John Legend
John Legend | |
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Born | John Roger Stephens December 28, 1978 Springfield, Ohio, U.S. |
Education | North High School |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania (BA) |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1997–present |
Agent | Ty Stiklorius |
Works | |
Political party | Democratic[1] |
Spouse |
Sony Urban |
Website | johnlegend |
John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, record producer, and actor. He began his musical career working behind the scenes for other artists, playing piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything," and performing as an uncredited backing vocalist on Jay-Z's "Encore" and Alicia Keys' "You Don't Know My Name". He was the first artist to sign with Kanye West's GOOD Music, through which he released his debut studio album, Get Lifted (2004). The album reached the top ten of the Billboard 200, received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and spawned his first hit song, "Ordinary People."
Legend won three
Legend's fourth studio album,
Throughout his musical career, Legend has received a total of 12 Grammy Awards. In 2007, he won the
Early life and education
John Roger Stephens was born on December 28, 1978, in
In 2004, Legend stated that his parents were divorced for 12 years before reuniting.[14] Legend was homeschooled by his mother.[15] He began playing the piano at age 4.[16][17] At the age of 7, he performed with his church choir.[18] Because of his academic talent, he skipped two grades.[13]
At the age of 12, Legend entered
At the age of 16, he enrolled at the
Career
Career beginnings
After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, Legend worked as a management consultant at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and began producing, writing, and recording his own music.[13] He released two albums independently: his self-titled demo (2000) and Live at Jimmy's Uptown (2001), which he sold at his shows. He subsequently began working on his demo and began sending his work to various record labels.[15][14]
In 2001,
2004–2007: Debut album and Grammy Award
Legend released his debut album,
Legend was featured on several records in the following years. He appeared on albums by
In October 2006, Legend's second album,
2008–2010: Evolver
In January 2008, Legend sang in a video for
In 2009, Legend performed in The People Speak, a documentary feature film that uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans, based on historian Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States.[38] Also in 2009, Legend and the Roots teamed up to record a collaborative album, Wake Up!, which was released on September 21, 2010.[39] The first single released from the album was "Wake Up Everybody" featuring singer Melanie Fiona and rapper Common.[40][41] In November 2010, Legend was featured on West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album, listed a feature on the song 'Blame Game'. In February 2011, Legend won three prizes at the 53rd Annual Grammy Music Awards. He was awarded Best R&B Song for "Shine", while he and the Roots won Grammy Awards for Best R&B Album and Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for "Hang On in There". In March 2011, Legend and the Roots won two NAACP Image Awards, one for Outstanding Album (Wake Up!) and one for Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration.[citation needed]
2011–2015: Federal lawsuit and 50-date tour
On July 5, 2011, songwriter Anthony Stokes filed a
Also in 2011, Legend completed a 50-date tour as a guest for British soul band Sade. In the San Diego performance, Legend confirmed that he was working on his next studio album and played a new song called "Dreams".[47] Later, via his official website, he revealed the official title of the album to be Love in the Future, and debuted part of a new track called "Caught Up". The album has been executive-produced by Legend himself, along with Kanye West and Dave Tozer – the same team who worked on Legend's previous albums Get Lifted, Once Again, and Evolver. Legend has stated that his intention for the record was "To make a modern soul album – to flip that classic feel into a modern context."[48]
Legend was granted an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Howard University at the 144th Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 12, 2012.[49] Legend was a judge on the ABC music show Duets along with Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Nettles, and Robin Thicke. Legend's spot was originally for Lionel Richie, who had to leave the show due to a scheduling conflict. Duets debuted on Thursday, May 24, 2012.[50]
He released his fourth studio album,
In 2014, Legend partnered with the rapper Common to write the song "Glory", featured in the film Selma, which chronicled the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches. The song won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song as well as the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Legend and Common performed "Glory" at the 87th Academy Awards on February 22, 2015.[citation needed]
Legend was featured on Meghan Trainor's "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" from her debut studio album, which reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100. On February 1, 2015, he sang "America the Beautiful" in the opening ceremony of Super Bowl XLIX. He provided guest vocals on Kelly Clarkson's song "Run Run Run" for her album Piece by Piece. He also co-wrote and provided vocals for French DJ David Guetta's song "Listen", as part of the album Listen.
2016–present: Resurgence
Legend released his new album Darkness and Light, with first single "Love Me Now", on December 2, 2016, with songs featuring Chance the Rapper and Miguel. Legend featured on Kygo's song "Happy Birthday" for his debut studio album "Cloud Nine" released in 2016.[citation needed]
For the 2017 film
On December 19, 2017, NBC announced that Legend had been cast in the title role in the live concert production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Marcy Avenue Armory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.[56] The production was broadcast live on NBC television on April 1, 2018 (the date of Easter Sunday that year in Western Christianity).[57] On May 8, 2018, Google chose Legend as one of the six new Google Assistant voices.[58]
Legend was one of the few celebrities to appear and speak out in the
In spite of numerous public allegations and controversies regarding Kelly, Legend stood as the only major recording artist willing to come forward and speak against him in the documentary.
On May 21, 2019, Legend was the winning coach on The Voice, and won the competition with his artist Maelyn Jarmon.[63] In November, Legend was named People's Sexiest Man Alive.[64][65][66] In 2020, Legend was working on a seventh album. On May 13, 2020, he announced the album would be titled Bigger Love. It was released on June 19. On May 28, 2020, Legend received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music.[67] Legend is featured on Carrie Underwood's Christmas album My Gift. Legend wrote his featured track entitled Hallelujah.[68] Legend was among the performers in the Celebrating America television event held on Inauguration Day 2021.[69] He delivered the commencement address to the Duke University Class of 2021.[70] On November 12, 2021, Legend signed with Republic Records after completing the contract that lasted for 17 years with Sony Music.
In February 2022, Legend launched the music-based
Philanthropy
Legend performed a benefit concert in Springfield, Ohio in 2005 in support of a tax levy for the Springfield City School District.[75]
In May 2007, Legend partnered with
In early 2008, he began touring with Alexus Ruffin and Professor Jeff Sachs of
On January 22, 2010, he performed "
In 2014, Legend founded the FREEAMERICA campaign, which aims to help reform
In 2016, Legend co-signed a letter to the
Personal life
Legend met model
In 2020, the couple was expecting a third child,[102] but Teigen lost the baby at twenty weeks due to a pregnancy complication.[103] The pregnancy loss was described by media as a late miscarriage; in 2022, Teigen clarified that the loss was "an abortion to save my life for a baby that had absolutely no chance."[104][105][106]
On the PBS series Finding Your Roots, it was determined that Legend's genetic makeup is 64% African, 32% European, and 4% Native American.[107]
Discography
Studio albums
- Get Lifted (2004)
- Once Again (2006)
- Evolver (2008)
- Wake Up! (with the Roots) (2010)
- Love in the Future (2013)
- Darkness and Light (2016)
- A Legendary Christmas (2018)
- Bigger Love (2020)
- Legend (2022)
Tours
- Get Lifted Tour (2005)
- Once Again Tour (2007)
- Evolver Tour (2009)
- Love in the Future World Tour (2014)
- Darkness and Light World Tour (2017)
- A Legendary Christmas Tour (2018–19)
- Bigger Love Tour (2021)
- An Evening with John Legend (2023)
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006, 2018 | Sesame Street | Himself | |
2007 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Himself | Episode: "The Bat Mitzvah" |
Las Vegas | Himself | Episode: "Wagers of Sin" | |
2008 | A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All
|
Forest Ranger | |
2009 | The People Speak | Himself | Documentary |
2010 | Dancing with the Stars | Himself/Performer | |
2011 | Royal Pains | Himself | "Listen to the Music" |
2015 | The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
|
Himself/Performer | Performed with Meghan Trainor |
Hollywood Game Night | Himself/Contestant | 1 episode | |
2015–present | Lip Sync Battle | Himself | 6 episodes |
2016–2017 | Underground | — | Producer |
2017 | The Nightly Show
|
Himself | 1 episode |
Master of None | Himself | Episode: "The Dinner Party" | |
Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Himself | Episode: "Alicia Keys & John Legend" | |
2018 | Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert | Jesus Christ | Also executive producer |
A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy | Himself | ||
2019–2022, 2023–present | The Voice | Himself/Coach | Season 16–22, 24–present |
2019 | Songland | Himself | Episode: "John Legend" |
Ask the StoryBots | The King of Music | Episode: "How do you make music?" | |
Celebrity Family Feud | Himself | Episode: "John Legend and Chrissy Teigen vs. the cast of Vanderpump Rules" | |
2020 | This Is Us | Himself | Episode: "Light and Shadows" |
The Simpsons | Himself | Voice; Episode: "The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson" | |
Whose Vote Counts, Explained | Himself (Narrator) | Episode: "Whose Vote Counts".[108] | |
2021 | That's My Jam | Himself/Guest | Along with Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande, Blake Shelton |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Sesame Street: Elmo Loves You! | Himself | |
Soul Men | Marcus Hooks | ||
2012 | The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America | Duke Ellington | Voice role |
2016 | Southside with You | — | Producer |
La La Land
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Keith | Also co-wrote/performed "Start a Fire" for film's soundtrack | |
2017 | Crow: The Legend | Crow | Voice role, Also executive producer[109] |
2019 | Between Two Ferns: The Movie | Himself | |
2020 | A Crime on the Bayou | — | Executive producer[110] |
2020 | Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey[111] | — | Producer |
2021 | The Mitchells vs. the Machines | Jim Posey | Voice role |
Awards and nominations
See also
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External links
- Official website
- John Legend at TED
- Caroline Sm (June 25, 2015). "Estelle talks relationship with John Legend, American lifestyle and more [NFTR]". GRM Daily.
- John Legend at IMDb