UJohn Roger Stevens, owaziwa ngelikaJohn Legend, ungumculi nombhali wengoma waseMelika. Waziwa kakhulu ngama-albhamu akhe afana nethi Once Again nethi Ubumnyama nethi Light. Wazalelwa eSpringfield, e-Ohio, e-U.S.A., wabonisa isithakazelo esijulile emculweni kusukela esemncane. Waqala ukuculela ikhwaya yesonto lakhe eneminyaka emine. Kusukela eneminyaka eyisikhombisa waqala ukudlala upiyano.
Ngesikhathi esekolishi, wasebenza njengomongameli kanye nomqondisi womculo weqembu lomculo elibizwa ngokuthi i-Counterparts. Ngemva kokukhipha ama-albhamu amaningi e-studio, uLegend usephinde wasebenzisana nezithandwa zikaKanye West, uBritney Spears noLauryn Hill. Ngo-2015, wathola i-Oscar ngengoma ethi "Glory", ayibhalela ifilimu yomlando i-Selma.
Uphinde wathola ezinye izindondo ezibalulekile, okuhlanganisa nezindondo eziyishumi zeGrammy kanye neGolden Globe Award. Uphinde abe ngumlingisi futhi walingisa emdlalweni iLa La Land, eyashisa izikhotha, wawina ama-Oscars ayisithupha. Uyaziwa ngomsebenzi wakhe wokusiza umphakathi.
Indaba yempumelelo kaJohane
UJohn Legend wazalwa ngoDisemba 28, 1978 e-Springfield, e-Ohio. Waba ngumculi nombhali wengoma owayefunwa kakhulu, esebenza nabaculi abafana no-Alicia Keys, Twista, Janet Jackson kanye noKanye West.
I-albhamu yokuqala kaLegend, ethi Get Lifted, ka-2004, yawina izindondo ezintathu zamaGrammy. Ngemuva kwamanye ama-albhamu amabili eyedwa, ukhiphe ukusebenzisana kwakhe noRoots, Wake Up!, ngo-2010. ULegend uphinde wavela emqhudelwaneni wethelevishini njengomqeqeshi ngaphambi kokukhishwa kwe-albhamu yakhe eyalandela ka-2013 ethi Love in the Future.
Umdwebi uthole ama-Oscars, ama-Golden Globe kanye nama-Grammys engoma ethi "Glory" efilimini yango-2014 i-Selma, wabe esethola i-Emmy ngokudlala kwakhe ekukhiqizeni i-"Live Concert of Jesus Christ Superstars" ngo-2018.
Kusukela ekuqaleni, eseyingane eyisidlakela, ugogo kaLegend wamfundisa ukudlala upiyano, wakhula ecula ekwayeni yesonto. Wabe esengena eNyuvesi yasePennsylvania, lapho ahola khona iqembu lama-chapel. Ngemva kokuphothula iziqu, washintsha amakhono akhe wasebenzela iBoston Consulting Group kodwa waqhubeka nokwenza kuma-nightclub eNew York City.
ULegend usephenduke umculi nombhali wengoma ofunwa kakhulu, esebenza nabaculi abafana no-Alicia Keys, uTwista noJanet Jackson. Ngokushesha wethulwa kumculi we-hip-hop osafufusa u-Kanye West, futhi bobabili abaculi babamba iqhaza kumademo womunye nomunye.
Ikhefu lomsebenzi: "Phakanyiswa"
I-albhamu yokuqala kaLegend, ethi Get Lifted, ka-2004, yahamba phambili ngokubonga kwe-platinum engomeni ethi "Ordinary People", ingoma ayibhalela iBlack Eyed Peas ekuqaleni. Ubuyele ekhaya nemiklomelo emithathu ye-Grammy ye-Get Lifted: I-albhamu Engcono Kakhulu ye-R&B, I-Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, ne-Best New Artist. Icwecwe lesibili likaLegend lalithi Again Again elaphuma ngo-2006.
Ikhono lomculo likalegend lamenza waba isihlabani esikhulu. Ngo-2006, wadlala kuSuper Bowl XL eDetroit, iNBA All-Star Game, kanye neMajor League baseball All-Star Game ePittsburgh.
Ngokushesha wakhipha ama-albhamu amasha amaningana ahlanganisa i-Evolver (2008). I-Evolver ifake i-"Green Light", ngokubambisana no-André 3000. Ingoma ivele yaba yingoma enesizotha futhi i-albhamu ngokwayo ifike phezulu kumashadi e-R&B/hip-hop.
Ngawo lowo nyaka, uLegend wavela phambi kwamakhamera eneqhaza elisekela emdlalweni wamahlaya i-Soul People, okulingisa kuwo uBernie Mac noSamuel L. Jackson.
"Vuka!" kanye nama-duets
Ngo-2010, lo mculi wakhulula i-Wake Up!, ayiqopha ne-Roots. I-albhamu yathola ukubuyekezwa okujabulisayo kubagxeki bomculo futhi yathatha izingoma ezenza aduma abantu abafana noMarvin Gaye noNina Simone. "Izikhathi Ezinzima" kaCurtis Mayfield kwakungenye yezingoma ezihamba phambili ze-albhamu; elinye iculo elithi, "Shine", limzuzele indondo yeGrammy. Yena kanye noRoots baphinde bawina iGrammy ye-Best R&B Album ngo-2011.
U-Legend wazama isandla sakhe embukisweni wangempela ngomncintiswano wamazwi we-duet ehlobo lika-2012. Usebenze noKelly Clarkson, uRobin Thicke noJennifer Nettles baseSugarland. Izihlabani zomculo ziqeqeshe futhi zadlala nabaqhudelanayo. Kamuva ngalowo nyaka, wakhipha iculo elisha likaQuentin Tarantino elithi Django Unchained.
Ukuqashelwa "Konke Kwami" kanye "Nenkazimulo"
Ngo-2013, bakhiphe i-albhamu yabo eyedwa elandelayo, ethi Love in the Future, enengoma engu-No. 1 ethi "All of Me", kanye namaculo afana nethi "Made to Love" nethi "You & I (Nobody in the World) ”. Ngo-2015, umbhali wengoma, kanye nomrepha u-Common, bawine i-Golden Globe ye-Best Original Song ye-"Glory" evela kufilimu i-Selma.
UMelody uphinde wawina i-Grammy kanye ne-Academy Award, lapho bobabili abaculi basebenzisa izinkulumo zabo zokwamukela i-Oscar ukuze bagqamise izinkinga zangaleso sikhathi ezizungeze inhlangano yamalungelo abantu.
Ngo-Okthoba 7, 2016, umculi wakhipha ingoma entsha ethi "Love Me Now". Futhi ngoDisemba, uphinde wakhipha i-albhamu yakhe yesihlanu yesitudiyo eyedwa, Ubumnyama Nokukhanya, equkethe uMiguel noChance the Rapper.
Ekuqaleni kuka-2018, i-Legend yalungiselela ukudlala ku-NBC's Live Concert of Jesus Christ Superstars njengomholi wezenkolo ezinsukwini zokugcina.
Ukusakazwa okuvela e-Brooklyn's Marcy Avenue Armory ngeSonto lePhasika kuphinde kwahlanganisa nokushintshwa komculi we-rock u-Alice Cooper njengeNkosi uHerode kanye nomdwebi omkhulu uSarah Bareill njengoMary Magdalene.
EGOT kanye nezwi
Ngomhla ziyisi-9 kuSepthemba 2018, uLegend wenza umlando njengomuntu omncane kunabo bonke emlandweni kanye nomuntu wokuqala wase-Afrika waseMelika ukujoyina i-EGOT Club ekhethekile. (I-EGOT imele imiklomelo ka-Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, kanye noTony) “Kuze kube namuhla kusihlwa, bangu-12 kuphela abantu abawine imiklomelo ka-Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, noTony emikhakheni yokuncintisana,” kubhala uLegend ku-Instagram.
“Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice kanye nami sajoyina leli qembu ngesikhathi siwina i-Emmy ngokukhiqiza kwethu uhlelo lwe-Legendary Live Concert of Jesus Christ Superstars. Ngijabule kakhulu ukuba yingxenye yaleli qembu. Ngiyajabula ukuthi bangethemba ukuthi ngizodlala uJesu Kristu."
Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kamuva, kwamenyezelwa ukuthi lo mculi uzojoyina u-Adam Levine, uBlake Shelton noKelly Clarkson njengomqeqeshi wesizini ye-16 yomncintiswano wokucula we-The Voice.
Imisebenzi emikhulu kaJohn Legend
I-Wake Up, i-albhamu ka-John Legend asebenzisana nayo neqembu le-hip-hop i-The Roots, ingomunye wemisebenzi yakhe ebaluleke kakhulu neyimpumelelo.
Iphuma kunombolo yesishiyagalombili ku-Billboard 200 yase-US, i-albhamu ithengise amakhophi angu-63 evikini layo lokuqala futhi yawina umklomelo we-Grammy ka-000 we-Best R&B Album. I-albhamu ithole ukubuyekezwa okuhle kakhulu kwabagxeki.
"Love in the Future", eyakhululwa ngo-2013, futhi iphakathi kwemisebenzi ebalulekile kaJohn Legend. I-albhamu, ehlanganisa izingoma ezifana ne-"Open Your Eyes", "All Of Me" kanye nethi "Dreams", ikhishwe ngenombolo yesine ku-US Billboard 200.
Yaduma emazweni amaningi futhi yahamba phambili emashadini e-UK, Netherlands, South Africa naseNew Zealand. Iphinde yathola ukubuyekezwa okuhle kakhulu.
Ingoma ethi "Inkazimulo", eyakhululwa ngo-2014, ingabhekwa njengomsebenzi kaJohane obaluleke kakhulu futhi ohlonishwa kakhulu. Uwenze ngokubambisana nomrepha uLonnie Rashid Lynn. Usebenze njengengoma yetimu yefilimu yedrama yomlando ka-2014 iSelma.
Ingoma iqale kunombolo 49 ku-US Billboard Hot 100. Iphinde yaduma emazweni afana neSpain, Belgium kanye ne-Australia. Ingoma eyawina indondo iphinde yazuza nendondo ye-Oscar emcimbini wama-87.
Ubumnyama nokukhanya yi-albhamu yesihlanu yesitudiyo ka-John Legend. Ngamaculo afana nethi "Love Me Now" kanye nethi "I Know Better", i-albhamu ikhishwe okokuqala ngqa kunombolo-14 ku-Billboard 200 yase-US. Ithengise amakhophi angu-26 ngesonto lokuqala lokukhishwa kwayo.
Impilo yomuntu siqu kanye nomndeni kaJohn Legend
Ngaphezu komculo, i-Legend ibandakanyeka ezenzweni eziningi zenhlalo nezokusiza abantulayo. Ungumsekeli we-Harlem Village Academy, inhlangano ezinze eNew York eqhuba izikole eziningi eziqashiwe. ULegend uyiPhini likaSihlalo Webhodi Labaqondisi be-HVA.
Wachazela umagazini iBlack Enterprise ukuthi kungani imfundo ibaluleke kangaka kuye: “Ngiphuma edolobheni lapho u-40-50% wezingane zethu zishiya isikole. Ngaphumelela kahle esikoleni samabanga aphakeme ngabe sengiya ku-Ivy League esikoleni esiphakeme, kodwa ngangihlukile. Kudingeka senze okwengeziwe ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi yonke ingane ithola imfundo esezingeni.”
Eqhubeka nokuzibophezela kwakhe ekuguquleni imfundo, uLegend waboleka ingoma yakhe ethi "Shine" kuyidokhumentari ka-2010 ethi, Waiting for Superman. Le filimu ibheka ngokujulile uhlelo lwezikole zikahulumeni zezwe.
Inganekwane ithembisene umshado wokumodela uChrissy Teigen ngenkathi lo mbhangqwana useholidini eMaldives ngasekupheleni kuka-2011. Babopha ifindo likasofa silahlane ngoSepthemba 2013 e-Italy. Ngo-Ephreli 14, 2016, lo mbhangqwana wamukela ingane yabo yokuqala, indodakazi okuthiwa uLuna Simone. NgoMeyi 16, 2018, bamemezele ukuthi babelindele indodana yabo yesibili, uMiles Theodore Stevens.
