After he graduated from high school, he attended the University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1999). His parents homeschooled him for several of his elementary-school years. He took piano lessons and sang in the church choir as a child. His mother directed a church choir, while his grandmother played organ and his father and brother played drums at the church. Stephens was born into a musically gifted working-class family.

Legend was the first African American man to win all four major North American entertainment awards ( EGOT: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony). He also was a sought-after session musician. John Legend, byname of John Roger Stephens, (born December 28, 1978, Springfield, Ohio, U.S.), American singer-songwriter and pianist who achieved success in the early 21st century with his fusion of R&B and soul music.

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