Stevie Wonder
Biography
Stevland Hardaway Morris (né Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Wonder is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include R&B, pop, soul, gospel, funk, and jazz. A virtual one-man band, Wonder's use of synthesizers and other electronic musical instruments during the 1970s reshaped the conventions of contemporary R&B. He also helped drive such genres into the album era, crafting his LPs as cohesive and consistent, in addition to socially conscious statements with complex compositions. Blind since shortly after his birth, Wonder was a child prodigy who signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11, where he was given the professional name Little Stevie Wonder.
Wonder's single "Fingertips" was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963, when he was 13, making him the youngest solo artist ever to top the chart. Wonder's critical success was at its peak in the 1970s. His "classic period" began in 1972 with the releases of Music of My Mind and Talking Book, the latter featuring "Superstition", which is one of the most distinctive and famous examples of the sound of the Hohner Clavinet keyboard. His works Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974) and Songs in the Key of Life (1976) all won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, making him the only artist to have won the award with three consecutive album releases. Wonder began his "commercial period" in the 1980s; he achieved his biggest hits and highest level of fame, had increased album sales, charity participation, high-profile collaborations (including with Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson), political impact, and television appearances. Wonder has continued to remain active in music and political causes.
Wonder is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of more than 100 million records worldwide. He has won 25 Grammy Awards (the most by a male solo artist) and one Academy Award (Best Original Song, for the 1984 film The Woman in Red). Wonder has been inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also noted for his political activism, including his 1980 campaign to make Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday in the United States. In 2009, Wonder was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace, and in 2014, he was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He was conferred Ghanaian citizenship in 2024.
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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-05-13
Place of birth
Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Images
Cast
Fahrenheit 9/11
2004
7.09
537 Votes
2020
7.07
Muscle Beach Party
1964
5.60
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
6.20
Live 8
2005
7.40
Stevie Wonder: Live at Last
2009
7.10
Bikini Beach
1964
5.50
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
2012
8.20
Elton John: Live at Wembley 1977
1977
8.50
Stevie Wonder at the BBC
2022
7.70
Hope for Haiti Now
2010
6.30
20 Feet from Stardom
2013
7.18
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022
7.00
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004
7.30
Parkinson at 50
2021
10.00
I Love Quincy
1984
0.00
Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei
2002
0.00
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024
7.90
American Symphony
2023
6.69
Hard Rock Calling 2010
2010
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Sous les marches du palais
1991
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Stevie Wonder: Broadcasting Live
2006
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The Giants of Black Music
2003
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Brian Wilson’s Imagination
1998
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When Woodstock Was Young
2009
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Black Note
2023
6.50
Christmas in Hollywood
2003
0.00
Bad 25
2012
7.30
Kiss My Ass: The Video
1994
6.50
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
6.60
DTV: Golden Oldies
1984
0.00
VH1 Divas 2009
2009
0.00
The One to One Concert
1972
6.50
George Michael: Freedom
2017
7.20
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
2016
8.00
Black Woodstock
1969
8.00
The World of Nat King Cole
2004
0.00
Motown at the BBC
2009
5.00
Stevie Wonder: Beat Club Live
1973
0.00
Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration
2019
7.00
Quincy
2018
7.35
Stevie Wonder Live Musikladen
1974
0.00
Chasing Happiness
2019
8.01
Cocksucker Blues
1972
5.80
The Price of Protest
2019
7.60
The Changin' Times of Ike White
2020
4.00
One World: Together at Home
2020
7.00
MTV Icon: Janet Jackson
2001
7.00
The Best Of Beat
2003
0.00
Black Journal: 23; New-Ark
1970
0.00
Who You Gonna Call?
2020
7.33
Mr. SOUL!
2018
7.00
One Love Manchester
2017
8.50
Babyface: MTV Unplugged NYC 1997
1997
0.00
To John With Love
2006
0.00
FireAid Benefit Concert
2025
8.67
One to One: John & Yoko
2025
7.10
Happy Birthday to John
1997
4.80
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
7.74
