John Legend Biography

Who is John Legend?

John Legend is an American singer-songwriter. He first became popular with the 2005 single “Ordinary People“. He has collaborated with many different artists, such as Jay-Z and Kanye West. He has also won ten Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.

John Legend’s Early life and Childhood

Talking about his early life, John Legend was born on 28 December 1978. He experienced his childhood in Springfield, Ohio, USA. His birth name is John Roger Stephens. His parents are Phyllis Elaine and Ronald Lamar Stephens, a factory worker and former National Guardsman. He has three siblings. His nationality is American and he is of African-American ethnicity. He began playing the piano at age seven.

John Legend’s Education

As per his education, Legend attended North High School. After high school graduation, he attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied English with an emphasis on African-American literature. While in college, Legend served as president and musical director of a co-ed jazz and pop a cappella group called Counterparts. He graduated in 1999 and began his professional singing career in 2000.

John Legend’s Career, Salary, and Net worth

John began his music career when he was in the university. While in college, he was introduced to Lauryn Hill by a friend. Hill hired him to play piano on “Everything Is Everything“, a song from her album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Legend released his debut album, Get Lifted on GOOD Music in December 2004. His album debuted at number 7 on the US Billboard 200 and sold 116,000 copies in its first week. His album also won the 2006 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album and earned Legend another two nominal awards for Best New Artist and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. In October 2006, Legend’s second album Once Again was released. At the 2007 Grammy Awards ceremony, the song “Heaven” was awarded the “Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance”. John has won ten Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award in his music career. He released his new album, Darkness and Light with the first single “Love Me Now” on December 2, 2016. He has been a very successful singer in his career and he has accumulated a net worth of 40 million dollars throughout his successful career but his salary is unknown.

John Legend’s Rumors, and Controversy

Currently, there are no rumors of his love affairs. John Legend blamed American racism for Beyoncé’s CMA controversy in November 2016. He said, “There’s a problem with racism in America I’m not blaming country music for that”. He added, “I know a lot of country music writers and artists and I don’t think it’s their issue, I think it’s America’s issue.” There is also a rumor that he and Netflix are making a music competition show.

John Legend’s Body Measurements

Moving Towards his body measurements, he has a good height of 5 Feet and 9 Inches (1.75m). He has Back hair and his eyes are also Dark brown. His body weight is 71kg. His shoe size is 11.5 (US). There is no information about his dress size.

Social Media Profile

He is active in various sorts of social media like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He has around John Legend followers on Facebook. He has more than 7.2 followers on Instagram and has more than 10.2 million followers on Twitter. Reference:(healthyceleb.com) Updated On Thu Oct 25 2018 Published On Thu Oct 25 2018 By Married Bio