Stevie Wonder

Full Name: Stevland Hardaway Judkins
Profession: Singer-Songwriter

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Biography: Blind soon after birth, Stevland Morris (Wonder) was a child prodigy, signed to Motown records in 1961 aged 11 and given the stage name 'Little Stevie Wonder'. He gained fame in 1963 with the No. 1 hit 'Fingertips - Part 2".

Wonder went on to focus more on songwriting, penning such hits as 'Tears of a Clown' and 'Signed Sealed And Delivered I'm Yours' before releasing his ground-breaking album 'Talking Book' in 1972 and which featured the single 'Superstition' and increasingly songs about political and social issues.

In 1972 he was in a car accident which left him in a coma for four days. His 1976 album 'In The Key Of Life' debuted at No 1, and garnered his third consecutive Grammy Award for Album of The Year.

Wonder's success continued into the 1980s, his album 'Hotter Than July' included the single 'Happy Birthday', aimed at promoting Martin Luther King's Birthday a national holiday.

Wonder has won more Grammy Awards (25 plus a Lifetime Achievement Award) than any other solo male artist. He became the youngest living inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 and was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace in 2009.

Born: May 13, 1950
Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Age: 73 years old

Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Taurus