JOHN LEGEND
Birth name: John Roger Stephens
Born: December 28, 1978 (age 36) Springfield, Ohio, United States
Genres : R&B soul neo soul hip hop soul
Occupation(s): Singer, songwriter, actor
Instruments: Vocals, piano, keyboards
Years active: 2000–present
Labels: GOOD Music, Sony Music, Columbia
Associated acts: Tiziano Ferro, Andre 3000, Kanye West, Rick Ross, Lupe Fiasco, The Roots, Fort Minor
Website johnlegend.com
John Roger Stephens better known by his stage name John Legend, has won nine Grammy Awards, one Golden Globe and one Academy Award. In 2007, Legend received the special Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
He is one of four children of Phyllis Elaine Nova Jackson (née Lloyd), a seamstress, and Ronald Lamar Stephens, a factory worker and former National Guardsman. Throughout his childhood, Legend was homeschooled on and off by his mother. At the age of four, he performed with his church choir. He began playing the piano at age seven. At the age of twelve, Legend attended North High School, from which he graduated four years later.
After four years of dating, Legend became engaged to model Chrissy Teigen in December 2011. They married on September 14, 2013, in Como, Italy.
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