John Legend Biography

Whether you call it fate, destiny or “a calling”, the fact is that some people are born to sing and create music. Music industry's newcomer John Legend actually reveals that from the age of five or six, he expected to be 'discovered.'

He has done session work with Alicia Keys, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, Jay-Z and the Black Eyed Peas. He also played piano on Lauren Hill's 'Everything Is Everything', off the 1998 Grammy-winning album 'The Miseducation Of Lauren Hill', before catching the eye of hit maker Kanye West, who co-wrote and produced some of the tracks on ‘Get Lifted’.

With 'Get Lifted', his major label debut album on Columbia Records, Legend demonstrates a rare ability to fuse classic old school soul music with the edgy flavour of 21st century hip-hop.

John Legend was the joint most nominated artist, with eight nominations at the 48th Grammy Awards where he won the awards for Best New Artist, Best Male R&B vocal performance for 'Ordinary People' and best R&B album for his debut, 'Get Lifted'.