Legend was offered admission to Harvard University and scholarships to Georgetown University and Morehouse College he ultimately decided to attend the University of Pennsylvania.Īt college, Legend served as the president and musical director of the co-ed jazz and pop a cappella group the Counterparts. At the age of 15, Legend won a Black History Month essay competition run by McDonalds, following the prompt "How do you intend to make Black history?" with an essay about how he intended to be a successful musician, according to an interview on the Carlos Watson Show. Īt the age of 12, Legend attended North High School in Springfield, Ohio, from which he graduated as salutatorian of his class four years later. Because of his academic talent, he skipped two grades. At the age of 7, he performed with his church choir. His father was a drummer, while "his mother sang and directed the church choir, and his grandmother was the church organist." In 2004, Legend stated that his parents were divorced for 12 years before reuniting. He is one of four children of Phyllis Elaine (née Lloyd), a seamstress, and Ronald Lamar Stephens, a factory worker at International Harvester (now Navistar). Legend was born John Roger Stephens on December 28, 1978, in Springfield, Ohio.
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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 major American entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT). In 2018, Legend portrayed Jesus Christ in NBC's adaptation of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. In 2017, Legend received a Tony Award for co-producing Jitney for the Broadway stage. Legend won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and Golden Globe Award in 2015 for co-writing the song " Glory" from the film Selma. In 2007, Legend received the Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Legend's single " All of Me" from his fourth studio album Love in the Future (2013) was a Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit. Legend has sung on Jay-Z's " Encore", Alicia Keys's " You Don't Know My Name", Dilated Peoples' "This Way", Slum Village's "Selfish", Fort Minor's "High Road", and played piano on Lauryn Hill's " Everything Is Everything".
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Prior to the release of Legend's debut album Get Lifted (2004), he collaborated with already-established artists and signed to Kanye West's GOOD Music. Pick up Sam Smith's album In the Lonely Hour on Amazon ( Vinyl, CD, MP3).įor more music, news, and videos from Sam Smith and John Legend, check out their respective Zumic artist pages.John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. The new version of "Lay Me Down" is available now on iTunes.
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Smith and Legend have graciously waived all royalties, and all of the profits will go toward Comic Relief's mission.
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Smith and Legend will perform the new single live on Friday, March 13th (the actual date of Red Nose Day) during a special BBC One broadcast of the event's fundraiser. The track was re-recorded to raise awareness for the British charity Comic Relief's Red Nose Day, a day in which "comedy and entertainment inspire the nation to give generously.to help people living tough lives across the UK and Africa." Listen to the new version of Smith's "Lay Me Down" above. Blige to remake one of his own hits, but this time he's collaborated with another legend, John Legend. UK crooner Sam Smith has already teamed up with R&B legend Mary J.