John Roger Stevens, anozivikanwa saJohn Legend, muimbi weAmerica-munyori wenziyo uye muimbi. Anonyanya kuzivikanwa nemadambarefu ake akadai saKamwe Zvakare uye Rima neChiedza. Akaberekerwa muSpringfield, Ohio, USA, akaratidza kufarira mimhanzi kubva achiri mudiki. Akatanga kuridzira kwaya yechechi yake aine makore mana. Kubva pazera remakore manomwe akatanga kuridza piyano.
Achiri kukoreji, akashanda semutungamiri weposvo uye mutungamiriri wemimhanzi weboka remimhanzi rainzi Counterparts. Mushure mekuburitsa akawanda studio maalbum, Legend akabatana zvakare nevanofarira veKanye West, Britney Spears naLauryn Hill. Muna 2015, akagamuchira Oscar yerwiyo "Kubwinya", iyo yaakanyorera iyo nhoroondo firimu Selma.
Akagamuchirawo mimwe mibairo yakakosha, kusanganisira gumi Grammy Awards pamwe neGolden Globe Award. Iye zvakare mutambi uye ane nyeredzi muLa La Land, iyo yakarova, akahwina maOscars matanhatu. Anozivikanwa nebasa rake rerudo.
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John Legend akaberekwa Zvita 28, 1978 muSpringfield, Ohio. Akave muimbi anodiwa-muchikamu uye munyori wenziyo, achishanda nevaimbi vakaita saAlicia Keys, Twista, Janet Jackson naKanye West.
Legend's debut album, 2004's Get Lifted, yakahwina matatu Grammy Awards. Mushure memamwe maviri ega maalbum, akaburitsa kubatana kwake naRoots, Wake Up!, muna 2010. Ngano akazviratidzawo pamakwikwi epaterevhizheni semurairidzi pamberi pekuburitswa kwedambarefu rake rekutevera ra2013 rinonzi Love in the Future.
Muimbi uyu akagamuchira Oscars, Golden Globes uye Grammys yerwiyo "Kubwinya" kubva mufirimu ra2014 Selma, ndokuzogamuchira Emmy nekuita kwake mukugadzira "Live Concert of Jesus Christ Superstars" muna 2018.
Kutanga kubva pakutanga, ari mwana mudiki, ambuya vaLegend vakamudzidzisa kuridza piyano, uye akakura achiimba mukwaya yechechi. Akabva apinda muYunivhesiti yePennsylvania, kwaakatungamirira boka remachechi. Mushure mekupedza kudzidza, akachinja hunyanzvi hwake ndokushandira Boston Consulting Group asi akaramba achiita mumakirabhu ehusiku eNew York City.
Ngano yave iri-inodiwa chikamu muimbi uye munyori wenziyo, achishanda nevatambi vakaita saAlicia Keys, Twista naJanet Jackson. Nenguva isipi akaziviswa kune arikuuya-uye-anouya hip-hop muimbi Kanye West, uye vaimbi vese vari vaviri vakapinda mune mumwe nemumwe demos.
Kuzorora Kwebasa: "Simudzwa"
Legend's debut album, 2004's Get Lifted, yakaenda platinamu yekutenda muchikamu kune yakarova "Vanhu Vese", rwiyo rwaakambonyorera Black Eyed Peas. Akadzokera kumba nemaGrammy Awards matatu ekusimudzwa: Best R&B Album, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, uye Best New Artist. Gwaro rechipiri raLegend raive Zvakare zvakare iro rakaburitswa muna2006.
Tarenda remumhanzi weLegend rakamuita nyeredzi huru. Mu2006, akatamba kuSuper Bowl XL muDetroit, iyo NBA All-Star Game, uye Major League baseball All-Star Game muPittsburgh.
Nenguva isipi akaburitsa akati wandei maalbum anosanganisira Evolver (2008). Evolver yairatidza "Green Light", mushandirapamwe naAndré 3000. Rwiyo urwu rwakaita serunyoro uye album pachayo yakasvika pamusoro peR&B/hip-hop charts.
Mugore rimwe chetero, Legend akaoneka pamberi pemakamera aine basa rinotsigira mucomedy Soul People, aine nyeredzi Bernie Mac naSamuel L. Jackson.
"Muka!" uye duets
Muna 2010, muimbi akaburitsa Wake Up!, iyo yaakanyora neRoots. Iyo albhamu yakagamuchira ongororo kubva kune vanotsoropodza mimhanzi uye yakatora nziyo dzakaitwa mukurumbira neanofarira aMarvin Gaye naNina Simone. "Nguva Dzakaoma" naCurtis Mayfield yaive imwe yenziyo dzealbum inotungamira; imwe hit, "Shine", yakamupa Grammy Award. Iye naRoots zvakare vakahwina Grammy yeBest R&B Album muna 2011.
Legend akaedza ruoko rwake pachiitiko chaicho nemakwikwi e duet muzhizha ra2012. Akashanda naKelly Clarkson, Robin Thicke naJennifer Nettles vekuSugarland. Nyanzvi dzemumhanzi dzakarairidza uye dzakatamba nevakwikwidzi. Gare gare gore iroro, akaburitsa rwiyo rutsva rweQuentin Tarantino's Django Unchained.
Kuzivikanwa kwe "All of Me" uye "Kubwinya"
Muna 2013, vakabuditsa dambarefu ravo rinotevera, Love in the Future, iro raive neNo. ”. Muna 1, munyori wenziyo, pamwe nerapper Common, akahwina iyo Goridhe Globe yeYakanakisa Yekutanga Rwiyo rwe "Kubwinya" kubva mufirimu Selma.
Melody akahwinawo Grammy uye Academy Award, apo vese maartist vakashandisa hurukuro yavo yekugamuchira Oscar kuratidza nyaya dzemazuva ano dzakatenderedza bato rekodzero dzevanhu.
Musi wa7 Gumiguru, 2016, muimbi akaburitsa imwe nyowani "Love Me Now". Uye muna Zvita, akaburitsawo rake rechishanu solo studio, Rima uye Chiedza, iro rairatidza Miguel naChance the Rapper.
Mukutanga kwa2018, Legend akagadzirira kuita nyeredzi muNBC's Live Concert yaJesu Kristu Superstars semutungamiri wechitendero mumazuva ekupedzisira.
Nhepfenyuro kubva kuBrooklyn's Marcy Avenue Armory paIsita Svondo yaisanganisirawo kuchinjirwa kwemuimbi wedombo Alice Cooper saMambo Herodhi uye muimbi mukuru Sarah Bareill saMary Magdalene.
EGOT uye Izwi
Musi wa9 Gunyana 2018, Legend akaita nhoroondo semunhu mudiki munhoroondo uye wekutanga African American kujoinha yakasarudzika EGOT Club. (EGOT inomirira Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, uye Tony mibairo) "Kusvika manheru ano, vanhu gumi nevaviri chete ndivo vakunda Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, naTony mibairo mumakwikwi," Legend anonyora pa Instagram.
“Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice neni takapinda muchikwata ichi apo takahwina Emmy pakugadzira kwatakaita mutambo wavo weLegendary Live Concert of Jesus Christ Superstars show. Ndinofara zvikuru kuva chikamu chechikwata ichi. Ndine rukudzo kuti vakavimba neni kutamba Jesu Kristu. "
Mazuva mashoma gare gare, zvakaziviswa kuti muimbi achange achibatana naAdam Levine, Blake Shelton naKelly Clarkson semurairidzi wemwaka wechigumi nematanhatu wemakwikwi ekuimba eThe Voice.
Mabasa makuru aJohn Legend
Wake Up, John Legend's studio album yaakabatana neboka rehip-hop The Roots, nderimwe remabasa ake akakosha uye akabudirira.
Kuburitsa nhamba sere paUS Billboard 200, iyo albhamu yakatengesa zviuru makumi matanhatu nezvitatu zvemakopi musvondo rayo rekutanga uye yakahwina 63 Grammy Award yeBest R&B Album. Iyo albhamu yakagamuchira wongororo yakanaka kubva kuvatsoropodzi.
"Love in the Future", yakabudiswa muna 2013, iriwo pakati pemabasa anokosha aJohn Legend. Iri dambarefu, iro raisanganisira nziyo dzakadai sekuti "Vhura Meso Ako", "All Of Me" uye "Dreams", rakaburitswa panhamba yechina paUS Billboard 200.
Yakave yakarova munyika dzinoverengeka uye yakakwira machati muUK, Netherlands, South Africa neNew Zealand. Yakagamuchirawo wongororo yakawanda yakanaka.
Rwiyo rwe "Kubwinya", rakaburitswa muna 2014, rinogona kutorwa sebasa raJohn rakakosha uye rinoshoropodzwa. Akazviita akabatana nerapper Lonnie Rashid Lynn. Akashanda serwiyo rwedingindira re2014 nhoroondo yemutambo firimu Selma.
Rwiyo rwakatanga panhamba 49 paUS Billboard Hot 100. Yakave yakakurumbira munyika dzakaita seSpain, Belgium neAustralia. Rwiyo rwakahwina mubairo zvakare rwakahwina Oscar pamhemberero yechi87.
Rima & Chiedza ndiyo yechishanu studio album naJohn Legend. Nenziyo dzakaita sekuti "Love Me Now" uye "I Know Better", iro dambarefu rakatanga panhamba 14 paUS Billboard 200. Yakatengesa 26 makopi muvhiki yekutanga yekuburitswa kwayo.
Hupenyu hwega uye mhuri yaJohn Legend
Pamusoro pemimhanzi, Legend inobatanidzwa mune zvakawanda zvemagariro uye zvekubatsira zvinokonzeresa. Iye mutsigiri weHarlem Village Academy, sangano rakavakirwa muNew York iro rinoshandisa zvikoro zvakati wandei. Legend ndiye Mutevedzeri waSachigaro weBoard of Directors yeHVA.
Akatsanangurira magazini yeBlack Enterprise chikonzero nei dzidzo ichikosha zvikuru kwaari: “Ndinobva muguta umo 40-50% yevana vedu vanosiira chikoro. Ndakapasa muchikoro chesekondari ndokuzoenda kuIvy League muchikoro chesekondari, asi ndakanga ndakasiyana. Tinofanira kuita zvakawanda kuona kuti mwana wose awana dzidzo yemhando yepamusoro.”
Achienderera mberi nekuzvipira kwake mukuvandudza dzidzo, Legend akakwereta rwiyo rwake "Shine" kune 2010 documentary Kumirira Superman. Iyi firimu inotarisa zvakadzama hurongwa hwezvikoro zvehurumende.
Ngano akachata kuenzanisa Chrissy Teigen apo vaviri vacho vaive pazororo kuMaldives mukupera kwa2011. Vakasunga pfundo racho munaGunyana 2013 muItaly. Musi waApril 14, 2016, vaviri vacho vakagamuchira mwana wavo wekutanga, mwanasikana anonzi Luna Simone. Musi waMay 16, 2018, vakazivisa kuti vaitarisira mwanakomana wavo wechipiri, Miles Theodore Stevens.
