Stevie Wonder
Biography
Stevland Hardaway Morris (né Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Wonder is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include R&B, pop, soul, gospel, funk, and jazz. A virtual one-man band, Wonder's use of synthesizers and other electronic musical instruments during the 1970s reshaped the conventions of contemporary R&B. He also helped drive such genres into the album era, crafting his LPs as cohesive and consistent, in addition to socially conscious statements with complex compositions. Blind since shortly after his birth, Wonder was a child prodigy who signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11, where he was given the professional name Little Stevie Wonder. Wonder's single "Fingertips" was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963, when he was 13, making him the youngest solo artist ever to top the chart. Wonder's critical success was at its peak in the 1970s. His "classic period" began in 1972 with the releases of Music of My Mind and Talking Book, the latter featuring "Superstition", which is one of the most distinctive and famous examples of the sound of the Hohner Clavinet keyboard. His works Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974) and Songs in the Key of Life (1976) all won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, making him the only artist to have won the award with three consecutive album releases. Wonder began his "commercial period" in the 1980s; he achieved his biggest hits and highest level of fame, had increased album sales, charity participation, high-profile collaborations (including with Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson), political impact, and television appearances. Wonder has continued to remain active in music and political causes. Wonder is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of more than 100 million records worldwide. He has won 25 Grammy Awards (the most by a male solo artist) and one Academy Award (Best Original Song, for the 1984 film The Woman in Red). Wonder has been inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also noted for his political activism, including his 1980 campaign to make Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday in the United States. In 2009, Wonder was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace, and in 2014, he was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He was conferred Ghanaian citizenship in 2024. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stevie Wonder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Fahrenheit 9/11
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The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
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Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
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537 Votes
Little Stevie Wonder
Muscle Beach Party
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America | A Tribute to Heroes
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The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
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Live 8
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Stevie Wonder: Live at Last
Little Stevie Wonder
Bikini Beach
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Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle
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Paul McCartney: In Performance at the White House
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Stevie Wonder live at Rock in Rio 2011
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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
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The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
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Elton John: Live at Wembley 1977
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Stevie Wonder at the BBC
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Tony Bennett: An American Classic
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Hope for Haiti Now
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20 Feet from Stardom
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George Michael: Freedom Uncut
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Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
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Parkinson at 50
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I Love Quincy
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Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
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Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
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Ready Steady Go! The Sounds of Motown
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Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei
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Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
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The Greatest Night in Pop
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American Symphony
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A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
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Hard Rock Calling 2010
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From Legend To Life: The Making of Mulan
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Sous les marches du palais
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Stevie Wonder: Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo 1982
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Stevie Wonder: Broadcasting Live
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2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
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Casey Kasem's Rock n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years
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Los gigantes da Black Music
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Brian Wilson’s Imagination
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Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
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When Woodstock Was Young
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Black Note
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Christmas in Hollywood
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Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
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Bad 25
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Kiss My Ass: The Video
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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
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Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
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George Michael: Portrait of an Artist
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DTV: Golden Oldies
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VH1 Divas 2009
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Paul Simon and Friends | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
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iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World
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Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
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We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
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The One to One Concert
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George Michael: Freedom
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Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
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Black Woodstock
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The World of Nat King Cole
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
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A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
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Stevie Wonder - At The Nippon Budoken Hall Tokyo 1982
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Motown at the BBC
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Stevie Wonder: Beat Club Live
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Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration
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Quincy
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Stevie Wonder Live Musikladen
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Chasing Happiness
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The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
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Cocksucker Blues
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Ein amerikanischer Held
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Stevie Wonder : Visionnaire et prophète
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Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
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Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
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Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
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The Changin' Times of Ike White
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Classic Albums: Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key of Life
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One World: Together at Home
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MTV Icon: Janet Jackson
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The Best Of Beat
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We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
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Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
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Black Journal: 23; New-Ark
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Stevie Wonder - Live at Wembley Stadium - London England 1989
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Stevie Wonder: A Night Of Wonder Live in London
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Who You Gonna Call?
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John Legend and Family: Bigger Love Father's Day
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Stevie Wonder: The Best of Stevie Wonder
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Mr. SOUL!
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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
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Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
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One Love Manchester
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O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
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Babyface: MTV Unplugged NYC 1997
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To John With Love
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FireAid Benefit Concert
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Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
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One to One: John & Yoko
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Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
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Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally
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Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
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The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame - In Concert 2014-2017
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A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September
Happy Birthday to John
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Michael Jackson: Bad Tour Live in Brisbane 1987
Rebeldes
Film Tribute Video Vol.1
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2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Jim Henson Idea Man
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Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
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The Lady and The Legend
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Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
117
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-05-13
Place of Birth
Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Also Known As
Stevland Hardaway Judkins