How Old Is
John Legend the Singer
How Old Is John
Legend the Singer
- Birth
Name: John Stephens
- Birth
Place: Springfield, OH
- Date of Birth
/ Zodiac Sign: 12/28/1978,
Capricorn
- Profession:
Singer; songwriter;
pianist
John Legend Fast Facts:
- Began taking
piano lessons at age 3 and started performing in church
at age 6.
- Served as choir
director at Bethel AME Church in Scranton, PA, for nine
years.
- At 19, he played
piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything"
from her 1998 CD The Miseducation of Lauryn
Hill.
- Changed his name from
John Stephens to John Legend after friend and poet J.
Ivy nicknamed him "The Legend" during a studio
session.
- Has done session
work for a diverse roster of artists, including Alicia
Keys, Jay-Z, Janet Jackson and Kanye West.
- John
Legend Relationships:
- Phyllis Stephens -
Mother
- Ronald Stephens -
Father
- Ronald Stephens II -
Brother
- John
Legend Awards:
- 2005 Grammy: Best
Male R&B Vocal Performance - Winner
- 2006 Grammy: Best
Male R&B Vocal Performance - Winner
- 2005 Grammy: Best New
Artist - Winner
- 2005 Grammy: Best
R&B Album - Winner
- 2006 Grammy: Best
R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals -
Winner
- College:
- University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (1999)
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