John Legend

A singer-songwriter, a musician and an actor John Legend was delivered to his parents Phyllis and Ronald. His mother worked as a seamstress and his father was a factory employee. Also, the celebrity has three siblings.

At the age of four, a future star began singing in a choir and at 7 learnt to play the piano. Right after school, he continued his education at the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied English and African-American literature.

His path in the entertainment industry began from the acquaintance with Lauryn Hill, who hired him as a pianist for the recording of several compositions. Then he started performing with solo concerts in New York, Boston, Washington, Atlanta, etc. In addition to that he sent his demos to various recording companies and soon enough was introduced to Kanye West. They signed a contract and started working on John’s first album that was introduced in 2004 and called Get Lifted. It was unbelievably successful and so, two years later, the singer released the second album. In total, he can boast of presenting seven amazing albums. The artist also collaborated with David Guetta, Meghan Trainor and others.

The celebrity is also known for his acting skills and can be seen in Loverboy, Soul Men, People Speak, etc.

And now, it is high time to share the top 5 little-known facts about the star:

• As a teen he worked as a wedding singer.
• He loves reading a lot.
• He is a philanthropist, donating money to the Show Me Campaign, Teach for America, etc.
• He prefers to eat a simple meal before the performance.
• He went on a plane for the first time at the age of 16.