Line #18 Music/JohnLegend


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3	[floatboxright:Influences:
4	+ Music/StevieWonder, Music/MarvinGaye, Music/NinaSimone, Paul Robeson, Creator/HarryBelafonte, Music/BobDylan]
5	[floatboxright:Associated Acts:
6	+ Common, Music/WillIAm, Music/KanyeWest, Music/DJKhaled, Music/{{Estelle}}, Music/MeghanTrainor, The Roots]
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8	John Legend (born December 28, 1978 as John Roger Stephens) is an American singer-songwriter and actor.
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10	Prior to the release of his first album, he gained momentum by working with several established artists. Said album, ''Get Lifted'', was released 2004; it included the much-acclaimed single "Ordinary People". In 2014, he hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with "All of Me", a single off his fourth album, ''Love in the Future''.
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12	Legend wrote "Glory" for the 2015 film ''Film/{{Selma}}'' with Common, and for the 2017 film ''Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017'' he performed a RewrittenPopVersion of the titular song with Music/ArianaGrande. He's also an occasional actor; he appeared in ''Film/LaLaLand'' among other works.
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14	In 2018, he became [[MediaNotes/TheEGOTs one of the few people]] to win the [[MediaNotes/EmmyAward Emmy]], [[MediaNotes/GrammyAward Grammy]], [[MediaNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]], and [[MediaNotes/TonyAwardWinners Tony]] Awards, completing the [[MediaNotes/TheEGOTs EGOT]] grandslam in 2018 with ''Theatre/JesusChristSuperstar Live in Concert''.
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16	He joined ''Series/TheVoice'' as a panelist for the show’s sixteenth season, and played The King of Music in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AskTheStorybots'' in 2019.
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18	He married model Chrissy Teigen in 2013 with whom he has four children.
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20	And yes, he [[https://twitter.com/johnlegend/status/989172547567603712 knows]] you think he looks like ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}''.
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22	!!Discography:
23	* ''Get Lifted'' (2004)
24	* ''Once Again'' (2006)
25	* ''Evolver'' (2008)
26	* ''Love in the Future'' (2013)
27	* ''Darkness and Light'' (2016)
28	* ''[[ChristmasSongs A Legendary Christmas]]'' (2018)
29	* ''Bigger Love'' (2020)
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31	!!Tropes in his music:
32	* BeautifulTears: "All of Me" has him reassure his love interest that "even when you're crying, you're beautiful too".
33	%%* TheFourChordsOfPop: This chord progression is used in the verses of "All of Me".
34	* GiftOfSong: Legend wrote the song "All of Me" as a wedding present for his soon-to-be wife Chrissy Teigen.
35	* ItsOkayToCry: "All of Me" has the singer telling his LoveInterest that she's beautiful even when she's crying and she shouldn't feel that she has to be perfect around him.
36	* LightDarknessJuxtaposition: The title of his 2016 album, ''Darkness and Light''.
37	* MakeOutKids: Sung about in "PDA".
38	-->You know I love it when you’re loving me\
39	Sometimes it’s better when it’s publicly\
40	I’m not ashamed, I don’t care who sees\
41	Us hugging and kissing, a love exhibition oh
42	* ThisIsReality: The premise of "Ordinary People". The singer tells his lover that they don't live in a movie and they've passed the HappilyEverAfter honeymoon phase, which means they have to face all the realistic problems of their relationship head-on.
43	* WartsAndAll: The lyrics of "All of Me":
44	-->''"Cos all of me, loves all of you"''\

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