John Legend
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"John Roger Stephens", better known by his stage name "John Legend", is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He has won nine Grammy Awards. In 2007, Legend received the special Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Prior to the release of Legend's debut album, his career gained momentum through a series of successful collaborations with multiple established artists. Legend added his voice to those of other artists, assisting in them becoming chart-topper/chart-topper hits. He lent his voice to Magnetic Man's "Getting Nowhere," Kanye West's "All of the Lights", on Slum Village's "Selfish" and Dilated Peoples' "This Way". Other artists included Jay-Z's "Encore (Jay-Z song)/Encore", and he sang backing vocals on Alicia Keys/Alicia Keys' 2003 song "You Don't Know My Name", the Kanye West remix of Britney Spears' "Me Against the Music", and Fort Minor's "High Road". Legend played piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything (Lauryn Hill song)/Everything Is Everything". He has gained chart topping hits from his solo work as well, including the Billboard Hot 100/Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, "All of Me (John Legend song)/All of Me".

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The first time I ever appeared on a major album was when I played piano on 'Everything Is Everything' from 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,' ... I have been wanting to work with her again ever since.

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I've been wanting to work with her ever since. It's great to see that wish finally come true.

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It took time to build a base, but I already had a lot of friends in [New York City] from college. Then, I started very early on building my own e-mail list and Web site and all that. That really helped generate more and more people and compelled the word of mouth.

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The ride for me has been good so far. I am blessed, because I enjoy doing what I am doing.

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I'm really excited to have Ms. Hill on the track. She's truly a genius. The first time I ever appeared on a major album was when I played piano on 'Everything Is Everything' from 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.' I have been wanting to work with her again ever since. It's great to see that wish finally come true.

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Everyone I know who'd been (there) said (South Africa) was beautiful, the people were beautiful, and it was a nice mixture of Africa and Western culture. I knew from friends that my music was popular (there), so I was excited to go.

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