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John Legend
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American singer-songwriter
OverviewAI-generated
John Legend, born John Roger Stephens on December 28, 1978, in Springfield, Ohio, is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and pianist. He began his professional career in 2000 and performs in the soul, pop, and contemporary R&B genres. Legend is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has received the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, the Academy Award for Best Original Song, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. He is married to Chrissy Teigen and has four children.
Legend was educated at the University of Pennsylvania. His musical works include the songbooks *Once Again* and *Get Lifted*, as well as the albums *Evolver* and *Black Love Letters*. He has been associated with record labels including GOOD Music, Sony Music, and Columbia Records.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 18
Top works
- John Legend - Once Again (Songbook)
- John Legend - Get Lifted (Songbook)
- John Legend - Once Again
- John Legend - Evolver
- Black Love Letters
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Springfield, Ohio, USA
John Legend is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and producer. He was born John Roger Stephens on December 28, 1978 in Springfield, Ohio. As of 2017, he has won ten Grammy Awards, one Golden Globe Award, and one Academy Award. He is married to model Chrissy Teigen, and they have a daughter - Luna Simone Stephens - born in 2016. The couple's second child is due in 2018.
Known for
- Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes 2025 : Le concert événement — Self - Guest2025
- Tapis Rouge Gala Des Pièces Rouge2025
- Grace for the World — Self2025
- A Grammy Salute to Cyndi Lauper: Live from the Hollywood Bowl — Self2025
- Hitmakers — Self2025
- Words + Music — Self2025
- Reading Rainbow — Self2025
- The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular — Self - Performer2024
- 92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center — Self2024
- Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade — Self2024
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1978
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3,214,834
- Total plays
- 56,189,470
Tags
John Stephens (born December 28, 1978 in Springfield, Ohio), better known as John Legend, is a Grammy award winning R&B singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet and actor signed to Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music label. Prior to the release of his debut album Get Lifted in 2004, Legend's career gained momentum through a series of successful collaborations with multiple established artists such as Jay-Z, Alicia Keys and Lauryn Hill. He released his second album <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 204,591x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,635x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,910x
- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 35,581x
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 29,131x
via Crossref · CC0
Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to John Legend, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist and record producer. 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 rapper Kanye West's GOOD Music, through which he released his debut studio album, Get Lifted (2004). Preceded by the hit ballad "Ordinary People", the album reached the top ten of the Billboard 200 and received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Legend won three Grammy Awards from eight nominations at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards—"Ordinary People" won Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Get Lifted won Best R&B Album, and Legend won Best New Artist; the album's final single, "So High" (remixed with Lauryn Hill), was nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. His second album, Once Again (2006), was met with continued success, supported by the lead single "Save Room". His third album, Evolver (2008), further diversified his sound with other genres; its funk-inspired lead single, "Green Light" (featuring André 3000), peaked within the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100 and received double platinum certification by the RIAA. That same year, Legend released the live album John Legend: Live from Philadelphia (2008), followed by his collaborative album with the Philadelphia-based hip hop band Roots, Wake Up! (2010).
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