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CodeDS/UK/19816
NameWonder; Stevie (13 May 1950); American singer songwriter, musician and producer
Variations of NameStevland Hardaway Morris | Stevland Hardaway Judkins
AliasLittle Stevie Wonder
Dates13 May 1950
GenderMale
Place of Birth/OriginSaginaw, Michigan, United States (born)
RelationshipsSon of Calvin Judkins and Lula Mae Hardaway (songwriter)
Husband of Tomeeka Bracy
Former husband of Syreeta Wright (m.1970-1972) and Kai Millard
BiographyStevie Wonder, is an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. A prominent figure in popular music, he is one of the most successful musicians of the 20th century.

Blind since shortly after his birth, Wonder was a child prodigy known as Little Stevie Wonder leading him to sign with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11. In 1963, the single "Fingertips" was a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 when Wonder was aged 13, making him the youngest artist ever to top the chart. Wonder started his "classic period" with Music of My Mind and Talking Book (1972), the latter of which featured the number-one hit "Superstition".Wonder's critical success was at its peak in the 1970s, with Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974) and Songs in the Key of Life (1976) all winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. It made him the tied record holder, with Frank Sinatra, for the most Album of the Year wins with three.

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