Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder adalah nama panggung dari Stevland Morris (lahir 13 Mei 1950, dengan nama Stevland Judkins), seorang penyanyi, penulis lagu, produser rekaman, dan aktivis sosial dari Amerika Serikat. Ia telah merekam lebih dari 30 hit top 10, memenangi 21 Penghargaan Grammy (sebuah rekor untuk artis solo), juga satu untuk lifetime achievement, ia telah memenangkan sebuah piala Oscar untuk Lagu Terbaik dan masuk ke Rock and Roll dan Songwriters Halls of fame.

 Kehidupan awal 
Stevie Wonder dilahirkan secara prematur di Saginaw, Michigan dengan ibu Lula Mae Hardaway. Ada kemungkinan ia mendapatkan terlalu banyak oksigen dalam inkubatornya dan hal ini menyebabkan kebutaan.

Ketika usianya menginjak empat tahun, sang ibu bercerai dengan ayahnya dan memutuskan untuk pindah bersama tiga anaknya ke Detroit. Hardaway mengajarkan anak-anaknya yang lain untuk memperlakukan Steveland seperti orang lain, tidak mengejek atau membantunya terlalu banyak.

Ia mulai belajar menyanyi dan memainkan alat musik di gereja sejak usia dini, terutama piano, konga, dan harmonika. Wonder ikut dalam Gereja Whitestone Baptist, yang mana ia akhirnya mengikuti kegiatan paduan suara dan menjadi solois ketika usianya delapan tahun.

 Diskografi 
 1963: Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius (US #1)
 1972: Talking Book (US #3)
 1973: Innervisions (US #4, UK #8)
 1974: Fulfillingness' First Finale (US #1, UK #5)
 1976: Songs in the Key of Life (US #1, UK #2)
 1979: Journey through the Secret Life of Plants Soundtrack (US #4, UK #8)
 1980: Hotter than July (US #3, UK #2)
 1982: Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium (US #4, UK #8)
 1984: The Woman in Red Soundtrack (US #4, UK #2)
 1985: In Square Circle (US #5, UK #5)
 1995: Conversation Peace (UK #8)
 2005: A Time to Love (US #5)

 Peringkat Diskografi 
 Singel Top 40 
 Tahun Judul Posisi urutan US  US R&B US Dance US AC UK1963"Fingertips – Pt. 2" 1 1 – – –1966"Uptight (Everything's Alright)" 3 1 – – 14"Blowin' in the Wind" 9 1 – – 36"A Place in the Sun" 9 3 – – 201967"I Was Made to Love Her" 2 1 – – 51968"For Once in My Life" 2 1 – – 3"Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" 9 1 – – –1969"My Cherie Amour" 4 4 – – 4"Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" 7 5 – – 21970"Never Had a Dream Come True" 26 11 – – 5"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" 3 1 – – 15"Heaven Help Us All" 8 2 – – 291971"We Can Work It Out" 13 3 – – 27"If You Really Love Me" 8 4 – – 201972"Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" 33 13 – – –"Superstition" 1 1 – – 111973"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" 1 3 – – 3"Higher Ground" 4 1 – – 29"Living for the City" 8 1 – – 15"Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" 16 2 – – -1974"He's Misstra Know It All" – – – – 10"You Haven't Done Nothin'" (dengan The Jackson 5) 1 1 – – 30"Boogie On Reggae Woman" 3 1 – – 121977"I Wish" 1 1 – – 5"Sir Duke" 1 1 – – 2"Another Star" 32 18 – – 29"As" 36 36 – – –1979"Send One Your Love" 4 5 – – –1980"Master Blaster (Jammin')" 3 1 1 1 2"I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" 10 4 – – 111981"Lately" – – – – 3"Happy Birthday" – 17 – – 2"That Girl" 3 1 – – 391982"Do I Do" 7 2 – – 10"Ebony and Ivory" (dengan Paul McCartney) 1 8 – – 1"Ribbon in the Sky" – 9 – – –1984"I Just Called to Say I Love You" 1 1 – 1 11985"Part-Time Lover" 1 1 1 1 3"That's What Friends Are For" (dengan Dionne Warwick, Elton John dan Gladys Knight) 1 1 – 1 16"Love Light in Flight" 17 4 6 10 –1986"Go Home" 10 2 1 1 –"Land of La La" – 19 – – –"Overjoyed" 24 8 – 1 171987"Skeletons" 17 1 20 – –1988"Get It" (with Michael Jackson) – 4 – – 37"My Eyes Don't Cry" – 6 12 – –"You Will Know" – 1 – – –1989"With Each Beat of My Heart" – 28 – – –1990"Keep Our Love Alive" – 24 – – –1991"Fun Day (From "Jungle Fever")" – 6 – – –"Gotta Have You (From "Jungle Fever")" – 3 – – –1992"These Three Words" – 7 – – –1995"For Your Love" – 11 – 30 232005"So What the Fuss" – 34 – 40 19"From the Bottom of My Heart" – 25 – 7 –

 U.S. and UK albums 
 Year Album Chart positions US  US R&B UK 1963Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius 1 – –1966Up-Tight 33 2 –1966Down to Earth 72 8 –1967I Was Made to Love Her 45 7 –1968For Once in My Life 50 4 –1969My Cherie Amour 34 3 171970Signed, Sealed, and Delivered 25 7 –1971Where I'm Coming From – 7 –1972Music of My Mind 21 6 –1972Talking Book 3 1 161973Innervisions 4 1 61974Fulfillingness' First Finale 1 1 51976Songs in the Key of Life
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|1979
|Journey through the Secret Life of Plants| style="text-align:center;"| 4
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|1980
|Hotter than July| style="text-align:center;"| 2
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|1982
|Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium 4 1 81984The Woman in Red 4 1 21985In Square Circle 5 1 51987Characters 17 1 331995Conversation Peace 17 2 81996Natural Wonder – 88 –1996Song Review A Greatest Hits Collection – 100 192000At the Close of a Century – 100 –2002The Definitive Collection 35 28 –2004Best Of Stevie Wonder: 20th Century Masters Christmas Collection – 90 –2005A Time to Love 5 2 242007Number 1's 171 40 23

 Penghargaan dan Pengakuan 
 Penghargaan Grammy 
Wonder telah memenangi 22 Grammy Awards:Search for "Stevie Wonder" at Grammy.com . seperti halnya pula pada Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award yang telah disampaikan pada 1996.

Tahun  Penghargaan  Judul1973  Best Rhythm & Blues Song  "Superstition"1973  Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male  "Superstition"1973  Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male  "You are the Sunshine of My Life"1973  Album of the Year  Innervisions1974  Best Rhythm & Blues Song  "Living for the City"1974  Best Male R&B Vocal Performance "Boogie On Reggae Woman"1974  Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Fulfillingness' First Finale1974  Album of the Year  Fulfillingness' First Finale1976  Best Male R&B Vocal Performance "I Wish"1976  Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Songs in the Key of Life1976  Best Producer of the Year*  N/A1976  Album of the Year  Songs in the Key of Life1985  Best Male R&B Vocal Performance In Square Circle1986  Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal  (awarded to Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Wonder) || "That's What Friends Are For"
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|1995 || Best Rhythm & Blues Song || "For Your Love"
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|1995 || Best Male R&B Vocal Performance || "For Your Love"
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|1998 || Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)  (awarded to Herbie Hancock, Robert Sadin, and Wonder) "St. Louis Blues"1998  Best Male R&B Vocal Performance  "St. Louis Blues"2002  Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals  (awarded to Wonder and Take 6)|| "Love's in Need of Love Today"
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|2005 || Best Male Pop Vocal Performance || "From the Bottom of My Heart"
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|2005 || Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals  (awarded to Beyoncé and Wonder) "So Amazing"2006  Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals ''(awarded to Tony Bennett and Wonder)  "For Once In My Life"

 Dari tahun 1965 sampai tahun 1980, sebuah artis diproduksi sendiri menerima satu Penghargaan Grammy sebagai seniman dan satu tambahan sebagai produser dalam Record of the Year dan Album dari kategori Tahun

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 Never That Simple: Stevie Wonder—By Robert Christgau


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