John Roger Stevens, ea tsejoang ka lebitso la John Legend, ke sebini le sengoli sa lipina sa Amerika. O tsebahala haholo ka lialbamo tsa hae tse kang Once Again le Lefifi le Leseli. O hlahetse Springfield, Ohio, USA, ’me o ile a bontša thahasello e khōlō ’minong ho tloha bonyenyaneng. O qalile ho binela k’hoaere ea kereke ea hae a le lilemo li ’nè. Ho tloha ha a le lilemo li supileng o ile a qala ho bapala piano.
Ha a ntse a le kolecheng, o ile a sebeletsa e le mopresidente oa poso le motsamaisi oa 'mino oa sehlopha sa' mino se bitsoang Counterparts. Kamora ho lokolla lialbamo tse ngata tsa studio, Legend e boetse e sebelisane le batho ba kang Kanye West, Britney Spears le Lauryn Hill. Ka 2015, o ile a fumana Oscar bakeng sa pina "Glory", eo ae ngotseng filimi ea histori ea Selma.
O boetse o amohetse likhau tse ling tse 'maloa tsa bohlokoa, ho kenyeletsoa Likhau tse leshome tsa Grammy hammoho le Khau ea Golden Globe. Hape ke setšoantšisi ebile e le sebapali ho La La Land, e ileng ea tuma, a hapa likhau tse tšeletseng tsa Oscar. O tsebahala ka mosebetsi oa hae oa ho fana ka liphallelo.
Pale ea katleho ea Johanne
John Legend o hlahile ka la 28 Tšitoe, 1978, Springfield, Ohio. E ile ea e-ba sebini le sengoli sa lipina tse batloang haholo, a sebetsa le litsebi tse kang Alicia Keys, Twista, Janet Jackson le Kanye West.
Album ea pele ea Legend, ea Get Lifted, ea 2004, e hapile likhau tse tharo tsa Grammy. Kamora lialbamo tse ling tse peli a le mong, o ile a lokolla tšebelisano ea hae le Roots, Wake Up!, ka 2010. Legend o boetse a hlaha tlhōlisanong ea lipapali tsa thelevishene e le mokoetlisi pele ho lokolloa ha albamo ea hae ea 2013 e latelang Love in the Future.
Sebini se amohetse Oscars, Golden Globes le Grammys bakeng sa pina "Glory" ho tsoa filiming ea 2014 Selma, mme a fumana Emmy bakeng sa ts'ebetso ea hae tlhahisong ea "Live Concert of Jesus Christ Superstars" ka 2018.
Ho tloha qalong, kaha e ne e le ngoana ea hloahloa, nkhono oa Legend o ile a mo ruta ho letsa piano, ’me a hōla a bina sehlopheng sa ’mino sa kereke. Eaba o kena Univesithing ea Pennsylvania, moo a ileng a etella pele sehlopha sa likereke. Ka mor'a ho fumana mangolo, o ile a fetola tsebo ea hae 'me a sebeletsa Boston Consulting Group empa a tsoela pele ho bapala li-nightclub tsa New York City.
Legend e se e le sebini le sengoli sa lipina tse batloang haholo, a sebetsa le litaki tse kang Alicia Keys, Twista le Janet Jackson. Haufinyane o ile a tsebisoa ka sebini se ntseng se tsoela pele sa hip-hop Kanye West, 'me libini ka bobeli li ile tsa kenya letsoho li-demos tsa e mong.
Phomolo ea Mosebetsi: "Ho Phahamisoa"
Albamo ea pele ea Legend, Get Lifted, ea 2004, e ile ea leboha karolo e 'ngoe ea platinum ho "Batho ba Tloaelehileng", pina eo qalong a e ngotseng bakeng sa Black Eyed Peas. O ile a khutlela hae ka Likhau tse tharo tsa Grammy bakeng sa Get Lifted: Best R&B Album, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, le Best New Artist. Album ea bobeli ea Legend e ne e le Hape Hape e ileng ea lokolloa ka 2006.
Talenta ea 'mino oa Legend e ile ea mo etsa naleli e kholo. Ka 2006, o ile a bapala ho Super Bowl XL e Detroit, NBA All-Star Game, le Major League baseball All-Star Game e Pittsburgh.
Haufinyane o ile a lokolla lialbamo tse 'maloa tse ncha ho kenyelletsa Evolver (2008). Evolver e ne e e-na le "Green Light", tšebelisano-'moho le André 3000. Pina ena e ile ea fetoha pina e itekanetseng 'me album ka boeona e ile ea fihla tlhōrōng ea lichate tsa R&B/hip-hop.
Selemong sona seo, Legend e ile ea hlaha ka pel'a lik'hamera e nang le karolo e tšehetsang Soul People, e nang le Bernie Mac le Samuel L. Jackson.
"Tsoha!" le duets
Ka 2010, sebini se ile sa lokolla Wake Up!, seo a se ngotseng le Roots. Albamo e amohetse maikutlo a monate ho tsoa ho bahlahlobisisi ba 'mino mme ea nka lipina tse tummeng ke Marvin Gaye le Nina Simone. "Hard Times" ea Curtis Mayfield e ne e le e 'ngoe ea lipina tsa pele tsa albamo; pina e 'ngoe, "Shine", e mo file Khau ea Grammy. Eena le Roots le bona ba hapile Grammy bakeng sa Album e Molemohali ea R&B ka 2011.
Legend o ile a leka letsoho la hae papaling ea 'nete ka tlholisano ea mantsoe a duet lehlabuleng la 2012. O sebelitse le Kelly Clarkson, Robin Thicke le Jennifer Nettles ba Sugarland. Linaleli tsa 'mino li ile tsa koetlisa le ho bapala le bahlolisani. Hamorao selemong seo, o ile a lokolla pina e ncha ea Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained.
Recognition for "All of Me" le "Glory"
Ka 2013, ba ile ba lokolla album ea bona e latelang e le 'ngoe, Love in the Future, e neng e e-na le ballad ea 1 "All of Me", hammoho le lipina tse kang "Made to Love" le "You & I (Nobody in the World) ”. Ka 2015, sengoli sa lipina, hammoho le rapper Common, ba hapile Golden Globe bakeng sa Best Original Song for "Glory" ho tsoa filiming ea Selma.
Melody o boetse a hapa Khau ea Grammy le Academy, moo baetsi ba litšoantšo ka bobeli ba ileng ba sebelisa lipuo tsa bona tsa ho amohela Oscar ho totobatsa litaba tsa mehleng ena tse mabapi le mokhatlo oa litokelo tsa botho.
Ka la 7 Mphalane 2016, sebini se ile sa lokolla pina e ncha "Love Me Now". Mme ka December, o boetse a lokolla albamo ea hae ea bohlano ea studio a le mong, Lefifi le Leseli, e nang le Miguel le Chance the Rapper.
Mathoasong a 2018, Legend o ne a itokisetsa ho bapala ho NBC's Live Concert of Jesus Christ Superstars e le moetapele oa bolumeli matsatsing a ho qetela.
Phatlalatso e tsoang Brooklyn's Marcy Avenue Armory ka Sontaha sa Paseka e boetse e kenyelletsa phetoho ea sebini sa 'mino oa rock Alice Cooper e le Morena Heroda le sebini se ka sehloohong sa Sarah Bareille e le Mary Magdalene.
EGOT le The Voice
Ka la 9 Loetse 2018, Legend o ile a etsa nalane e le motho e monyane ho fetisisa nalaneng le Moamerika oa pele oa Moamerika ho kenela Sehlopha sa EGOT se ikhethileng. (EGOT e emetse Emmy, Grammy, Oscar le Tony likhau) "Ho fihlela bosiung bona, ke batho ba 12 feela ba hapileng likhau tsa Emmy, Grammy, Oscar le Tony ka mekhahlelo ea tlholisano," Legend o ngola ho Instagram.
"Monghali Andrew Lloyd Webber, 'na le Tim Rice re ile ra kena sehlopheng sena ha re ne re hapa Emmy bakeng sa tlhahiso ea bona ea lenaneo la Legendary Live Concert of Jesus Christ Superstars. Ke thabile haholo ho ba karolo ea sehlopha sena. Ke motlotlo hore ebe ba ile ba ntšepa ho bapala Jesu Kreste."
Matsatsi a 'maloa hamorao, ho ile ha phatlalatsoa hore sebini se tla kopanela le Adam Levine, Blake Shelton le Kelly Clarkson e le mokoetlisi bakeng sa nako ea 16 ea tlhōlisano ea 'mino oa The Voice.
Mesebetsi e meholo ea John Legend
Wake Up, albamo ea studio ea John Legend eo a sebelisaneng le eona le sehlopha sa hip-hop The Roots, ke e 'ngoe ea mesebetsi ea hae ea bohlokoa le e atlehileng.
E qala ka palo ea borobeli ho US Billboard 200, albamo e rekisitse likopi tse 63 bekeng ea eona ea pele mme ea hapa Khau ea Grammy ea 000 bakeng sa Album e Ntle ea R&B. Albamo e ile ea fumana maikutlo a matle ho tsoa ho bahlahlobisisi.
"Love in the Future", e lokolloa ka 2013, e boetse e le e 'ngoe ea mesebetsi ea bohlokoa ea John Legend. Albamo, e neng e kenyelletsa lipina tse kang "Open Your Eyes", "All Of Me" le "Dreams", e qalileng ka palo ea bone ho US Billboard 200.
E ile ea ama linaha tse 'maloa' me ea e-ba holimo lichabeng tsa UK, Netherlands, Afrika Boroa le New Zealand. E boetse e amohetse boholo ba maikutlo a matle.
Pina "Khanya", e lokollotsoeng ka 2014, e ka nkoa e le mosebetsi oa bohlokoa ka ho fetisisa oa John le o nyatsang ka ho fetisisa. O e entse a sebelisana le rapper Lonnie Rashid Lynn. O sebelitse e le pina ea sehlooho bakeng sa filimi ea nalane ea 2014 ea Selma.
Pina e qalile ka nomoro ea 49 ho US Billboard Hot 100. E boetse e tumme linaheng tse kang Spain, Belgium le Australia. Pina e hapileng likhau le eona e hapile Oscar moketeng oa bo87.
Lefifi & Leseli ke albamo ea bohlano ea studio ea John Legend. Ka lipina tse kang "Love Me Now" le "I Know Better", albamo e qalile ka nomoro ea 14 ho US Billboard 200. E rekisitse likopi tse 26 bekeng ea pele ea ho lokolloa ha eona.
Bophelo ba motho le lelapa la John Legend
Ntle le 'mino, Legend e kenya letsoho linthong tse ngata tsa sechaba le tsa liphallelo. Ke motšehetsi oa Harlem Village Academy, e leng mokhatlo o thehiloeng New York o tsamaisang likolo tse ngata tse hiriloeng. Legend ke Motlatsi oa Molula-setulo oa Boto ea Batsamaisi ea HVA.
O ile a hlalosetsa makasine ea Black Enterprise hore na ke hobane’ng ha thuto e le ea bohlokoa hakana ho eena: “Ke tsoa toropong eo ho eona 40-50% ea bana ba rōna ba tlohelang sekolo. Ke ile ka sebetsa hantle sekolong se phahameng eaba ke ea Ivy League sekolong se phahameng, empa ke ne ke le mokhelo. Re lokela ho etsa ho eketsehileng ho netefatsa hore ngoana e mong le e mong o fumana thuto ea boleng.”
Ha a ntse a tsoela pele ka boitlamo ba hae ba ho fetola thuto, Legend o ile a alima pina ea hae "Shine" ho sengoloa sa 2010 sa Waiting for Superman. Filimi ena e sheba ka hloko tsamaiso ea likolo tsa sechaba tsa sechaba.
Legend o ile a lebeletsana le mohlala oa Chrissy Teigen ha banyalani bao ba ne ba le phomolong Maldives ho elella bofelong ba 2011. Ba ile ba tlama lefito ka September 2013 Italy. Ka April 14, 2016, banyalani bao ba ile ba amohela ngoana oa bona oa pele, morali ea bitsoang Luna Simone. Ka May 16, 2018, ba ile ba phatlalatsa hore ba lebeletse mora oa bona oa bobeli, Miles Theodore Stevens.
