If you’ve loved getting clued up on Legend this week, then perhaps you’ll want to check out some other legends that we’ve featured?! There’s Queen, Nina Simone, Beyoncé and so many more to keep you entertained. Of course, the wonderful John Legend is our cover star!

If you want to put your own stamp on this beautiful piece of music, then you’ll find “All of Me” in our Rockschool Piano Grade 4 syllabus. “All of Me” knocked Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” from its 10 week stay at the top spot, and became the second best-selling song in the US for the whole year of 2014! Dedicated to his wife Chrissy Teigen, the track is a simple, tender piano ballad and is truly a stunning love song. It was with the release of his fourth album, Love in the Future, that Legend gained himself his first number 1 hit in the US. It’s safe to say that he’s got the CV which many budding songwriters dream of! After his debut album went to number 7 on the Billboard 200 chart, and won a Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Legend became even more in demand, and forged more working relationships with the likes of Mary J Blige, The Black Eyed Peas and Fergie, amongst so many more. We’re talking Jay Z, Alicia Keys, Lauryn Hill… so it’s safe to say he was a popular guy to work with. Prior to his first album being released, Legend had already established a successful career, and had collaborated with many huge artists. Naturally, people began to call him John Legend, and the rest is history! He was told many times that his music sounded old school and reminded people of “the legends”. Of course, like a true beginner in the industry, he sent his creations to all kinds of record labels in the hope he could garner some attention for his tracks, and it worked! Legend was introduced to Kanye West (who was only in the early days of his career at the time) and hired to sing on some of his songs.įun fact: JOHN LEGEND ISN’T ACTUALLY HIS NAME! It was in the Kanye West days that John Stephens earned his professional name. All of Me Lyrics by John Legend from the 100 Hits: Pop 2018 album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more: What would I do. Legend was born to a seamstress and a factory worker, and was an exceptionally clever child - he even skipped two years ahead in school as he was so ahead of his peers! He was offered a place at Harvard University, but turned it down for the University of Pennsylvania.īut it was only after his college days that Legend started writing, recording and producing his own tunes, releasing his first two albums on his own. He is a highly sought-after collaborator and songwriter, actor, and now successful judge on The Voice! We often feature music legends on our Artists in Focus blog, but this week we’re featuring a very specific kind of legend – it’s John Legend, of course!Īnd he’s a legend in so many ways… John was the first ever black man to receive all four of the major awards – Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. Private & Public Exams Private & Public Exams.Free Choice Pieces, Adapted and Benchmarked Repertoire.

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