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0,John Legend born John Stephen on Decemb 28, 1978 in Springfield, Ohio is a Grammi win American R&B singer, songwriter, and pianist. Hi debut album, the platinum sell Get Lifted, wa releas in late 2004. It featur collabor with rapper and produc Kany West as well as rapper Snoop Dogg and the singl "Used To Love U" US top 100, UK top 30 and "Ordinari People" US and UK top 30 . He also collabor with Slum Villag on the song "Selfish" US top 100 , also featur Kany West. Legend also plai the piano on Lauryn Hill' "Everyth is Everything" and sang background vocal on Jay-Z' "Encore", Alicia Keys' "You Don't Know My Name", and Fort Minor' "High Road."
Biography
he start plai gospel and classic piano that hi grandmoth had taught him. And at the ag of 5 or 6,When Legend wa 4. he sang with the church choir. Legend attend Springfield North High School, graduat as Salutatorian at 16. He wa also prom king.
he direct Counterparts,H attend the Univers of Pennsylvania. There. a co a cappella group. At Penn, Legend major in English, with an emphasi on African American literatur and culture.
hi first job after graduat from Penn wa not in the music busi -- Legend began work for the Boston Consult Group in Boston and then New York City. Befor becom a mainstream artist,Oddli enough. Legend often hit the nightclub circuit in New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC perform as an independ artist and distribut live LP such as Live at SOB's.
Devon Harris,It wa John Legend' roommat and former classmat at Penn. who introduc Legend to hi cousin and then up-and-com hip hop artist Kany West. Sinc that meeting, Legend and West have work close together. Legend is also sign to West' label, G.O.O.D. Music. Legend sang mani of the melod hook on West s demo, which would eventu becom the Grammi Award win The Colleg Dropout; and West provid rhythm track for Legend s demo, which would evolv into Get Lifted. Recently, Legend contribut to fellow G.O.O.D artist Common' LP, Be, and also provid vocal for the track "High Road" on the album The Rise Ti by Fort Minor Mike Shinoda .
R&B,Legend frequent cite gospel. and/or hip hop music as hi main music influences.
Legend perform dure the pregam show of Super Bowl XL in Detroit. He also perform dure the halftim show at the 2006 NBA All-Star Game.
but after thei declin it,H is also featur in the Black Ey Pea song "Like That". The song "Ordinari People" wa origin meant to be for a Black Ey Pea project. Legend record the song after he had been sign to Columbia Records.
