John Roger Stevens, wanda aka fi sani da John Legend, mawaƙi ne na Amurka kuma mawaƙi. An fi saninsa da albam dinsa kamar su Sau ɗaya da Duhu da Haske. An haife shi a Springfield, Ohio, Amurka, ya nuna sha'awar kiɗa tun yana ƙarami. Ya fara yin mawakan cocinsa yana da shekara hudu. Tun yana ɗan shekara bakwai ya fara buga piano.
Yayin da yake makarantar koleji, ya yi aiki a matsayin shugaban ƙasa kuma darektan kiɗa na ƙungiyar kiɗa da ake kira Counterparts. Bayan fitar da kundi na studio da yawa, Legend ya kuma yi aiki tare da irin su Kanye West, Britney Spears da Lauryn Hill. A shekara ta 2015, ya sami lambar yabo ta Oscar don waƙar "Glory", wanda ya rubuta wa fim ɗin tarihi Selma.
Ya kuma sami wasu manyan kyaututtuka da yawa, gami da kyaututtukan Grammy guda goma da kuma lambar yabo ta Golden Globe. Shi ma dan wasan kwaikwayo ne kuma ya yi tauraro a La La Land, wanda ya yi fice, inda ya lashe Oscar guda shida. An san shi da ayyukan agaji.
Labarin nasara John
An haifi John Legend a ranar 28 ga Disamba, 1978 a Springfield, Ohio. Ya zama mawaƙin zaman da ake buƙata kuma marubucin waƙa, yana aiki tare da masu fasaha kamar Alicia Keys, Twista, Janet Jackson da Kanye West.
Kundin farko na Legend, 2004's Get Lifted, ya lashe kyaututtukan Grammy guda uku. Bayan ƙarin kundi guda biyu na solo, ya fito da haɗin gwiwarsa tare da Tushen, Wake Up!, a cikin 2010. Har ila yau labari ya fito a gasar duet na talabijin a matsayin koci gabanin fitar da kundi na 2013 mai zuwa Love in the Future.
Mawaƙin ya karɓi Oscars, Golden Globes da Grammys don waƙar "Tsarki" daga fim ɗin Selma na 2014, sannan ya karɓi Emmy saboda rawar da ya taka a cikin samar da "Rayuwa Concert na Yesu Kristi Superstars" a cikin 2018.
Tun daga farko, kasancewarsa ɗan ƙwazo, kakar Legend ta koya masa yin wasan piano, kuma ya girma yana rera waƙa a cikin ƙungiyar mawakan coci. Daga nan ya shiga Jami'ar Pennsylvania, inda ya jagoranci gungun majami'u. Bayan kammala karatunsa, ya canza basirarsa kuma ya yi aiki da Ƙungiyar Ƙwararrun Ƙwararrun Ƙwararrun Ƙwararrun Ƙwararrun Ƙwararrun Ƙwararrun Ƙwararrun Ƙwararrun Ƙwararrun Ƙwararrun Ƙwararrun Ƙwararrun Ƙwararrun Ƙwararrun Ƙwararrun Ƙwararrun Ƙwararrun Ƙwararrun Ƙwararru na Boston amma ya ci gaba da yin aiki a wuraren shakatawa na birnin New York.
Legend ya zama mawaƙin zaman da ake buƙata kuma marubucin waƙa, yana aiki tare da masu fasaha kamar Alicia Keys, Twista da Janet Jackson. Ba da daɗewa ba aka gabatar da shi ga mai yin waƙar hip-hop mai zuwa Kanye West, kuma mawakan biyu sun shiga cikin wasan kwaikwayo na juna.
Hutun Sana'a: "Ƙaruwa"
Kundin halarta na farko na Legend, 2004's Get Lifted, ya tafi platinum godiya a wani bangare ga buga "Tallakawa", waƙar da ya rubuta asali ga Black Eyed Peas. Ya dawo gida tare da lambobin yabo na Grammy guda uku don Ƙarfafawa: Mafi kyawun Kundin R&B, Mafi kyawun Ayyukan R&B na Maza, da Mafi kyawun Sabon Mawaƙi. Kundin na biyu na Legend shine Again Again wanda aka saki a cikin 2006.
Hazakar waƙar almara ta sanya shi babban tauraro. A cikin 2006, ya taka leda a Super Bowl XL a Detroit, Wasan NBA All-Star Game, da Babban Wasan Baseball All-Star Game a Pittsburgh.
Ba da daɗewa ba ya fitar da sabbin kundi da yawa ciki har da Evolver (2008). Evolver ya fito da "Green Light", haɗin gwiwa tare da André 3000. Waƙar ta juya ta zama ɗan ƙarami kuma kundin kanta ya kai saman ginshiƙi na R&B/hip-hop.
A wannan shekarar, Legend ya bayyana a gaban kyamarori tare da rawar tallafi a cikin wasan kwaikwayo na Soul People, wanda ke nuna Bernie Mac da Samuel L. Jackson.
"Tashi!" da duet
A cikin 2010, mawaƙin ya fito da Wake Up!, wanda ya rubuta tare da Tushen. Kundin ya sami karɓuwa daga masu sukar kiɗan kuma ya ɗauki waƙoƙin da mashahuran Marvin Gaye da Nina Simone suka shahara. "Hard Times" na Curtis Mayfield ya kasance ɗaya daga cikin jagororin jagororin kundin; wani bugun, "Shine", ya ba shi lambar yabo ta Grammy. Shi da Tushen kuma sun sami Grammy don Mafi kyawun Kundin R&B a cikin 2011.
Legend ya gwada hannunsa a wani wasan kwaikwayo na gaskiya tare da gasar muryar duet a lokacin rani na 2012. Ya yi aiki tare da Kelly Clarkson, Robin Thicke da Jennifer Nettles na Sugarland. Taurarin kida sun horar da kuma yi tare da ’yan takara. Daga baya waccan shekarar, ya fito da sabuwar waƙa don Django Unchained na Quentin Tarantino.
Ganewa don "Duk Ni" da "Ɗaukaka"
A cikin 2013, sun fitar da kundi na gaba na solo, Love in the Future, wanda ya ƙunshi ballad No. 1 "All of Me", da waƙoƙi irin su "Made to Love" da "You & I (Babu Wani a Duniya) ". A cikin 2015, mawallafin mawaƙa, tare da rapper Common, sun sami lambar yabo ta Golden Globe don Mafi kyawun Waƙar Asali don "Ɗaukaka" daga fim ɗin Selma.
Melody kuma ta sami lambar yabo ta Grammy da lambar yabo ta Academy, inda masu zane-zanen biyu suka yi amfani da jawabansu na karbuwar Oscar don bayyana al'amuran yau da kullun game da ƙungiyoyin 'yancin ɗan adam.
A ranar 7 ga Oktoba, 2016, mawaƙin ya fitar da sabon waƙa mai suna "Love Me Now". Kuma a cikin Disamba, ya kuma fitar da kundinsa na solo na biyar, Darkness and Light, wanda ya nuna Miguel da Chance the Rapper.
A farkon 2018, Legend ya shirya yin tauraro a cikin NBC's Live Concert of Jesus Christ Superstars a matsayin shugaban addini a cikin kwanaki na ƙarshe.
Watsa shirye-shiryen daga Marcy Avenue Armory na Brooklyn a ranar Ista Lahadi kuma sun haɗa da daidaitawa ta mawaƙin dutse Alice Cooper a matsayin Sarki Hirudus da babban mai zane Sarah Bareille a matsayin Maryamu Magadaliya.
EGOT da Muryar
A ranar 9 ga Satumba, 2018, Legend ya kafa tarihi a matsayin ɗan ƙarami a tarihi kuma Ba’amurke ɗan Afirka na farko da ya shiga ƙungiyar EGOT na keɓance. (EGOT yana nufin Emmy, Grammy, Oscar da Tony awards) "Har zuwa daren yau, mutane 12 ne kawai suka sami lambar yabo ta Emmy, Grammy, Oscar da Tony a fannonin gasa," Legend ya rubuta a Instagram.
“Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, ni da Tim Rice mun shiga wannan rukunin lokacin da muka ci Emmy don samar da wasan kwaikwayo na Live Concert na Yesu Kristi Superstars. Don haka farin cikin kasancewa cikin wannan ƙungiyar. Ina girmama cewa sun amince da ni in yi wasa da Yesu Kiristi.
Bayan 'yan kwanaki, an sanar da cewa mawakin zai shiga Adam Levine, Blake Shelton da Kelly Clarkson a matsayin mai horar da 'yan wasa na 16th na gasar rera waƙa ta Muryar.
Manyan ayyukan John Legend
Wake Up, kundin studio na John Legend wanda ya yi aiki tare da ƙungiyar hip-hop The Tushen, yana ɗaya daga cikin manyan ayyukansa da nasara.
Muhawara a lamba takwas akan Billboard 200 na Amurka, kundin ya sayar da kwafi 63 a satin sa na farko kuma ya lashe kyautar Grammy Award na 000 don Mafi kyawun Album na R&B. Kundin ya sami mafi yawa tabbatacce reviews daga masu suka.
"Love in the Future", wanda aka saki a cikin 2013, yana cikin muhimman ayyukan John Legend. Kundin, wanda ya hada da wakoki irin su "Bude Idanunku", "Dukkan Ni" da "Mafarki", wanda aka yi muhawara a lamba hudu akan Billboard 200 na Amurka.
Ya zama abin burgewa a cikin ƙasashe da yawa kuma ya kasance kan gaba a cikin ginshiƙi a cikin Burtaniya, Netherlands, Afirka ta Kudu da New Zealand. Hakanan ya sami mafi yawa tabbatacce reviews.
Waƙar "Tsarki", wanda aka saki a cikin 2014, ana iya la'akari da aikin Yahaya mafi mahimmanci kuma mai mahimmanci. Ya yi shi tare da haɗin gwiwar mawakiyar Lonnie Rashid Lynn. Ta yi aiki a matsayin waƙar jigo don fim ɗin wasan kwaikwayo na tarihi na 2014 Selma.
An yi karo da waƙar a lamba 49 akan Billboard Hot 100 na Amurka. Hakanan ya zama sananne a ƙasashe kamar Spain, Belgium da Ostiraliya. Wakar da ta lashe kyautar ta kuma lashe kyautar Oscar a bikin na 87.
Darkness & Light shine kundin studio na biyar na John Legend. Tare da mawaƙa irin su "Ƙaunata Yanzu" da "Nasan Mafi Kyau", kundin da aka yi muhawara a lamba 14 akan Billboard 200 na Amurka. Ya sayar da kwafi 26 a cikin makon farko na fitowa.
Rayuwa ta sirri da dangin John Legend
Baya ga kiɗa, Legend yana da hannu a cikin al'amuran zamantakewa da na agaji da yawa. Shi mai goyon bayan Harlem Village Academy, wata kungiya ce ta New York wacce ke gudanar da makarantun shata da yawa. Legend shine Mataimakin Shugaban Hukumar Gudanarwa na HVA.
Ya bayyana wa mujallar Black Enterprise dalilin da ya sa ilimi yake da muhimmanci a gare shi: “Na fito daga birnin da kashi 40-50% na yaranmu ba sa zuwa makaranta. Na yi kyau a makarantar sakandare sannan na tafi kungiyar Ivy League a makarantar sakandare, amma na banbanta. Muna bukatar mu kara himma domin ganin kowane yaro ya samu ingantaccen ilimi.”
Ci gaba da jajircewarsa ga sake fasalin ilimi, Legend ya ba da waƙarsa "Shine" ga shirin 2010 na Jiran Superman. Fim din ya yi nazari sosai kan tsarin makarantun gwamnati na kasar.
Legend ya sa hannu don yin ƙirar Chrissy Teigen yayin da ma'auratan ke hutu a Maldives a ƙarshen 2011. An daura auren ne a watan Satumban 2013 a Italiya. A ranar 14 ga Afrilu, 2016, ma'auratan sun yi maraba da ɗansu na fari, 'yar mai suna Luna Simone. A ranar Mayu 16, 2018, sun sanar da cewa suna tsammanin ɗansu na biyu, Miles Theodore Stevens.
