Stevie Wonder
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| Stevie Wonder | |
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 Stevie Wonder at a conference in Bahia, Brazil | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stevland Hardaway Judkins |
| Also known as | Stevland Hardaway Morris Little Stevie Wonder Eivets Rednow |
| Born | May 13, 1950 Saginaw, Michigan, United States |
| Genre(s) | Soul, R&B, funk, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, keyboards & piano, harmonica, drums, bass guitar, congas, bongos, clavinet, melodica |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Label(s) | Motown |
| Website | http://www.steviewonder.org.uk |
Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. A prominent figure in popular music during the latter half of the 20th century, Wonder has recorded more than thirty top ten hits, won 26 Grammy Awards (a record for a solo artist), plus one for lifetime achievement, won an Academy Award for Best Song and been inducted into both the Rock and Roll and Songwriters halls of fame. He has also been awarded the Polar Music Prize.
Blind from infancy, Wonder signed with Motown Records as a pre-adolescent at age twelve, and continues to perform and record for the label to this day. He has ten U.S. number-one hits on the pop Charts, 20 U.S. R&B number one hits, and album sales totaling more than 150 million units. Wonder has recorded several critically acclaimed albums and hit singles, and writes and produces songs for many of his label mates and outside artists as well. Wonder plays the piano, synthesizer, harmonica, congas, drums, bongos, organ, melodica, and clavinet. In his early career, he was best known for his harmonica work, but today he is better known for his keyboard skills and vocal ability.
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Stevie Wonder was born on May 13, 1950 in Saginaw, Michigan. His real name is Steveland Hardaway Judkins but he changed his last name to his mother 's married name, Morris.