Stevie Wonder
Stevland
Hardaway Morris (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins; May 13,
1950), known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American
musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is
considered to be one of the most successful performers of the late 20th century. Wonder signed with Motown's Tamla
label at the age of 11, and he continued performing and recording for
Motown into the 2010s. He has been blind since
shortly after birth.
There are
some Wonder's famous single "Superstition", "You Are the Sunshine of
My Life", and "I Just Called to Say I Love You". He has
recorded more than 30 U.S. top ten hits and received 25 Grammy Awards, one
of the most-awarded male solo artists, and has sold over 100 million records
worldwide, making him one of the top 60 best-selling music
artists. In 2013, Billboard magazine
released a list of the Billboard
Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists to celebrate the US singles chart's 55th
anniversary, with Wonder at number six.
Stevie
Wonder was born in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1950, the third of six children
of Calvin Judkins and Lula Mae Hardaway, a songwriter. He was born
with a condition in which the growth of the eyes is early or too fast and
causes the retinas to detach; so he became blind. When Wonder
was four, his mother divorced his father and moved to Detroit with her
children. She changed her name back to Lula Hardaway and later changed her
son's surname to Morris, I assume it's because of relatives. Wonder has kept
Morris as his legal surname. At an early age, he began playing music
instruments and he made a group which he and his friend called Stevie and
John.
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