He also became an in-demand session musician, playing and occasionally writing for a wide array of artists, including Alicia Keys, Twista, Janet Jackson, and Kanye West. After completing college, he moved to New York, where he began to build a loyal following playing in nightclubs and releasing CDs that he would sell at shows. Not yet out of his teens, Legend was tapped to play piano on Lauryn Hill's Everything Is Everything in 1998. Legend left Ohio at 16 to attend college in Philadelphia, and it was there that he first found a larger audience. Born John Stephens, Legend was a child prodigy who grew up in Ohio, where he began singing gospel and playing piano at the tender age of five. Neo-soul singer and pianist John Legend combined the raw fervor of contemporaries Cody ChesnuTT and the burning precision of D'Angelo. *2007 Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group: Family Affair *2007 Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Heaven *2005 Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Ordinary People Produced by Raphael Saadiq, Kanye West and will.i.am, it is again a mixture of gospel and classic soul showcasing his extraordinary voice, particularly on Show Me. Legend released his critically acclaimed and Billboard Top Ten second album, Once Again, in October 2006.
Legend frequently cites gospel, R&B, and hip hop music as his main musical influences.
Legend also played the piano on Lauryn Hill's 1998 song Everything is Everything and sang background vocals on Jay-Z's Encore and Alicia Keys' You Don't Know My Name. He is the recipient of six Grammy Awards, and in 2007 he received the special Starlight award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He released his second album, Once Again in 2006, and his latest release, 2008's Evolver showcased a more experimental and upbeat side of Legend.
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Prior to the release of his debut album Get Lifted in 2004, Legend's career gained momentum through a series of successful collaborations with multiple established artists such as Jay-Z, Alicia Keys and Lauryn Hill. John Stephens (born Decemin Springfield, Ohio), better known as John Legend, is a Grammy award winning R&B singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet and actor signed to Kanye West's G.O.O.D.
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