John Legend is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, activist, pianist, and actor. Legend has released 6 studio albums and has done numerous guest appearances on songs, including Kanye West's "All of the Lights" and Slum Village's "Selfish. Legend is a largely decorated artist as he received the Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame and is one of 15 people and the first black man to have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. Legend is also the second youngest to achieve the EGOT status. For all your music needs, head over to Live Article image: John Legend at the Paramount Theatre performing in For 10 of our favorite John Legend songs, in no particular order, keep on reading!

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American singer and songwriter John Legend has released seven full-length studio albums , four live albums , two video albums , three extended plays , 39 singles and two promotional singles. Prior to the release of Legend's debut album, his career gained momentum through a series of successful collaborations with multiple established artists. He earned a Billboard Hot number-one single with " All of Me ".
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This Philadelphia soul man, performing Sunday, Aug. He can croon like Marvin Gaye at his sweetest and most sly, wax thoughtful and impish like Stevie Wonder, and have a modicum of the street-corner impudence of OutKast or Common. Add the cool savoir-faire of GQ , and you have the makings of a legend, one with talent to go with his looks-appeal. Here is a Whitman's Sampler of some of his dandiest…. Details: p. Sunday, Aug.
John Roger Stephens born December 28, , known professionally as John Legend , is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, film producer, theatre director, and philanthropist. Legend's single " All of Me " from his fourth studio album Love in the Future was a Billboard Hot number-one hit. He has also won eleven Grammy Awards. He received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his acting role, and won for his role as a producer of the show, making him one of 16 people and the first black man to have won all four of the following awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony EGOT. Since , Legend has been featured as a coach on The Voice. At the age of 7, he performed with his church choir. At the age of 12, Legend attended North High School in Springfield, Ohio, from which he graduated as salutatorian of his class four years later.