In November 2019, Legend was named People 's Sexiest Man Alive. Both children were conceived via in vitro fertilization. The couple had a daughter, Luna, in April 2016 and a son, Miles, in May 2018. Legend met model Chrissy Teigen in 2006 when she starred in the music video for his song "Stereo". They became engaged in December 2011 and were married on September 14, 2013, at Villa Pizzo in Como, Italy. In July 2020, Legend performed Whitney Houston's "Greatest Love of All" with Andra Day at a fundraised for Joe Biden's presidential campaign. In 2020, Legend performed in a special Quarantunes benefit concert. On May 21, 2019, Legend was the winning coach on "The Voice" with his artist Maelyn Jarmon. In 2018, he released the album "A Legendary Christmas." His album "Darkness and Light" was released in 2016. In 2014, "All of Me" was the third best selling song in the U.S. He performed the song at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. The song is dedicated to his wife Chrissy Teigen. The third single from the album, "All of Me," became an international hit. In 2013, Legend released his album "Love in the Future," which reached number two in the U.S. In 2010, Legend and the Roots released a collaborative album, "Wake Up!" In 2011, Legend won three Grammy Music Awards: Best R&B Song for "Shine," as well Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for "Hang On in There," and Best R&B Album. In the summer of 2006, Legend performed a song called "It Feels Good When You Sing a Song" with Hoots the Owl on "Sesame Street." In February 2006, Legend performed during the pregame show at Super Bowl XL in Detroit, Michigan as well as at the NBA All-Star Game in Houston, Texas. When Jackson died, only one song had been written. Legend also was working with Michael Jackson on an upcoming album prior to his death. Blige, Jay-Z, The Black Eyed Peas, and Stephen Colbert, among others. Over the next handful of years, Legend made appearances on a number of albums for other groups and musicians including Mary J. Legend c0-wrote the Janet Jackson song "I Want You," which was nominated for an award at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards in 2005. Four singles were released off the album. Additionally, Legend was nominated for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and Best New Artist. "Get Lifted" won the Grammy Award for Best R&B album in 2006. The album debuted at number seven on the U.S. Legend's debut album, "Get Lifted," was released on Kanye West's GOOD Music label in December 2004. Eventually, Legend adopted the name himself as well. Ivy basically said that Legend's music sounded old school like one of the Legends. Legend chose his stage name from an idea the poet and songwriter J Ivy said to him. West hired Legend to sing the hooks in his songs. In 2001, Legend was introduced to Kanye West, who was a then-an-up-and-coming-hip-hop artist. He soon began sending his demo to record labels. He released his self-titled demo in 2000 and "Live at Jimmy's Uptown" in 2001, which he self-released and sold at his gigs. Early CareerĪfter college, Legend worked as a management consultant while he started writing, producing, and recording his own music. Legend graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in African-American literature from the University of Pennsylvania in 1999. Legend met Lauryn Hill in college and she hired him to play piano on the song "Everything is Everything," from her iconic album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill." The group's recording of the Joan Osbourne song "One of Us," was chosen for 1988 Best of Collegiate a Cappella compilation CD. Legend was the musical director of Penn's co-ed jazz and pop a cappella group The Counterparts during college. Legend was accepted to Harvard, Morehouse, the University of Pennsylvania, and Georgetown. He enrolled at Springfield North High School at 12 and graduated at 16 as the salutatorian of his class. Legend skipped two grades in school due to his academic prowess. He learned to play the piano when he was seven. John began performing with the church choir at four. His father worked at an International Harvester factory and was a drummer. His mom was a seamstress who sang and was the director of the church choir. His parents, Phyllis and Ronald had four kids. John Roger Stephens was born on December 28, 1978, in Springfield, Ohio.
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