Person Open DS/UK/19816 Wonder; Stevie (13 May 1950); American singer songwriter, musician and producer Wonder Stevie 13 May 1950 American singer songwriter, musician and producer Male Stevland Hardaway Morris | Stevland Hardaway Judkins Little Stevie Wonder Saginaw, Michigan, United States (born)

American Musician; Singer Songwriter Black Sensory disability Son of Calvin Judkins and Lula Mae Hardaway (songwriter) Husband of Tomeeka Bracy Former husband of Syreeta Wright (m.1970-1972) and Kai Millard Heterosexual Stevie 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. Awards, Honours and Legacy: Wonder has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time and has won 25 Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all time. He was the first Motown artist and second African-American musician to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song, for the 1984 film The Woman in Red. Wonder has been inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, Rock and Rock Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame, and has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Activism and Views: Wonder has been a longtime Baptist affiliated with black churches. Wonder is noted for his work as an activist for political causes, including his 1980 campaign to make Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a holiday in the United States. In 2009, he was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace. Wonder was introduced to Transcendental Meditation through his marriage to Syreeta Wright. Consistent with that spiritual vision, Wonder became vegetarian, and later a vegan, singing about it in October 2015 on The Late Late Show with James Corden during the show's "Carpool Karaoke" segment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder (2019) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 8/19/2014 RAHAKirkbride 4/21/2023 5b419e0f-5fa5-4022-9a56-c3b208c933c2