John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John

Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor.

Prior to the release of Legend's debut album, he collaborated with already established
artists. At various points in his career, Legend has sung in Magnetic Man's "Getting
Nowhere," Kanye West's "Blame Game," on Slum Village's "Selfish," and Dilated
Peoples' "This Way". Other collaborative appearances include Jay-Z's "Encore",
backing vocals on Alicia Keys' 2003 song "You Don't Know My Name," the Kanye
West remix of Britney Spears' "Me Against the Music," and Fort Minor's "High Road".
Legend played piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything". For his solo work, he
earned a Billboard Hot 100 number-one single with "All of Me" in 2013. He won the
Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2015 for writing the song "Glory" from the
film Selma. He has also won ten Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In 2007,
Legend received the Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.[3]
In 2017 Legend received a Tony Award for co-producing Jitney for the Broadway stage