack reached #1 on the Swedish charts. Sixto’s two studio albums were re-released in 2012 and made the top 20 in Denmark, Sweden, Australia, and New Zealand. He was awarded a Creative Recognition Award for Best Music from the International Documentary Association.

Sixto Rodriguez’s Background

Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, known professionally as Sixto Rodriguez, was born on July 10, 1942, in Detroit, Michigan. He was the sixth child of Mexican immigrants. Rodriguez attended Wayne State University’s Monteith College, where he obtained a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in 1981.