Mercedes Lander – $1 Million

The cool redhead Mercedes Lander became famous for being the drummer of the all-girl metal band Kittie in Canada back in 1996. Mercedes was only 15 years old when this band recorded and released their first album Spit in January 2000. Two years later, They released their second album Oracle. Since then, the albums have sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. They released a hit song titled Brackish, which brought them a good sum of money. All of their songs were released by independent record labels.

The success of their song inspired them to venture to other genres, but later on, Lander gave up the spotlight for a much laid back career as a real estate agent. She admitted that she was into sales, which she gladly pursued when the band’s popularity took a turn in 2012. It’s interesting to see a drummer girl, who used to play in a metal band, becoming someone with expertise in real estate and home finance.