John Roger Stevens, lub npe hu ua John Legend, yog ib tug neeg Asmeskas hu nkauj-songwriter thiab tshuab raj. Nws paub zoo tshaj plaws rau nws cov albums xws li Ib zaug Ntxiv thiab Tsaus Ntuj thiab Teeb. Yug hauv Springfield, Ohio, Tebchaws Asmeskas, nws tau ua rau muaj kev txaus siab rau kev ua suab paj nruag txij thaum yau. Nws pib ua yeeb yam rau nws pawg ntseeg hu nkauj thaum nws muaj plaub xyoos. Txij thaum nws muaj xya xyoo nws pib ua si piano.
Thaum nyob hauv tsev kawm ntawv qib siab, nws tau ua tus thawj tswj hwm thiab tus thawj coj suab paj nruag ntawm pawg suab paj nruag hu ua Counterparts. Tom qab tso tawm ntau lub studio albums, Legend kuj tau koom tes nrog cov nyiam ntawm Kanye West, Britney Spears thiab Lauryn Hill. Hauv 2015, nws tau txais Oscar rau zaj nkauj "Glory", uas nws tau sau rau zaj yeeb yaj kiab keeb kwm Selma.
Nws kuj tau txais ntau yam khoom plig tseem ceeb, suav nrog kaum Grammy Awards nrog rau Golden Globe Award. Nws kuj yog ib tug neeg ua yeeb yam thiab ua yeeb yam hauv La La Land, uas yog qhov ntaus, yeej rau Oscars. Nws paub txog nws txoj haujlwm pab nyiaj txiag.
John txoj kev vam meej
John Legend yug Lub Kaum Ob Hlis 28, 1978 hauv Springfield, Ohio. Nws tau dhau los ua tus xav tau kev sib tham hauv tshuab raj thiab sau nkauj, ua haujlwm nrog cov kws ua yeeb yam xws li Alicia Keys, Twista, Janet Jackson thiab Kanye West.
Legend's debut album, 2004's Get Lifted, yeej peb Grammy Awards. Tom qab ob lub suab nkauj ntxiv, nws tso nws txoj kev koom tes nrog Roots, Wake Up!, hauv 2010. Cov lus dab neeg kuj tau tshwm sim hauv kev sib tw hauv TV duet raws li tus kws qhia ua ntej tso tawm nws 2013 tom qab album Hlub yav tom ntej.
Tus kws ua yeeb yam tau txais Oscars, Golden Globes thiab Grammys rau zaj nkauj "Glory" los ntawm 2014 zaj duab xis Selma, thiab tom qab ntawd tau txais Emmy rau nws qhov kev ua yeeb yam hauv kev tsim khoom "Live Concert of Jesus Christ Superstars" hauv 2018.
Pib txij thaum pib, ua ib tug me nyuam prodigy, Legend tus pog tau qhia nws ua si piano, thiab nws loj hlob tuaj hu nkauj hauv pawg ntseeg hu nkauj. Tom qab ntawd nws nkag mus hauv University of Pennsylvania, qhov chaw uas nws tau coj ib pawg ntawm cov tsev teev ntuj. Tom qab kawm tiav, nws tau hloov nws cov kev txawj ntse thiab ua haujlwm rau Boston Consulting Group tab sis txuas ntxiv mus ua yeeb yam hauv New York City nightclubs.
Cov lus dab neeg tau dhau los ua tus xav tau kev sib tham hauv tshuab raj thiab sau nkauj, ua haujlwm nrog cov kws ua yeeb yam xws li Alicia Keys, Twista thiab Janet Jackson. Nws tau raug qhia sai sai rau cov neeg ua yeeb yaj kiab hip-hop Kanye West, thiab ob tus kws ntaus nkauj tau koom nrog kev sib tw ua yeeb yam.
Career Break: "Tau Txais"
Legend's debut album, 2004's Get Lifted, tau mus platinum ua tsaug rau ib feem ntawm qhov ntaus "Ordinary People", ib zaj nkauj nws tau sau rau Black Eyed Peas. Nws rov qab los tsev nrog peb qhov khoom plig Grammy rau Tau Txais: Zoo Tshaj R & B Album, Tus Txiv Neej Zoo Tshaj R & B Vocal Performance, thiab Zoo Tshaj Lij Choj Tshiab. Legend's thib ob album yog Again Again uas tau tso tawm xyoo 2006.
Legend cov txuj ci suab paj nruag ua rau nws ua lub hnub qub loj. Hauv 2006, nws ua si ntawm Super Bowl XL hauv Detroit, NBA All-Star Game, thiab Major League Baseball All-Star Game hauv Pittsburgh.
Tsis ntev nws tso ob peb lub tshiab albums nrog rau Evolver (2008). Evolver featured "Green Light", kev koom tes nrog André 3000. Cov nkauj tau dhau los ua ib qho kev sib tw thiab cov nkauj nws tus kheej tau mus txog saum R & B / hip-hop kab kos.
Tib lub xyoo, Legend tau tshwm sim nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm lub koob yees duab nrog lub luag hauj lwm txhawb nyob rau hauv lub comedy Soul People, starring Bernie Mac thiab Samuel L. Jackson.
"Wake Up!" thiab duets
Hauv xyoo 2010, tus neeg hu nkauj tso Wake Up!, uas nws tau kaw nrog Roots. Lub album tau txais kev tshuaj xyuas rave los ntawm cov neeg thuam suab paj nruag thiab coj cov suab paj nruag ua nto moo los ntawm cov nyiam Marvin Gaye thiab Nina Simone. "Hard Times" los ntawm Curtis Mayfield yog ib qho ntawm cov nkauj ua yeeb yam; Lwm qhov ntaus, "Shine", tau txais nws Grammy Award. Nws thiab Roots kuj yeej Grammy rau Qhov Zoo Tshaj R & B Album hauv 2011.
Legend sim nws txhais tes ntawm qhov kev muaj tiag qhia nrog kev sib tw suab nkauj nyob rau lub caij ntuj sov xyoo 2012. Nws ua haujlwm nrog Kelly Clarkson, Robin Thicke thiab Jennifer Nettles ntawm Sugarland. Cov hnub qub suab paj nruag tau qhia thiab ua yeeb yam nrog cov neeg sib tw. Tom qab xyoo ntawd, nws tso tawm ib txoj kev tshiab rau Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained.
Kev lees paub rau "Txhua Tus Ntawm Kuv" thiab "Glory"
Xyoo 2013, lawv tau tso lawv cov nkauj solo tom ntej, Kev Hlub Nyob Rau Yav Tom Ntej, uas tau nthuav tawm No. ”. Nyob rau hauv 1, tus kws sau nkauj, nrog rau rapper Common, yeej Golden Globe rau Qhov Zoo Tshaj Plaws Zaj Nkauj rau "Glory" los ntawm zaj duab xis Selma.
Melody kuj tau yeej Grammy thiab Academy Award, qhov twg ob tus kws ua yeeb yam tau siv lawv cov lus lees txais Oscar los qhia txog cov teeb meem niaj hnub nyob ib puag ncig pej xeem txoj cai.
Lub Kaum Hli 7, 2016, tus neeg hu nkauj tau tso tawm ib zaj nkauj tshiab "Hlub Kuv Tam Sim No". Thiab nyob rau lub Kaum Ob Hlis, nws kuj tau tso nws lub thib tsib solo studio album, Darkness thiab Light, uas yog Miguel thiab Chance the Rapper.
Thaum ntxov 2018, Legend tau npaj ua yeeb yam hauv NBC's Live Concert of Jesus Christ Superstars ua tus thawj coj kev ntseeg nyob rau hnub kawg.
Tshaj tawm los ntawm Brooklyn's Marcy Avenue Armory rau hnub Easter Sunday kuj suav nrog kev hloov pauv los ntawm tus kws ntaus pob zeb Alice Cooper ua Vajntxwv Herod thiab tus thawj coj ua yeeb yam Sarah Bareille ua Mary Magdalene.
EGOT thiab The Voice
Thaum lub Cuaj Hlis 9, 2018, Legend tau ua keeb kwm ua tus yau tshaj plaws hauv keeb kwm thiab thawj African Asmeskas tuaj koom nrog EGOT Club tshwj xeeb. (EGOT sawv cev rau Emmy, Grammy, Oscar thiab Tony khoom plig) "Txog hmo no, tsuas yog 12 tus neeg tau yeej Emmy, Grammy, Oscar thiab Tony khoom plig hauv kev sib tw," Legend sau rau ntawm Instagram.
"Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice thiab kuv tau koom nrog pawg no thaum peb yeej Emmy rau peb qhov kev tsim tawm ntawm lawv cov Legendary Live Concert of Jesus Christ Superstars show. Zoo siab tau los ua ib feem ntawm pab neeg no. Kuv zoo siab tias lawv tso siab rau kuv ua si Yexus Khetos."
Ob peb hnub tom qab ntawd, nws tau tshaj tawm tias tus neeg hu nkauj yuav koom nrog Adam Levine, Blake Shelton thiab Kelly Clarkson ua tus kws qhia rau 16 lub caij sib tw hu nkauj The Voice.
Cov haujlwm tseem ceeb ntawm John Legend
Wake Up, John Legend's studio album uas nws tau koom tes nrog pawg hip-hop The Roots, yog ib qho ntawm nws cov haujlwm tseem ceeb tshaj plaws thiab ua tiav.
Debuting ntawm tus lej yim ntawm US Billboard 200, album muag 63 daim ntawv luam hauv thawj lub lim tiam thiab yeej 000 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. Lub album tau txais kev tshuaj xyuas zoo los ntawm cov neeg thuam.
"Kev Hlub Yav Tom Ntej", tso tawm xyoo 2013, kuj yog ib qho ntawm cov haujlwm tseem ceeb ntawm John Legend. Cov nkauj, uas suav nrog cov nkauj xws li "Qhib Koj Lub Qhov Muag", "Tag Nrho Ntawm Kuv" thiab "Dreams", tau nthuav tawm ntawm tus lej plaub ntawm US Billboard 200.
Nws tau dhau los ua kev ntaus hauv ntau lub tebchaws thiab tau ua tiav cov kab kos hauv UK, Netherlands, South Africa thiab New Zealand. Nws kuj tau txais kev tshuaj xyuas zoo tshaj plaws.
Zaj nkauj "Glory", tso tawm rau xyoo 2014, tuaj yeem suav hais tias yog John txoj haujlwm tseem ceeb tshaj plaws thiab tau txais txiaj ntsig zoo. Nws ua nws hauv kev koom tes nrog rapper Lonnie Rashid Lynn. Nws tau ua lub ntsiab nkauj rau xyoo 2014 keeb kwm ua yeeb yaj kiab Selma.
Zaj nkauj tau tshwm sim ntawm tus lej 49 ntawm US Billboard Hot 100. Nws kuj tau dhau los ua neeg nyiam nyob hauv cov tebchaws xws li Spain, Belgium thiab Australia. Cov nkauj tau txais txiaj ntsig kuj tau txais Oscar ntawm 87th ceremony.
Darkness & Light yog lub thib tsib studio album los ntawm John Legend. Nrog cov nkauj xws li "Hlub Kuv Tam Sim No" thiab "Kuv Paub Zoo", cov nkauj tau nthuav tawm ntawm tus lej 14 ntawm US Billboard 200. Nws muag 26 daim ntawv luam hauv thawj lub lim tiam ntawm nws tso tawm.
Tus kheej lub neej thiab tsev neeg ntawm John Legend
Ntxiv nrog rau cov suab paj nruag, Legend tau koom nrog ntau yam kev sib raug zoo thiab kev txhawb nqa. Nws yog tus txhawb nqa ntawm Harlem Village Academy, lub koom haum New York-based uas ua haujlwm ntau lub tsev kawm ntawv charter. Legend yog Tus Lwm Thawj Coj ntawm Pawg Thawj Coj ntawm HVA.
Nws piav qhia rau Black Enterprise magazine vim li cas kev kawm tseem ceeb heev rau nws: “Kuv tuaj ntawm ib lub nroog uas 40-50% ntawm peb cov menyuam tsis kawm ntawv. Kuv ua tau zoo hauv tsev kawm theem siab thiab tom qab ntawd mus rau Ivy League hauv tsev kawm theem siab, tab sis kuv yog qhov zam. Peb yuav tsum ua ntau ntxiv kom ntseeg tau tias txhua tus menyuam tau txais kev kawm zoo. "
Txuas ntxiv nws txoj kev cog lus rau kev hloov kho kev kawm, Legend qiv nws zaj nkauj "Shine" rau xyoo 2010 documentary Waiting for Superman. Cov yeeb yaj kiab tau saib qhov tseem ceeb ntawm lub teb chaws cov tsev kawm ntawv pej xeem.
Cov lus dab neeg tau koom nrog ua qauv Chrissy Teigen thaum nkawm niam txiv nyob rau hnub so hauv Maldives thaum lig 2011. Lawv khi lub pob caus thaum lub Cuaj Hlis 2013 hauv Ltalis. Lub Plaub Hlis 14, 2016, nkawm niam txiv tau txais tos lawv thawj tus menyuam, tus ntxhais hu ua Luna Simone. Thaum lub Tsib Hlis 16, 2018, lawv tshaj tawm tias lawv tau tos txog lawv tus tub thib ob, Miles Theodore Stevens.
